Friday, May 9, 2014

Signposts: Royal Caribbean Orders Fourth Oasis-Class Cruise Ship, World’s Biggest

From the Miami Herald:
Royal Caribbean orders fourth Oasis-class megaship
Five years after welcoming the world’s largest cruise ship, Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. 
announced Friday it has ordered a fourth edition of the super-sized vessel.

The 5,400-passenger ship, sister of Oasis and Allure of the Seas, will be welcomed to the Royal Caribbean International fleet in 2018. The new order was announced at the STX France shipyard during the keel-laying ceremony for the still-unnamed third ship in the class, due in spring 2016.

“Oasis of the Seas and Allure of the Seas continue to be in a class by themselves both in terms of guest satisfaction and financial returns,” said Royal Caribbean Cruises chairman and CEO Richard Fain said in a statement. “Today’s announcement is a reflection of their success.”...MORE
They are very big boats.  Still, it's tough to compete with this:

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...“This is the first time all three Queens of the Cunard fleet have been seen together anywhere outside Southampton or New York, and the first time these magnificent ships have been seen together at sea,” Cunard Director Angus Struthers said....

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