LandstromCruise Posted October 29, 2023 Report Share Posted October 29, 2023 Curious how many of you collect the cruise ship models? Do you store them prominently on a shelf like trophies? I started cruising in 2018 and mistakenly didn’t get one on my first cruise on Harmony. I have since gotten one on each of the 4 cruises since then. Have myself a little cruise ship shelf on my built in bookcase in the family room. texaskstar, PPPJJ-GCVAB, Lovetocruise2002 and 1 other 2 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PPPJJ-GCVAB Posted October 29, 2023 Report Share Posted October 29, 2023 Nope…not a collector. RCIfan1912 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lovetocruise2002 Posted October 29, 2023 Report Share Posted October 29, 2023 I am a collector. However, I didn't start doing this until about 2018, so I am missing Adventure, Enchantment, Brilliance & Mariner. We are booked to go back on Adventure next summer, the other 3, I don't know if I will make it back on them. I do display them on a shelf in our house, along with our crystal blocks. Hubby has his Star Wars collectibles and I have my ships and blocks. If I ever catch a good price on eBay, I will grab them, otherwise, I might have to make peace with not having all that I have sailed. PPPJJ-GCVAB, RCIfan1912, texaskstar and 1 other 2 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LandstromCruise Posted October 29, 2023 Author Report Share Posted October 29, 2023 1 minute ago, Lovetocruise2002 said: If I ever catch a good price on eBay, I will grab them, otherwise, I might have to make peace with not having all that I have sailed. yeah I tried to get Harmony off Ebay but it was crazy price. Guess I will just have to sail it again someday....darn Lovetocruise2002 and texaskstar 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
texaskstar Posted October 29, 2023 Report Share Posted October 29, 2023 I’ve decided I’m going to start doing this. Most of my cruising was done in the 90s as a teen and honestly I don’t even know if they sold them back then. I was on the Radiance about 10 yrs ago, again, didn’t get one, nor did I when I was on the Oasis in March. However, I got one of the Voyager in June and will get one on Adventure in 20 days when I board. I’ve got 3 more planned after that and will likely book another cruise once the 2025 sailings come out. Not quite sure where I’ll display the, though, maybe on my built-ins as well. I also keep my Sea Pass cards. I have 2 family members who cruise WAY more than I do so I’m sure I can get one of them to get me a Radiance and Oasis model if they sail on them before I do. LandstromCruise 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PatsFanBrian Posted October 29, 2023 Report Share Posted October 29, 2023 I only started a couple of years ago. I only have 3 out of 8 so far. Have then on a bookshelf in my office. I'll never understand why Royal doesn't offer them for sale on the web, otherwise I'd already have all the ones I want. I'll just get them when I can. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lovetocruise2002 Posted October 29, 2023 Report Share Posted October 29, 2023 5 minutes ago, texaskstar said: Most of my cruising was done in the 90s as a teen and honestly I don’t even know if they sold them back then. I have also wondered when Royal started doing this. 3 of the ships that I am missing (Adventure, Enchantment, Brilliance), I sailed those ships in 2002, 2003, 2005 and I don't recall seeing them. Now, I wasn't a cruise nut/addict back then, but I still cannot recall seeing them anywhere. PPPJJ-GCVAB and texaskstar 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LandstromCruise Posted October 29, 2023 Author Report Share Posted October 29, 2023 13 minutes ago, PatsFanBrian said: I only started a couple of years ago. I only have 3 out of 8 so far. Have then on a bookshelf in my office. I'll never understand why Royal doesn't offer them for sale on the web, otherwise I'd already have all the ones I want. I'll just get them when I can. Agreed, seems like a way they could make some extra money selling merchandise online. PatsFanBrian 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
texaskstar Posted October 29, 2023 Report Share Posted October 29, 2023 24 minutes ago, Lovetocruise2002 said: I have also wondered when Royal started doing this. 3 of the ships that I am missing (Adventure, Enchantment, Brilliance), I sailed those ships in 2002, 2003, 2005 and I don't recall seeing them. Now, I wasn't a cruise nut/addict back then, but I still cannot recall seeing them anywhere. I sailed on Rhapsody 3 times in the 90s, that’s the one ship from that time period I could still get. I also sailed on Splendor which is no longer in the fleet and there may have been a 3rd, but I can’t remember. 15 minutes ago, LandstromCruise said: Agreed, seems like a way they could make some extra money selling merchandise online. So the argument against this is instead of you being able to go online and order one from Royal, you actually have book a cruise plus spend $50 for the ship. Even if you could increase ship sales by 10X, that isn’t going to make Royal more money. While frustrating for fans/collectors like us, it is in Royal’s best interest to only sell these on the ships. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LandstromCruise Posted October 29, 2023 Author Report Share Posted October 29, 2023 16 minutes ago, texaskstar said: So the argument against this is instead of you being able to go online and order one from Royal, you actually have book a cruise plus spend $50 for the ship. Even if you could increase ship sales by 10X, that isn’t going to make Royal more money. While frustrating for fans/collectors like us, it is in Royal’s best interest to only sell these on the ships. I guess I just see it differently. For one, I wouldn’t want to buy one that I haven’t been on. Maybe some people would, but not sure the point of having a ship you haven’t been on. I would think it would just be additional sales of people who didn’t think about it that first cruise like me. Also, I would think them selling logo shirts and other stuff would be great marketing. Again, I’m not going to not go on a cruise because I can buy a sweatshirt online. PatsFanBrian 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PatsFanBrian Posted October 29, 2023 Report Share Posted October 29, 2023 17 minutes ago, texaskstar said: So the argument against this is instead of you being able to go online and order one from Royal, you actually have book a cruise plus spend $50 for the ship. Even if you could increase ship sales by 10X, that isn’t going to make Royal more money. While frustrating for fans/collectors like us, it is in Royal’s best interest to only sell these on the ships. I see your logic, but my counter is Literally no one is going to book a cruise just to purchase a model. Many people have reported that the models are not available when they are on a ship, so what are they to do in that case? It is what it is, It's Royal's decision to make, I just don't agree with it. LandstromCruise and USCG Teacher 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RCVoyager Posted October 29, 2023 Report Share Posted October 29, 2023 They used to be $25. We passed on the purchase on the Mardi Gras at $69. texaskstar and LandstromCruise 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
texaskstar Posted October 29, 2023 Report Share Posted October 29, 2023 1 hour ago, PatsFanBrian said: I see your logic, but my counter is Literally no one is going to book a cruise just to purchase a model. Many people have reported that the models are not available when they are on a ship, so what are they to do in that case? It is what it is, It's Royal's decision to make, I just don't agree with it. I assure you that your #1 is absolutely not true. It may not be a large number, but there are people that choose cruises for much pettier and crazier reasons. But if you’re want a model of Ship X and you see a weekend cruise on that Ship pop up, it might just be enough to get you to book it. I’m not saying it’s the sole reason, but for a much larger group of people it could be enough to get them to book a cruise they previously hadn’t planned on booking or it could be enough to get them to choose one cruise over another. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tjcruisers Posted October 30, 2023 Report Share Posted October 30, 2023 I’m not, but my youngest son seems to have picked it up. Not sure where in the house he put them though lol . LandstromCruise and texaskstar 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mk-ultra Posted October 31, 2023 Report Share Posted October 31, 2023 I "accidentally" started collecting when my Genie dropped off one of the large ship models as a surprise. Now I always buy one of the small ones if they're in stock on a cruise. I've got a nice little fleet going. texaskstar 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VeronicaS1970 Posted October 31, 2023 Report Share Posted October 31, 2023 We have a model from every ship we have been on. 15 so far, as some ships we have sailed multiple times. We did not buy the "amplified" Oasis model last week, we prefer our OG one. Also now at $70, not worth it as a duplicate. Adding Ovation this coming May. texaskstar and LandstromCruise 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucky Posted November 1, 2023 Report Share Posted November 1, 2023 Probably an unpopular opinion, I used to collect but as I've gotten older I feel like the quality in these is not worth the price. I would be more than willing to pay for something that is 3 or 4x the current price if it was a little cleaner model. texaskstar 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rakaia Posted November 2, 2023 Report Share Posted November 2, 2023 My daughter is just starting her collection Next additions will be Odyssey (and MSC Meraviglia.......) We also have a mini fleet on our Christmas tree. WAAAYTOOO, Skippy67, texaskstar and 3 others 4 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LandstromCruise Posted November 2, 2023 Author Report Share Posted November 2, 2023 6 hours ago, Rakaia said: My daughter is just starting her collection Next additions will be Odyssey (and MSC Meraviglia.......) We also have a mini fleet on our Christmas tree. Nice! When are you going on Odyssey? I will be on that one in about 3 weeks! And definitely getting my ship model on day 1 texaskstar 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rakaia Posted November 4, 2023 Report Share Posted November 4, 2023 On 11/2/2023 at 7:35 PM, LandstromCruise said: Nice! When are you going on Odyssey? I will be on that one in about 3 weeks! And definitely getting my ship model on day 1 Next December (when she is going out of Bayonne). Looking forward to seeing how she differs from Anthem (will be back on her next month ) LandstromCruise 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JasonOasis Posted November 4, 2023 Report Share Posted November 4, 2023 I don't collect the large cruise ship but I do have a small collection of the cruise ship Christmas ornaments. But Royal doesn't always have the smaller Christmas ornaments available on every ship. What I do have saved from every single cruise I've ever taken including those on NCL, MSC and yes even my one and only Carnival cruise are my sea pass cards. LandstromCruise 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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