New Ship Welcomes Guests on Maiden Mediterranean Cruise “We’re absolutely delighted to welcome another addition to the Princess family with Regal Princess,” said Jan Swartz, Princess Cruises president. “This new ship now expands our fleet to 18 vessels that visit worldwide destinations, and guests traveling aboard Regal Princess will truly have a special experience while …
Category: New Builds
May 11
Royal Caribbean Orders Fourth Oasis-Class Vessel
Announcement Made as STX France Lays Keel for Third Oasis-Class Ship MIAMI, May 9, 2014 /PRNewswire/ — Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. (NYSE, OSE: RCL) announced today that it has agreed with STX France to move forward on the order of a fourth Oasis-class ship for delivery in 2018. Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.’s Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Richard D. Fain and President and …
Apr 23
Regal Princess Completes Successful Sea Trials : Princess Cruises
SANTA CLARITA, Calif. (April 23, 2014) — Regal Princess has accomplished another major milestone in preparation for her May 20 debut, with the completion of her sea trials. The new cruise ship set out to sea from her construction dock at the Fincantieri shipyard in Monfalcone, Italy, and was put through her paces with a series of …
Apr 16
CHINA IS NEW HOME FOR ROYAL CARIBBEAN INTERNATIONAL’S QUANTUM OF THE SEAS
MIAMI, April 16, 2014 – Royal Caribbean International today announced that its newest ship, Quantum of the Seas, will make its home port in Shanghai (Baoshan), China, bringing the company’s most innovative ship to the world’s fastest-growing cruise market. The ship will reposition to China in May 2015, following her inaugural winter season sailing out of New …
Mar 26
ROYAL CARIBBEAN INTERNATIONAL DEBUTS NEW ERA OF DINING AT SEA ON QUANTUM-CLASS
“Dynamic Dining” to Feature Five New Distinct Main Restaurant Concepts, Next-Level Specialty Dining, Partnerships with World-Renowned Chefs, and Smart Reservations Tool NEW YORK, March 26, 2014 – Royal Caribbean International today revealed its next vision of dining at sea which will debut onboard the much anticipated Quantum-class ships. “Dynamic Dining” is a completely new culinary …
Mar 24
New Ship order for MSC
PARIS, 20 March 2014 – Today MSC Cruises signed a letter of intent (LOI) with STX France for the construction of two new cruise ships, with an option for two more. The two ships will join MSC Cruises’ fleet, currently counting 12 ships, all built in the Saint-Nazaire yards. The signature took place at the …
Mar 20
FIRST STEEL CUT FOR NORWEGIAN ESCAPE
Marks start of construction on first Breakaway Plus class ship MIAMI – March 20, 2014 – The first piece of steel was cut at MEYER WERFT in Papenburg, Germany today for the construction of Norwegian Escape, the first of two new Breakaway Plus Class ships for Norwegian Cruise Line, set for delivery in fall of …