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…
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!
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…
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…
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…
Shipspotting has two photos up of the ship fresh from seatrials in Finland.
I update some of CruiseInd’s ship pages: The Carnival Dream page now has photos of her pulling into Venice while still on her maiden voyage. The Oasis of the Seas page now has some external shots of her departing Turku…
Some new photos that were released today can be found here: CruiseInd Oasis of the Seas Page
Stay tuned for a shipyard report comming up shortly… UPDATE 3:25 pm: So today is day two of Oasis’s open house in the shipyard. Richard Fain, Royal Caribbean’s CEO, went public with the lines plan to keep the hull baby…
Well this is more like a mega report if you haven’t seen it yet. Just click the link to see what I mean! Oasis of the Seas Page
I updated the Oasis page with new photos that show off the amazing interior. As always, click the pictures or use the link above to get to CruiseInd’s Oasis Page.
Here is a photo from Cruise Industry News, that shows a massive skylight just inserted into the refurbished Terminal 18 in Port Everglades, Florida.
Click the picture to enter the Oasis Page or click the link above.
As stated earlier, yesterday via a chat (kind of weird) RCI announced the dining options for Oasis. Nothing ground breaking really. The biggest news is that you can now make reservations for the alternate venues online prior to your cruise.…
Pictures have surfaces from the first sea trial that maybe show a blue hull. Now there has not been an official word from the yard, RCL, employees, etc. about this yet and it could be a primer, coating, etc. but…
Mark your calendars! On Wednesday, June 24, 2009 RCI will announce the final piece of the puzzle regarding Oasis. At 2:00 p.m. ET Adam Goldstein, president and CEO, and Kenneth Taylor, director of Fleet Restaurant Operations, will hold a live…
Word from the sea trails is that the Aerostat will not be part of the Oasis of the Seas. This rumor comes after troubles the crew had with it. The fact that she came undone from the ship and flew…