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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 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,…
The constantly updated vessel schedule for Port Everglades now had the Oasis of the Seas listed. The excitement keeps building. Link to Schedule
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…
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…
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.…
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…
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!
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 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…
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…
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,…
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…
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…
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…
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!
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…
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…
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…for the Princess brand. Maritime Industry insider, Lloyd’s List, is quotes as saying Carnival is in advanced talks with German Meyer Werft for an order of two new cruiseships for its Princess brand, Italian and German shipping sources have said.…
Taken Thursday morning from the Crystal Symphony. She is sailing on an 11-night Fall Jubilee voyage from New York to Montreal. Today is the second day of her stay at the Black Falcon Cruise Terminal in Boston. Joining her…
So here is what I have. It is still a work in progress as I figure more information out. If anyone can help out, I appreciate it. Changes will be made in bold. October 28, 2009 Turku, Finland RCI Takes…
UPDATE 10/24: Check out the comments section of the post to see another account. This time from Lisa. Thanks Lisa. UPDATE 10/21: Another cruiser from that voyage was able to provide us with their take in the incident: We were…
Check out the rough weather that the Caribbean Princess is still in. Make sure to check out the post below.
Yesterday the Caribbean Princess encountered a minor, quick list while cruising Canada & New England. The 113,000 grt ship got caught in rough weather in the Atlantic when she leaned a bit. The extent of the list is unknown.…