Matt Posted September 1, 2016 Report Share Posted September 1, 2016 According to http://www.cruiseportlandmaine.com/why-cruise-here/cruise-schedule/2018-2/ Freedom of the Seas is headed to Maine in 2018. Let the speculation commence! valeri.com, dejagatkins, RodgerClini and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arebee Posted September 1, 2016 Report Share Posted September 1, 2016 That's too bad, I like that ship and really like having it in Orlando. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marc Posted September 1, 2016 Report Share Posted September 1, 2016 The most obvious thing that comes to mind is Freedom of the Seas could be coming to Cape Liberty, but the question would then be whether she'd be replacing Anthem of the Seas or augmenting her (embarkation on Saturday versus Sunday). And, if she's replacing Anthem, where would Anthem be heading? Florida, perhaps? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coneyraven Posted September 1, 2016 Report Share Posted September 1, 2016 September 24th and October 15th says "Foreign Arrival" --- I wonder what that means..... Anthem is still on the schedule through October ..... hmmmm .... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marc Posted September 1, 2016 Report Share Posted September 1, 2016 I'm thinking that "Foreign Arrival" means that the ship was previously in a foreign country (Canada) and this is their first US stop. That'd probably require US immigration at this port. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocLC Posted September 1, 2016 Report Share Posted September 1, 2016 September 24th and October 15th says "Foreign Arrival" --- I wonder what that means..... Anthem is still on the schedule through October ..... hmmmm .... Transatlantic or repositioning was my first thought, but that wouldn't explain both. Thus, I suspect Marc is correct. If they going to Canada first, then US Customs will need to be cleared upon visiting Maine. Thus, officials will board the ship and clear passengers in one of the lounges before they're allowed to tender ashore. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monctonguy Posted September 2, 2016 Report Share Posted September 2, 2016 I was excited for half a moment there...I though RCI was going to have a ship based out of Maine!.....I was ready to book 4 or 5 cruises immediately with the money I would save not having to fly to cruise each time..lol. Jerel, DocLC and bcarney 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocLC Posted September 2, 2016 Report Share Posted September 2, 2016 I was excited for half a moment there...I though RCI was going to have a ship based out of Maine!.....I was ready to book 4 or 5 cruises immediately with the money I would save not having to fly to cruise each time..lol. That would be pretty cool, but if they were going to place a ship in NE, my guess is that it would be Boston, but still not too terribly far. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monctonguy Posted September 2, 2016 Report Share Posted September 2, 2016 yeah...I would never really expect it to happen....anything that is a days drive away would save over $1000 in airfare...so I could double my cruises each year if that was the case...:) Surprised they don't have a seasonal option out of somewhere around there but I guess the demand isn't there. DocLC 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michel Posted September 2, 2016 Report Share Posted September 2, 2016 I would love to have a Freedom class ship based in Boston or Maine. Either way, it's only a 5 hours drive for me. I agree with Monctonguy, if only we could save on the airfaire from time to time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bcarney Posted September 2, 2016 Report Share Posted September 2, 2016 Well there's a click-baity headline if I ever saw one, LOL! :) DocLC, monctonguy and Jerel 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoyalLaker Posted September 2, 2016 Report Share Posted September 2, 2016 Anthem shows up on 9/9/18 so it looks like 2 ships out of Bayonne. I was thinking maybe Anthem was repositioning to Alaska for the summer since the yields are out a all time high for the company. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monctonguy Posted September 2, 2016 Report Share Posted September 2, 2016 I would take ANY class ship out of the northeast!!! DocLC and coneyraven 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
raseven Posted September 14, 2016 Report Share Posted September 14, 2016 Anthem shows up on 9/9/18 so it looks like 2 ships out of Bayonne. I was thinking maybe Anthem was repositioning to Alaska for the summer since the yields are out a all time high for the company. I would think the Anthem is too large to do an Alaska sailings. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocLC Posted September 18, 2016 Report Share Posted September 18, 2016 I would think the Anthem is too large to do an Alaska sailings. The Voyager class was once too large, but they made accommodations. If memory serves, they had to raise some power lines. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jticarruthers Posted September 19, 2016 Report Share Posted September 19, 2016 Speculation was that Q class was designed for more of the northern/Alaska cruising back when it first launched. Havent tried one yet so I cant comment from experience but it seemed to have a lot of "inside" activity options which was the driver of the speculation IIRC. Not sure about the size issues but I thought Q was similar in size to V class ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocLC Posted September 19, 2016 Report Share Posted September 19, 2016 Speculation was that Q class was designed for more of the northern/Alaska cruising back when it first launched. Havent tried one yet so I cant comment from experience but it seemed to have a lot of "inside" activity options which was the driver of the speculation IIRC. Not sure about the size issues but I thought Q was similar in size to V class ? Slightly larger than the Freedom class but about 10,000 GRT. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoyalLaker Posted October 5, 2016 Report Share Posted October 5, 2016 Response from Adam Goldstein "Hi. Thanks for your question. We have no plans to deploy Quantum class in Alaska and I do not believe the ship could call at the key southeast Alaska ports." Matt and bcarney 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michelle Posted October 6, 2016 Report Share Posted October 6, 2016 super cool having another ship in Bayonne - and love the freedom as a choice Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Posted October 6, 2016 Author Report Share Posted October 6, 2016 Response from Adam Goldstein "Hi. Thanks for your question. We have no plans to deploy Quantum class in Alaska and I do not believe the ship could call at the key southeast Alaska ports." Thanks for sharing this! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
donolog Posted November 5, 2016 Report Share Posted November 5, 2016 Apart from port infrastructure, the other big logistics issue with Alaska is that anything bigger than a Radiance class ship won't fit through the Panama Canal, which means they'd have to go around South America if they're coming from the Caribbean, or do a Transpacific if they're coming from Australia or Asia. Furthermore, these longer repositioning and Alaska cruises tend to cater to an older demographic that cares less about big ship amenities like flow-riders and slides. All of that is to say I suspect the economics won't add up for larger ships on Alaska any time in the near future. But don't get me wrong, I'd personally love to see more options on the West Coast. CORRECTION: I didn't realize that the Third Set of Locks Project was finally completed and opened a few months ago, which means all but Oasis class ships can make it through Panama now (Oasis class ships can also fit through the new locks but not under Bridge of the Americas). valeri.com 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocLC Posted November 6, 2016 Report Share Posted November 6, 2016 Apart from port infrastructure, the other big logistics issue with Alaska is that anything bigger than a Radiance class ship won't fit through the Panama Canal, which means they'd have to go around South America if they're coming from the Caribbean, or do a Transpacific if they're coming from Australia or Asia. Furthermore, these longer repositioning and Alaska cruises tend to cater to an older demographic that cares less about big ship amenities like flow-riders and slides. All of that is to say I suspect the economics won't add up for larger ships on Alaska any time in the near future. But don't get me wrong, I'd personally love to see more options on the West Coast. The demographics for Alaska have been gradually edging downward especially with the number of increased sailings from Seattle. I also wonder if the fact that NCL is building a new ship specifically for Alaska will change how cruise lines decide on which ships to send to Alaska. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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