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ROYAL CARIBBEAN INTERNATIONAL LAYS KEEL FOR FOURTH OASIS-CLASS SHIP

MIAMI, October 29, 2015 – The keel for Royal Caribbean Internationals’ fourth Oasis class ship was officially laid today at the STX shipyard in St. Nazaire, France. This marks an important milestone in the development of the ship, signifying the beginning of its physical construction. During the ceremony, a 1,000-ton block measuring 32-ft by 154-ft …

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Celebrity Cruises Orders Two New Iconic Ships

DECEMBER 04, 2014 Celebrity Cruises has taken a bold step in ship design with the signing of a letter of intent for a new class of vessels, Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. and French shipbuilder STX France announced today. The two 2,900-guest, 117,000-gross-registered-ton ships, developed under the project name EDGE will build upon the modern luxury …

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MEYER WERFT joins forces with STX Finland

German cruise ship builder strengthens its yards Papenburg/Helsinki, 04 August 2014 – MEYER WERFT joins forces with the STX Finland shipyard in Turku. Following weeks of negotiations the Finnish Government and MEYER WERFT signed a share purchase agreement with the current owner STX Europe. With its 70% stake MEYER WERFT takes the industrial leadership of …

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Royal Caribbean Lays Keel for Oasis III

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 …

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CONSTRUCTION BEGINS ON WORLD’S LARGEST SHIP: ROYAL CARIBBEAN MARKS STEEL CUTTING MILESTONE FOR OASIS 3

Allure of the Seas – Sea Trials

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More news from Allure’s sea trials | chairmans-blog

More About the Sea Trials Posted on September 22nd, 2010 by Richard In my last posting, Harri gave an overview of the sea trials.  Since then he has provided some more of the details which I thought were interesting.  First, please note this chart.  It looks a little bit like an Etch-A-Sketch such as the …

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Allure Sea Trials | chairmans-blog

The Allure has returned from a very successful sea trial. Here is Harri Kulovaara’s report. I couldn’t help but note that he uses uncharacteristically flowery language; he must be happy.  During a typical brisk autumn morning in Scandinavia with grey skies and rain drops just about to start falling, a remarkably untypical vessel sailed through …

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The Latest Update on Our Newest Ship Allure of the Seas

  We recently spent a day at the STX Turku shipyard with a global mix of media.  The point was to show off Allure of the Seas and wow was she looking good for 8+ weeks in advance of delivery.  After many years in the business, including numerous trips to the shipyard in advance of …

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