Royal Caribbean’s three Oasis class ships meet for the first time at sea

Posted on 5 November, 2016 by Spacejunkie2

Royal Caribbean’s Oasis-class ships, Oasis of the Seas, Allure of the Seas and the new Harmony of the Seas, all met at sea earlier today. This marked the first, and possibly only time an meeting like this might occur.

The three ships rendezvoused off the coast of Fort Lauderdale, Florida in a celebration of the arrival of Harmony of the Seas to her new homeport of Port Everglades.

Harmony of the Seas is the largest cruise ship in the world, just edging out her sister ships Oasis of the Seas and Allure of the Seas. The three ships represent the meeting of the largest cruise ships in the world, in one place.

Celebrity Summit to sail short cruises from Fort Lauderdale

Posted on 21 August, 2016 by Spacejunkie2

Celebrity Summit in the Port of Luka Gruz

Celebrity Cruises will sail four- and five-night cruises from Fort Lauderdale on the Celebrity Summit during the first four months of 2018.

The ship will then return to San Juan for the summer.

The Summit’s four-night cruises will visit Nassau and Key West, while the five-night itinerary includes Cozumel, Key West and two days at sea.

Celebrity president Lisa Lutoff-Perlo said the short cruises are being revived because they were popular in the past. There will also be two seven-night repositioning cruises between Fort Lauderdale and San Juan with stops in Aruba, Curacao and St. Maarten.

Royal Caribbean takes delivery of Harmony of the Seas

Posted on 13 May, 2016 by Spacejunkie2

Harmony of the Seas is the world’s largest cruise ship, and its arrival was marked with a traditional delivery and flag changing ceremony in Saint Nazaire, France took place following 32 months of constructions.

Joining the festivities in the ship’s signature AquaTheater were Richard Fain, Chairman and CEO of Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. and Michael Bayley, President and CEO of Royal Caribbean International together with Laurent Castaing, General Manager, STX France.

“Harmony of the Seas is the product of our zealous spirit of continuous improvement, where we have combined revolutionary ship design with the technological strides that have defined the Royal Caribbean brand,” said Richard D. Fain. “Thank you to STX France for their ongoing partnership in building our ships, which continue to introduce unexpected industry innovations.”

Harmony is truly magnificent in every sense of the word, from her architecture and design to the level of care and attention to detail with which our incredible crew are taking to prepare for our first guests,” said Michael Bayley. “The ship is the ‘best of the best’ of what our guests love most about Royal Caribbean, combined with new and thrilling experiences never before found in one place but it is the passion and dedication of our crew that will make everlasting memories for our guests.”

Harmony of the Seas will homeport in Barcelona, Spain and embark on the first of 34 seven-night sailings in the western Mediterranean on June 7, exploring some of Europe’s most beautiful locations. In November 2016, Harmony will arrive at her homeport of Port Everglades, Fort Lauderdale, FL., from where she will offer seven-night eastern and western Caribbean sailings. The newest member of the fleet will join sister-ships Oasis of the Seas and Allure of the Seas, sailing from Port Canaveral and Port Everglades respectively, on the east coast of Florida.