These are busy times for ship-building and ship-naming, especially if you’re talking about Royal Caribbean.
Quantum of the Seas is about to become the 22nd ship in the fleet, in mid-November.
Anthem of the Seas will arrive in 2015.
Ovation of the Seas, the third Quantum Class ship, was given its name last week and will be launched in 2016.
Then there’s Oasis III.
A full sister to Oasis of the Seas and Allure of the Seas, this is the ship with no name, which of course if what all ships are at this embryo stage. However, cruise lines have been known to copyright names as they think of them and the scuttlebutt is that there are two left on Royal Caribbean’s list.
Passion of the Seas, and Pulse of the Seas.
And by the way, it’s reasonable to assume there will be an Oasis IV.
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Norwegian Pearl
16 nights
April 16, 2015
Miami, Cartagena, Panama Canal, Puntarenas, Puerto Quetzal, Puerto Chiapis, Huatulco, Puerto Vallarta, Cabo San Lucas, Ensenada, Los Angeles
Inside: $1,319
Cost per day: $82
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