Royal Caribbean

Dining, Royal Caribbean

Dining venues sparkle aboard Oasis

By Michael Coleman The gastronomic journey aboard Oasis of the Seas is befitting the world’s large cruise ship. No fewer than 24 dining venues and some 20 bars and lounges welcome passengers for their respective 7-day Eastern or Western Caribbean itineraries. “Oasis of the Seas showcases the evolution of Royal Caribbean dining,”...

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Royal Caribbean

Onboard Oasis: Big ship a big hit with passengers

By Michael Coleman I walked Central Park and was entertained on Broadway this week but New York City was nowhere to be found. My destination was actually the world’s largest cruise ship, Oasis of the Seas, as she sailed her maiden voyage into sun-drenched Western Caribbean waters. Although port calls included Labadee, Haiti plus Costa...

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Mexico, Royal Caribbean

Onboard: Oasis makes maiden call on Cozumel

COZUMEL, Mexico, Thursday May 6, 2010 – Oasis of the Seas dwarfs her Royal Caribbean fleet-mate, Grandeur of the Seas, during her maiden call here today. What’s it like to spend a week in the Western Caribbean on the world’s largest and most innovative ship? Cruise News Weekly will profile the ship tomorrow. Image courtesy...

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Mexico, Royal Caribbean

Onboard: Oasis debuts in Mexico

COSTA MAYA, Mexico, Wednesday May 5, 2010 – Oasis of the Seas made her first call on Mexico today, following five consecutive months of Eastern Caribbean itineraries. The world’s largest cruise ship, which launched in December 2009, docked in Costa Maya where passengers enjoyed a host of shore excursion opportunities including a...

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Caribbean, Royal Caribbean

Onboard: Oasis an awe-inspiring, architectural marvel

By Michael Coleman LABADEE, HAITI, Monday May 3, 2010 — Passengers aboard the world’s largest cruise ship, in the midst of her maiden voyage to Western Caribbean port calls, are in awe of their new floating home. The architectural marvel that is Oasis of the Seas features seven distinct neighborhoods – Central Park, Boardwalk,...

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Caribbean, Royal Caribbean

Follow us onboard Oasis of the Seas

The world’s largest cruise ship may have entered service late last year but this coming week will mark the first time Oasis of the Seas sails into Western Caribbean waters. Royal Caribbean’s engineering marvel begins a 7-night itinerary to Labadee, Haiti; Costa Maya, Mexico; and Cozumel, Mexico, Saturday, May 1, 2010. Cruise...

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Caribbean, Carnival, Disney, MSC, Ports, Royal Caribbean

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In Port Today: Five ships in Nassau, Bahamas

Five ships are lined up in Nassau, Bahamas today, March 12, 2010. From left are the Royal Caribbean Oasis of the Seas, Carnival Destiny, Disney Wonder, Carnival Sensation and MSC Poesia....

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Caribbean, MSC, Ports, Royal Caribbean

In Port Today: Two in St. Maarten

Royal Caribbean’s Independence of the Seas and MSC Poesia are docked side-by-side today, March 9, 2010, in Philipsburg, St. Maarten....

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Alaska, Carnival, Entertainment, Princess, Royal Caribbean, Seabourn

Our top 10 most read cruise stories of 2009

As we end our first year of Cruise News Weekly online, I thought it’d be a good time to go back and look at which of our online stories had the most views. Here are our top 10 most read cruise stories for 2009 – counting down to number one. Number 10 Guests to christen …...

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Video: Seven celebrity godmothers help name Oasis of the Seas

Royal Caribbean International officially named its newest cruise ship, Oasis of the Seas, yesterday, during an elaborate maritime celebration designed especially for the world’s largest and most revolutionary cruise ship. Putting a new twist on one of maritime’s longest standing traditions, the global cruise line had not one, but...

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