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Royal Caribbean Announces Two Refurbs

You may recall that Royal Caribbean have announced plans to refurb the Liberty of the Seas and Freedom of the Seas to bring them up to Allure in terms of features, and they announced enhancements to the Oasis of the…

Finance Friday Part I: RCI’s Q3 Earnings

And they were surprising! For Q3 Revenue of $2.1 Billion [17% increase from last year] Net Income of $356.8 million [55% increase from last year] Net Cruise Costs were down(a good thing) 2.3% and omitting fuel expenses, they were down…

Oasis, meet Dream; Dream, meet Epic; Epic, meet Oasis.

On Tuesday, the three flag ships and largest ships in their rival lines all met in St. Maarten. I am of course referring to the Carnival Dream, Norwegian Epic and the Oasis of the Seas. This unique meet-up was courtesy…

Allure of the Seas Shipyard Report #1

I can’t seem to find any old shipyard reports of the Allure so I guess this is Cruiseind’s #1. Anyways, these photos come courtesy of Royal Caribbean’s Flickr.  

Jewel of the Seas plagued by Mechanical Issues

Royal Caribbean’s Jewel of the Seas missed Stockholm, Sweden today due to a mechanical problem with he ships propulsion. A spokeswoman for RCCL, Cynthia Martinez, stated that it was a problem with “one of the four hydraulic motors on the…

Odd Happenings over Alaska Head Tax

If you haven’t followed the Alaska cruise saga I’ll sum it up: Basically locals were getting annoyed that lines were sending more and increasing larger ships to their ports. Passengers were overwhelming tiny port towns and ruining the waterfront. The…

RUMOR: Oasis May Be Headed to Europe

File this under mega-rumor-that-probably-has-little-truth-but-is-interesting-nonetheless. According to CIN who hears “through the industry grapevine,” RCI execs are considering possibly sailing the Oasis to Europe. The Mediterranean is probably the best bet. Oasis has been very profitable for the port of calls…

Changes to Oasis Lifeboats

Oasis has undergone some external changes the past few weeks. You may recall that when she first arrived in the states from Finland, she encountered some rough weather that resulted in some damage to one of the fowardmost lifeboats. It…

New Changes to RCCL’s Crown & Anchor Program

RCI has always had a rough time with publicity surrounding past guests. There was the March 2009 scale back that sparked outrage. Then the Royal Champions on a certain message board. RCI announced today further changes and enhancments to their…

BREAKING: Overboard on Oasis of the Seas

Confirmed: Crewmember missing from Oasis. A 45 year old member from Saint Vincent and the Grenadines was first discovered to be missing and then confirmed to have gone overboard (probably through the ships surveillance cameras). The ship will now sail…

Changes to the RCI Fleet (Well Freedom and Above)

Royal Caribbean announced that they will upgrade the Freedom and Liberty of the seas in drydocks in early 2011. These changes are to bring the two sisters up to Oasis level in terms of amenities only. Don’t worry, they will…

Oasis’s Smallest Guest

UPDATE NOON: You know, after thinking about it, this leads one to question central park. What if something goes terrible wrong? It is possible that insects could sneak onboard through the plants, or strangely enough, through the guests (that’s why…

EXCLUSIVE: Oasis Prototype Photos

This post has been updated to transfer the photos out of a picasa album after it was shut down in 2016. These were leaked onto flickr and I haven’t been able to find them again. Have a look. They are…

Updated Oasis Inaugural Schedule

I’ve updated the schedule that Oasis has until maiden voyage. Make sure you bookmark it and check back because I will keep it updated. Check it out: Oasis Inaugural Schedule

Oasis Recap 11/20/09

Today was a big day in terms of Oasis publicity. Probably the biggest. It was officially opened to media, travel agents, and invited guests(think diamond+). It all kicked off yesterday when invited guests were allowed to board for an over…

IMO Congratulates RCI

The International Maritime Organization, a part of the United Nations, recently sent a letter to Royal Caribbean International CEO Richard Fain. The letter goes on to say that the Chairman of the IMO is proud of the way the Maritime…

Oasis on Good Morning America

So this is how much I love cruise ships. So it 7:05 am here in TX and its Friday which means I don’t have any classes today. Mornings like these, I usually sleep in. Not today! Now I have to…

Oasis Godmother(s) Announced

As mentioned before, Royal Caribbean’s newest addition to the fleet will not have a single godmother. It wont even have a pair. In total there will be seven! Remember that Oasis is branded as having seven neighborhoods. So doing the…

Oasis and Traffic Jams?

So this is pretty funny. CruiseLog’s Gene Sloan just tweeted: Let the madness begin: World’s largest #cruise ship causing traffic jams in Fort Lauderdale. #travel #oasis It seems that everyone going on cruises this past weekend have been driving…

A lot of Oasis photos

Royal Caribbean updated their Flickr page with a ton of photos. Here is only a sample.   The complete page can be viewed here.