JT2 42 Posted September 23 Report Share Posted September 23 ROYAL CARIBBEAN ANNOUNCES UPDATES TO 2021 SUMMER CRUISES Royal Caribbean Press Center News Feed 3min//keep unread//hide MIAMI, Sept. 23, 2020 – Royal Caribbean International today provides an update to its 2021 summer cruises, announcing upcoming changes in itineraries and homeports. Tapping market research and valuable feedback from guests and travel partners, the cruise line has adjusted its schedule with the goal of providing guests with greater variety for their 2021 adventures. Highlights of the updated summer cruises for 2021 include new 4- and 5-night Mediterranean getaways from Barcelona, and more island time in the Caribbean with ships sailing from additional, popular U.S. cruise ports next summer including Tampa, Fla. and San Juan, Puerto Rico. The new itineraries combined with Royal Caribbean ships and crew will deliver the signature vacation experience that guests know and love. Most importantly, the global cruise line is applying the best available public health, science and engineering insights to deliver a safer and healthier cruise vacation. Guests with confirmed bookings between April and November 2021 and whose cruises are affected by these changes are being notified directly. These existing bookings are covered by Royal Caribbean’s Cruise with Confidence program. New Itineraries and Homeports Europe Adventure of the Seas, which was previously scheduled to sail from Copenhagen and Stockholm, will head for Barcelona to sail a mix of new 4- and 5-night Mediterranean itineraries to historic destinations like La Spezia and Rome, Italy; Ajaccio, Nice and Marseille, France; and Palma and Ibiza, Spain. Jewel of the Seas, originally planned to homeport in Amsterdam and Barcelona, will now sail from Copenhagen and Stockholm on 7-night cruises calling on Northern Europe’s picturesque ports of Helsinki, Finland; Tallinn, Estonia; and Visby, Sweden. The Caribbean Independence of the Seas, originally sailing from Fort Lauderdale, Fla. offering 3- and 4-night cruises, will now make the neighboring city of Miami her home for the summer season and offer a combination of 6- and 8-night cruises to the Southern and Western Caribbean, visiting far-flung islands including Aruba and Curacao. Vision of the Seas¸ previously planned to sail from Barcelona, will sail from San Juan, offering a new summer program from the island of enchantment. She will offer 7-night Southern Caribbean itineraries to exotic destinations like Philipsburg, St. Maarten; Basseterre, St. Kitts and Nevis; St. John’s, Antigua; Castries, St. Lucia; and Bridgetown, Barbados. Brilliance of the Seas will stay in Tampa for the summer offering a new drive to port for guests. She will sail 4-, 5- and 7-night cruises to the Caribbean, elevating Caribbean summer sailings from Florida’s west coast. Royal Caribbean’s other summer 2021 cruises will sail on as planned in the Caribbean, Alaska, Europe and Asia-Pacific. Visiting more than 200 destinations in over 50 countries with 27 ships in 2021-22, the cruise line’s summer 2021 highlights span the globe. In Europe, new ship Odyssey of the Seas will join Anthem and Harmony of the Seas and make its debut in Rome to kick off its inaugural Europe season. Over in Alaska, the region will see the cruise line’s biggest season yet with four ships, including newcomer Quantum of the Seas. The warmer temps in the Caribbean bring travelers variety in itineraries, destinations and ships with newly amplified favorites like Mariner and Navigator of the Seas sailing 3-night weekend and 4-night weekday itineraries to The Bahamas and Perfect Day at CocoCay, and Oasis of the Seas cruising from the New York area for the first time. In Asia, guests can sail aboard the region’s newest ship, Spectrum of the Seas, offering 4- and 5-night sailings from Shanghai and visiting Japan. Royal Caribbean’s full list of 2021 summer cruises can be found here. About Royal Caribbean International Royal Caribbean International has been delivering innovation at sea for more than 50 years. Each successive class of ships is an architectural marvel featuring the latest technology and guest experiences for today’s adventurous traveler. The cruise line continues to revolutionize vacations with itineraries to more than 270 destinations in 72 countries on six continents, including Royal Caribbean’s private island destination in The Bahamas, Perfect Day at CocoCay, the first in the Perfect Day Island Collection. Royal Caribbean has also been voted “Best Cruise Line Overall” for 16 consecutive years in the Travel Weekly Readers’ Choice Awards. Media can stay up to date by following @RoyalCaribPR on Twitter and visiting RoyalCaribbeanPressCenter.com. For additional information or to make reservations, vacationers can call their travel advisor; visit RoyalCaribbean.com; or call (800) ROYAL-CARIBBEAN. JimnKathy, Ogilthorpe and Jill 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jill 853 Posted September 23 Report Share Posted September 23 So I guess it’s official now! Lol This leaked out a few days ago and then disappeared. Glad neither my symphony or odyssey are affected. Ogilthorpe 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ray 1,084 Posted September 23 Report Share Posted September 23 Great news Hopefully our 6 month lockdown that was announced last night in the UK is not extented any further and we are able to get away somewhere other than the local supermarket JLMoran, Ogilthorpe and Baked Alaska 2 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
michelle 614 Posted September 23 Report Share Posted September 23 Weird is they have announced Jewel for Copenhagen cruises - but not if clients will still do a TA on Adventure to Copenhagen, then transfer to the Jewel - would not be ideal for someone wanting a back-to-back Quote Link to post Share on other sites
JLMoran 6,508 Posted September 23 Report Share Posted September 23 10 minutes ago, Ray said: Hopefully our 6 month lockdown that was announced last night in the UK Whoa! I had read a few days ago how the UK's case counts were starting to spike again, along with some other European countries that had tamped the virus down early on. Wasn't expecting the response to be something so drastic, at least not this early on in the spike. No other mediating steps taken first? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ray 1,084 Posted September 23 Report Share Posted September 23 R Rate is what it was in April so they have came up with new rules, schools and workplaces are still open however we CANNOT visit other houses, can only meet 1 other household at a time outside with a maximum of 6 people. If this does not stop the trend then other more severe measures may be introduced, this includes a complete lockdown as has been recommended by scientists for 1 month possibly over xmas and new year. Bloody idiots wont listen to whats being said and either go out partying or protesting etc ruining it for those that stick to the rules Baked Alaska and whitsmom 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Morganno 60 Posted September 23 Report Share Posted September 23 ok has their website been updated I was looking at harmony from Barcelona in May it still shows the same cruises? Adventure of the seas is showing no cruises from Barcelona at the moment. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
CynBeth 11 Posted September 23 Report Share Posted September 23 I got the e-mail our Med cruise in June has been cancelled. We have to decide if we want to change to something else or if we will hold off until 2022 and just do something in the US next summer. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tira04 56 Posted September 23 Report Share Posted September 23 Yes, I had an email to say my Denmark cruise on Adventure has been cancelled.... That was to replace a cancelled Norwegian cruise. I think I'll wait this time and not rebook anything for 2021 just yet..... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Matt 10,481 Posted September 23 Report Share Posted September 23 1 hour ago, Jill said: This leaked out a few days ago and then disappeared. The original "leak" had different info than what was announced today. Glad it's all sorted out now. Ogilthorpe, JT2 and Baked Alaska 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Firefly 79 Posted September 23 Report Share Posted September 23 My June 19th 8 night Brilliance sailing still shows up in my planner, but the switch to Indy will make the kids happy. Just hope I can keep my cruise planner purchases since they are keeping the itinerary and simply replacing the ship. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Pooch 467 Posted September 23 Report Share Posted September 23 Any idea what this might mean for 2021 cruises prior to April? My Rhapsody out of Tampa is in March? Does this mean no cruise or no changes??! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
HighlandBoy 22 Posted September 23 Report Share Posted September 23 20 minutes ago, Tira04 said: Yes, I had an email to say my Denmark cruise on Adventure has been cancelled.... That was to replace a cancelled Norwegian cruise. I think I'll wait this time and not rebook anything for 2021 just yet..... Just had the same email, will be looking to change to a different itinerary as we don't fancy the Jewel. Tira04 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Lovetocruise2002 10,341 Posted September 23 Report Share Posted September 23 Darn. There goes my corner GS on Brilliance. Indy doesn’t have one like that. Now what to do? I like the corner GS on Brilliance but I also like the 8 night itinerary. I could keep similar itinerary and let them move me to Indy, or keep the cabin and move to Brilliance out of Tampa. Any thoughts anyone? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
WAAAYTOOO 11,014 Posted September 23 Report Share Posted September 23 16 minutes ago, Lovetocruise2002 said: Darn. There goes my corner GS on Brilliance. Indy doesn’t have one like that. Now what to do? I like the corner GS on Brilliance but I also like the 8 night itinerary. I could keep similar itinerary and let them move me to Indy, or keep the cabin and move to Brilliance out of Tampa. Any thoughts anyone? Unless the Brilliance itin out of Tampa is objectionable to you, I would just stay on Brilliance and keep the room you want. Who knows where you'd end up on Indy. Neesa and Baked Alaska 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Lovetocruise2002 10,341 Posted September 23 Report Share Posted September 23 11 minutes ago, WAAAYTOOO said: Unless the Brilliance itin out of Tampa is objectionable to you, I would just stay on Brilliance and keep the room you want. Who knows where you'd end up on Indy. Likely in a regular GS on Deck 10. WAAAYTOOO and Baked Alaska 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
JT2 42 Posted September 23 Author Report Share Posted September 23 45 minutes ago, Firefly said: My June 19th 8 night Brilliance sailing still shows up in my planner, but the switch to Indy will make the kids happy. Just hope I can keep my cruise planner purchases since they are keeping the itinerary and simply replacing the ship. I'm on that sailing too. Firefly 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bigpete 59 Posted September 23 Report Share Posted September 23 Does anyone know when the new sailings will be available to book? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
WAAAYTOOO 11,014 Posted September 23 Report Share Posted September 23 We received a bunch of casino offers for summer sailings. I guess they are some of the “new” itineraries Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Melodyjn 81 Posted September 24 Report Share Posted September 24 I have two cruises booked on the Independence, one for May and one for August so both fall in the window of the change but I only received an email about the change for the August one.. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Lovetocruise2002 10,341 Posted September 24 Report Share Posted September 24 For Indy, sorry it’s blurry. I got it from someone else. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bigpete 59 Posted September 24 Report Share Posted September 24 Not sure if I uploaded this correctly, but Jewel. Adventure not yet up. JW_2021_Europe.pdf Lovetocruise2002 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Lovetocruise2002 10,341 Posted September 24 Report Share Posted September 24 Anyone have the PDF or link for new Brilliance itineraries? Neesa 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
RWDW1204 430 Posted September 24 Report Share Posted September 24 We're on a May cruise, Brilliance to Independence. Does anyone know, do we keep same type of cabin? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Lovetocruise2002 10,341 Posted September 24 Report Share Posted September 24 6 minutes ago, RWDW1204 said: We're on a May cruise, Brilliance to Independence. Does anyone know, do we keep same type of cabin? That is the big question many are asking. Including myself. My TA has called twice already. Basically the answer is, wait till tomorrow. RWDW1204 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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