kt2000 Posted March 14, 2022 Report Posted March 14, 2022 Will Royal Carribean ever return to New Orleans as a port?? Quote
smokeybandit Posted March 14, 2022 Report Posted March 14, 2022 They probably wouldn't consider it until they get Oasis 6 and Icon 1 in service and they begin to have too many ships again. Quote
twangster Posted March 14, 2022 Report Posted March 14, 2022 Royal knows the cruise markets very well. It's not that can't make money in New Orleans but they can make more money with a ship somewhere else. If those economics ever change they'll gladly put a ship back there. Quote
LizzyBee23 Posted March 14, 2022 Report Posted March 14, 2022 The demographics in the South are favorable... It's the fastest growing region in the US. I think it's probably a matter of time, tempered of course by the economy writ large. Quote
WAAAYTOOO Posted March 14, 2022 Report Posted March 14, 2022 The problem with NO is the same problem that exists for Baltimore. It takes SO long to get out into open water ! They can’t open the casino or the shops until they’re away from land. I’m sure the casino crew loves it but not so much, the casino patrons. Quote
Matt Posted March 14, 2022 Report Posted March 14, 2022 5 hours ago, twangster said: It's not that can't make money in New Orleans but they can make more money with a ship somewhere else. Bingo. This was the case with Los Angeles for the longest time as well. csrsue 1 Quote
coneyraven Posted March 14, 2022 Report Posted March 14, 2022 Up until the Pandemic, wasn't Majesty supposed to be going out of NO? If memory serves me, Royal didn't pull sailings from NO, it just shut down along with everything else..... of course, during the fray, Majesty and Empress are no more, although, Perhaps NO will be the new home for Grandeur, or some other Vision Class ship taking the place of what would've been, Majesty. Quote
MuttMutt Posted March 14, 2022 Report Posted March 14, 2022 Not sure but when I was looking at the sailings there were even more underwhelming than Galveston. I am hoping they will bring something in to Galveston to facilitate cruises to the Cayman Islands, Jamaica, and points further south out of Galveston and then start working on whatever they are going to do in New Orleans or at least add something into New Orleans that will give me some options other than Florida to get around in other areas. stevendom57 1 Quote
twangster Posted March 14, 2022 Report Posted March 14, 2022 Like Galveston, NO has geographic challenges. The long slow transit down the Mississippi is wonderful but doesn't help with the time & distance issues. CruiseGus and WAAAYTOOO 2 Quote
kt2000 Posted March 15, 2022 Author Report Posted March 15, 2022 Well I hope it comes back and SOON!!! If it goes to key west and perfect day as well, like it did before = AWESOME!....would love to see this as a port....we are from indy, and this port is driveable since we prefer not to fly. Quote
CruisingSteve Posted March 15, 2022 Report Posted March 15, 2022 Navigating the channel in and out of New Orleans isn't so easy (Tampa and Baltimore have the same problem) If they do go back, it would probably be a smaller ship to start with WAAAYTOOO and rjweber3 2 Quote
steverk Posted March 15, 2022 Report Posted March 15, 2022 16 hours ago, MuttMutt said: Not sure but when I was looking at the sailings there were even more underwhelming than Galveston. I am hoping they will bring something in to Galveston to facilitate cruises to the Cayman Islands, Jamaica, and points further south out of Galveston and then start working on whatever they are going to do in New Orleans or at least add something into New Orleans that will give me some options other than Florida to get around in other areas. I agree. Somewhere I read that the cruise lines wanted to go to Tampico Mexico, but the locals didn't want it. Too bad, it would be a great Galveston destination. Quote
SpeedNoodles Posted March 21, 2022 Report Posted March 21, 2022 Yes. Yes, they will. LOL coneyraven, teddy and Matt 1 2 Quote
MikeK Posted March 21, 2022 Report Posted March 21, 2022 I think I just saw that the Radiance is going to NO. Quote
SpeedNoodles Posted March 21, 2022 Report Posted March 21, 2022 25 minutes ago, MikeK said: I think I just saw that the Radiance is going to NO. https://www.royalcaribbeanblog.com/2022/03/21/royal-caribbean-redeploys-radiance-of-the-seas-new-orleans-galveston-2023 Quote
Sweety Posted March 21, 2022 Report Posted March 21, 2022 1 hour ago, SpeedNoodles said: https://www.royalcaribbeanblog.com/2022/03/21/royal-caribbean-redeploys-radiance-of-the-seas-new-orleans-galveston-2023 Love it. I can visit family and relieve my stress on a cruise. AshleyDillo, JasonOasis, SpeedNoodles and 1 other 2 1 1 Quote
csrsue Posted March 22, 2022 Report Posted March 22, 2022 When they pulled out of Los Angeles over a decade ago, we were really let down. We kept hoping (praying??) that they would come back. Took about 11 years, but they did. They're back in Los Angeles. Yay! And we have four cruises scheduled just this year alone. Don't give up home. Sweety 1 Quote
Sweety Posted March 22, 2022 Report Posted March 22, 2022 11 hours ago, csrsue said: When they pulled out of Los Angeles over a decade ago, we were really let down. We kept hoping (praying??) that they would come back. Took about 11 years, but they did. They're back in Los Angeles. Yay! And we have four cruises scheduled just this year alone. Don't give up home. I am planning on taking a cruise out of LA next year. Quote
kt2000 Posted March 23, 2022 Author Report Posted March 23, 2022 I think it is awesome they have returned to New Orleans....was hoping for dates in March and April....New orleans and Baltimore do to distance from our home are our favorite ports....Baltimore does not currently have any cruises for April 2023.....We need spring break dates....being teachers.... Hope they add March and April 2023 to New Orleans or April 2023 to Baltimore.... Quote
Cakemeister Posted March 30, 2022 Report Posted March 30, 2022 That's temporary. The Radiance will be moving to Galveston and later on to Los Angeles in April of '23. Quote
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