Xmeister Posted January 22, 2013 Share Posted January 22, 2013 Thanks for the help guys, I loved Celebrity so I'm sure I'll love Princess. Plus we're taking my 84 year old Grandma with us, so I'm not sure that this is the cruise to do anything like an Oasis class ship. I've heard great things about repositioning cruises, I'm hoping to do one within the next couple of years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jew Posted January 22, 2013 Share Posted January 22, 2013 Hahaha, whats more funny is that the limit is still quite high. Which means people were ordering more then 15 drinks a day?!1 And there were so many people doing it, they had to limit it! LOL, what a bunch of boozers. As someone who may or may not have consumed the equivalent of 14 cans of beer at Oktoberfest in a nighy or drank around the world at EPCOT once or twice...it's possible. There's no way I could recommend doing that for more than 1 night a year though, and yet I am sure there are many people on Carnival ships who will definitely hit their limit daily. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeemerBoy Posted January 24, 2013 Share Posted January 24, 2013 If they're not out there already, I'm gonna go out on a limb here and say The Quadski will be the next cruise ship excursion vehicle at various Caribbean locations. I like it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jray21 Posted January 24, 2013 Share Posted January 24, 2013 That would be awesome. You wouldn't even need to tender! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SharkTums Posted February 5, 2013 Share Posted February 5, 2013 Royal Caribbean just released the names of their upcoming 'Project Sunshine' ships. Quantum of the Seas - 2014 Anthem of the Seas - 2015 These will be a new 'Quantum' Class which also implies they may build more of this type in the future. Still no information on where they will sail, new features, any features, etc. In funnier news, some of the Royal Caribbean fan boards were talking about how long it would take for Carnival to try and rip these names off (as they have taken names from Disney, RCCL, and other lines before) and someone suggested they would need a dictionary for these! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ahecht Posted February 5, 2013 Share Posted February 5, 2013 Here's the profile of the new ship: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Stratosphere Posted February 5, 2013 Share Posted February 5, 2013 (edited) Take a look at the link below. Very exciting news! A Quantum Leap Forward in Cruising Edited February 5, 2013 by Mr Stratosphere Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Stratosphere Posted February 5, 2013 Share Posted February 5, 2013 I also love the fact that the company isn't trying to beat itself with another larger than life ship. The new ships will have a capacity of 4,100 which is less than the 5,400 passenger Oasis Class Ships. Bigger isn't always better! It will be fun once again to follow the construction of these ships, it was truly a treat watching the construction and sea trials of Oasis and Allure of the Seas. The power of social media! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
COASTER FREAK 11 Posted February 5, 2013 Share Posted February 5, 2013 ^The link doesn't work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chroniq Posted February 5, 2013 Share Posted February 5, 2013 ^ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j8MS0Iz1Da0 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Stratosphere Posted February 5, 2013 Share Posted February 5, 2013 ^The link doesn't work. Sorry about that, it is fixed now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jew Posted February 6, 2013 Share Posted February 6, 2013 I also love the fact that the company isn't trying to beat itself with another larger than life ship. The new ships will have a capacity of 4,100 which is less than the 5,400 passenger Oasis Class Ships. Bigger isn't always better! It will be fun once again to follow the construction of these ships, it was truly a treat watching the construction and sea trials of Oasis and Allure of the Seas. The power of social media! It's also less than the Freedom class ships (4.300 passengers), but will be 4,000 more gross tons. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jray21 Posted February 7, 2013 Share Posted February 7, 2013 I'm really excited to see what new things they will be adding. Hopefully it's not see through bathrooms like the Norwegian Epic! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jew Posted February 7, 2013 Share Posted February 7, 2013 Royal Caribbean has also partnered with Mlife (MGM's players club) to offer benefits to Mlife members. Just for being a regular Mlife member, you'll get the coupon book that is normally for Royal Caribbean gold members (don't usually get that until you're 2nd sailing). If you're gold Mlife, you get drink vouchers and a comp upcharge dinner. Platinum Mlife get a free cruise! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Stratosphere Posted February 7, 2013 Share Posted February 7, 2013 Royal Caribbean has also partnered with Mlife (MGM's players club) to offer benefits to Mlife members. Just for being a regular Mlife member, you'll get the coupon book that is normally for Royal Caribbean gold members (don't usually get that until you're 2nd sailing). If you're gold Mlife, you get drink vouchers and a comp upcharge dinner. Platinum Mlife get a free cruise! I love the direction the company I work for is going! I thought this partnership was a brilliant move! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
picknyourseat Posted February 11, 2013 Share Posted February 11, 2013 I'm thinking Carnival may have a problem with engine maintenance... http://m.usatoday.com/article/news/1907187 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edh Posted February 11, 2013 Share Posted February 11, 2013 They are handling the situation pretty well. CARNIVAL TRIUMPH - Update February 10, 2013 – 7.30PM EST This morning the cruise ship Carnival Triumph experienced an engine room fire while the vessel was sailing approximately 150 miles off the coast of the Yucatan Peninsula. The ship’s automatic fire extinguishing systems activated and the fire was contained to the aft engine room. At this time, the fire is fully extinguished. There were no casualties or injuries to guests or crew. All appropriate authorities including U.S. Coast Guard have been notified. The vessel is currently without propulsion and the ship is operating on emergency generator power. The ship's technical crew has determined the vessel will need to be towed to port. A tugboat is en route to the ship's location and will tow the vessel to Progreso, Mexico, which is the closest port to the ship’s current location. This will enable us to disembark guests and get them home as quickly as possible. The ship is expected to arrive in Progreso Wednesday afternoon and guests will be flown from there back to the U.S. There are 3,143 guests and 1,086 crew on board. Guests are being provided with food and refreshments. Another Carnival ship, the Carnival Elation, is currently on scene and transferring additional food and beverage provisions to the Carnival Triumph. We have contacted the designated emergency contacts for all guests presently on board Carnival Triumph. Concerned family and loved ones of guests and crew may call 888.290.5095 or 305.406.5534. All guests on the current Carnival Triumph voyage will receive a full refund of the cruise, along with transportation expenses. In addition, they will receive a future cruise credit equal to the amount paid for this voyage, as well as reimbursement of all shipboard purchases during the voyage, with the exception of gift shop and casino charges. The next two voyages of Carnival Triumph, scheduled to depart Monday, February 11 and Saturday, February 16 are being cancelled. Guests scheduled to sail on either of those voyages will receive a full refund, reimbursement for non-refundable travel expenses and a 25 percent discount on a future three to five-day cruise. Carnival is in contact with impacted guests to advise them of the situation. The current Carnival Triumph voyage departed Galveston, Texas on Thursday, February 7 and was scheduled to return on Monday, Feb. 11. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SharkTums Posted February 11, 2013 Share Posted February 11, 2013 (edited) This is seriously getting ridiculous. As well as they may be handling it (sending another Carnival ship to give them more supplies and giving people free booze) not having toilets, showers, or AC for several days while being towed to a craphole port in Mexico is not a good option. This is the second Carnival ship in two years to have this same issue. And let's not even bring in the parent company and all the issues there in the last two years! Unacceptable. Edited February 11, 2013 by SharkTums Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chroniq Posted February 11, 2013 Share Posted February 11, 2013 ^Yeah... From the reports I've read it looks like they will be stuck at sea for a total of three days with minimal facilities. If Carnival was an airline, based upon their recent track record, no one would fly them.... Remember the Costa Concordia? It was supposed to be floating upright before the end of 2012... Here is what it looks like today http://www.giglionews.it/2010022440919/webcam/isola-del-giglio/webcam-giglio-porto-panoramica.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SharkTums Posted February 11, 2013 Share Posted February 11, 2013 Reading some more now, I think Carnival's really going to be in trouble over this one. There are NUMEROUS reports from the sailings leading up to this one that the ship was suffering engine and propulsion issues that caused it to miss ports, delay into ports, and delay back to home port. It cannot be a coincidence that this was all going on in the weeks leading up to a big fire in the engine room and yet Carnival just kept putting duct tape on the problem and loading more passengers on. Wow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CreativeForce Posted February 11, 2013 Share Posted February 11, 2013 I don't think you could PAY me to go on a Carnival cruise. I'll stick to RCCL and Celebrity, thanks. But how much is this going to change the average person's view of Carnival? Will most people who would book on Carnival even hear about this? Yes, it's out on the cruise boards but I think it's a very small percentage of cruisers who actually use the boards and/or do any type of research other than price comparisons. It's unfortunate, but until their bookings really begin to suffer, I don't see them changing their ways. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SharkTums Posted February 11, 2013 Share Posted February 11, 2013 ^It was a news item on the Today Show this morning, but remember how much news Costa made last year, and the Carnival Ship in California two years ago when it did the same thing as this one today and people just keep booking them! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cfc Posted February 11, 2013 Share Posted February 11, 2013 (edited) Perhaps this is all part of some grand Carnival marketing strategy. Yes, these are true "adventures at sea" cruises! Pays yer money! Takes yer chances! Who knows whether you'll make it back alive? It's the Carnival "YOLO Package"! Edited February 11, 2013 by cfc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meteornotes Posted February 11, 2013 Share Posted February 11, 2013 It likely won't change a lot of peoples' minds. A lot of people out there just like cheap crap, and don't care about the quality of the product. Anyone with any sense that's ever been on a Carnival cruise will realize it is one of the worst products on Earth, and yet when you tell people this (as many of us did after our Klassy Kruise last year), all sorts of people will suddenly appear to defend the cruise line, mainly because it's cheap. People might see a report like this and think about it for a minute, but then will just book a cruise on this hellhole cruise line because it's a few dollars cheaper than something a lot better. People are dumb. dt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoCalCoasters Posted February 11, 2013 Share Posted February 11, 2013 ^^It must be quite irritating to have Carnival ads appearing often on TPR YouTube videos Personally cruises aren't really my thing, and all the recent incidents and issues with various cruise lines aren't exactly making me want to drop a large amount of money on such an excursion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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