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44 minutes ago, Jamesszy94 said:

big enough for Ovation, but Auckland doesn't

It has docked at Fergusson container terminal before it didn’t go very well for the passengers as there were lots of issues with shuttle buses.

i think Royal now generally just skips Auckland until more investment is made in berthing facilities.

There are some on the council that want to move the ports of Auckland up north to free up the land for development so there will not be any investment in infrastructure in the foreseeable future.

i think generally speaking the other cruise ships are not as long as Princess and  P&O can use the cruise ship facilities.

https://www.stuff.co.nz/travel/travel-troubles/130841698/welcome-to-auckland-cruise-passengers-left-at-container-yard-after-buses-fail-to-show-up
 

50 minutes ago, Jamesszy94 said:

itineraries include Auckland.

No, due to the size of the ship it does not tend to come here.

it used to be tendered but they have also used a temporary pontoon for docking.

It also disrupts the ferry service which is not very popular with the locals.

There were plans to build a bigger pier but people thought it would stick out too far into the harbour.

@Jamesszy94 I think that is because cabin type is only available midship. When I look at the deck plan for available cabins it goes all the way from front to back.

these screen shots show what I mean, I selected the most forward and most rearward cabin and they are both identified as midship.

No cruises for Voyager past March 2026.

I wonder what it is doing after its last cruise to the Pacific in March 2026.

1 hour ago, Jamesszy94 said:

What are the chances that Anthem is sold out already

It shouldn't be sold out yet, there may be some blocks held for TA's.

Mid is the most desirable section so would sell out before forward and aft.

What cruise did you do a mock booking for?

22 minutes ago, Jamesszy94 said:

Probably cause the sailings are just new and those suites are often in high demand

In my experience this is near the cheapest they will be. There may be some price drops but usually they go up from here. We not in rush to book so time will tell if they have a real sale.

The pricing the suites on Anthem is WOW (and not in good way). Seems to be about double what we have been paying on Quantum.

The GLS we had on Quantum cost around $13,000 NZD in total, now that is the cost PP.

Cruises are live now.

@Jamesszy94, @mattymay

23 minutes ago, mattymay said:

Spectrum is already released

Thanks, I will go and take a look.

12 minutes ago, mattymay said:

Lunganville, Vanuatu back in rotation with Voyager.

Not very exciting itineraries and we will have been on Voyager in Croatia in September.

Now we need to wait for Asia release to see if there is anything enticing there, it would be cool to try Spectrum at least once.

21 hours ago, Jamesszy94 said:

Hoping Fiji

No Fiji in the new itineraries from Brisbane. Lunganville is a new port but that is about it.

These are the links to the itineraries I have seen.

https://creative.rccl.com/Sales/Royal/Deployment/2025_2026/Australia/AN_2025-2026_Australia_Deployment

https://creative.rccl.com/Sales/Royal/Deployment/2025_2026/Australia/VY_2025-2026_Australia_Deployment

Great to hear you had a fantastic cruise.

7 hours ago, twangster said:

 Trying to understand what Royal is missing that other lines do better with.

Other cruise lines go to Tonga and Fiji including Celebrity.

Royal tends to stick to Mystery Island, Noumea and sometimes Vila. The itineraries are less diverse than they used to be because some islands never reopened for cruising after Covid, and also some places limit the ship size. Maybe having Voyager/Adventure will provide opportunities for new ports.

Cruises also tend to be shorter now than they used to be with less opportunity to travel further afield. I think it is the cruise ship equivalent to chocolate bar manufacturers who make the chocolate bar slightly smaller each year but still charge the same price.

Also the ships are travelling slower so a port stop that used to take 2 days now takes 3 so the total number of port stops is less.

2 hours ago, Chili said:

Adventure of the seas

Let’s hope.

1 minute ago, Married2Grumpy said:

I will be checking in at midnight tonight and will take a selfie for my photo but what do I do about my family members photos? Can I check in and get my time then add photos of them the next day through the app? I don't want to hold up the check in process but I also don't want to have to round my family up for a midnight photo session 

You can check you and the rest of family in at midnight and upload the photos later. You can retake the photos as many times as you like until the checkin closes.

1 hour ago, Dawn morrison said:

Why has upgrade been cancelled

That is a question for Royal Caribbean.

1 hour ago, dejavu21 said:

1) Go to RC.com and view reservations, 2) click on "pay remaining balance",

Thanks, it hasn't been added to the cruise fare yet and when I click back it still has the search for flights option.

I will give it a few days and see if I get the invoice and update to cruise fare, maybe I am just being too impatient.

Hi,

I booked a refundable Air2Sea flight yesterday with no payment due until December.

When I booked, I did not receive an email confirmation, although it says my flights are booked and there are booking references, which are valid Air New Zealand codes.

I cannot see them in the Air New Zealand app and cannot add them. I suspect they are still reservations, not bookings, and will not be visible until paid for.

I thought I might be able to see the flight and payment details and have the ability to make payment under the cruise bookings on the Royal website, but I can't find them anywhere, so there is no option to pay.

As this is my first time using Air2Sea, I was hoping somebody here would be able to explain how the payment works. Will they send me an invoice? Can I pay earlier, or will I need to phone the number in the U.S.?

I notice I can now use Air2Sea to book flights for the cruises in Australia and New Zealand with the option to pay later for economy and premium economy.

Previously it used to say not available in your region.

Same menu every time we have been since 2019.

3 minutes ago, Chili said:

to get a room or move on.

Maybe there is a ship in the next morning, otherwise I can’t understand why everyone can’t just get off by 9am.

Brilliance is docking tonight then heading off to Newcastle drydock for repairs.

its a bit rough that everyone have to get off tonight as by the time customs clears the ship and luggage is offloaded it will be after 9pm.

not a great time to be moving around with all your luggage.

Set aside the money you would have spent on the drinks package so you can cover the cost at the end of the cruise. In doing so, I anticipate you may have money left over. If you do find you need to chip in a little bit more, then you will know in the future the drinks package is worth it for you.

I guessing the issue is more with the width of the ship than the length as Oasis class is 40ft longer than Quantum Class. Width is 215ft vs 136ft so I assume they would be too wide and interfere with the ferry service.

Oasis also do not tender so that would also restrict itineraries.