FionaMG Posted March 31 Report Posted March 31 28 minutes ago, Chili said: Does anyone know what this is ? April fools joke would be my guess. It's already the 1st of April down there, isn't it? KWofPerth 1 Quote
Chili Posted March 31 Report Posted March 31 53 minutes ago, FionaMG said: April fools joke would be my guess. It's already the 1st of April down there, isn't it? They got me FionaMG 1 Quote
Chili Posted April 1 Report Posted April 1 2 hours ago, twangster said: Ocean Time had a good one for April 1st. A update on Lelepa would have been better ,that one has been going for years. Quote
KWofPerth Posted April 1 Report Posted April 1 18 minutes ago, Chili said: A update on Lelepa would have been better ,that one has been going for years. Nobody would fall for it at this point. Chili 1 Quote
KWofPerth Posted April 1 Report Posted April 1 So what are we currently thinking? Navigator to Brisbane, or Singapore? Quote
Chili Posted April 1 Report Posted April 1 1 hour ago, KWofPerth said: So what are we currently thinking? Navigator to Brisbane, or Singapore? Know one knows? Going from port bookings across the pacific there’s no evidence either way . Brisbane still has Voyager booked for the 26-27 season. Quantum has port bookings in Cairns and 2 odd ones in Brisbane .November/ March which could be a trans pacific to Singapore. Its your guess. KWofPerth 1 Quote
Matt Posted April 1 Report Posted April 1 15 hours ago, Chili said: Does anyone know what this is ? April Fools Joke. Royal Caribbean AUZ seems to love these sort of jokes every year Chili 1 Quote
Jamesszy94 Posted April 2 Report Posted April 2 On 4/1/2025 at 8:33 AM, Chili said: Australia getting their cruise deployment schedule before Singapore?! Who are you and what have you done with Royal Caribbean Chili and F1guynz 1 1 Quote
Chili Posted April 3 Report Posted April 3 On 4/1/2025 at 5:51 PM, KWofPerth said: So what are we currently thinking? Navigator to Brisbane, or Singapore? It’s looking like Navigator is going to Singapore as there’s a few port bookings in Hong Kong for it. It looks like a possible pacific transit via Japan in October and back in April???? KWofPerth and mattymay 2 Quote
mattymay Posted April 3 Report Posted April 3 Ovation in Sydney for the last time... about to leave for Singapore, never to return! Chili, WAAAYTOOO and Jamesszy94 1 2 Quote
Jamesszy94 Posted April 3 Report Posted April 3 5 hours ago, mattymay said: Ovation in Sydney for the last time... about to leave for Singapore, never to return! I fully expect her to return in 2026-2027 Quote
Chili Posted April 3 Report Posted April 3 3 hours ago, Jamesszy94 said: I fully expect her to return in 2026-2027 No ,unfortunately . It’s Anthem in Sydney and Quantum in Brisbane. Jamesszy94 1 Quote
Jamesszy94 Posted April 4 Report Posted April 4 15 hours ago, Chili said: No ,unfortunately . It’s Anthem in Sydney and Quantum in Brisbane. Then she'll be back for the 2027-2028 season Royal can't keep her away from Australia Chili 1 Quote
twangster Posted April 5 Report Posted April 5 Navigator looks like it may be going Los Angeles to Tokyo then Tokyo to Singapore where it begins normal Singapore itineraries. Anthem looks like it does a 1 night deadhead repo from Seattle to Vancouver then it does a Hawaii cruise before it's transpacific to Sydney where it begins normal Sydney itineraries. Quantum looks like it does a 25 night transpacific from Los Angeles to Brisbane where it begins normal Brisbane itineraries. The Voyager references for October 2026 and beyond on the Port of Brisbane site appears to be placeholders for Quantum. Quote
Jamesszy94 Posted April 5 Report Posted April 5 I'm fully expecting Royal to come out and be like "Psych, here you go, have Legend of the Seas in 2028-2029" Chili 1 Quote
twangster Posted April 5 Report Posted April 5 G'Day from Brisbane. I had a decent view of the Botany Bay cargo port in Sydney while landing before connecting to Brisbane. It's a rather industrial looking area but then again most US cruise ports are industrial in nature. Miami, Port Everglades, Cape Liberty, San Pedro, Seattle to name a few, like Brisbane and many cruise ports around the world, cruise terminals often piggyback onto existing deep water cargo ports which are industrial in nature. Port Everglades, the first Oasis class home port ever is a secure marine deep water cargo port due to its role in the fuel supply for South Florida requiring a vehicle security inspection just to get into the port area. Once within the port there are no tourist venues of any kind. We are lucky in Port Canaveral that Royal has terminal one right beside tourist venues by foot. The rest of Port Canaveral including the cruise terminals on the other side of the port are out of luck without a shuttle or any transit to get to the touristy side. That's usually where Voyager class end up. The charm of cruising from Sydney has always been Circular Quay with easy access to tourist venues, hotels and transit all by foot with beautiful views for sail away. If a cruise terminal was added to Botany Bay it seems most of that Sydney charm would be gone for cruisers. For what it's worth, a source at the port in Brisbane told me that while the first season left some room for improvement, Quantum's season that is just ending has been successful typically over double occupancy (100%) capacity all season long and many times approaching SOLAS maximum capacity. If that is the case you can see why they are bringing Quantum back. Don't mess with success. mattymay, Southern Dan, FionaMG and 4 others 7 Quote
Chili Posted April 5 Report Posted April 5 3 hours ago, twangster said: G'Day from Brisbane. I had a decent view of the Botany Bay cargo port in Sydney while landing before connecting to Brisbane. It's a rather industrial looking area but then again most US cruise ports are industrial in nature. Miami, Port Everglades, Cape Liberty, San Pedro, Seattle to name a few, like Brisbane and many cruise ports around the world, cruise terminals often piggyback onto existing deep water cargo ports which are industrial in nature. Port Everglades, the first Oasis class home port ever is a secure marine deep water cargo port due to its role in the fuel supply for South Florida requiring a vehicle security inspection just to get into the port area. Once within the port there are no tourist venues of any kind. We are lucky in Port Canaveral that Royal has terminal one right beside tourist venues by foot. The rest of Port Canaveral including the cruise terminals on the other side of the port are out of luck without a shuttle or any transit to get to the touristy side. That's usually where Voyager class end up. The charm of cruising from Sydney has always been Circular Quay with easy access to tourist venues, hotels and transit all by foot with beautiful views for sail away. If a cruise terminal was added to Botany Bay it seems most of that Sydney charm would be gone for cruisers. For what it's worth, a source at the port in Brisbane told me that while the first season left some room for improvement, Quantum's season that is just ending has been successful typically over double occupancy (100%) capacity all season long and many times approaching SOLAS maximum capacity. If that is the case you can see why they are bringing Quantum back. Don't mess with success. Port Botany has been kicked around for a while as a extra cruise terminal for years. Our Government is desperately looking for an extra birth and unfortunately Sydney harbour is full . Sydney harbour would have to one of the best ports in the world but I think once they decide on a place cruise ships will be pushed out . The current favourite is Port Kembla ,Wollongong , about a hour south. Which is also a industrial port. As ugly as Port Botany is , it’s ideal. It’s only 15-20 minutes from central Sydney and you can throw a rock at the airport with 1.2 kilometres of straight wharf. The N.S.W government approached the current owners,Hutchison ports a few years ago. They said they weren’t interested in the cruise industry as they were tired up with the Chinese belt and road cargo project . Hopefully BlackRock might have a different view if they take it over but apparently the takeover is being blocked by the Chinese government. Quote
Chili Posted April 8 Report Posted April 8 On 4/3/2025 at 4:30 PM, mattymay said: Ovation in Sydney for the last time... about to leave for Singapore, never to return! Quote
twangster Posted April 11 Report Posted April 11 For those that follow CAS numbers, 13 Australian Pinnacle are on the current Quantum TP to Hawaii. The top cruiser is Australian with 3354 CAS points at this time. ScottishRobbie and WAAAYTOOO 2 Quote
twangster Posted April 11 Report Posted April 11 NSW dodged a bullet when a pink Godzilla chose not to attack Sydney InmyElement, F1guynz, Jamesszy94 and 3 others 1 4 1 Quote
KWofPerth Posted April 15 Report Posted April 15 Quantum and Anthem confirmed. The pricing looks reasonable, noting it is in Aussie dollars, but are not school holiday sailings. Another point to note, is that the NZ sailing only includes Dusky Sound. No Doubtful or Milford Quote
Chili Posted April 15 Report Posted April 15 16 minutes ago, KWofPerth said: Quantum and Anthem confirmed. The pricing looks reasonable, noting it is in Aussie dollars, but are not school holiday sailings. Another point to note, is that the NZ sailing only includes Dusky Sound. No Doubtful or Milford They were talking about banning ships in Milford Jamesszy94 1 Quote
KWofPerth Posted April 15 Report Posted April 15 Just now, Chili said: They were talking about banning ships in Milford Looks like it's either happened, or Royal has seen the writing on the wall and doesn't want to advertise what it can't deliver. Chili and Jamesszy94 2 Quote
Chili Posted April 15 Report Posted April 15 10 minutes ago, KWofPerth said: Looks like it's either happened, or Royal has seen the writing on the wall and doesn't want to advertise what it can't deliver. If it’s true , going to hurt their bookings . The only reason I would go to the South Island is to see the sounds . The rest are all ugly industrial ports . KWofPerth 1 Quote
KWofPerth Posted April 15 Report Posted April 15 7 minutes ago, Chili said: If it’s true , going to hurt their bookings . The only reason I would go to the South Island is to see the sounds . The rest are all ugly industrial ports . I've said before and I'll say again, visiting NZ by cruise just doesn't do it justice. It's the perfect road trip holiday. Saying that, a cruise is a cruise and will still be enjoyable. Chili 1 Quote
KWofPerth Posted April 15 Report Posted April 15 9 hours ago, KWofPerth said: Quantum and Anthem confirmed. The pricing looks reasonable, noting it is in Aussie dollars, but are not school holiday sailings. Another point to note, is that the NZ sailing only includes Dusky Sound. No Doubtful or Milford Meaning of course, Navigator to Singapore. Could be a good option. Quote
Jamesszy94 Posted April 15 Report Posted April 15 9 hours ago, KWofPerth said: Quantum and Anthem confirmed. The pricing looks reasonable, noting it is in Aussie dollars, but are not school holiday sailings. Another point to note, is that the NZ sailing only includes Dusky Sound. No Doubtful or Milford I was wondering why that sailing was so cheap. I might book even if it is only 9 days. I would like to visit Dunedin, missed out last year. 8 hours ago, Chili said: They were talking about banning ships in Milford I'm not surprised in the slightest. 8 hours ago, Chili said: If it’s true , going to hurt their bookings . The only reason I would go to the South Island is to see the sounds . The rest are all ugly industrial ports . Yes. I went to visit all of these ports last year on my 10 day cruise. They were indeed all industrial working ports and were almost like a 25-40 minute bus trip to/from the port. I'm glad I got to see Dusky, Milford and Doubtful then if they really are banning cruise ships from entering the Sounds. KWofPerth and Chili 2 Quote
Chili Posted April 15 Report Posted April 15 https://cruisepassenger.com.au/news/nz-operators-fight-attempts-to-halt-cruise-in-milford-sound-as-government-dithers/#:~:text=The Milford Opportunities Project wants,the vision of the plan.” WAAAYTOOO 1 Quote
Chili Posted April 15 Report Posted April 15 https://cruisepassenger.com.au/news/surprising-reason-a-milford-sound-cruise-ban-is-under-review/ Quote
cruiser8219 Posted April 16 Report Posted April 16 Just saw yesterday morning royal added one cruise to New Zealand in November 2026 depart sydney and today they have taken it off along with one Pacific island one in Feb 2027 from brisbane... Got excited they were finally doing deployment after delay and delay... Now have a teaser and took it back so quickly.. Quote
cruiser8219 Posted April 16 Report Posted April 16 On 4/15/2025 at 11:00 AM, KWofPerth said: Test loads. I saw these and thought yes finally deploying in Australia starting... Took away this morning like candy from a baby.. Stefan and KWofPerth 2 Quote
Stefan Posted April 17 Report Posted April 17 Yeah saw this too, thought it was a flash sale and was ready to book but when I checked before seeing my agent they were gone. Quote
Jamesszy94 Posted April 22 Report Posted April 22 5 more days to go until Royal delays our cruise deployment schedule again! Who's ready for disappointment. WAAAYTOOO 1 Quote
twangster Posted April 23 Report Posted April 23 It's still curious to me that test loads exist. Isn't that why IT has prod and test? Despite that rhetorical question, I think it's coming next week. Quantum from Brisbane and Anthem from Sydney. WAAAYTOOO and KWofPerth 2 Quote
Matt Posted April 23 Report Posted April 23 7 hours ago, twangster said: It's still curious to me that test loads exist. Isn't that why IT has prod and test? Amen. Or how when they do load the real sailings in, they seem to get loaded in piece meal. They don't have batch/mass publish functionality? Quote
Chili Posted April 28 Report Posted April 28 26-27 should be out this week, I think it’s usually around Wednesday. Quote
smokeybandit Posted April 28 Report Posted April 28 1 hour ago, Chili said: 26-27 should be out this week, I think it’s usually around Wednesday. Some time around 0z Wednesday, sometimes a couple hours earlier. But that's like Friday afternoon for you Aussies right? Quote
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