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dmwnc1
Cruise Director
Member # 3785

posted 11-19-2009 10:19 PM

By the looks of it she will have accomodated quite a few on these preview cruises before her first revenue cruise. Any guesstimate on the numbers? 15-20,000?

Nov. 19: A one-night cruise departs from Port Everglades with top Royal Caribbean executives, the media team from ABC's Good Morning America and other VIP passengers. Pop star Rihanna will perform a special concert that night from the AquaTheater stage.

Nov. 20: Good Morning America will broadcast live from Oasis from 7 a.m. to 9 a.m., offering an exclusive first look at the ship.

Nov. 20: A two-night cruise to nowhere will preview the ship for company officials, media, travel agents and invited guests.

Nov. 22: A second Two-night preview cruise.

Nov. 24: A Three-night preview cruise.

Nov. 27: A third Two-night preview cruise.

Nov. 29: One-night preview cruise and fundraiser supporting the local chapters of the United Way and American Red Cross. Royal Caribbean donated more than 1,000 cabins to the organizations to sell to the public.

Nov. 30: One-night preview cruise and fundraiser supporting the Make-A-Wish Foundation. Royal Caribbean donated 1,300 cabins to the organization to sell to the public. Highlights include the official christening and naming ceremony.

Dec. 1: First full-revenue voyage, a four-night trip to Labadee, Haiti.

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DAMBROSI
First Class Passenger
Member # 100

posted 11-20-2009 01:12 AM

I don't get this one, a ship as big as the OASIS and she's doing her first trip for 4 days??

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dmwnc1
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Member # 3785

posted 11-20-2009 01:17 AM

Well, her first preview cruise has her steaming just up the coast a bit, doing about 10-13 knots on average.

Here she was at 1am:

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dmwnc1
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Member # 3785

posted 11-21-2009 02:52 PM

Her first 2-nighter and making a gigantic lazy-eight:

Nov. 21 at 2:45pm EST

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Atlcruiser
First Class Passenger
Member # 4586

posted 11-21-2009 04:48 PM

quote:
Originally posted by DAMBROSI:
I don't get this one, a ship as big as the OASIS and she's doing her first trip for 4 days??

This was added after RCI found out that the Oasis would be ready early.

I just read on CC that the ship currently has about 3300 on board for the two night TA cruise currently underway.

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dmwnc1
Cruise Director
Member # 3785

posted 11-21-2009 05:27 PM

This track confuses me hovering off of Miami, maybe she's waiting on the Navigator of the Seas to come out?

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