Lovetocruise2002 Posted November 7, 2017 Report Share Posted November 7, 2017 How do C&A members take advantage of booking one day ahead? Do you have to call them? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jce2 Posted November 7, 2017 Report Share Posted November 7, 2017 The big announcement is the website wont work again today! BrianAlt 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monctonguy Posted November 7, 2017 Report Share Posted November 7, 2017 Any idea what/where is happening to Majesty in all of this? What about Empress? And I don't see any ships listed out of the port of Miami?!! Orange Crush 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CGTLH Posted November 7, 2017 Report Share Posted November 7, 2017 Wonder what the Oasis refurb will bring/eliminate. I recall the CD at the Captain's Corner saying Wonderland would finally be installed. That would mean the Diamond Lounge relocated, going to guess a setup like Harmony on 4. Then I wonder if they will add Symphony features like the Sports Bar and such. Would be sad if they replace the Champagne Bar with the Bionic Bar. Plus I would hope they add the RFID tech. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilson Posted November 7, 2017 Report Share Posted November 7, 2017 Website working perfectly for me. All 5 upcoming sailings showing as well in “My Cruises”. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orange Crush Posted November 7, 2017 Report Share Posted November 7, 2017 27 minutes ago, monctonguy said: Any idea what/where is happening to Majesty in all of this? What about Empress? Last I heard, Majesty was going in to dry dock in February 2018 but nothing after that*. Maybe she's going to take Empress's place on the Cuba runs? From what I can find, looks like Majesty resumes her Nassau itinerary in March & April, but nothing's coming up after that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JLMoran Posted November 7, 2017 Report Share Posted November 7, 2017 4 minutes ago, Wilson said: Website working perfectly for me. All 5 upcoming sailings showing as well in “My Cruises”. My reservations are showing again for me now, too. So I guess the hamsters didn't spin those wheels off their axles this time! Wilson 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monctonguy Posted November 7, 2017 Report Share Posted November 7, 2017 What about Tampa...no ships listed any longer out of Tampa and the 2 ships based there show out of Europe....any chance Empress or Majesty may move to Tampa? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JLMoran Posted November 7, 2017 Report Share Posted November 7, 2017 1 minute ago, monctonguy said: What about Tampa...no ships listed any longer out of Tampa and the 2 ships based there show out of Europe....any chance Empress or Majesty may move to Tampa? @monctonguy, I noticed that on the infographic / map that was in Matt's post, it said that this was only the Summer itineraries, and the rest of the announcement also seems to be centered on summer destinations. So maybe Empress and Majesty will be in Tampa for the Winter season? Whenever that's announced? I tried looking on the RCI site for that infographic, just to see if there was a second one for Winter, but the map isn't on the page announcing those 2019-20 plans. monctonguy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Posted November 7, 2017 Report Share Posted November 7, 2017 37 minutes ago, Sabrinaklai said: How do C&A members take advantage of booking one day ahead? Do you have to call them? Call in. Your better bet is to work with a travel agent. 35 minutes ago, monctonguy said: Any idea what/where is happening to Majesty in all of this? What about Empress? And I don't see any ships listed out of the port of Miami?!! No mention of either ship in the report, or other ships (Quantum, Explorer, et al). I'm not reading too much into that other than they aren't changing much, and/or hasnt been determined yet. Lovetocruise2002 and monctonguy 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DunkelBierJay Posted November 7, 2017 Report Share Posted November 7, 2017 With Oasis' bow to stern revitalization, I assume she will be in dry dock somewhere in Europe after a TA and before her summer season out of Barcelona? I would love to do an east bound TA to Barcelona or Southampton...or to the dry dock location and just live on her Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mworkman Posted November 7, 2017 Author Report Share Posted November 7, 2017 Okay Matt...go ahead and announce our free upgrades to current bookings only I'm waiting or do i head over to RCI's site because there already done . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Floski Posted November 7, 2017 Report Share Posted November 7, 2017 On behalf of a grateful blog nation, thank you, Matt! You're aces in our book! Boston Babe, JLMoran and Matt 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RestingBird Posted November 7, 2017 Report Share Posted November 7, 2017 I (among many others I'm sure) was right about a Quantum in Alaska! And I'm so stoked to see Harmony coming to Cape Canaveral! Really really considering Oasis next year, now even more so before she moves. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RestingBird Posted November 8, 2017 Report Share Posted November 8, 2017 So I just read Matt's blog about the ship shifts, and noticed Mariner coming to Port Canaveral, along with Harmony...even more excited now! Ovation has been specifically designed for the Asian market, yes? I wonder what changes, if any, they'll make when she does her Alaskan tours. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rjac Posted November 8, 2017 Report Share Posted November 8, 2017 7 hours ago, RestingBirds said: Ovation has been specifically designed for the Asian market, yes? I wonder what changes, if any, they'll make when she does her Alaskan tours. They swap out the kimonos for the bath robes. JLMoran, RestingBird, craig403 and 2 others 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mworkman Posted November 8, 2017 Author Report Share Posted November 8, 2017 With the quantum class ship move to Alaska, will the ports be the same? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Posted November 8, 2017 Report Share Posted November 8, 2017 2 hours ago, mworkman said: With the quantum class ship move to Alaska, will the ports be the same? I haven't seen any itineraries yet, although I have heard there will be tendering. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RestingBird Posted November 8, 2017 Report Share Posted November 8, 2017 6 hours ago, mworkman said: With the quantum class ship move to Alaska, will the ports be the same? I was wondering that too, if she could even get into the ports. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest toodle68 Posted November 9, 2017 Report Share Posted November 9, 2017 We are planning an Alaskan cruise in 2019 and the thought of doing such a cruise on a quantum class ship with 5000 people just fills me with dread. I assume the prices would be cheaper but would be in/out of Seattle and not doing the 1 ways from Seward.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jce2 Posted November 9, 2017 Report Share Posted November 9, 2017 2 minutes ago, toodle68 said: We are planning an Alaskan cruise in 2019 and the thought of doing such a cruise on a quantum class ship with 5000 people just fills me with dread. I assume the prices would be cheaper but would be in/out of Seattle and not doing the 1 ways from Seward.. Good point!! At first I was excited about the big boat coming to Alaska as i really want to go there, but your post got me thinking...perhaps the real secret is to shoot for the smallest ship possible and cut down on the crowds during excursions! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JLMoran Posted November 9, 2017 Report Share Posted November 9, 2017 3 hours ago, jce2 said: Good point!! At first I was excited about the big boat coming to Alaska as i really want to go there, but your post got me thinking...perhaps the real secret is to shoot for the smallest ship possible and cut down on the crowds during excursions! Also remember that a Quantum class ship is so huge that it can't navigate the narrow channels the small ships routinely go through. That means you won't get to see as much of the wilderness, get as close to the glaciers, and so on. Between that fact and the massively larger number of passengers, you'll definitely find me booking Radiance or Jewel; even Explorer is a bit too big in my book, and I recall one podcast discussing the arrival of Explorer to Alaska, and that even that ship can't go to all the places the Radiance class goes on an Alaskan itinerary. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jce2 Posted November 9, 2017 Report Share Posted November 9, 2017 32 minutes ago, JLMoran said: Also remember that a Quantum class ship is so huge that it can't navigate the narrow channels the small ships routinely go through. That means you won't get to see as much of the wilderness, get as close to the glaciers, and so on. Between that fact and the massively larger number of passengers, you'll definitely find me booking Radiance or Jewel; even Explorer is a bit too big in my book, and I recall one podcast discussing the arrival of Explorer to Alaska, and that even that ship can't go to all the places the Radiance class goes on an Alaskan itinerary. I actually watched a 4 part youtube some guy made on a radiance Alaskan cruise and it looked like a beautiful ship. My only problem with a Alaskan cruise will be figuring out where to "cut corners". Probably will forego a balcony room and just plan on lots of time on deck or windowed areas of the ship. Would rather spend my money on the excursions [ I know, a bit off-topic sorry ] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilson Posted November 9, 2017 Report Share Posted November 9, 2017 4 hours ago, jce2 said: My only problem with a Alaskan cruise will be figuring out where to "cut corners". Probably will forego a balcony room and just plan on lots of time on deck or windowed areas of the ship. Would rather spend my money on the excursions That’s what we are doing for RCblog Alaska group cruise. We booked a Panoramic OV that was $1000 less than balcony. That extra $ covered the airfare i just booked and leaves enough leftover for an excursion too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RestingBird Posted November 9, 2017 Report Share Posted November 9, 2017 8 hours ago, toodle68 said: We are planning an Alaskan cruise in 2019 and the thought of doing such a cruise on a quantum class ship with 5000 people just fills me with dread. I assume the prices would be cheaper but would be in/out of Seattle and not doing the 1 ways from Seward.. I'd love to do an Alaskan cruise on Explorer, or Ovation. However, I'd like to do the one way on Radiance first, as it includes Seward. A second trip would be for a bigger ship, more for the ambiance of being in Alaska, over the ports/excursions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twangster Posted November 9, 2017 Report Share Posted November 9, 2017 4 hours ago, jce2 said: My only problem with a Alaskan cruise will be figuring out where to "cut corners". Probably will forego a balcony room and just plan on lots of time on deck or windowed areas of the ship. Would rather spend my money on the excursions Excellent strategy. I did a Celebrity Alaska cruise in June. I had a great suite with larger balcony but I hardly used it. I was out of the cabin and all over the ship, much like Caribbean. At the time I thought to myself, okay that was nice, but if I do Alaska again, I'm going inside or ocean view. I did splurge on excursions this past cruise and so glad I did. To see Alaska you need excursions. Otherwise you will end up like so many that write poor reviews for Alaska ports offering "same old jewelry stores" . To experience Alaska you need to get out of the port area and excursions are the way to do that. However that was an expensive vacation. I'm on the group cruise to Alaska in June 2018. I booked an inside virtual balcony. I plan to spend a good bit on excursions and while planning this year's cruise I had to choose between some excursions. On next year's group cruise I can try my alternate excursions I missed this year. I did a helicopter to a glacier this year and the must do train in Skagway. Next year seaplanes, dog sleds or maybe a hike to a glacier. The money I saved on the cabin will pay for the excursions. RestingBird 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F1guynz Posted November 10, 2017 Report Share Posted November 10, 2017 This is one of the days we had in Alaska in 2012 when there were 4 ships in. It was certainly busy then. I would hope they wouldn't allow two really large ships to dock on the same day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twangster Posted November 10, 2017 Report Share Posted November 10, 2017 NCL Bliss is poised to enter service in 2018 and is heading to Alaska in 2018. I suspect this was motivation for RCI to bring a bigger and newer ship to Alaska. Bliss holds 4,000 at double occupancy and is 167,800 GT. Ovation is basically the same size - slightly bigger with approx. 200 more passengers on board assuming double occupancy. So I guess we can see how Bliss does with tendering this coming season as a forecast for Ovation in 2019. Competition is a good thing! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Janet Posted November 19, 2017 Report Share Posted November 19, 2017 Upgrades? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilson Posted November 20, 2017 Report Share Posted November 20, 2017 6 hours ago, Janet said: Upgrades? ??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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