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Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. announced today that it has agreed with STX France to order a fourth Oasis-class ship for delivery in 2018. Richard Fain, Royal Caribbean Chairman and CEO: The Oasis Class was a revolution in maritime design when…
KEY HIGHLIGHTS Overall, the year is developing along the course the company previously anticipated. First quarter results were at the lower end of the company’s guidance due to some minor voyage disruptions but this impact is expected to be offset…
from Royal Caribbean: Royal Caribbean International today announced that its newest ship, Quantum of the Seas, will make its home port in Shanghai (Baoshan), China, bringing the company’s most innovative ship to the world’s fastest-growing cruise market. The ship will reposition…
I’ll post my reactions in a followup post. from Royal Caribbean: Royal Caribbean International today announced that its newest ship, Quantum of the Seas, will make its home port in Shanghai (Baoshan), China, bringing the company’s most innovative ship to the…
If former international footballer David Beckham gets his way, a $200 million sports/resort complex will be constructed on Miami’s Dodge island. Also on Dodge island; virtually the entirety of the Port of Miami. Including over a half dozen passenger…
Quantum of the Seas meets water for thefirst time.
Two longshoremen were killed in St Kitts when their boat capsized while an unmooring maneuver. The two men were in a small boat helping to untie the Independence of the Seas from the end Dolphin piers: This is an unfortunate…
from Royal Caribbean: Royal Caribbean International’s Explorer of the Seas will sail its very first Europe season in summer 2015. The cruise line’s Adventure of the Seas, which was originally announced to homeport at Southampton, U.K., is being exchanged forExplorer of the Seas, which…
When STX released these renders last week I dove into some of the changed that they plan to make. Here’s one more that I just realized. After looking at the rendering more there’s another difference I noticed. If you look…
Royal Caribbean just announced a huge shakeup to their core dining experience that will debut on the Quantum class vessels. Gone are the large three-story main dining rooms [MDR]. The Quantum of the Seas will feature several smaller restaurants in…
From Royal Caribbean: Royal Caribbean International today revealed its next vision of dining at sea which will debut onboard the much anticipated Quantum-class ships. “Dynamic Dining” is a completely new culinary experience that gives guests on Quantum of the Seas and Anthem of…
from Royal Caribbean: Royal Caribbean International today announced its return to the Gulf in winter 2015-16. The fifth seasonal sailings will comprise 16roundtrip sailings from December 2015 through March 2016, visiting some of the Arabian coast’s most intriguing destinations on…
Yesterday, STX France quietly release the first two images of the the unnamed third Oasis ship. She will be identical in size to Oasis and Allure and is set fro delivery from the French yard in mid-2016. Two features jump…
Royal Caribbean as so far been pretty quiet about the 3rd Oasis ship they ordered back in December 2012. I’m sure it’s because they don’t want to eclipse the hype they’re building for the soon to be launched Quantum of…
Royal Caribbean has announced that Sembawang Shipyard has been awarded the contract to refurbish the Voyager of the Seas. The 137,276gt ship will receive a similar treatment to the Navigator of the Seas. The Voyager will enter the drydock in…
Royal Caribbean has released the following statement: Yesterday, as Adventure of the Seas was arriving to St. Kitts, the ship became aware of oil loss from the ship’s fixipod. Oil booms were immediately placed around the ship to contain the…
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…
While watching the Olympics on NBC, Royal Caribbean showed a commercial for their webseries called Caribbean Cup Challenge. It features 3 former olympic athletes competing in various competitions onbard and ashore. The series can be viewed on their YouTube…
UPDATE: Their website is back, but if you want to view it, its here. And the error page is fantastic! royalcaribbean.com may be down, but the view is pretty spectacular. — Cruise Currents (@CruiseCurrents) February 21, 2014
Here’s what Royal Caribbean’s Navigator of the Seas looks like post refit. The most drastic addition was the addition of the cabins located 2 decks just above the bridge.
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…
The Navigator of the Seas has completed its drydock that saw the addition of the flowrider, several more cabins, and various other enhancements. from Royal Caribbean: Royal Caribbean International’s Navigator of the Seas is primed to resume year-round service from Galveston, Texas…
Here’s Royal Caribbean’s rather upbeat and positive Q4 2013 results: Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. reported 2013 results and provided guidance for 2014. KEY HIGHLIGHTS Full Year 2013: Adjusted EPS was $2.40, $0.05 above the top end of the company’s previous guidance. Strong close-in…
UPDATE: If anyone wants to watch an over exaggerated report from ABC News, here it is below. I only watched it for the live shots in front of the ship. See more US News from ABC|ABC World News Originally Published on: Jan…
UPDATE 2: Explorer is now docked back in Cape Liberty. UPDATE: The Explorer of the Seas will arrive in New Jersey this afternoon. Shes currently 10nm off the coast of Long Branch, NJ. Originally Published on: Jan 29, 2014 @ 8:25…