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Oasis of the Seas Stops to Aid Broken down Fishing Boat

Greg — Thu, 19 Apr 2012 21:08:06 +0000

This must seem like a publicity stunt as Royal Caribbean’s rival, Carnival plc.’s Star Princess failed to stop for a broken down vessel, but the Oasis did exactly what the Star failed to do. I almost didn’t believe this when I first read it, as it seems so soon, and ironic, after the news yesterday.

Cruise Critic is reporting that a current passenger on Oasis of the Seas is reporting that the vessel just stopped after Capt. Trym Selvag spotted a disable fishing boat.

Captain Trym Selvag stopped Oasis and sent two engineers to fix the problem (after a security team checked out the fishing boat). The Captain said Oasis’ crew provided the fishing boat with a fresh battery, fresh water, and got the engine working again.

photo via CruiseCritic

Check out this old Royal Caribbean video on ship stability.

Greg — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 03:16:55 +0000

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They don’t allow embedding. Sorry.
Why does it seem that the Concordia accident kind of makes me second guess what they’re saying in this video?

New Port Canaveral Terminal Designed to Handle Oasis-class

Greg — Wed, 31 Aug 2011 20:52:12 +0000

From RCI Blog:

Port Canaveral, Florida is celebrating the start of construction of a new cruise terminal with a scheduled completion date of July 2012. The new terminal should be large enough to handle any cruise ship in the world, including Royal Caribbean’s behemoth Genesis class ships such as Oasis and Allure of the Seas.

Port Canaveral Port Authority Chief Executive Officer J. Stanley Payne says the new Terminal 6 dock will be large enough to accommodate "the absolute largest cruise ships in the world," including Royal Caribbean’s 6,200-passenger, Genesis-class ships.

Currently Royal Caribbean’s Freedom of the Seas is home ported in Port Canaveral, which was the largest passenger ship ever built (by gross tonnage) from 2006 until construction of Oasis of the Seas, so large ships are something Port Canaveral can handle.

Oasis, meet Allure…Allure, meet Oasis

Greg — Wed, 17 Nov 2010 13:53:00 +0000

The two sisters, the flagships of the cruise industry, meet up finally. Check out the photo:

Click for uber hi-res

Rare Owl found on Golf Course

Greg — Mon, 27 Sep 2010 14:54:00 +0000

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 right place. The owl was a member of Florida’s rare burrowing Owl species. Due to their rare nature, they are protected by the Federal Endangered Species Act. This being the case, crew couldn’t just “shoo” it away. Officials from Florida’s Fish and Wildlife Commission were called in to safely remove the bird and return it to its natural habitat. Photo after the break:

Image from CBS 4

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

Greg — Thu, 23 Sep 2010 00:04:00 +0000

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 of Hurricane Igor which rerouted the Dream and Oasis.

The totals for that day:

13,000 Passengers

5,000 crew

18,000 visitors total!

picture form the Daily Herald

Hi-Res Pics of Oasis and Freedom OTS

Greg — Mon, 20 Sep 2010 14:35:00 +0000

Here are 5 pics that RCI released of the #1 and #2 largest ships in the industry. Click for larger…

Hurricane Igor

Greg — Tue, 14 Sep 2010 00:12:06 +0000

Hurricane Igor, click above image for awesome NASA pic, is already a cat 4 storm and pretty much directly headed to Bermuda. Seriously, see below. You don’t get more head on than that.

UPDATE: Royal Caribbean will alter the Oasis of the Seas’ calls in the Eastern Caribbean. Originally planned for St Thomas on Tuesday and St. Maarten Wednesday, the line will reverse calls swapping the two ports.

RUMOR: Oasis May Be Headed to Europe

Greg — Thu, 17 Jun 2010 20:23:44 +0000

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 in the Caribbean, and ports in Europe would love the bragging rights to say that they have Oasis calling there. The ports in the Med are extremely interested in attracting her also for the amount of visitors she can carry.

The big problem is: infrastructure. Oasis is huge in both a physical sense and a passenger sense. Port Everglades required a massive expansion of a terminal, Labadee required a dock be built, and Falmouth, Jamaica warranted that a port be constructed. RCI execs are reminding the European port authorities of the investment that is required for her to sail there. RCI claims that current infrastructure needs to be upgraded.

Europe is becoming extremely lucrative and very profitable for lines. In 2011, Barcelona will be THE hot spot for cruising in Europe. All lines are sending their best products there. Carnival will have the brand new Carnival Magic; NCL’s will have among others, the hotly anticipated Norwegian Epic; and RCI will send the Liberty of the Seas, and others, to the Med; Other lines will also have a strong presence in the Med then as well.

IF Oasis were to sail there, it would be in 2012 I would guess.

Some things to keep in mind: RCI are under contract to bring a certain amount of passengers to Port Everglades. This is only economically feasible through the use of Oasis and Allure as they process 10-12,000 pax every turn-around day. RCI may have contracts with other ports in the Caribbean that Oasis and Allure play important roles. Also, why would European ports invest that much money in infrastructure to attract ONE ship, when lines are already sending ships to Europe based on current infrastructure and facilities.

So I pose a question to you: Do you feel that RCI should send Oasis to the med or keep her stateside. Sound off in the comments below.

source CruiseIndustryNews

Changes to Oasis Lifeboats

Greg — Wed, 02 Jun 2010 13:22:00 +0000

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 resulted in them actually having to sail the ship with out it, as it was damaged enough to need repairs. While going over the situation, it was determined that the fowardmost boats will be replaced with the added protection of a spray guard to handle rough weather better. You can see in the photos the added protection under the grate like area.


May 22, 2009	May 22, 2009	May 29, 2009

images from mortgagemobile.com

The current lifeboat structure has never before been used. The ship features 18, 370 pax boats. Until then, IMO regulation only called for 150 pax boats max. These new boats (model number CRV55 for those interested) feature a catamaran, twin hull, design for stability and a three tier seating structure. Most notably, other than their enormous size, is their positioning. The davits are fixed in a way that allow the boat to be stowed in the launch position. The boats hang over ocean and against the side of the ship. All they have to do is be lowered straight down. See the assortment of press photos below for more details.


	via Scat-Harding


from flickr	from flickr