Is the new Port Everglades terminal ready?

There’s an interesting video now available on the Oasis of the Seas web page. It includes information about the new terminal at Port Everglades made just to dock and then service future passengers of the Oasis of the Seas. This terminal is also known as Terminal 18.
Check out the video on their main page here.\

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Oasis is here!

The much awaited Oasis of the Seas sailed into it’s home port of Ft Lauderdale this morning.
There’s a great story with photos and a video of the ship arriving on the website of the Sun Sentinel News.  Click here to go directly to it.

Here’s a great video too. It gives me chills just watching [...]

Unique book about cruising

Have you heard of this book, “The Truth About Cruise Ships” by Jay Herring?
This is a new book and Jay was a ship’s officer for Carnival Cruise Lines . In his book he shares his views on what it’s like to work on a cruise ship for almost 10 years. And his book is unique because it’s written by a [...]

Oasis under the bridge

Have you seen the lates videos or photos of Oasis of the Seas passing under the Storebaelt Bridge? The ship had to pass out of the Baltic Sea and make it under this bridge that connects the islands of Zealand and Funen.
RCCL and the Captain that it would be close as the ship passed under the bridge and the Oasis made it just [...]

Comparing size

I’ve been thinking lately about how much larger the Oasis of the Seas is versus other ships.
The Oasis of the Seas is at least 60,000 gross tons larger than either the Freedom of the Seas or The Queen Mary 2. It’s also around 60-70 feet longer than either ship too.
Below are some graphics which compare the ship sizes. [...]

Oasis of the Seas is delivered!

If you haven’t already heard this news, Oasis of the Seas was officially delivered to Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines yesterday!
The ship will now make its way to Port Everglades which will be the new home for Oasis of the Seas. It is due to arrive in Fort Lauderdale in only 12 more days. It’s hard [...]

More “towel animal adoration”

If you’ve read my book, then you know that I love cruise ship towel animals and suffer from the affliction I call “towel animal adoration.” I’ve even made two towel animal videos of my own. If you haven’t seen them, click on this link for the first one and here for the second video.
Well, I just found [...]

Great Oasis of the Seas photos

I try to follow RCCL Chairman Richard Fain’s blog but I can’t alway keep up. He’s blogging about the construction of the Oasis of the Seas and I have a link on this web page.
On September 18th, he posted some great photos of the construction Oasis of the Seas. He also included a direct link [...]

Oasis contest

Have you heard about this – Royal Caribbean is having a “Reporter at Sea” contest involving the Oasis of the Seas.
Here’s how it works – you submit a video demonstrating how you would report on a special preview cruise aboard the Oasis of the Seas. The cruise is for 3 nights from November 19th-22nd. All videos must [...]

Another Oasis of the Seas First

I’m a member of the Royal Caribbean Crown and Anchor Society. This weekend I received their September newsletter filled with savings certificates as well as lots of other cruise information.
To my surprise though it mentioned that the Broadway musical Hairspray will perform on the Oasis of the Seas.
WOW!  What a cruise industry first in entertainment!
I don’t [...]