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While cruising the Eastern Med, Royal Caribbean’s Brilliance of the Seas was tossed around quite a bit. While sailing to Egypt, almost 30 guests were injured as they were thrown about the ship. Guests here “horrified” to see waves breaking…
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
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…
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The Allure of the Seas was delivered from STX Finland yards. The only ship with a Starbucks at sea and an GUESS store at sea sailed from the cold Finnish city of Turku. Just like her sister Oasis last year,…
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…
You may be saying, “why is this being posted on CruiseInd. Shouldn’t this be posted on a site like AboutThoseBirds.com.” Well if by golf course, I mean the one on Oasis of the Seas, then I believe this is the…
RCI just announced that the 5th Solstice class ship will be named the Celebrity Reflection. She joins the Celebrity Solstice, Eclipse, Equinox, and Silhouette. Love the name, hate the name? Sound off in the comments below.
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…
Here are 5 pics that RCI released of the #1 and #2 largest ships in the industry. Click for larger…
From Flickr Allure of the Seas Shipyard Report #1
As we head into the weekend, I think this would be a good time to analyze the Cruise Line’s recent financial statements. Carnival Who better to start things off than the Industry leader and cash machine Carnival Corp. The Miami…
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.
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…
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…
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…
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…
UPDATE SATURDAY: According to two comments below, the ship was not evacuated in Cadiz. Here is where I got the false information: Round Town News Thanks to Rosie and fudge for keeping us informed UPDATE: This gets weird, according to…
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…
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…
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…
Just like all my coverage of the Norwegian Epic, I will also follow the construction and deployment of the Oasis of the Seas. Interesting to note from the below picture from 4/15/2009, only one set of pipes are in place…
RCI announced today that the Independence of the Seas will be based year-round in Europe. She will sail from Southampton starting in April 2010. It has already been announced that she will sail to Europe for the Summer 2010, RCI…