Oasis in Storm
Currently the Oasis of the Seas is crossing the Atlantic after the brief stop in England. While in transit to Florida, the ship is running into quite the Atlantic storm. I’ll let RCI CEO Richard Fain explain it; The one…
Greg Dragonetti
Greg (he/him) is the founder and editor of CruiseInd. He has been writing about the cruise industry since 2009 and studying it since 1998. His first ship was the Norwegian Majesty.
Oasis Mystery?
Check out his photo from Shipspotting. If you zoom in closely, you’ll find this: Looks like a hang-glider. Can it be used? Is it real? You be the judge!
RCI 3rd Q Earnings
Royal Caribbean released their 3rd Quarter results this morning. Here is a summary: Net Income was $230.4 million ($1.07 per share). Down from $1.92 per share a year ago. Last Quarter, RCI predicted 0.95 to $1.00 per share. Net Yields,…
Welcome to CruiseInd
Welcome to my new site. I know, I know, it doesn’t look new but that will change soon. I kept the same look in order to make the transition as seamless as possible. My ship pages are currently on the…
Oasis Handover Signing Pics
Here is the actual signing of the documents that transfer $1.4 Billion to STX Yards and a little ship called Oasis of the Seas to RCI. L to R (at table): Martin Landtman, CEO, STX Finland; Richard Fain, chairman…
Finland Says Goodbye Oasis
After a couple years of seeing the Oasis of the Seas dominate the town’s skyline, the residents of Turku, Finland say goodbye to the worlds largest cruise ship. Leaving this morning on her way to a temporary stop in England,…
[ARCHIVED] Oasis of the Seas
This is an archived post that appeared on CruiseInd on Oct 30, 2009 @ 10:35 Oasis/Project Genesis Page 2. Oasis/Project Genesis Page 1. Oasis Interiors 11/20/2009 Here are some slide shows based on the photos that were released today. Royal…
Disney Dream Info
Lost in all the Oasis media hype was an announcement by the Disney Corp. about the Disney Dream (Not to be confused with the Carnival Dream and the former Norwegian Dream any other ships I’m missing!). Her maiden voyage is…
Oasis Latest for 10/29/2009
UPDATE 4:56 pm: Oasis will anchor in the Solent, the waterway to Southampton, and will not dock at all in Southampton. What most likely will happen, is a ferry will meet the ship at anchor, embark the 300 crew and…
Oasis Photos
Check out my Oasis Page for the latest photos. These will be updated as I get them. Today it seems that every hour I am finding out more and more about the ship!