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Oasis Has Arrived in Port Everglades!

Stay tuned for about as many pictures I can find of her. Carnival fanboys, it may be a good idea to turn your head today as this will dominate the news.

Carnival Dream Arrives

This morning the Carnival Dream arrived state side by sailing past the Statue of Liberty, up the Hudson River and right into the NYC Passenger Ship Terminals. The christening will take place today at 4:00pm EST. Click here to watch…

Louis Majesty Delivered (again)

Louis was re-delivered the Norwegian Majesty. Norwegian Cruise Line originally sold the Norwegian Majesty back in 2008 along with the Norwegian Dream, but the Dream part of the deal fell through. It was arranged for NCL to charter the ship…

Carnival Dream Godmother

…is Marcia Gay Harden. The ceremony will take place tomorrow after Carnival’s flagship arrives in the U.S. for the first time. In an attempt to upstage Royal Caribbean and their Oasis of the Seas’, you’d think think that they would…

Costa Christening in Dubai

Europe’s largest cruise line will station its newest vessel, Costa Deliziosa, in the United Arab Emirates, commonly referred to as the U.A.E. The ship will be home ported in the Emirate of Dubai as soon as she leaves the shipyard…

Carnival Delays Two Ships in Ida

Carnival announced that the Carnival Triumph and the Carnival Fantasy would delay their inaugural cruises out of new homeports. The Carnival Triumph was set to call on New Orleans for the first time yesterday until mother nature had its way.…

Norwegian Epic Entertainment

Norwegian Cruise Line announced two new show to be added to the Epic’s already crowded entertainment options: Howl at the Moon and Legends in Concert. Howl at the Moon is a duet between two pianos players. Unlike a traditional duet,…

Oasis Terminal

The Sun Sentential features a picture of the massive 240,000 sq ft terminal that will house Oasis of the Seas and Allure of the Seas 10,000+ embarking and debarking passengers every weekend. The embarking passengers are on the left, while…

Oasis Delayed

UPDATE 3:26 pm: Royal Caribbean confirmed that there has been damage to the lifeboats. It is said to be minor and will not cause further delays. _______________________________________________________________ As I reported on November 4th, the Oasis has encountered some very rough…

Costa Announces Ships Names

Finally some news not about Oasis or RCI! This one is about their competitors, Carnival Corp’s line Costa Cruises. The went public with two new vessel names. The 114,000 grt ships will be named: the Costa Favolosa and Costa Fascinosa.…

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…

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!

Oasis Delivered

UPDATE 1:25PM: Here is RCI’s press release of the event. Its a PDF that can be found here. I took the liberty of saving the PDF as images so they can be easier to view. See below: UPDATE 1:17PM: Some…

Oasis Info

For those unaware, Royal Caribbean’s Oasis will be officially “handed over” tomorrow. The Hand Over Ceremony, as its called, is a traditional ceremony where the line takes delivery of the ship from the ship yard. At this point, and while…