mworkman Posted February 1, 2019 Report Share Posted February 1, 2019 Seen this over on Spacebook this morning, anyone else seen any info on her? Lovetocruise2002, J_Keeble and Fuzzywuzzy 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lovetocruise2002 Posted February 1, 2019 Report Share Posted February 1, 2019 Did I miss it along the way? Is Odyssey the confirmed name? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J_Keeble Posted February 1, 2019 Report Share Posted February 1, 2019 it must be, I think its a great name! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lovetocruise2002 Posted February 1, 2019 Report Share Posted February 1, 2019 Just now, J_Keeble said: it must be, I think its a great name! I agree. I really like it too! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mworkman Posted February 1, 2019 Author Report Share Posted February 1, 2019 I wasn't kind of hoping for Bifrost of the Seas The Cruise Junkie, JLMoran, J_Keeble and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Todd W Posted February 1, 2019 Report Share Posted February 1, 2019 love the name as loosely translated to mean epic voyage. very cool! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WAAAYTOOO Posted February 1, 2019 Report Share Posted February 1, 2019 Odyssey is WAAAY better than Spectrum. Whoever agreed to that name should lose their job ! SpeedNoodles 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rose City Cruiser Posted February 1, 2019 Report Share Posted February 1, 2019 I really like the name. Where will be her home port? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twangster Posted February 1, 2019 Report Share Posted February 1, 2019 21 minutes ago, WAAAYTOOO said: Odyssey is WAAAY better than Spectrum. Whoever agreed to that name should lose their job ! Spectrum was likely picked to suit the region she will forever live in. I'm guessing it checks all the boxes for the Asian culture while not so much considering how the West feels about it. WAAAYTOOO 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JLMoran Posted February 1, 2019 Report Share Posted February 1, 2019 18 minutes ago, jurrjurr said: I really like the name. Where will be her home port? With luck, Bayonne, NJ! Lovetocruise2002, NY Cruiser19, JohnK6404 and 3 others 2 1 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpeedNoodles Posted February 1, 2019 Report Share Posted February 1, 2019 I suppose hoping for a home port of Duluth (Lake Superior) would be asking too much. Probably too big to get under the lift bridge, anyway. Fuzzywuzzy, mom2mybugs and The Cruise Junkie 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Posted February 1, 2019 Report Share Posted February 1, 2019 Just shared photos and a video, with the most important info....she will sail from USA! https://www.royalcaribbeanblog.com/2019/02/01/odyssey-of-the-seas-will-be-royal-caribbeans-second-quantum-ultra-class-ship-and-sail ultimate_ed, mworkman, JohnK6404 and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ABM Posted February 1, 2019 Report Share Posted February 1, 2019 so excited! we just got of Symphony of the Seas and the kids were asking when the next new ship was coming! well I will have some good news to share :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CGTLH Posted February 1, 2019 Report Share Posted February 1, 2019 Time to start planning a late 2020 or 2021 sailing... Wonder if it will be part of the March release cycle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JLMoran Posted February 1, 2019 Report Share Posted February 1, 2019 48 minutes ago, Matt said: Just shared photos and a video, with the most important info....she will sail from USA! https://www.royalcaribbeanblog.com/2019/02/01/odyssey-of-the-seas-will-be-royal-caribbeans-second-quantum-ultra-class-ship-and-sail Let the speculation on home port begin! I'm guessing that Odyssey will be the replacement for Anthem in NJ, while Anthem takes a more permanent position in Europe, which would give Royal some additional winter-season sailing options in that region. Purely basing this on how Anthem replaced Quantum, which was originally ported in NJ as well, plus the fact that all Q-class ships are designed for colder weather sailings. Apart from NJ and Seattle, which would be problematic for Anthem to get to since she's too big for Panamax, what cold-weather ports could Odyssey call home? Honest question, since she can't fit under the bridge to go to Baltimore and I'm not sure if it would be worthwhile to Royal to home port her in Boston while keeping another Q-class vessel in NJ. JohnK6404 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Cruise Junkie Posted February 1, 2019 Report Share Posted February 1, 2019 Hope She Get Homeported In Port Canaveral ABM and Mike P 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Todd W Posted February 1, 2019 Report Share Posted February 1, 2019 I wonder if its too much to hope for her to port out of Florida in which case may pave the way for an Oasis class to shuffle over to Galveston for the new terminal The Cruise Junkie and ultimate_ed 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Posted February 1, 2019 Report Share Posted February 1, 2019 34 minutes ago, CGTLH said: Wonder if it will be part of the March release cycle I'd say doubtful simply because every new ship in recent memory has had its own special release Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThyriC Posted February 1, 2019 Report Share Posted February 1, 2019 OOh I hope and pray she sails from NJ but FL would be good too. I just want a chance to be on a Quantum! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NS8VN Posted February 1, 2019 Report Share Posted February 1, 2019 Named it after the Command Module of Apollo 13, huh? Nice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fuzzywuzzy Posted February 1, 2019 Report Share Posted February 1, 2019 I like it too. Great name for a ship. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
princevaliantus Posted February 2, 2019 Report Share Posted February 2, 2019 2 hours ago, Matt said: I'd say doubtful simply because every new ship in recent memory has had its own special release @Matt knows something. Spill it !!! Matt 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DDemuth Posted February 2, 2019 Report Share Posted February 2, 2019 You folks have got it all wrong. What is special is that the inaugural sailing is that it will feature Homer Simpson. Homer's Odessey. The highlight will be Homer himself competing in the Sexiest Man competition. homer-simpson.htm The Cruise Junkie, Fuzzywuzzy, WAAAYTOOO and 2 others 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fuzzywuzzy Posted February 3, 2019 Report Share Posted February 3, 2019 What about the bellyflop championship? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Posted February 4, 2019 Report Share Posted February 4, 2019 On 2/1/2019 at 7:00 PM, princevaliantus said: @Matt knows something. Spill it !!! JLMoran 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cameron7763 Posted February 5, 2019 Report Share Posted February 5, 2019 I personally believe that it is more likely that she will replace either the Independence on the 4/5 day Caribbean or Adventure on the 6/8 day Caribbean out of Fort Lauderdale. I leaning more towards Indy in light of Royal aiming to attract millennials with the shorter cruises. Placing Odssey would give them the upper hand on the competition. Of course it is not like Indy isn’t already doing a great job on the itinerary especially with the new enhancements. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JLMoran Posted February 5, 2019 Report Share Posted February 5, 2019 3 hours ago, cameron7763 said: I personally believe that it is more likely that she will replace either the Independence on the 4/5 day Caribbean or Adventure on the 6/8 day Caribbean out of Fort Lauderdale. I leaning more towards Indy in light of Royal aiming to attract millennials with the shorter cruises. Placing Odssey would give them the upper hand on the competition. Of course it is not like Indy isn’t already doing a great job on the itinerary especially with the new enhancements. I have to disagree, and not purely because I want a new Q-class in my home port. The signature feature of Q-class is that they are designed from the ground up for cold weather -- the massive indoor solarium , the SeaPlex with all of its indoor activities, iFly (which you have to enter from outside but really an indoor activity, the multitude of indoor entertainment and recreational spaces (think Two70, Music Hall, etc; not just the usual Schooner Bar, pub, and Boleros)... and very minimal outdoor stuff. Apart from the pool with its associated bars, and the NorthStar, there's really nothing to do outside. And I felt like the pool on Anthem was kind of small compared to the ones on Freedom. I walked past there during the belly flop competition and it was jam-packed; no way you could get a lot of people using the pool at once. If they put that ship in an all-warm-weather location all year long, it would be a waste of her design and might well result in a lot of people complaining about how they're spending all their time indoors. Cape Liberty, Boston, or Seattle are where I'd see Odyssey spending most of her time in the US. And one other possibility I hadn't considered before now -- California. Royal hasn't sailed out of there for ages, and this could be a way to have a ship on the west coast year-round -- up in Seattle for the Alaskan itineraries, and then down in California to make runs up the west coast to Canada or down to Mexico in the fall and winter months. The Pacific, despite its name, gets really rough from what I remember reading about it; and one of the Q-class' other design features is to handle rough waters better than the other ships. The Cruise Junkie and TommyP365 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TommyP365 Posted February 8, 2019 Report Share Posted February 8, 2019 On 2/1/2019 at 2:14 PM, SpeedNoodles said: I suppose hoping for a home port of Duluth (Lake Superior) would be asking too much. Probably too big to get under the lift bridge, anyway. With Mackinac Island and Chicago as ports of call?! I can imagine the sight of her docked at Navy Pier! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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