Photo by Harriet

Photo by Michael Robla

Enjoy the full episode of this Discovery Channel series "Mighty Ships" that featured Royal Caribbean's Oasis of the Seas.

Photo by Evelin Martinez

For the second time in two months, a Royal Caribbean shipped rescued a group of people on a raft adrift in the ocean.  Oasis of the Seas came across seven people suspected to be Cubans on a raft while Oasis was on its way back to Port Everglades.

American health inspectors from the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) recently inspected Royal Caribbean's Oasis of the Seas as part of its Vessel Sanitation Program (VSP).  The good news is Oasis of the Seas scored a perfect 100 on the test.

Our good friend Doug Parker of the Cruise Radio podcast had the opportunity this past weekend to tour Royal Caribbean's Oasis of the Seas and check out a lot of the backstage areas such as the bridge and the engine room.

Parker has posted his photos for all to see and there's some great photos to see in there.

Photo by Doug Parker

Quick programming note, National Geographic Channel is set to re-air its special hour long look at the construction of Royal Caribbean's Oasis of the Seas called "Man Made: World's Largest Ship", so be sure to tune in or set your DVRs to record it.