MLH 27 Posted October 21 Report Share Posted October 21 Am i missing something. I thought the new deployments were already available to book, but I am not seeing them. Do they show up in the Ta website? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
princevaliantus 1,230 Posted October 21 Report Share Posted October 21 27 minutes ago, MLH said: Am i missing something. I thought the new deployments were already available to book, but I am not seeing them. Do they show up in the Ta website? Give them two or three days as RCG has to update their website. The announcement from Matt is premature but it's going to happen. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Dad2Cue 157 Posted October 21 Report Share Posted October 21 33 minutes ago, princevaliantus said: Give them a two or three days as RCG has to update their website. The announcement from Matt is premature but it's going to happen. I haven't received any notification yet but it seems like my B2B cruises on Freedom will be impacted. Nothing against Explorer but I really wanted to go on Freedom again. I liked everything as was planned and now it seems like the plan has changed. What does Royal do in these cases? Explorer isn't Freedom and I'm not thrilled with the change! Just wondering. USFFrank 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
RRoberts 22 Posted October 21 Report Share Posted October 21 I wounder what this means for my November 2021 Southern ABC island on Freedom. If I try to do a mock booking for November 2021 it's not showing up. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Lovetocruise2002 10,563 Posted October 21 Report Share Posted October 21 8 minutes ago, Dad2Cue said: I haven't received any notification yet but it seems like my B2B cruises on Freedom will be impacted. Nothing against Explorer but I really wanted to go on Freedom again. I liked everything as was planned and now it seems like the plan has changed. What does Royal do in these cases? Explorer isn't Freedom and I'm not thrilled with the change! Just wondering. It will likely be just like the Summer 2021 redeployment about a month ago with Brilliance/Indy. They will either let you cancel for a full refund, no penalty or swap you automatically and price protect you. That was the offer we got last month. In the end, we chose to follow Brilliance to Tampa instead of sailing Indy again. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Lovetocruise2002 10,563 Posted October 21 Report Share Posted October 21 39 minutes ago, MLH said: Am i missing something. I thought the new deployments were already available to book, but I am not seeing them. Do they show up in the Ta website? If it was anything like last month for the summer 2021 redeployments, the day that Royal said it would be release, it was made available for booking later in the afternoon. Just keep checking. It will show. MLH 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
RCVoyager 370 Posted October 21 Report Share Posted October 21 Can someone in a nutshell explain what is going on? It sounds like the Explorer and Freedom are being switched? Thanks. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Lovetocruise2002 10,563 Posted October 21 Report Share Posted October 21 3 minutes ago, RCVoyager said: Can someone in a nutshell explain what is going on? It sounds like the Explorer and Freedom are being switched? Thanks. https://www.royalcaribbeanblog.com/2020/10/21/royal-caribbean-will-redeploy-six-cruise-ships-winter-2021-2022 RCVoyager 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
RCVoyager 370 Posted October 21 Report Share Posted October 21 6 minutes ago, Lovetocruise2002 said: https://www.royalcaribbeanblog.com/2020/10/21/royal-caribbean-will-redeploy-six-cruise-ships-winter-2021-2022 Thanks for posting this. I did not know about it. I love the San Juan market, and I don't see this as a positive for it. Carnival is currently pulled out, and now this. Lovetocruise2002 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
WannaCruise 897 Posted October 21 Report Share Posted October 21 Anyone know when "autumn 2021" starts? We have very end of August on Freedom...so I assume we are safe...I hope. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
princevaliantus 1,230 Posted October 21 Report Share Posted October 21 6 minutes ago, WannaCruise said: Anyone know when "autumn 2021" starts? We have very end of August on Freedom...so I assume we are safe...I hope. Didn't pay attention in school??? Autumn start in September, 20-22. Tends to switch between these days. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
vmagestro 2 Posted October 21 Report Share Posted October 21 8 minutes ago, WannaCruise said: Anyone know when "autumn 2021" starts? We have very end of August on Freedom...so I assume we are safe...I hope. The changes are beginning 10/21. It’s in the blog post. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
WannaCruise 897 Posted October 21 Report Share Posted October 21 3 minutes ago, vmagestro said: The changes are beginning 10/21. It’s in the blog post. Thank you. Missed the date. Our cruise goes into Sept which is why I was questioning. Looking forward to visiting Bermuda (assuming cruises start back up) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Joe01 520 Posted October 21 Report Share Posted October 21 So all 3 of the Freedom Class ships are being stuck on 3 and 4 nighters from Florida? I was hoping to sail one of them again in the not too distant future, nearly 9 years since I was last on Indy. WAAAYTOOO 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
princevaliantus 1,230 Posted October 21 Report Share Posted October 21 4 minutes ago, Joe01 said: So all 3 of the Freedom Class ships are being stuck on 3 and 4 nighters from Florida? I was hoping to sail one of them again in the not too distant future, nearly 9 years since I was last on Indy. Liberty is remaining in Galveston doing 7 nites. I don't see any changes for her being announced. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
monctonguy 1,635 Posted October 21 Report Share Posted October 21 7 minutes ago, Joe01 said: So all 3 of the Freedom Class ships are being stuck on 3 and 4 nighters from Florida? I was hoping to sail one of them again in the not too distant future, nearly 9 years since I was last on Indy. You knew with the money and advertising they are pouring into Coco Cay....they want big ships and lots of ppl going there to drive revenue.....not surprising really at all they are using Freedom class ships for this. Although at this point I would take a cruise anywhere on any royal ship right now!!! CruiseGus 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
USFFrank 201 Posted October 21 Report Share Posted October 21 Apparently winter 2022 also means April, 2022. I checked to see if my April, 2022 cruise on Freedom of the Seas was effected and low and behold it is no longer listed. Only Empress of the Seas is available. Not too thrilled about this, but I did get this as the end result of a lift & shift from Enchantment of the seas. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
RCVoyager 370 Posted October 21 Report Share Posted October 21 26 minutes ago, USFFrank said: Apparently winter 2022 also means April, 2022. I checked to see if my April, 2022 cruise on Freedom of the Seas was effected and low and behold it is no longer listed. Only Empress of the Seas is available. Not too thrilled about this, but I did get this as the end result of a lift & shift from Enchantment of the seas. Looks like the best option out of San Juan may be the NCL Epic. I have been critical of NCL from my experience on it several years ago. I like the itinerary that includes Grenada. Hopefully the main dining room options are better than they were then. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Lovetocruise2002 10,563 Posted October 21 Report Share Posted October 21 New Freedom itineraries are out. Neesa 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ptod 104 Posted October 21 Report Share Posted October 21 2 hours ago, Dad2Cue said: I haven't received any notification yet but it seems like my B2B cruises on Freedom will be impacted. Nothing against Explorer but I really wanted to go on Freedom again. I liked everything as was planned and now it seems like the plan has changed. What does Royal do in these cases? Explorer isn't Freedom and I'm not thrilled with the change! Just wondering. I would rather be dealing with your Freedom for Explorer trade. I got the Explorer to Radiance trade. Had already L&S-ed the Explorer to 2022 since my friends were too nervous about sailing in 2021. We have been on Radiance for Alaska and Panama Canal - we like the ship but not for the group we are traveling with. Not sure what we are going to end up doing - getting the group to agree on initial trip was like herding cats. I totally agree with a previous poster that RCG is likely trying to get the "best" ships to Florida for runs to Coco Cay. I understand business - but I am still going to whine a little bit......then I will feel better. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DDaley 478 Posted October 21 Report Share Posted October 21 Oh! I made a whole new topic not having seen this one. Does anyone know if I stay on board how I find out what my cabin assignment is and if I can pick/change it? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Joe01 520 Posted October 21 Report Share Posted October 21 2 hours ago, princevaliantus said: Liberty is remaining in Galveston doing 7 nites. I don't see any changes for her being announced. Isn't Liberty heading to the short cruises once they can get Galveston ready for an Oasis Class? I can't see her staying in Texas after that though they may have changed their plans to put her in Miami and she'll go somewhere with cruises of more than 4 nights. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Okgladgal 124 Posted October 21 Report Share Posted October 21 Well, that's not what I wanted to see today. What can y'all tell me about Explorer? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Okgladgal 124 Posted October 21 Report Share Posted October 21 2 hours ago, RCVoyager said: Looks like the best option out of San Juan may be the NCL Epic. I have been critical of NCL from my experience on it several years ago. I like the itinerary that includes Grenada. Hopefully the main dining room options are better than they were then. Explorer will sail from San Juan. It is replacing Freedom. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ptod 104 Posted October 21 Report Share Posted October 21 7 minutes ago, Okgladgal said: Well, that's not what I wanted to see today. What can y'all tell me about Explorer? Explorer is the ship I wanted to be on. Okgladgal 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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