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Having sailed aboard Oasis of the Seas and Harmony of the Seas from the Oasis-class, as well as Quantum of the Seas, it becomes clear that Royal Caribbean was not simply scaling ships up or down. These two classes represent…
Royal Caribbean’s Icon of the Seas has officially started sailing, so now is a good time to revisit our the Largest Cruise Ship list and the Largest Ships List. In this post we will focus on the largest ships in…
In the past we’ve published a list of the largest ships in the world, these include oil tankers, and offshore vessels along with cruise ships. This page will be dedicated to ranking just the largest cruise ships. #1 Icon of…
Now that Wonder of the Seas has officially started sailing, let’s take a look at the list of top 10 largest ships in the world and see where the Oasis-class lands on them. I debuted this analysis a few years…
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Today on Twitter I live tweeted Royal Caribbean’s Allure of the Seas arriving to her new home in Port Miami. The Oasis-class ship becomes the largest ship to have berthed in the Port. The 225,282gt ship will use the brand new…
I had noticed something strange when checking AIS on Friday. Ok that’s pretty cool. Can’t wait to see the photos. @RoyalCaribbean @RoyalCaribPR #OasisOfTheSeas #AllureOfTheSeas #HarmonyOfTheSeas pic.twitter.com/40PontO2Iv — CruiseInd (@cruiseind) November 4, 2016 The three largest cruise ships in the world,…
According to Royal Caribbean’s website under Oasis and Allure’s pages: The scheduled introduction of dynamic dining on Oasis of the Seas and Allure of the Seas has been postponed until later in the year. Oasis of the Seas and Allure…
from Royal Caribbean: Royal Caribbean International today announced it is changing the way how people plan their vacations by working with Google to be the first cruise line to launch Google Maps Business View using Google’s Street View technology onboard…
In a one-of-a-kind operation, the Allure of the Seas has just sailed into the Grand Bahama Shipyard for repairs to her damaged azipod. Its not a complete drydock as there’s very few yards in the world that can successfully contain…
When Royal Caribbean decided last year to sail the Oasis on a very short Mediterranean season in 2014, it was largely speculated that this was a trial run to see if the European market could handle a ship the size…
Yesterday Royal Caribbean announced that they will be sending the Allure of the Seas to the Grand Bahama Shipyard to repair her propulsion system. The original plan was to swap her with Oasis, whose dry dock was scheduled in 2015…
Royal Caribbean has announced that they will sail the Allure of the Seas to Freeport, Bahamas to fix a worn bearing. It was originally discussed that she may sail to Europe to enter the drydock over there, however Grand…
It’s being reported that the largest cruise ship has been forced to sail at reduced speeds for some time now. The 225,282gt ship is suffering from pod problems according to Royal Caribbean spokeswoman Cynthia Martinez. She states that while the pod is…
#1 FSO Asia (236,638grt/ 441,893dwt) She is a Floating Storage Tanker anchored at the Al Shaheen Terminal in the Persian Gulf. She was built by Daewoo Shipbuilding of South Korea in 2002 for the cost of $90 million. Originally called…
Last week we followed the STX Yards and Finnish Government meetings. Well, the results are out, and its a fairly positive one. However there are some short comings. STX had asked for 50 million Euros to help secure the Oasis…
UPDATE WEDNESDAY: The government will meet on Thursday to discuss the financing package. It was rumored back in October that Royal Caribbean was exploring the possibility of building a third Oasis class vessel. The deal was pending the Finish Governmental approval of Royal…
According to the Finnish newspaper Turun Sanomat, STX Yards and Royal Caribbean are nearing a deal to build a third Oasis class. A sister to the very successful Oasis of the Seas and Allure of the Seas, the order for…
Allure’s sister, Oasis is currently docked in Port Everglades. Last night news broke via CruiseLaw and the AP that a small fire in the engine room broke out on Royal Caribbean’s Allure of the Seas. The Allure, which shares the…
From RCI Blog: Port Canaveral, Florida is celebrating the start of construction of a new cruise terminal with a scheduled completion date of July 2012. The new terminal should be large enough to handle any cruise ship in the world,…
Royal Caribbean and the Island of St. Kitts announced that they will commence a series of trail runs to see if Allure of the Seas can call on the port. The first call at the Port Zante Cruise Ship Pier…
Title pretty much says it all. The sistership to the former worlds largest cruise ship was christened by Dreamworks character Princess Fiona from the move franchise Shrek. Full presser after the break:
The two sisters, the flagships of the cruise industry, meet up finally. Check out the photo: Click for uber hi-res
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