Speaking to TTG, Royal Caribbean vice president Dominic Paul, indicated his office wants to keep a Quantum-class cruise ship based out of the UK for the foreseeable future.

The addition of Anthem of the Seas to the UK market was a big move for Royal Caribbean.

“For us to place a brand new $1 billion ship in the UK is massive. By bringing it to the UK, we’re saying that we recognise this is a strategic market for us. The goal is to have a Quantum-class ship staying in the UK – we’re not just doing this for one season. We want Anthem to be seen as an iconic UK ship, assuming that it is successful.,” he told TTG.

“I would think it would have a long successful future here [in Southampton],” he added.

Paul wasn't worried about concerns over too much capacity in the market due to the larger ship, “When Independence came to the UK people said it was a really big ship to fill, but it’s got a really strong following now. People have sailed on it time and again – it’s been highly successful.”

After years of construction, preperations and touch-ups, Royal Caribbean's newest cruise ship is ready to welcome its first guests onboard for a trans-Atlantic cruise to its homeport of Cape Liberty, New Jersey.

Quantum of the Seas is docked in Southampton, UK where the first paying passengers are boarding and ready to experience her first-hand on an eight-night cruise west. 

Officially, Royal Caribbean has designated her inaugural voyage to be on November 18 but this is one of many pre-inaugural cruises scheduled over the next two weeks.

Quantum of the Seas photo galleries

As many of our readers know, Quantum of the Seas is filled to the brim with new innovations, activities and onboard offerings.  High-speed internet, robot bartenders, a Broadway show and observational pod are just a few of the new additions to Quantum of the Seas.

Quantum of the Seas is the first Quantum-class cruise ship by Royal Caribbean and will be followed by sister ships Anthem of the Seas in spring 2015 and Ovation of the Seas in mid-2016.

With Quantum of the Seas almost ready for her first cruise, Royal Caribbean is pumping out new photos from all over the new ship and we've created easy to navigate photo galleries.

The Solarium, Royal Loft Suite, Windjammer and more photo galleries are available for you to browse and see what this brand new cruise ship looks like.

We will be posting more photos throughout the next few days, so keep checking back for more galleries. Enjoy!

Royal Caribbean is using these final hours before Quantum of the Seas welcomes its first guests onboard to get the ship ready with final touches.Get a behind-the-scenes look at buzz of activity taking place to deliver a wow experience.

Royal Caribbean is beginning a brand new promotion for the month of November, where guests can get up to $1500 to spend onboard.

Those that book select cruises will receive the following onboard credit amounts per stateroom:

3/4-Night Bahamas & 4/5-Night Caribbean

• Suite: $400
• Balcony: $200
• Ocean View: $100

6+ Night Caribbean, Bermuda, Canada, Dubai, Hawaii, Panama Canal, Transatlantic, Repositioning, Asia

• Suite: $1000
• Balcony: $600
• Ocean View: $400

Europe, Alaska, 7+ Night Australia

• Suite: $1500
• Balcony: $1000
• Ocean View: $600

Cruises must be booked between November 1 and 16, 2014.  It's available on all open deployments excluding China departures and Quantum and Anthem of the Seas.

Onboard credit will be applied automatically at time of booking to all eligible reservations and displayed as per person amounts for 1st and 2nd guests, totalling the per stateroom value.

Offer is combinable with current standard/full fare rates and NextCruise offers. Offer is not combinable with restricted rates (including, but not limited to, seniors, residents, military), Interline, Travel Agent Rates, Travel Agent Friends and Family Rates, Going, Going, Gone Sales Events, Net Rates, Crown & Anchor Discounts, or Shareholder Benefits.

The new Cruise Terminal 1 in Port Canaveral will be delayed by more than a month due to construction problems on the terminal's waterside area.

Florida Today is reporting that Port Canaveral Chief Executive Officer John Walsh says the new terminal will open December 27.

The change will force cruise ships originally slated to use the new terminal during November and December to shift to other cruise terminals.

Royal Caribbean was planning on using Cruise Terminal 1 for Enchantment of the Seas, Explorer of the Seas and Freedom of the Seas. In addition, Quantum of the Seas would be stopping in Port Canaveral as part of its Bahamas itinerary.

Reporter Dave Berman cites among the issues plaguing the construction site is it's taking longer than expected to remove 90-foot-deep piles that are remnants from former cargo piers that were on the site.

Royal Caribbean's Quantum of the Seas is in Southampton, UK where she is getting ready to welcome her first guests for a trans-Atlantic voyage to Cape Liberty, New Jersey.

Royal Caribbean has released the first batch of official photos showcasing many new areas of Quantum of the Seas.

The new ship is being unveiled to the public and media in the United Kingdom today and this is the beginning of a media push to show off this amazing new ship.

Check out our photo gallery below with all the new photos!

There's less than 99 days until Royal Caribbean's brand new Quantum of the Seas debuts and we're counting down each day with a brand new blog post all about this amazing ship. Check into the blog every day for something new to read about Quantum of the Seas.

Quantum of the Seas Infographic

With Royal Caribbean's newest cruise ship, Quantum of the Seas, launching very soon, we're counting down each day with a brand new blog post all about this amazing cruise ship.

Photos of Quantum of the Seas arriving in Southampton

Yesterday Royal Caribbean's Quantum of the Seas arrived in Southampton, England to prepare for its trans-Atlantic ocean voyage.  As you might imagine, a lot of people were excited about Quantum's arrival.

We scoured Twitter to find the better photos out there to share with everyone of Quantum of the Seas arrival. Enjoy!

Light fading, weather crap but I managed my trademark @ABPSouthampton shot! @MyRoyalUK #QuantumoftheSeas pic.twitter.com/O4At3ctRAE

— Patricia Dempsey (@linerlovers) October 29, 2014

NorthStar observation pod on @MyRoyalUK #QuantumoftheSeas was reaching for the clouds as ship arrived in Southampton pic.twitter.com/Y17T4HEuYS

— John Honeywell (@CaptGreybeard) October 29, 2014

All lit up, and almost docked. #QuantumoftheSeas pic.twitter.com/u1B7IUIRlH

— Royal Caribbean UK (@MyRoyalUK) October 29, 2014

#QuantumoftheSeas brightens up #Southampton @MyRoyalUK @RoyalCaribbean #royalcaribbean @ABPSouthampton pic.twitter.com/zMhQnEk1C1

— Royal Caribbean Fans (@RCI_fans) October 29, 2014

A photo posted by Jose Ferreira (@arcocreativeuk) on Oct 10, 2014 at 11:08am PDT

A photo posted by lyan10 (@lyan10) on Oct 10, 2014 at 9:58am PDT

#QuantumoftheSeas arrives in Southampton - @MyRoyalUK pic.twitter.com/WJtzjS3wHd

— Onboard Celebrity (@ade_rob) October 29, 2014

#QuantumoftheSeas pic.twitter.com/RuUGKn60jt

— Stuart Leven (@stuleven) October 29, 2014

In case you missed it all 168,000 GT of the Quantum of the Seas arrived in Southampton this evening - pic.twitter.com/E4ZXPHSYeo

— Southampton Events (@SotonEvents) October 29, 2014

A photo posted by K a i R e i n e c k e (@kaireinecke) on Oct 10, 2014 at 3:20pm PDT

All lit up, and almost docked. #QuantumoftheSeas pic.twitter.com/u1B7IUIRlH

— Royal Caribbean UK (@MyRoyalUK) October 29, 2014

Stay tuned for tomorrow's post as we celebrate 99 days of Quantum!