KWofPerth Posted April 8 Report Share Posted April 8 Revealed: The two new Royal Caribbean ships coming to Australia - Cruise Passenger Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamesszy94 Posted April 8 Report Share Posted April 8 34 minutes ago, KWofPerth said: Revealed: The two new Royal Caribbean ships coming to Australia - Cruise Passenger Yep I saw the thing about Voyager sailing year round from Brisbane here @Chili. Yay to getting an older Quantum class than Ovation I guess KWofPerth 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamesszy94 Posted April 8 Report Share Posted April 8 2 hours ago, mattymay said: I know Ovation is a Panda, and since this is clearly Anthem - I guess Anthem is a giraffe What does Quantum, Spectrum and Odyssey have? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KWofPerth Posted April 8 Report Share Posted April 8 3 minutes ago, Jamesszy94 said: I know Ovation is a Panda, and since this is clearly Anthem - I guess Anthem is a giraffe What does Quantum, Spectrum and Odyssey have? Quantum has a giant pink panda (I think), Spectrum had some smaller pandas holding red balloons. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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KWofPerth Posted April 8 Report Share Posted April 8 Maybe not a panda, not sure what it is actually. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chili Posted April 8 Report Share Posted April 8 22 minutes ago, Jamesszy94 said: Yep I saw the thing about Voyager sailing year round from Brisbane here @Chili. Yay to getting an older Quantum class than Ovation I guess It would be good if it does but who knows. I suppose no one else wants Voyager so we may as well take it. I don’t know where they would send it in our off season. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chili Posted April 8 Report Share Posted April 8 18 minutes ago, KWofPerth said: Maybe not a panda, not sure what it is actually. A Yowie or big foot or something? Are Yowies pink though? KWofPerth 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamesszy94 Posted April 8 Report Share Posted April 8 36 minutes ago, Chili said: It would be good if it does but who knows. I suppose no one else wants Voyager so we may as well take it. I don’t know where they would send it in our off season. I don't think it's that noone wants Voyager - It's probably just that Royal has nowhere to send her to. Assuming they're not going to send any ships to the Middle East/Red Sea region for the foreseeable future - so that rules out Voyager being sent there, and I doubt it'd go to Asia - since Asia would have 4 ships Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KWofPerth Posted April 8 Report Share Posted April 8 I'm happy to get a Voyager class back. Would be nice to have a Radiance too. Jamesszy94 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamesszy94 Posted April 8 Report Share Posted April 8 10 minutes ago, KWofPerth said: I'm happy to get a Voyager class back. Would be nice to have a Radiance too. Maybe I can finally convince my dad to cruise out of Brisbane now... his reasoning was that: it's the same ship as Ovation - so there's no point. KWofPerth 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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mattymay Posted April 8 Report Share Posted April 8 5 hours ago, KWofPerth said: I'm happy to get a Voyager class back. Would be nice to have a Radiance too. Me too! Definitely booking at least once, some longer South Pacific with extra ports from the usual would be perfect! 5 hours ago, Jamesszy94 said: I don't think it's that noone wants Voyager - It's probably just that Royal has nowhere to send her to. Assuming they're not going to send any ships to the Middle East/Red Sea region for the foreseeable future - so that rules out Voyager being sent there, and I doubt it'd go to Asia - since Asia would have 4 ships Maybe the Red Sea issue has worked in our favour this time, too hard to send it anywhere else so might as well keep it in Brisbane year round? I would definitely chose Voyager over Carnival Splendor and the P&O ships that are here in the winter. WAAAYTOOO, KWofPerth and Jamesszy94 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattymay Posted April 8 Report Share Posted April 8 Here are my guesses for Wednesday based of the Sydney schedule and calculating the length of each itinerary.. Done the same for Voyager - quite a lot of 3/4 nights to Airlie Beach by the looks of it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamesszy94 Posted April 8 Report Share Posted April 8 2 hours ago, mattymay said: Me too! Definitely booking at least once, some longer South Pacific with extra ports from the usual would be perfect! Maybe the Red Sea issue has worked in out favour this time, too hard to send it anywhere else so might as well keep it in Brisbane year round? I would definitely chose Voyager over Carnival Splendor and the P&O ships that are here in the winter. I'm hoping Royal has some surprise ports on their South Pacific cruises. Hoping Fiji or Vanuatu. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KWofPerth Posted April 8 Report Share Posted April 8 33 minutes ago, Jamesszy94 said: I'm hoping Royal has some surprise ports on their South Pacific cruises. Hoping Fiji or Vanuatu. I went to both of them on my first cruise back in 2013. Disappointed they were taken out of rotation ever since. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Jamesszy94 Posted April 9 Report Share Posted April 9 1 hour ago, mattymay said: AMPED up ADVENTURE. Did Voyager get her amplification recently? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vanessa77 Posted April 9 Author Report Share Posted April 9 10 minutes ago, Jamesszy94 said: AMPED up ADVENTURE. Did Voyager get her amplification recently? It was ‘amped’ prior to the last time it was in Aus for the 19/20 season. However the amplification was quite lackluster in my opinion. Added some slides, removed Johnny rockets, didn’t add any of the pool deck coolness added to navigator or mariner. Added more cabins and some were refreshed. It was still a nice ship, though I think it really needs another complementary eatery - ideally pool side - as literally there is only the cafe, buffet, and MDR. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chili Posted April 9 Report Share Posted April 9 I don’t think Voyager was actually Amped ,it was just refreshed. It didn’t get the Tiki bar or the pool area overhaul with lime and coconut. All Voyager got was more cabins where the concierge lounge was and the where the gym was. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattymay Posted April 9 Report Share Posted April 9 1 hour ago, Chili said: I don’t think Voyager was actually Amped ,it was just refreshed. It didn’t get the Tiki bar or the pool area overhaul with lime and coconut. All Voyager got was more cabins where the concierge lounge was and the where the gym was. Don't forget the blue hull! Chili 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vanessa77 Posted April 9 Author Report Share Posted April 9 1 hour ago, Chili said: I don’t think Voyager was actually Amped ,it was just refreshed. It didn’t get the Tiki bar or the pool area overhaul with lime and coconut. All Voyager got was more cabins where the concierge lounge was and the where the gym was. Yeah they are classifying it as amplified. There was an announcement about it when it happened. I followed it closely because I was booked to go on it just after the amplification and was super excited following the reveal of the other ships that got amplified, hence the big disappointment at the time. Royal has it listed on their site with the amplified ships. https://www.royalcaribbean.com/aus/en/cruise-ships/renovations-royal-amplified Chili and mattymay 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamesszy94 Posted April 9 Report Share Posted April 9 5 hours ago, Vanessa77 said: It was ‘amped’ prior to the last time it was in Aus for the 19/20 season. However the amplification was quite lackluster in my opinion. Added some slides, removed Johnny rockets, didn’t add any of the pool deck coolness added to navigator or mariner. Added more cabins and some were refreshed. It was still a nice ship, though I think it really needs another complementary eatery - ideally pool side - as literally there is only the cafe, buffet, and MDR. Even if her amplification was lacklustre, honestly, it'll be nice to just have a bit of variety. We've had Ovation (not sure about Quantum) for like 7-8 years, it'll be a nice change... even if it does mean we have to fly to Brisbane for Voyager. Sydney getting Anthem is nice I guess... it is still a Quantum-class and it's basically a carbon copy of Ovation save a few differences. Hoping Royal will give us Brilliance also and she'll alternate between Brisbane/Sydney. Honestly, the South Pacific, Queensland, Adelaide & Tasmania and New Zealand itineraries are getting boring. There's no variety. If we had a smaller ship like Brilliance, she could tender/dock in places like Norfolk Island, Tonga, Vanuatu, Fiji etc. At the moment from the "leaks" from a couple of days ago, it looks like the itineraries didn't change, and it's still South Pacific and New Zealand - I'm hoping Royal has a surprise up their sleeve, but I'm not holding my breath. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F1guynz Posted April 9 Report Share Posted April 9 These are the links to the itineraries I have seen. https://creative.rccl.com/Sales/Royal/Deployment/2025_2026/Australia/AN_2025-2026_Australia_Deployment https://creative.rccl.com/Sales/Royal/Deployment/2025_2026/Australia/VY_2025-2026_Australia_Deployment Jamesszy94 and mattymay 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F1guynz Posted April 9 Report Share Posted April 9 21 hours ago, Jamesszy94 said: Hoping Fiji No Fiji in the new itineraries from Brisbane. Lunganville is a new port but that is about it. Jamesszy94 and KWofPerth 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattymay Posted April 9 Report Share Posted April 9 11 minutes ago, F1guynz said: These are the links to the itineraries I have seen. https://creative.rccl.com/Sales/Royal/Deployment/2025_2026/Australia/AN_2025-2026_Australia_Deployment https://creative.rccl.com/Sales/Royal/Deployment/2025_2026/Australia/VY_2025-2026_Australia_Deployment Was on the lookout for these. Lunganville, Vanuatu back in rotation with Voyager. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F1guynz Posted April 9 Report Share Posted April 9 12 minutes ago, mattymay said: Lunganville, Vanuatu back in rotation with Voyager. Not very exciting itineraries and we will have been on Voyager in Croatia in September. Now we need to wait for Asia release to see if there is anything enticing there, it would be cool to try Spectrum at least once. Jamesszy94 and KWofPerth 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamesszy94 Posted April 9 Report Share Posted April 9 The same ports (hopefully, these aren't final)... looks like I might have to start looking at other cruise lines... I'm not willing to fork out money to fly overseas just to experience new ports. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamesszy94 Posted April 9 Report Share Posted April 9 2 minutes ago, F1guynz said: Not very exciting itineraries and we will have been on Voyager in Croatia in September. Now we need to wait for Asia release to see if there is anything enticing there, it would be cool to try Spectrum at least once. I would also like to try Spectrum. If I had to fly to anywhere to cruise, it'd be Singapore or Hong Kong, since they're places I actually like. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattymay Posted April 9 Report Share Posted April 9 9 minutes ago, Jamesszy94 said: The same ports (hopefully, these aren't final)... looks like I might have to start looking at other cruise lines... I'm not willing to fork out money to fly overseas just to experience new ports. They are 100% final! EnSeven and Jamesszy94 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattymay Posted April 9 Report Share Posted April 9 16 minutes ago, F1guynz said: Not very exciting itineraries and we will have been on Voyager in Croatia in September. Now we need to wait for Asia release to see if there is anything enticing there, it would be cool to try Spectrum at least once. Yes, I think I'm out for that season. I have Star of the Seas in March 26 so that's probably a good thing anyways. Spectrum is already released. I think it will just be Ovation in Singapore. F1guynz and Jamesszy94 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamesszy94 Posted April 9 Report Share Posted April 9 3 minutes ago, mattymay said: They are 100% final! EnSeven 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F1guynz Posted April 9 Report Share Posted April 9 23 minutes ago, mattymay said: Spectrum is already released Thanks, I will go and take a look. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KWofPerth Posted April 9 Report Share Posted April 9 Spectrum is cool. It has a proper MDR for one thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FionaMG Posted April 9 Report Share Posted April 9 They're starting to load the Oz sailings now. There are two on Voyager and two on Anthem currently showing. mattymay 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F1guynz Posted April 10 Report Share Posted April 10 Cruises are live now. @Jamesszy94, @mattymay Jamesszy94, mattymay and Chili 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F1guynz Posted April 10 Report Share Posted April 10 The pricing the suites on Anthem is WOW (and not in good way). Seems to be about double what we have been paying on Quantum. The GLS we had on Quantum cost around $13,000 NZD in total, now that is the cost PP. FionaMG and WAAAYTOOO 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamesszy94 Posted April 10 Report Share Posted April 10 31 minutes ago, F1guynz said: The pricing the suites on Anthem is WOW (and not in good way). Seems to be about double what we have been paying on Quantum. The GLS we had on Quantum cost around $13,000 NZD in total, now that is the cost PP. Probably cause the sailings are just new and those suites are often in high demand. I expect them to go down in the next few months Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamesszy94 Posted April 10 Report Share Posted April 10 Yep seems like the ports are the same. Maybe I'll just do a 2 night sailing on Anthem or Voyager to try the ship. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F1guynz Posted April 10 Report Share Posted April 10 22 minutes ago, Jamesszy94 said: Probably cause the sailings are just new and those suites are often in high demand In my experience this is near the cheapest they will be. There may be some price drops but usually they go up from here. We not in rush to book so time will tell if they have a real sale. WAAAYTOOO and Jamesszy94 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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