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 not stretch each ship. To debut on Freedom and Liberty (Not Independence*) Cupcake Cupboard. The [...]
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 your not allowed to visit farms in countries and try to enter countries, U.S. or [...]
These were leaked onto flickr and I haven’t been able to find them again. Have a look. They are mirrored on a picasa account so you can view the albums in their entirety. I broke up the almost 100 photos into section based on their location on the vessel. Any problems with them let me [...]
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
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 night trip. One of them was Chris (Cruiserccl) from CruiseNotes. He has filled up his [...]
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 industry came together to complete the project. Richard Fain posed the letter on his blog. [...]
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 sit through morning talk show news…. I’ll update with any neat info they say. UPDATE: [...]
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 math; one godmother per neighborhood. Here they are: Gloria Estefan, world-renowned singer, songwriter, actor and [...]
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. http://bit.ly/OPN53 #travel #oasis It seems that everyone going on cruises this past weekend have been driving by terminal 18 before going to their designated terminal. As with everyone’s first glimpse of [...]
