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Royal Caribbean Post Round-Up: June 11, 2017

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Royal Caribbean Post Round-Up
11 Jun 2017

Happy Sunday! We hope you are having a great weekend and ready to talk a little Royal Caribbean.

Royal Caribbean made headlines this week when Symphony of the Seas was floated out.

The important construction milestone took place at the STX France shipyard. With the exterior now complete, Symphony of the Seas was floated out of her dry dock to begin the next phase of interior construction.

Symphony of the Seas will remain at this position until her delivery date in mid-April 2018.

Royal Caribbean News

Royal Caribbean Blog Podcast

The 201st episode of the Royal Caribbean Blog Podcast is now available, and we are sharing our best tips for first time cruisers.

In this episode, Matt and Billy each share two aspects of a Royal Caribbean cruise that everyone else seems to enjoy, but not them.  It is a tribute to unpopular opinions.

Please feel free to subscribe via iTunes or RSS, and head over to rate and review the podcast on iTunes if you can! We’d appreciate it.

Royal Caribbean Around the Internet

AmyUrquhart.com shared three activities they skip on a Royal Caribbean cruise.

Royal Caribbean celebrated World Oceans Day with a peek at the most eco-friendly destinations.

Cruise & Ferry reports Port Everglades will refit Terminal 25 as part of a new deal with Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.

Cruise Radio has a review of Wonderland.

Friday Photos

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Friday Photos
09 Jun 2017

Happy Friday and welcome to the weekend! Each week, we share our reader's favorite Royal Caribbean cruise photos for everyone to enjoy.

Our first photo this week is from Jeff L, taken on Independence of the Seas.

Our next photo is from Tamara, and it is of Vision of the Seas in Skagen, Denmark.

Here is a photo of the water slides and FlowRider on Adventure of the Seas, taken by Pamela.  

Cris Gomez took this photo of Harmony of the Seas made out of Lego, posing with Harmony of the Seas' Cruise Director, Abe Hughes.

Here is a shot of Harmony of the Seas and Empress of the Seas docked in Cozumel, taken by Jon.

Next up is a photo of the sun setting over Cozumel while Lisa Kessler was on Brilliance of the Seas.

Brian Robinson brings us full circle with a photo of the sunrise in CocoCay, from aboard Empress of the Seas.

Thanks to everyone who shared photos with us this week. You can always send in your favorite photos to be shared on a future edition of Friday Photos!

Royal Caribbean's Symphony of the Seas floated out for first time at shipyard

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Symphony of the Seas
09 Jun 2017

Royal Caribbean's Symphony of the Seas reached an important milestone today, when she was floated out for the first time at the STX France shipyard.

Following its float out in the construction area, Symphony of the Seas was transferred to basin C.  About fifty people were onboard Symphony of the Seas during the maneuver.  Three pilots and eight tug boats assisted in moving Symphony of the Seas, since the ship's engines were not not being used.

To assist in the positioning, the port of Saint-Nazaire provides a sophisticated, portable and autonomous GPS system, which allows to give a position down to the centimeter.

Symphony of the Seas will remain at this position until her delivery date in mid-April 2018.

UPDATE: Royal Caribbean has released new photos from the float out of Symphony of the Seas.

Symphony of the Seas will spend her inaugural summer season exploring destinations in the Mediterranean calling on ports in Barcelona and Palma de Mallorca, Spain; Provence, France; Florence/Pisa, Rome and Naples, Italy. She will then arrive to Miami in early November to begin 7-night Eastern and Western Caribbean itineraries.

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