Summer 2025 deployment

[SHPA]

Hi, we have cruised with RC many times and with NCL once but now that we have young kids we're more picky - not having to fly, school schedules, having Coastal Kitchen access while also not paying an arm and a leg, etc. Is it clear to anyone from past years and/or the deployment schedule below ("Northeast and Long Caribbean") if there should be additional 7/8-night Caribbean cruises released in Feb leaving from Cape Liberty in summer 2025 (ie, does this mean only 14-night Caribbean cruises from anywhere plus cruises to the Northeast)?

https://creative.rccl.com/Sales/Royal/Deployment/2025_2026/2025-2026_Deployment_Opening_Schedule.pdf

Thanks!

[SHPA]

Found an answer in the main discussion. Seems like Feb will bring more. I was worried they had moved all our favorite ships to other things

[Jenn G-MEI Travel]

Hello! The remainder of 2025 including Cape Liberty will be out the week of FEB 12  

[OCSC Mike]

23 minutes ago, Jenn G-MEI Travel said:

Hello! The remainder of 2025 including Cape Liberty will be out the week of FEB 12  

According to the deployment schedule, some of the remainder will be that week but some will also be the following week. Did you just mean the Northeast?

https://creative.rccl.com/Sales/Royal/Deployment/2025_2026/2025-2026_Deployment_Opening_Schedule.pdf

[Jenn G-MEI Travel]

Yes

[ScottD]

Saw this today....

[smokeybandit]

I guess that answers where Star will go.

[OCSC Mike]

8 minutes ago, smokeybandit said:

I guess that answers where Star will go.

I don't follow. If Wonder goes to Galveston at some point what does that say about Star for May 2026 and beyond?

[smokeybandit]

28 minutes ago, OCSC Mike said:

I don't follow. If Wonder goes to Galveston at some point what does that say about Star for May 2026 and beyond?

I see what you mean.

The question was about Icon, he brags about new world class terminal facilities, but then hints with WONDER-ful.

[OCSC Mike]

8 minutes ago, smokeybandit said:

I see what you mean.

The question was about Icon, he brags about new world class terminal facilities, but then hints with WONDER-ful.

Yeah, it was a weird tease for sure. Adding those weird star emojis (that look like the Subaru logo) didn't help either.

With Harmony in Galveston until Spring 2026, I really don't see how Wonder would go there before then.

[ScottD]

2 hours ago, OCSC Mike said:

Yeah, it was a weird tease for sure. Adding those weird star emojis (that look like the Subaru logo) didn't help either.

With Harmony in Galveston until Spring 2026, I really don't see how Wonder would go there before then.

I think the star emojis were just my TA adding some flare to her post,lol. But yeah I'm still not sure what this means 

[Cakemeister]

Who wrote that? Bayley or Scott's TA? 

Seems like they should put a LNG-powered ship in Galveston, either an Icon-class or Utopia, not Wonder. 

I would take that hint with many grains of salt.

Edit: Elizabeth Wright's blog post:

Did Royal Caribbean's CEO hint Wonder of the Seas could be deployed to Galveston? | Royal Caribbean Blog

[ScottD]

2 hours ago, Cakemeister said:

Who wrote that? Bayley or Scott's TA? 

Seems like they should put a LNG-powered ship in Galveston, either an Icon-class or Utopia, not Wonder. 

I would take that hint with many grains of salt.

Edit: Elizabeth Wright's blog post:

Did Royal Caribbean's CEO hint Wonder of the Seas could be deployed to Galveston? | Royal Caribbean Blog

Bayley said it, my TA posted what he said.

[Marlena]

Wonder is showing a random sailing in July from port Canaveral....error or preview of the rest?

[smokeybandit]

Liberty also showing up out of Everglades in spring 2026

 

Likely test loads

[Austin]

What were the itineraries?

[OCSC Mike]

10 minutes ago, Austin said:

What were the itineraries?

Wonder was the standard Western Caribbean it does now (PDCC, Costa Maya, Roatan, Cozumel).

[Sweety]

Booking two cruises this week. Let the news schedule begin Tuesday.

[smokeybandit]

I *hope* to book two cruises this week, or one this and one next. Hopefully prices are a bit more favorable with the release than they were December's releases.

[OCSC Mike]

30 minutes ago, smokeybandit said:

I *hope* to book two cruises this week, or one this and one next. Hopefully prices are a bit more favorable with the release than they were December's releases.

I'm in the same boat (possibly 3). Fingers crossed.

[WAAAYTOOO]

1 hour ago, Sweety said:

Booking two cruises this week. Let the news schedule begin Tuesday.

Are these replacements for the ones you had to cancel b/c of the school calendar change ?

[Neesa]

I'm glad I saw this, I almost started a new thread. Any guesses on the new releases? Week of February 12th doesn't help. I wish Royal would release "preview sailings" so when they open we can pounce! LOL, Tuesday, or Wednesday? I can't remember will we get a timely email? Nah, I'm just following this strand and putting on notifications, I'm confident this Community will know before any Royal notification. 

Me: Staring at the RCCL website

Cabash: Don't even think about it! We most likely have to pay more in Federal taxes this year, we have our Freshman year in college bill that we have no idea will be AND I'm looking at the roof....I think we will replace it this year.

Me: Silence, deafening silence....thinking I hope there are some really interesting sailings stopping a different ports in 2025! I think I'm checking Celebrity as well! What credit card has the best promotion for the $840.00 or so deposit? I can't wait to peruse the offerings......

Wish me luck

[OCSC Mike]

25 minutes ago, Neesa said:

Wednesday?

Most likely this.

[Sweety]

5 hours ago, WAAAYTOOO said:

Are these replacements for the ones you had to cancel b/c of the school calendar change ?

I rebook those cruises already. These are two new ones. 

[Lovetocruise2002]

6 hours ago, smokeybandit said:

I *hope* to book two cruises this week, or one this and one next. Hopefully prices are a bit more favorable with the release than they were December's releases.

 

5 hours ago, OCSC Mike said:

I'm in the same boat (possibly 3). Fingers crossed.

Ditto. Hopefully 3 as well, and hoping for better pricing...

[Sweety]

Have to book two short cruises the following week also. 

[OCSC Mike]

27 minutes ago, Sweety said:

Have to book two short cruises the following week also. 

"Have to" like it's a chore!

I'll be pricing some of those as well but it will mostly be an either/or situation in my case.

[smokeybandit]

4 minutes ago, OCSC Mike said:

"Have to" like it's a chore!

It's a life sanity requirement, so yes, "have to" indeed!

[OCSC Mike]

1 minute ago, smokeybandit said:

It's a life sanity requirement, so yes, "have to" indeed!

Hard to argue with that... looking forward to my upcoming cruises truly is helping my sanity right now.

[sleepy425]

I bought 3 Next Cruise Certificates while on my Xmas cruise.  It's been torture waiting for the release of Jersey so I can book.  Will it be three cruises and only bring a couple kids each time (we have 5 kids)? Will it be one cruise with 3 rooms? Will we go North? Will we go South? I just want to know already!!! 

[Sweety]

16 minutes ago, smokeybandit said:

It's a life sanity requirement, so yes, "have to" indeed!

It's the only way to get through the school year. I will be studying the schedule, while the students will be learning how to budget.

Edited February 11, 2024 by Sweety
Correction

[F1guynz]

3 hours ago, Neesa said:

I wish Royal would release "preview sailings

I think C&A members are meant to get this but in reality, I think it means Royal sends an email saying you can book on the website but so can any person who visits the website on that day. 

[smokeybandit]

Here I am, periodically checking summer 2025 dates to see if anything is available, all the while knowing it probably won't be until late Tuesday/early Wednesday until stuff is actually there.

[Sweety]

1 minute ago, smokeybandit said:

Here I am, periodically checking summer 2025 dates to see if anything is available, all the while knowing it probably won't be until late Tuesday/early Wednesday until stuff is actually there.

I am doing the same.

[sleepy425]

2 hours ago, Sweety said:

I am doing the same.

Guilty!  NextCruise told me it was scheduled for Feb 14 at 11am.  But I take anything they say with a grain of salt and will be stalking the website.  I already warned work to expect me to be useless Wednesday because I have vacations to plan.  Tomorrow is my day off and I'll probably be stuck home in a snow storm so it would be amazing if they managed to do it then.

[Sweety]

My students know me. They are saying I am in my cruise planning fever.

[Nathan adams]

3 hours ago, Sweety said:

I am doing the same.

Here too

Wish I could get a horn sound to my notification.

Probably more interested in next weeks release though

[Lucky]

I'm praying for some decent Caribbean itineraries from Cape Liberty that do NOT stop in Port Canaveral.

[smokeybandit]

2 hours ago, Lucky said:

I'm praying for some decent Caribbean itineraries from Cape Liberty that do NOT stop in Port Canaveral.

[smokeybandit]

I keep pressing reload knowing it's still a few more hours