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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…
Last month I was onboard the Oasis of the Seas and while it was extremely short, I used this opportunity to document the ship. The Oasis of the Seas is the lead ship in the groundbreaking Oasis-class of vessels for…
This past season, I had the chance to experience two radically different styles of cruising. One was a journey through the Mediterranean aboard the 300 passenger Wind Surf, a graceful sailing yacht measuring 14,745 gt. The other was a whirlwind…
Royal Caribbean’s visionary project that gave us the Oasis of the Seas was born from a desire to not just build a bigger cruise ship, but to completely redefine the cruise vacation experience. The result was a floating city that…
I’ll be setting out soon on a short two-day cruise aboard Oasis of the Seas. The itinerary is simple—just one port, Royal Caribbean’s private island destination, Perfect Day at CocoCay. It will be interesting to see just how much one…
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…
UPDATE Tuesday: Royal Caribbean has announced that as a result of damage to the ship, they are canceling the next three cruises (April 7, 14 & 21 [Transatlantic]). There’s speculation that she suffered damage to one of her Azipods. At…
Oasis of the Seas, delivered in 2009 by STX Europe in Turku, Finland, was the first ship in Royal Caribbean’s Oasis Class and a significant milestone in cruise ship design. At 1,187 feet in length, 215 feet wide, and 226,838…
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,…
Here is the first in a series of documentations and videos I’ll be uploading this year. Title: Mega Food: Oasis of the Seas Airdate: November 6th 2013 Network/Channel: National Geographic Channel Notes: This fascinating documentary takes us behind the scenes…
Royal Caribbean has announced that the Harmony of the Seas, the third Oasis-class vessel, will be homeported in Port Everglades. To make room, the Oasis will sail out of Port Canaveral. Here’s the full deployment from Royal Caribbean: Royal Caribbean’s…
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…
The worlds largest cruise ship recently made a stop in drydock last month. The Oasis of the Seas is so large that there are only a select few drydocks cable of handling the 225,282gt ship. Taking place in Rotterdam, Netherlands…
Oasis has sailed from her drydock and is now berthed in Rotterdam. These two webcams come courtesy of virtualvisit.nl. Over on CruiseCritic, someone has released the total changes. I have yet to cross check them with the deckplans as they…
Oasis of the Seas arrived into one of the worlds largest drydocks located the Netherlands.
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…
Very clever move by Royal Caribbean here. Traditionally vessels will drydock in the Grand Bahama Shipyard in Freeport. However there are very few drydocks that are capable of fitting vessels the size of Oasis and Allure. Most of them are…
Here’s a crazy story. According to one of my sources, the Captain of the Oasis of the Seas (Capt Patrik Dahlgren I believe) was onboard the Carnival Dream when she had the ‘blackout.’ He was enjoying a lunch and then…
The Finnish government is asking European Commissioners to look into any illegal practices that the French Government has used to get secure the contract for the third Oasis ship. Finland as hinted that job losses may ensue as a result.…
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…