If you haven’t followed the Alaska cruise saga I’ll sum it up:
Basically locals were getting annoyed that lines were sending more and increasing larger ships to their ports. Passengers were overwhelming tiny port towns and ruining the waterfront. The ships were also ruining the environment both above water, exhaust fumes, and below water, legal and [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Just like all my coverage of the Norwegian Epic, I will also follow the construction and deployment of the Oasis of the Seas. Interesting to note from the below picture from 4/15/2009, only one set of pipes are in place in the funnel.
Also, correct me if I’m wrong, but her first sea trials are still [...]
RCI announced today that the Independence of the Seas will be based year-round in Europe. She will sail from Southampton starting in April 2010. It has already been announced that she will sail to Europe for the Summer 2010, RCI is just unveiling the winter 2010 season essentially.
