Hairy Bikers take over Cruise ship

Posted on 1 January, 2013 by Spacejunkie2

Hairy Bikers take over Cruise ship

According to a report in todays mail, 2,500 hairy, American Bikers booked themselves onto the RCI Cruise ship ” Freedom of the Seas” for a cruise around the Caribbean.

An English family on board reported that they took over the ship with Drunkenness & lewd behaviour, they wore Leathers & other Bikers regalia in the MDR & told the English family who had dressed for Dinner, that they were in the wrong dining room.

RCI have offered a refund but state that they welcome groups of all persuasions on there cruise ships..

You have been warned, its going to happen here in the UK soon, perhaps a Boat load of ” Hippies” on Cunard, I kid not.

Royal Caribbean orders third Oasis ship from STX France

Posted on 31 December, 2012 by Spacejunkie2

Royal Caribbean orders third Oasis ship from STX France

By Tom Stieghorst

Royal Caribbean finalized a long negotiation by ordering a third ship in the 5,400-passenger Oasis class from the STX France shipyard.

The ship will be the same size as the Oasis and Allure of the Seas, and is intended for delivery in mid-2016.

Royal Caribbean had been negotiating with STX Finland, but financial support from the Finnish government apparently could not be worked out.

Royal Caribbean did not divulge the cost of the new ship. It said its capital spending for the next few years would be $1.3 billion in 2012, $700 million in 2013, $1.2 billion in 2014, $1.2 billion in 2015 and $1.3 billion in 2016, when the third Oasis ship is scheduled to be delivered.

When Royal Caribbean confirmed in November that it was negotiating for a third Oasis-class vessel, it said the price per berth would be less than the original two ships.

Royal Caribbean has a one-year option to build a fourth Oasis-class ship from STX France.

The contract with STX France includes the transfer of Pullmantur’s Atlantic Star as part of the consideration.

Drink packages now available on 13 Royal Caribbean ships

Posted on 20 December, 2012 by Spacejunkie2

Drink packages now available on 13 Royal Caribbean ships

By Tom Stieghorst

Royal Caribbean has begun offering all-inclusive drink packages on 13 ships and plans to make them available on all of its vessels sailing voyages of at least seven nights by early next year.

Passengers can now purchase “Classic” or “Premium” packages. Royal Caribbean has been testing the idea on several ships this year.

The Classic package includes beer and house wines, plus non-alcoholic beverages, for $45 a day. Premium, for $55 a day, adds frozen drinks and cocktails, including premium brands, to the Classic lineup.

Packages must be bought on or before the first day of the cruise and cover every day of the cruise. Also, if one passenger in a cabin buys the package, everyone over 21 in the same cabin must also buy one.

Carnival Cruise Lines began testing a similar package this summer and has it available on a half-dozen ships, while Norwegian Cruise Line has said it is evaluating such a package.

Fans of the idea say it helps them manage their bar bills; opponents say it facilitates excessive drinking.