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![]() Once you get a taste for warmer weather on a daily basis...going back to the cold is pretty tough though... Circling back to the main topic... It is understandable why RCI decided to put Quantum in Bayonne for NCL competitive reasons - having a newer ship in the NYC region...but doing so clearly shuts out many cruisers who simply don't want to deal with the cold, higher costs, and other hassles of cruising from that port. Certainly they are entitled to make those choices - it's their company. But it also doesn't have to be blindly seen as either a smart move or long-term commitment to stay there. We'll see how things go after year 1...
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And they just laid the Keel for Anthem of the Seas yesterday (Monday, Nov. 19) as well. That will be the sister ship to Quantum of the Seas.
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I heard it was going to be Southampton.
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Will you please give it a rest????? People in the Northeast need to have cruiseships in their area. We have more than our share here in Florida, but my friends in NJ, NY, PA and New England want ships that they can drive to. You are certainly welcome to come to Florida and cruise from here, but don't leave out our Northern friends from cruising from their back yards. I know how cold it gets in the NY/NJ are. I lived in Ct. for over fifty years. But cold is a lot easier to take when you get on a cruiseship to start your vacation. TM
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Why?
The point is valid. Many people have been looking forward to a Quantum class ship sailing from someplace warmer...only to be sadly disappointed. Two sides to that coin, but with tomorrow's announcement - THAT NEWS will likely result in "giving it a rest" one way or another. It will be what it will be.
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See...that wasn't so painful....wait a day or two...and get RCI to wise up and have a new Quantum ship ported in Ft. Lauderdale.
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Looks like this was their plan all along. I think this is why most people didn't get too excited about Quantum departing from NJ.
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Actually many people did get excited and are still very happy that they can sail out of NJ, on a new Royal ship. I have friends in the Northeast that like to cruise but hate to fly. There are plenty of great Royal ships out there for everyone to enjoy. TM
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And that's why sailing from Florida is so soft. Too many ships. There are thousands of people who would sail if they could drive to the port. For people, just as us, landlocked in Canada, New Jersey/New York is ideal. A six hour drive and we're there.
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![]() They are moving ships around to other locations to coincide with the new ones moving into Ft. Lauderdale...so there are not too many ships at all...that was clearly stated in the press release. Also, there are over 19 million people in Florida alone (I'm not one of them), and another 24 million within a 60-90 minute flight of Ft. Lauderdale. Sounds like a huge market, not a soft one. Bookings there have been very solid for a very long time, and will likely grow with some new cruiseship offerings. Ironically, on our cruises out of Ft. Lauderdale...many of our dining companions were Canadians.
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Poor choice of words on my part. I should have said,"that's why people didn't get upset over the Quantum leaving from NJ". There were those who didn't care for the idea of sailing from a port in the winter time. I'm very excited about my upcoming cruise on the Quantum. For me sailing from NJ is not a problem.
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![]() I shared facts as a contrast point of view..I guess that part was tough to swallow. ![]() What I have mostly seen and read is "it's all about New Yorkers" and "driving to Bayonne"...so pot...meet kettle. ![]() I'm glad the NorthEast is getting a Quantum ship ported there - I'd just never go there in a million years myself to cruise from there. It doesn't diminish that others welcome it. Yet now suddenly having the option to enjoy another (warmer port) option for Anthem is a problem? ![]() Geez.
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Plenty of folks would choose not to go to a Caribbean destination from a cold winter port. Others would. It's great to have choices. Best wishes to you and your adventures.
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I agree. I think that a cruise is a great vacation no matter the departure port, and maybe the extra day at sea will help with the adjustment from cold to warm. I don't mind leaving from New Jersey and I live in a city that has 3 cruise ships currently in town.
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![]() Those of us who want to actually go on an Alaskan cruise from Alaska, rather than something similar from New Jersey, will probably enjoy it a lot more. Thank goodness RCI wised up and put Anthem out of Florida.
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