Shocked Posted December 4, 2013 Report Posted December 4, 2013 Royal has announced there will be a third Quantum Class ship to be built for mid 2016.I wonder where this new one will be based? http://www.mirror.co.uk/lifestyle/travel/cruises/royal-caribbeans-quantum-seas-anthem-1922956 Shawn 1 Quote
Shawn Posted December 4, 2013 Report Posted December 4, 2013 Maybe Florida, but why do I have the feeling Asia? Quote
Tylor Posted December 4, 2013 Report Posted December 4, 2013 Eventually as the Asian market ramps up I wouldn't be surprised to see both an Oasis and Quantum class ship there for at least part of the year. If everything pans out the way Royal Caribbean wants it, I've seen rumors that there are 4 Quantum class ships on order and eventually 5 Oasis class ships. With enough ships to go around we could see permanent ships in Asia, Australia, Southampton and the US. The Asians will probably go crazy over an Oasis class ship. And the new Kai Tak terminal in Hong Kong opened this year and is capable of handling Oasis class ships. There is even a photo of an Oasis class ship on the Kai Tak cruise terminal website. http://www.kaitakcruiseterminal.com.hk/ Some folks say 5 Oasis class ships would be too much. But in the next 10 to 20 years Royal Caribbean will probably be thinking about discontinuing the Vision class ships in favor of larger more energy efficient ships. The Oasis class ships are cash cows for Royal Caribbean, and money talks. Shawn 1 Quote
Matt Posted December 10, 2013 Report Posted December 10, 2013 Just FYI they announced Quantum 3 back in May: http://www.royalcaribbeanblog.com/2013/05/30/royal-caribbean-signs-contract-build-third-quantum-class-cruise-ship This news is that they got the loan to build it. But that's just me nitpicking :) Quote
Racer734 Posted December 18, 2013 Report Posted December 18, 2013 Maybe Florida, but why do I have the feeling Asia? USA! USA! USA! Shawn 1 Quote
CruiserDudeBobby8 Posted January 3, 2014 Report Posted January 3, 2014 i would like to see more Oasis Class ships as well as 5 Quantum Class Ships! Let Royal show other ships how its done! Quote
Matt Posted January 3, 2014 Report Posted January 3, 2014 i would like to see more Oasis Class ships as well as 5 Quantum Class Ships! Let Royal show other ships how its done! There is the possibility of up to 5 Oasis class ships when it's all said and done: http://www.royalcaribbeanblog.com/2013/09/23/royal-caribbean-could-order-fourth-and-fifth-oasis-class-cruise-ships Quote
gibchua Posted February 5, 2014 Report Posted February 5, 2014 I agree with the feeling that one Quantum ship will be based in Asia. Asia has been gaining lots of momentum in cruising and with preferences shifting to european and american cruise lines over the traditional asian cruise lines, it will be no surprise if a Quantum ship is based in this region. An Oasis-class could be out of the question in my opinion. It's far too huge for it to be effectively filled for Asian voyages. But it will definitely be awesome if one of those 225,000 beauties could come to Asia! :D Quote
Matt Posted February 5, 2014 Report Posted February 5, 2014 Well we now know Allure of the Seas is going to Spain in 2015. Not sure where it goes after, especially when Oasis 3 comes online in 2016. Quote
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