Zambia-Zaire Posted July 10, 2019 Report Share Posted July 10, 2019 https://www.travelpulse.com/news/cruise/royal-caribbean-announces-return-to-new-orleans-in-2020.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
princevaliantus Posted July 10, 2019 Report Share Posted July 10, 2019 But the itineraries are badly chosen. No variety from New Orleans. Royal didn't really think this one out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
melmar02 Posted July 10, 2019 Report Share Posted July 10, 2019 3 minutes ago, princevaliantus said: But the itineraries are badly chosen. No variety from New Orleans. Royal didn't really think this one out. It's a lot more variety than only western Caribbean out of Galveston for us Texas cruisers though. Our family is much more likely to drive one state over than to purchase airfare for 4 to sail from Florida. Galveston Steve 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zambia-Zaire Posted July 10, 2019 Author Report Share Posted July 10, 2019 Coco, Key West, & Grand Bahama and/or Nassau Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KathyC Posted July 10, 2019 Report Share Posted July 10, 2019 12 minutes ago, princevaliantus said: But the itineraries are badly chosen. No variety from New Orleans. Royal didn't really think this one out. I think they're doing the best they can, with Cuba being taken away from them. Those itineraries start only six months out from now, they have to go where ports have openings. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AshleyDillo Posted July 10, 2019 Report Share Posted July 10, 2019 Sailing out of port on the Mississippi is a lot of fun..takes a really long time to get out into the gulf. Looks like there's as much variety as they can muster with respect to location and travel time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twangster Posted July 10, 2019 Report Share Posted July 10, 2019 https://www.royalcaribbeanblog.com/2019/07/09/majesty-of-the-seas-sail-new-orleans-2020 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jmccaffrey Posted July 10, 2019 Report Share Posted July 10, 2019 Nice. I love to take a RC ship out of New Orleans Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Galveston Steve Posted July 11, 2019 Report Share Posted July 11, 2019 I love the Bahamas itineraries departing from over here on the Gulf coast, especially getting to CocoCay. Beats the repetitive port options from Galveston. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cameron7763 Posted July 11, 2019 Report Share Posted July 11, 2019 18 hours ago, princevaliantus said: But the itineraries are badly chosen. No variety from New Orleans. Royal didn't really think this one out. If you think about it, Royal is smart. All of the other cruise lines sailing from NOLA go to the same destinations in the Western Caribbean (which is identical to Galveston Itineraries). As many have said, they are able to travel to the Bahamas without having to fly to Florida which is a huge cost savings. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpeedNoodles Posted July 11, 2019 Report Share Posted July 11, 2019 Ugh, I need more time off - we really want to sail Majesty from NOA but we already have Symphony booked for Feb 2020! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twangster Posted July 12, 2019 Report Share Posted July 12, 2019 I always enjoy sailing from NOLA and Majesty is a good fit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crabbycruiser Posted July 12, 2019 Report Share Posted July 12, 2019 A little off topic but I noticed Enchantment was doing 2 7-night sailings from Galveston next year. If I remember correctly it was Key West, Nassau then Coco Cay. Looked like 2 weeks in a row then back to regular 4 and 5 night sailings to W. Caribbean. Thought that was interesting. cameron7763 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob&Ana Posted August 20, 2019 Report Share Posted August 20, 2019 We really enjoyed our Vision cruises out of NOLA earlier this year and it will be nice to have another choice other than Galveston. I'm not crazy about the Majesty....can't have everything I guess. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sushitex Posted August 21, 2019 Report Share Posted August 21, 2019 We sailed to Key West and the Bahamas several years ago, only it was on a big Carnival ship (the Magic, I believe) and we sailed from either New Orleans or Galveston. I enjoyed the change-of-pace from Cozumel, Roatan, and Belize, and since then, I have been rather hoping to set sail to visit Key West again, without having to fly to Florida. We will also get to see Coco Cay - I doubt that we will pay extra for the water park (we are 2 ole fogies, lol) but it will be fun to explore the island, having never been there before. So, yesterday I booked a cabin for myself and hubby on the Majesty of the Seas.Technically not a new ship, but definitely new to us, and we have enjoyed cruises on smaller, older ships. We are set to sail from New Orleans in December 2020. The Cruise Junkie and Zambia-Zaire 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zambia-Zaire Posted August 21, 2019 Author Report Share Posted August 21, 2019 Totally agree about sailing to Key West Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tiny260 Posted August 21, 2019 Report Share Posted August 21, 2019 "Laissez les bon temps rouler" Flacruiser99 and DDaley 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flacruiser99 Posted August 23, 2019 Report Share Posted August 23, 2019 On 8/21/2019 at 3:47 PM, tiny260 said: "Laissez les bon temps rouler" "Oui, cher." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike.s Posted February 23, 2022 Report Share Posted February 23, 2022 Any chance Royal will return to New Orleans, either as a departure port or destination. Keen to visit but don't fancy Carnival or NCL, other option is wait until late2023/24 when Celebrity visit but that's a long time to wait. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Posted February 23, 2022 Report Share Posted February 23, 2022 45 minutes ago, Mike.s said: Any chance Royal will return to New Orleans, either as a departure port or destination Unlikely. In the past, Royal has used New Orleans as a "fallback port" to stick a ship when a ship has no other place to go. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike.s Posted February 24, 2022 Report Share Posted February 24, 2022 15 hours ago, Matt said: Unlikely. In the past, Royal has used New Orleans as a "fallback port" to stick a ship when a ship has no other place to go. Thanks Matt, looks like I'm waiting for Celebrity to visit in 2024. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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