RCVoyager Posted March 19, 2016 Report Share Posted March 19, 2016 I saw it's in the news for having 6 itineraries cancelled. My question is this: This is the age of big, bigger, and biggest ships. Why is RCCL buying an old small ship from Pullmantur to refurbish to its brand? My only guess is there's a specialized need for 3, 4, and 5 night cruises out of Miami. They have the Majesty and recently sold off the Sovereign of the Seas. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KLA Posted March 19, 2016 Report Share Posted March 19, 2016 The speculation right now (which as more or less been confirmed) is that once Cuba is available as an option for tourism, that Empress will be destined for those ports. Since she's a smaller ship, there's a better likelihood of availability to ports. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Todd Posted March 19, 2016 Report Share Posted March 19, 2016 Already two discussions in news about Empress and Matt has a complete blog entries about the cancelled cruises and the Ship http://www.royalcaribbeanblog.com/boards/index.php/topic/1678-cuba-is-the-target/ http://www.royalcaribbeanblog.com/boards/index.php/topic/1684-empress-first-4-sailings-sold-out-i-dont-believe-it/ Matt 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocLC Posted March 19, 2016 Report Share Posted March 19, 2016 Keep in mind that the ship was originally a Royal ship. It's really more of a transfer back into the fleet than an outright purchase. Essentially, it's just numbers on paper than an outright transfer of cash. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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