File this under mega-rumor-that-probably-has-little-truth-but-is-interesting-nonetheless. According to CIN who hears “through the industry grapevine,” RCI execs are considering possibly sailing the Oasis to Europe. The Mediterranean is probably the best bet. Oasis has been very profitable for the port of calls in the Caribbean, and ports in Europe would love the bragging rights to say [...]
Oasis has undergone some external changes the past few weeks. You may recall that when she first arrived in the states from Finland, she encountered some rough weather that resulted in some damage to one of the fowardmost lifeboats. It resulted in them actually having to sail the ship with out it, as it was [...]
RCI has always had a rough time with publicity surrounding past guests. There was the March 2009 scale back that sparked outrage. Then the Royal Champions on a certain message board. RCI announced today further changes and enhancments to their past guest program dubbed Crown & Anchor, an homage to the likes logo.
So lets take [...]
UPDATE SATURDAY: According to two comments below, the ship was not evacuated in Cadiz. Here is where I got the false information:
Round Town News
Thanks to Rosie and fudge for keeping us informed
UPDATE: This gets weird, according to British news, the ship was evacuated. This doesn’t mean a) lifeboats were used as she was docked in [...]
Confirmed: Crewmember missing from Oasis. A 45 year old member from Saint Vincent and the Grenadines was first discovered to be missing and then confirmed to have gone overboard (probably through the ships surveillance cameras). The ship will now sail a modified itinerary after transferring the search to the U.S. Coast Guard.
source myfoxnewyork.com
UPDATE TUESDAY MORNING: [...]
Royal Caribbean announced that they will upgrade the Freedom and Liberty of the seas in drydocks in early 2011. These changes are to bring the two sisters up to Oasis level in terms of amenities only. Don’t worry, they will not stretch each ship.
To debut on Freedom and Liberty (Not Independence*)
Cupcake Cupboard. The [...]
UPDATE NOON: You know, after thinking about it, this leads one to question central park. What if something goes terrible wrong? It is possible that insects could sneak onboard through the plants, or strangely enough, through the guests (that’s why your not allowed to visit farms in countries and try to enter countries, U.S. or [...]
These were leaked onto flickr and I haven’t been able to find them again. Have a look. They are mirrored on a picasa account so you can view the albums in their entirety. I broke up the almost 100 photos into section based on their location on the vessel. Any problems with them let me [...]
I’ve updated the schedule that Oasis has until maiden voyage. Make sure you bookmark it and check back because I will keep it updated. Check it out:
Oasis Inaugural Schedule
Today was a big day in terms of Oasis publicity. Probably the biggest. It was officially opened to media, travel agents, and invited guests(think diamond+). It all kicked off yesterday when invited guests were allowed to board for an over night trip. One of them was Chris (Cruiserccl) from CruiseNotes. He has filled up his [...]
