New Billion Dolllar Cruise Ship Order, NCL Ship Removes Features

Editorial Summary

Doug Parker reports on several significant developments within the cruise industry. Royal Caribbean has announced plans to expand its fleet by adding a seventh Oasis class vessel. The company signed a construction agreement with Chantiers de l'Atlantique in Europe for a ship scheduled to debut in 2028. This new vessel will follow the design lineage established by Oasis of the Seas. In other news, the Norwegian Joy has finished an extensive dry dock refurbishment and is returning to service from Miami. The updates to the Norwegian Joy include the addition of twenty four new cabins and the transformation of the Galaxy VR Pavilion arcade into a thermal suite. Additionally, the ship's laser tag arena has been replaced by a Vive beach club featuring private cabanas. Villa Vie Residences is also making progress toward its planned three year round the world voyage. The company has secured a dry dock slot at Harland and Wolff for a multi million dollar refurbishment of the Odyssey. This ship is scheduled to depart in May for a voyage with prices starting at ninety nine thousand dollars per person. The report concludes with a photo of penguins in Antarctica and a summary of mixed performance in cruise line stocks.

Written by TripBacon from this video's transcript.