Antonio Posted October 24, 2019 Report Share Posted October 24, 2019 Summer 20201 odyssey will sail from Rome, what stops do you hope to see and when will itineraries be released? ChrisK2793 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J_Keeble Posted October 24, 2019 Report Share Posted October 24, 2019 Italy and Greece together, no western med hopefully. but that's just my opinion. Skovly 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MelKaps Posted October 24, 2019 Report Share Posted October 24, 2019 Hoping for the Greek Isles with stops in Athens, Santorini, and Mykonos. I know they say summer 2021, but do you think the European cruises will continue into early fall? I know some of the ships head back to the Caribbean mid-October. ChrisK2793 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Posted October 24, 2019 Report Share Posted October 24, 2019 My guess would be Western Med. Big ships dont do Greek Isles. J_Keeble and ChrisK2793 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AshleyDillo Posted October 24, 2019 Report Share Posted October 24, 2019 Can Ephesus handle a big ship? Kinda like the thought of Odyssey going back to the general vicinity its namesake. Open pool deck, so doesn't have to be a cold weather ship this time around! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FManke Posted October 24, 2019 Report Share Posted October 24, 2019 4 hours ago, Matt said: My guess would be Western Med. Big ships dont do Greek Isles. @Matt I would agree with your statement about big ships and the Greek Isles. I know on our upcoming cruise next year on Rhapsody, only 2 of the 5 cruise ports actually allow us to dock. The other 3 are all tender ports, I'm assuming some, if not all of them because of the size of Rhapsody. And in car terms, Rhapsody would be a mid-size at best. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jacquie Posted October 25, 2019 Report Share Posted October 25, 2019 Royal's website said 7 & 9 night cruises from Rome & the 9 nighters are the Greek Isles! Can't wait!! I've been planning on doing the 9 night Greek Isles in 2021 for 2 years. I can't believe we get to sail on the Odyssey. I'm excited but also it;s going to be overwhelming on such a port intensive cruise. One thing that concerned me was looking at the deck plans last night it shows the Ocean view rooms and the majority of Ocean View balcony rooms being only 119 sq ft. I really hope this is a typo, cause no way is that size big enough, it;s like the Majesty size cabins MelKaps and PRebecca 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jacquie Posted October 25, 2019 Report Share Posted October 25, 2019 19 hours ago, Matt said: My guess would be Western Med. Big ships dont do Greek Isles. I thought the same thing but it says right on Royals website, Greek isles Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J_Keeble Posted October 25, 2019 Report Share Posted October 25, 2019 when is the adventure reveal? I remembered seeing something that it will be week beginning 4th Nov. but cant see the article @Matt can you help? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MelKaps Posted October 25, 2019 Report Share Posted October 25, 2019 2 hours ago, Jacquie said: Royal's website said 7 & 9 night cruises from Rome & the 9 nighters are the Greek Isles! Can't wait!! I've been planning on doing the 9 night Greek Isles in 2021 for 2 years. I can't believe we get to sail on the Odyssey. I'm excited but also it;s going to be overwhelming on such a port intensive cruise. I'm planning the Greek Isles cruise for my honeymoon in 2021. It would be nice to sail on a new ship, but there is no way I could see everything I want on this ship. Plus, we would need to allot extra time for tendering since it is such a big ship for small ports. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Posted October 25, 2019 Report Share Posted October 25, 2019 32 minutes ago, J_Keeble said: when is the adventure reveal? Not sure what you mean Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twangster Posted October 25, 2019 Report Share Posted October 25, 2019 I think he was referring to this: https://www.royalcaribbeanblog.com/2019/10/01/royal-caribbean-releases-2021-2022-opening-schedule J_Keeble 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J_Keeble Posted October 25, 2019 Report Share Posted October 25, 2019 15 minutes ago, Matt said: Not sure what you mean Sorry yes the itinerary's release dates :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J_Keeble Posted October 25, 2019 Report Share Posted October 25, 2019 So curious as to where she may be headed. Rome Naples Santorini Katakalon Catania ? Salerno ? Montenegro ? Dubrovinik ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FManke Posted October 25, 2019 Report Share Posted October 25, 2019 1 hour ago, MelKaps said: I'm planning the Greek Isles cruise for my honeymoon in 2021. It would be nice to sail on a new ship, but there is no way I could see everything I want on this ship. Plus, we would need to allot extra time for tendering since it is such a big ship for small ports. This is a good point @MelKaps. I didn't think about the tendering issue. I'm sure that's one of the reasons large ships don't dock in Greece. @Matt, thoughts? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J_Keeble Posted October 25, 2019 Report Share Posted October 25, 2019 29 minutes ago, FManke said: This is a good point @MelKaps. I didn't think about the tendering issue. I'm sure that's one of the reasons large ships don't dock in Greece. @Matt, thoughts? Santorini is a tending port and we know its going there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FManke Posted October 25, 2019 Report Share Posted October 25, 2019 Just now, J_Keeble said: Santorini is a tending port and we know its going there. I don't know from personal experience, but I know that one of the factors from preventing larger ships from certain ports, is the tendering question. Maybe someone can elaborate on which of the larger ships tenders in ports? I thought because of their size, that prevented them from tendering in mass? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twangster Posted October 25, 2019 Report Share Posted October 25, 2019 5 minutes ago, FManke said: I don't know from personal experience, but I know that one of the factors from preventing larger ships from certain ports, is the tendering question. Maybe someone can elaborate on which of the larger ships tenders in ports? I thought because of their size, that prevented them from tendering in mass? Ovation routinely tenders ports in Hawaii, New Zealand and the South Pacific. The Captain claimed during a recent Hawaii cruise that it's the largest tendering operation in the world. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FManke Posted October 25, 2019 Report Share Posted October 25, 2019 29 minutes ago, twangster said: Ovation routinely tenders ports in Hawaii, New Zealand and the South Pacific. The Captain claimed during a recent Hawaii cruise that it's the largest tendering operation in the world. Well there you go! You learn something every day Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twangster Posted October 25, 2019 Report Share Posted October 25, 2019 Anthem used to tender to CocoCay - when the weather was good. Ovation has six lifeboats that are designed to do double duty as tenders. Each holds 175 guests for tendering. Quite comfortable too, not like taking a ride in a regular lifeboat where comfort is not a priority. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FManke Posted October 25, 2019 Report Share Posted October 25, 2019 17 minutes ago, twangster said: Anthem used to tender to CocoCay - when the weather was good. Ovation has six lifeboats that are designed to do double duty as tenders. Each holds 175 guests for tendering. Quite comfortable too, not like taking a ride in a regular lifeboat where comfort is not a priority. Those all full at once is almost 1100 passengers. I guess it's quite possible then. The other thing I was thinking about is that, that's a whole lot of people descending on some of these smaller port towns. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carlos A. Posted October 25, 2019 Report Share Posted October 25, 2019 I think it's going to be a nightmare to get back on the ship on Santorini... Imagine 5000 passengers plus passengers from other ships trying to get from Fira to the pier to take their tender. It's going to be a looooooooong line on the cable car. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twangster Posted October 25, 2019 Report Share Posted October 25, 2019 I'm not saying it's going to happen, just that Q class is capable of tendering. There may be certain ports where they don't take Odyssey. Only time will tell. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AshleyDillo Posted October 28, 2019 Report Share Posted October 28, 2019 On 10/25/2019 at 12:54 PM, FManke said: Maybe someone can elaborate on which of the larger ships tenders in ports? I thought because of their size, that prevented them from tendering in mass? Bar Harbor is a tender port that Anthem calls at. They contracted with a local operation that used boats that probably held a good 300 people or so. It seemed to go pretty smoothly from what I remember. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigpete Posted October 28, 2019 Report Share Posted October 28, 2019 On 10/25/2019 at 2:59 PM, carlosalonsor said: I think it's going to be a nightmare to get back on the ship on Santorini... Imagine 5000 passengers plus passengers from other ships trying to get from Fira to the pier to take their tender. It's going to be a looooooooong line on the cable car. ...or a smelly dinner table after taking the donkey path down!! WAAAYTOOO and Carlos A. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattymay Posted October 29, 2019 Report Share Posted October 29, 2019 On 10/25/2019 at 11:57 PM, Jacquie said: I thought the same thing but it says right on Royals website, Greek isles Do you have a link? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AshleyDillo Posted October 29, 2019 Report Share Posted October 29, 2019 11 hours ago, mattymay said: Do you have a link? https://www.royalcaribbean.com/cruise-ships/odyssey-of-the-seas mattymay 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
berkeleykel Posted October 30, 2019 Report Share Posted October 30, 2019 Per the link above: "This is a whole new perspective on some of Europe’s most legendary shores, onboard the region’s first Quantum Ultra Class ship. Scope out Santorini’s seaside cliffs from 300 feet above sea level in the North Star℠. Or gaze at crystal blue Mediterranean waters through the panoramic two-story windows in Two70 on your way to Ephesus, Athens, Mykonos and more." Depending on the ports for the 7 nighter I might cancel my Allure 2020 med sailing and switch to Odyssey in 2021. I like the idea of Rome as a home port much more than Barcelona. Rome as a 1 day stop on a cruise seems like an exhausting day with it being so far from the port, so it would be nice to embark from there and be able to add on a few nights before the cruise in a hotel in the city. Skovly 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeK Posted October 30, 2019 Report Share Posted October 30, 2019 1 hour ago, berkeleykel said: Per the link above: "This is a whole new perspective on some of Europe’s most legendary shores, onboard the region’s first Quantum Ultra Class ship. Scope out Santorini’s seaside cliffs from 300 feet above sea level in the North Star℠. Or gaze at crystal blue Mediterranean waters through the panoramic two-story windows in Two70 on your way to Ephesus, Athens, Mykonos and more." Depending on the ports for the 7 nighter I might cancel my Allure 2020 med sailing and switch to Odyssey in 2021. I like the idea of Rome as a home port much more than Barcelona. Rome as a 1 day stop on a cruise seems like an exhausting day with it being so far from the port, so it would be nice to embark from there and be able to add on a few nights before the cruise in a hotel in the city. If you have never been to Rome you will need more than 2 days ChrisK2793 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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