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Royal Caribbean's much-ballyhooed Oasis of the Seas recently set sail on its inaugural cruise out of Fort Lauderdale. Tipping the scales at 220,000 gross registered tons and carrying a maximum of 5,400 passengers (based on double occupancy), she ranks as the largest cruise ship afloat, eclipsing Royal Caribbean's Freedom of the Seas by more than 1,000 passengers.
The Oasis will call at seven ports during her first year of service, including Fort Lauderdale; Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas; Philipsburg, St. Maarten; Nassau, Bahamas; Labadee, Haiti; Costa Maya, Mexico; and Cozumel, Mexico. Significant investments were made at each of these ports in order to accommodate the Oasis and her sister-ship, Allure of the Seas, debuting in December 2010.
Investments range from $2 million on lengthening the pier at Costa Maya to $75 million in the construction of the world's largest cruise terminal at Port Everglades. Other ports in the Caribbean on Oasis itineraries are spending millions to dredge harbor approaches to make way for the ship which has a draft of almost 30 feet. The port cities will see a return on their investments in the form of port charges on thousands of passengers per visit and the creation of many new jobs. Local economies will also benefit from the onshore spending of nearly 7,500 passengers and crew members.
For more information about the Oasis of the Seas, click here. For Oasis of the Seas itineraries, dates and prices, click here.
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