steverk Posted January 5, 2023 Report Posted January 5, 2023 I was recently looking at Cruisemapper.com and discovered a cruise port that I knew nothing about. RCI doesn't go to either. In fact, the only cruise line that does is American Queen Voyages. However, that doesn't mean I can't dream! The port is Campeche and it looks really interesting. It is located on the west side of the Yucatan pennisula, southwest of Progresso, so it is a good location for sailing from Galveston or New Orleans. Campeche is a UNESCO site. So what ports would you like to see developed or added to Royal's itineraries? 4ensic and Carlos A. 2 Quote
smokeybandit Posted January 5, 2023 Report Posted January 5, 2023 I wish Cuba was an option again. Allen2, CruzOnBye, Thumper44 and 10 others 9 4 Quote
rjweber3 Posted January 5, 2023 Report Posted January 5, 2023 I understand that RCG is already working on Grand Bahama. Having spend several weeks there, I believe it has lots of potential. Friendly folks who welcomed us. Srp431 and steverk 1 1 Quote
michaelp1446 Posted January 5, 2023 Report Posted January 5, 2023 3 hours ago, steverk said: The port is Campeche and it looks really interesting. It is located on the west side of the Yucatan pennisula, southwest of Progresso, so it is a good location for sailing from Galveston or New Orleans. Campeche is a UNESCO site. Port of Campeche can handle vessels with a maximum length of 500'. Channel depth is 15-20' and max depth at pier is 15 ' Quote
MTNeedsAVacay Posted January 5, 2023 Report Posted January 5, 2023 I'd love to see a RC ship home ported in Norfolk, VA! WAYNO, Xaa, Cactus527 and 2 others 5 Quote
Ray Posted January 5, 2023 Report Posted January 5, 2023 A home port in Madeira for the European Winter season sailing to Morocco, The Azores and Canary Islands where it is still hot in Dec. Lots of companies do this would be great if RC done likewise. Traveler, Mike.s, KJones and 1 other 4 Quote
JennaRCB Posted January 5, 2023 Report Posted January 5, 2023 Bring back Brazil cruises!!! emmef, FireFishII, Cactus527 and 4 others 5 2 Quote
Censored Posted January 5, 2023 Report Posted January 5, 2023 8 hours ago, smokeybandit said: I wish Cuba was an option again. Cuba is the so called "forbidden fruit" Why do you want to go and support a communist country with your travel dollars? Why? Jenna Delvey, FireFishII and 4ensic 3 Quote
smokeybandit Posted January 6, 2023 Report Posted January 6, 2023 43 minutes ago, Censored said: Cuba is the so called "forbidden fruit" Why do you want to go and support a communist country with your travel dollars? Why? I speak only of the country and its beauty, not its politics. USCG Teacher, Floski, WesKinetic and 6 others 9 Quote
USFFrank Posted January 6, 2023 Report Posted January 6, 2023 9 hours ago, smokeybandit said: I wish Cuba was an option again. I agree with ships being able to sail to Cuba again. Would love to see all the old cars driving around there. But then again it would bring up the argument of Royal having to either build a new, or acquire a ship small enough to sail there again. Empress & Majesty were sold. I do believe someone high up the Royal food chain once said that they still have a ship small enough to sail to Cuba, but that would be either a Celebrity or Silversea ship. Quote
The Cruise Junkie Posted January 6, 2023 Report Posted January 6, 2023 One thing I wish Royal did is add more options for the three-night weekend cruises out of FL to other ports in the Bahamas such as Bimini or Freeport, so it is not always Nassau every cruise. SPS, foxrunner, Fuzzywuzzy and 2 others 4 1 Quote
Swar Posted January 6, 2023 Report Posted January 6, 2023 I really don't know of any to add. I would not stop at Nassau, if I was a decision maker. Quote
Austin Posted January 6, 2023 Report Posted January 6, 2023 Turks and Caicos, Anguilla, and more BVIs. More Antigua too. Seems like Royal does not like going there even after the port expansion. Midwest Cruiser, Kay45, rjac and 4 others 5 1 1 Quote
melmar02 Posted January 6, 2023 Report Posted January 6, 2023 San Francisco and up the Pacific coast. I'd book a wine cruise in a heartbeat! EvergreenCruzers, Traveler, Cactus527 and 5 others 4 4 Quote
Matt Posted January 6, 2023 Report Posted January 6, 2023 Definitely Cuba, followed by South American itineraries Allen2, Austin, MaryS and 4 others 5 2 Quote
teddy Posted January 6, 2023 Report Posted January 6, 2023 I was bummed when Cuba no longer was an option, so that's my first answer. My second is I wish more cruises went out of Boston. I understand why they don't, but after cruising from there back in October, the selfish part of me really loved being able to drive to the port the day of our cruise. WAAAYTOOO and michaelp1446 1 1 Quote
Ray Posted January 6, 2023 Report Posted January 6, 2023 16 hours ago, Censored said: Cuba is the so called "forbidden fruit" Why do you want to go and support a communist country with your travel dollars? Why? Same way millions of people visit Arab countries! You cant judge everyone because of a few idiots! If we did no one would visit the US due to Trump lol DDaley, Matt, EnSeven and 1 other 4 Quote
barjpoe Posted January 6, 2023 Report Posted January 6, 2023 1 hour ago, teddy said: I was bummed when Cuba no longer was an option, so that's my first answer. My second is I wish more cruises went out of Boston. I understand why they don't, but after cruising from there back in October, the selfish part of me really loved being able to drive to the port the day of our cruise. Me too!! teddy 1 Quote
Geoff P Posted January 6, 2023 Report Posted January 6, 2023 3 hours ago, teddy said: I was bummed when Cuba no longer was an option, so that's my first answer. My second is I wish more cruises went out of Boston. I understand why they don't, but after cruising from there back in October, the selfish part of me really loved being able to drive to the port the day of our cruise. I was going to say something along these lines as well, better itineraries out of Boston and NJ…I get why they’re always the same, but wish there was a better variety teddy 1 Quote
TXcruzer Posted January 6, 2023 Report Posted January 6, 2023 On 1/5/2023 at 5:56 PM, Censored said: Cuba is the so called "forbidden fruit" Why do you want to go and support a communist country with your travel dollars? Why? Why not? I have had amazing trips to China, Russia, various countries in the Middle East.............their politics are of no concern to me Allen2 1 Quote
Zacharius Posted January 6, 2023 Report Posted January 6, 2023 6 hours ago, melmar02 said: San Francisco and up the Pacific coast. I'd book a wine cruise in a heartbeat! Every cruise is a wine cruise if you have the right drink package! 20 hours ago, Censored said: Cuba is the so called "forbidden fruit" Why do you want to go and support a communist country with your travel dollars? Why? Lots of countries have lots of bad or questionable politics. If you start weeding them out, you suddenly have very few places to go to. It can even be said of places like the US and Israel, as well as the Middle East, China, etc. etc. Everyone is someone's enemy. Except Namibia. Everyone likes Namibia.* * - am from Namibia, assume everyone likes us WAAAYTOOO, WriterJess, MTNeedsAVacay and 8 others 4 6 1 Quote
Mike.s Posted January 7, 2023 Report Posted January 7, 2023 On 1/6/2023 at 12:46 AM, USFFrank said: I agree with ships being able to sail to Cuba again. Would love to see all the old cars driving around there. But then again it would bring up the argument of Royal having to either build a new, or acquire a ship small enough to sail there again. Empress & Majesty were sold. I do believe someone high up the Royal food chain once said that they still have a ship small enough to sail to Cuba, but that would be either a Celebrity or Silversea ship. Legend of the Seas is still sailing to Cuba as Marella Discovery 2 so I assume Grandeur would be able to? Quote
Cactus527 Posted January 8, 2023 Report Posted January 8, 2023 I'm waiting for California to fall off into the ocean due to an earthquake so that way Arizona becomes beachfront property. Then, I want a port in Arizona. stevendom57, 4ensic, Maggie M and 3 others 2 3 1 Quote
WhoCruiser Posted January 8, 2023 Report Posted January 8, 2023 1 hour ago, Cactus527 said: I'm waiting for California to fall off into the ocean due to an earthquake so that way Arizona becomes beachfront property. Then, I want a port in Arizona. Well, Lex Luthor did try his best... Cactus527, Matt, WAAAYTOOO and 1 other 4 Quote
JasonOasis Posted January 8, 2023 Report Posted January 8, 2023 Bring back South America, I would love for Royal to cruise out of Buenos Aires, Rio de Janeiro, Quote
ChessE4 Posted January 9, 2023 Report Posted January 9, 2023 I would like to see departures from Charleston so we don't need to drive to PC. Even Jacksonville would be good and I 2nd Norfolk. Floski 1 Quote
WAYNO Posted January 9, 2023 Report Posted January 9, 2023 I would like to see any of the West Coast ports and markets added or expanded, to allow more cruises to more places. Recently we cruised from L.A. It was super convenient and far less costly for us folks living out west. EvergreenCruzers and Cactus527 1 1 Quote
Zacharius Posted January 9, 2023 Report Posted January 9, 2023 On 1/7/2023 at 10:39 PM, Cactus527 said: I'm waiting for California to fall off into the ocean due to an earthquake so that way Arizona becomes beachfront property. Been listening to a bit too much George Straight, eh? Riley and Cactus527 2 Quote
Taraks Travels Posted January 10, 2023 Report Posted January 10, 2023 On 1/5/2023 at 8:55 PM, The Cruise Junkie said: One thing I wish Royal did is add more options for the three-night weekend cruises out of FL to other ports in the Bahamas such as Bimini or Freeport, so it is not always Nassau every cruise. A friend of mine and her family just went out of Tampa last week and I'm pretty sure it went to Nassau, Bimini and Grand Bahama along with PDCC...I think they were on Serenade of The Seas... Quote
Maggie M Posted January 10, 2023 Report Posted January 10, 2023 On 1/7/2023 at 4:06 AM, Mike.s said: Legend of the Seas is still sailing to Cuba as Marella Discovery 2 so I assume Grandeur would be able to? I had no idea they sold those ships! We were on Majesty to Cuba overnight in 2019 and had a blast! I'd go back in a heartbeat! I would also like to see some development on East Coast ports not as far south as Florida. Quote
AandD Posted January 11, 2023 Report Posted January 11, 2023 On 1/6/2023 at 2:12 PM, Zacharius said: Every cruise is a wine cruise if you have the right drink package! Lots of countries have lots of bad or questionable politics. If you start weeding them out, you suddenly have very few places to go to. It can even be said of places like the US and Israel, as well as the Middle East, China, etc. etc. Everyone is someone's enemy. Except Namibia. Everyone likes Namibia.* * - am from Namibia, assume everyone likes us I have never met anybody from Namibia but there was a time when I called Ghana home. Imagin Royal coming out of London or Holland or the Mediterranean down the west coast of Africa to Namibia. Or vice versa. If the people of Namibia are as you say that's great. I know the Ghanaians are great people. Think of all the ports in between. Quote
Zacharius Posted January 11, 2023 Report Posted January 11, 2023 13 hours ago, AandD said: I have never met anybody from Namibia but there was a time when I called Ghana home. Imagin Royal coming out of London or Holland or the Mediterranean down the west coast of Africa to Namibia. Or vice versa. If the people of Namibia are as you say that's great. I know the Ghanaians are great people. Think of all the ports in between. There are definitely cruises that hit places all along the west coast of Africa - Casablanca, Dakar, Banjul, Accra, Lagos, Libreville, Luanda, Walvis Bay, and of course Cape Town. They're smaller ships and I don't see a company like Royal Caribbean doing it anytime soon. But having been to all of those places, it would be a great introduction to Africa for those who are new to the region. Ray, WAAAYTOOO, rjweber3 and 1 other 4 Quote
USFFrank Posted January 11, 2023 Report Posted January 11, 2023 On 1/7/2023 at 4:06 AM, Mike.s said: Legend of the Seas is still sailing to Cuba as Marella Discovery 2 so I assume Grandeur would be From what was reported at the time, the port in Cuba was not able to take ships bigger than Sovereign class. I don't know how a Vision class ship would fit. Could they be tendering? Quote
JennaRCB Posted January 11, 2023 Report Posted January 11, 2023 2 hours ago, Zacharius said: There are definitely cruises that hit places all along the west coast of Africa - Casablanca, Dakar, Banjul, Accra, Lagos, Libreville, Luanda, Walvis Bay, and of course Cape Town. They're smaller ships and I don't see a company like Royal Caribbean doing it anytime soon. But having been to all of those places, it would be a great introduction to Africa for those who are new to the region. That would be amazing! I can't see Royal doing that type of itinerary either. NCL has some awesome itineraries in South Africa, Namibia, and Madagascar Quote
Maggie M Posted January 11, 2023 Report Posted January 11, 2023 I'd love a cruise to Madagascar! WAAAYTOOO, JennaRCB and jbrinkm 2 1 Quote
Al Miller Posted January 22, 2023 Report Posted January 22, 2023 Norfolk would be an interesting option for those of us in the mid Atlantic. But they have to get their act together first. The horror stories that have come out of there recently are pretty bad. What about Philly? AHollyS 1 Quote
bcarney Posted January 22, 2023 Report Posted January 22, 2023 Dominica. We stoped there on our first cruise, on Carnival. Very similar to St. Lucia. AHollyS 1 Quote
wordell1 Posted January 22, 2023 Report Posted January 22, 2023 I'm in Texas so I'm always looking for destinations that can be incorporated into Galveston 7 day cruises. Would love to see a dock built in Belize and Grand Cayman. I'd also like to see Cancun and/or Progresso developed for Oasis class ships. Midwest Cruiser, AHollyS and jbrinkm 3 Quote
Floski Posted January 22, 2023 Report Posted January 22, 2023 On 1/9/2023 at 7:33 AM, ChessE4 said: I would like to see departures from Charleston so we don't need to drive to PC. Even Jacksonville would be good and I 2nd Norfolk. Hmmmmm..... So, instead of driving 6 hours (plus the one obligatory hour at Bucees for the wife) to Port Canaveral, I can drive downtown, park, and be walking inside in 15 minutes?? Okay, so Google maps says it will take me 16 minutes, but I know I can make it faster! Where do I sign? ChessE4 and AHollyS 2 Quote
smokeybandit Posted January 22, 2023 Report Posted January 22, 2023 Progreso is trying to expand enough to get Oasis ships in. Grand Cayman hasn't been nearly as hospitable in expanding. wordell1 1 Quote
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