We're counting down the days until Quantum of the Seas debuts later this year with our 99 days of Quantum blog series. Each day we will post something about Quantum of the Seas to share with all of you!

Wink

Royal Caribbean prides itself on the world class entertainment it provides and on Quantum of the Seas, you will get a whole new show that is sure to live up that ideal.

Wink is an adults-only show that combines cabaret-style performance art with premium spirits and late-night club life into one big event.

READ YESTERDAY'S POST ALL ABOUT STUDIO STATEROOMS

Held in the Music Hall, Wink will feature the cast of the Royal Theater and sounds like it will be very different than anything else we've seen before.

In addition, Wink is something for adults to enjoy and it adds to what there is to do at night.  Royal Caribbean is referring to it as a "late night party designed for mature audiences".

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

Royal Caribbean has been informing travel agents and others that the Broadway musical on Anthem of the Seas will be "We Will Rock You".

We Will Rock You is based on the music of Queen and will be the Broadway show available on the second Quantum-class cruise ship.

In addition to the show, there will be an after-show party with the cast of the musical for guests to experience, similar in nature to the Mamma Mia! after-party on Quantum of the Seas.

If it's Friday, that means it is time to share some more awesome photos our readers have sent in of their Royal Caribbean cruise vacations!  As always, we want your photos too, so send us your best Royal Caribbean photos so we can share it with the world.

Let's get right into this week's batch of photos!

First we have this photo from John Siegmund of a double rainbow off the port side on Majesty of the Seas while sailing into Key West.  Rainbows at sea are a little sweeter!

Next we have this fun photo from Sue from her Independence of the Seas cruise.  Her stateroom attendant came up with this great elephant on the toilet creation.

Keith Davis sent in this beautiful photo of the Aquatheater on Allure of the Seas taken behind the stage.  He said he took it at 1am and it came out fantastic!

Here's a photo by Jennifer Gardner of this little surprise in the Windjammer on Independence of the Seas.  I really enjoy touches like this.

Lastly, we have this photo from Mary of Oasis of the Seas' life preserver while docking in St. Maarten.  I like how the island can be seen in the background!

Thank you to everyone who sent in their photos this week. Have a great weekend and be sure to send us your photos so we can post them next week by using this form.

In a survey of cruise booking sites, Royal Caribbean came in first place for overall effectiveness.

Royal Caribbean beat out other cruise lines and booking sites such as Celebrity Cruises, Carnival, CruisesOnly, Expedia, Holland America, Norwegian Cruise Line, Orbitz; Princess and Travelocity.

In addition, Royal Caribbean also came in first place for brand impact and performance index.

According to those that took the survey, Royal Caribbean is seen as exciting, fun, having good service, and being trustworthy, which led to it having the top brand impact score.

Royal Caribbean significantly outperformed all but Carnival and Princess in the overall rankings.

The study also looked at the mobile technology and social networking habits of respondents to determine which sites are building the best multi-channel digital relationship, across web, mobile and social.

There's less than 99 days until Royal Caribbean's Quantum of the Seas debuts so we're counting down each day with a brand new blog post all about Quantum of the Seas. Read our blog each day for a new post all about this amazing cruise ship.

Single cabin staterooms

A big change in the cruising industry has been offering stateroom options to people cruising alone and on Royal Caribbean's newest cruise ship, Quantum of the Seas, there will be a new class of staterooms just for people that prefer to travel alone.

These new "studio" staterooms offer the single traveler accomodations without the hefty single supplement fee that was traditionally added to the cruise fare.

READ YESTERDAY'S POST WITH QUANTUM OF THE SEAS CONSTRUCTION PHOTOS

On Quantum of the Seas, Royal Caribbean has even added some single studio cabins with balconies while others have virtual balconies. In total, there are 28 studio staterooms, 16 interior, and 12 with balconies.

Super Studio Ocean View Stateroom with Balcony

The first single stateroom offers a stateroom that is 199 square feet in size and a 55 square foot balcony.  

Inside you will find a single full size bed, full bathroom.  

Studio Interior Stateroom with Virtual View

The studio interior stateroom measures 101 square feet and offers virtual views via your flat-screen television.  

There's also a full size bed and full bathroom.

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

Royal Caribbean is looking to hire 200 new employees for its call center in Springfield, Oregon. 

Royal Caribbean will be looking to fill the newly created entry level jobs in their customer service and sales departments.

Since the opening of the Springfield office eight years ago, trade support director Rita Stolze said they've gone from 100 employees to a staff of nearly 750.

“Well it’s great for our community, because we are a business that continues to grow and expand our employee base year after year. So it continues to show the community our commitment,” said Stolze.

Stolze said there's also a lot of room for internal growth and promotions. They are accepting applications on their website.

There's less than 99 days until Royal Caribbean's Quantum of the Seas debuts so we're counting down each day with a brand new blog post all about Quantum of the Seas. Read our blog each day for a new post all about this amazing cruise ship.

Quantum of the Seas construction photos

Friend of the blog Stewart Chiron, aka The Cruise Guy, is at Meyer Werft shipyard and shared with us photos of Quantum of the Seas that he took while on a hard-hat tour.  Enjoy!

Getting ready to go see Quantum of the Seas, first hand.

Nice view! Stewart & Royal Caribbean chairman in-front of upcoming Anthem of the Seas at cruise shipyard.

Two70 on Quantum of the Seas cost more money to build than Song of Norway.

Fun! Royal Caribbean chairman & Stewart driving bumper cars on Quantum of the Seas.

FlowRider surf simulator being installed.

iFly skydiving simulator

Inside virtual balcony view cabin with 80" TV monitor.

SeaPlex is amazing on Quantum of the Seas. 6 basketball hoops, bumper cars, cisco, roller skating & trapeze training.

Area where arm of North Star arm will rest.

View from North Star loading deck overlook Quantum of the Seas' pool.

Thanks again to Stewart for the photos and be sure to follow the Cruise Guy on his many cruise adventures on Twitter!

Our newest podcast episode is out to help give you a quick "audio escape" to a Royal Caribbean cruise!

Episode 56 is available for downloading and this week we are looking at Royal Caribbean's big announcement for the technology coming to Quantum of the Seas.

Matt is exploring the many new tech advances coming to Quantum of the Seas and discussing how each innovation could benefit cruisers.

Here’s the podcast page for Episode 56. And don’t forget to subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Stitcher or on iTunes!

Take a listen and as always, let us know what you think! Please rate and review the podcast on iTunes and leave your comments below!

Royal Caribbean's new way of dining on a cruise ship that is debuting first on its Quantum-class of ships will start spreading to other ships in Royal Caribbean's fleet.

During a Quantum of the Seas media event in Germany, a Royal Caribbean executive announced that Oasis of the Seas will get Dynamic Dining during her upcoming refurbishment.

@RoyalCaribbean exec announces Dynamic Dining expands to #OasisoftheSeas during upcoming revitalization.

— Royal Caribbean PR (@RoyalCaribPR) August 27, 2014

No other details have been released yet but the idea behind Dynamic Dining is to remove the Main Dining Room and replace it with a combination of complimentary and additional fee specialty restaurants that guests can choose from to dine each night.

Dynamic Dining is a fundamental shift in how Royal Caribbean offers its guests dinner, opting to forgo the formality of a main dining room and make dinner more convenient with no set times and a relaxed dress code.

Oasis of the Seas is scheduled to go to Europe in October 2014 and have her refurbishment shorthly thereafter.

UPDATE: AUGUST 28: Royal Caribbean has tweeted out more information related to the Dynamic Dining changes coming to Oasis of the Seas. 

The main dining spaces will be remodeled during Oasis of the Seas' drydock later this year but Dynamic Dining itself will not begin until March 2015.

@TravelwithFlav @RoyalCaribbean the main dining spaces will be remodeled during drydock but Dynamic Dining will begin March 2015.

— Royal Caribbean PR (@RoyalCaribPR) August 27, 2014

To countdown the launch of Royal Caribbean's newest cruise ship, Quantum of the Seas, we're blogging about one aspect of the ship each day for 99 days. Check back each day for something exciting to read about this new ship.

Cocktails aboard Quantum of the Seas

Who doesn't enjoy a good mixed drink aboard their Royal Caribbean cruise?  When Quantum of the Seas debuts, there will be a number of brand new cocktails that were created specifically for this ship and available at select restaurants and bars.

Mixology is emerging as a popular aspect to cruising and we have a list of the brand new special drinks to look for.

American Icon Grill

THE OLD FASHIONED

Sweet, sour, aromatic and depth, this American classic has everything. Not old fashioned at all.

PERFECT MANHATTAN

A perfect balance of sweet and dry vermouth allows the bourbon to shine in this iconic cocktail.

CALIFORNIA TWIST

Sweet and sour is given a new direction as cane sugar and vodka are introduced to a lemon emulsion.

Wonderland

CHOCOLATE CHEESECAKE

Bitter cocoa powder and mascarpone cheese are churned together with dark crème de cocoa and vanilla vodka made super indulgent with the addition of a Guinness float and a rim of Synsepalum dulcificum.

GIANT LEAP

Mango purée and fresh cilantro pair up nicely with Bombay Sapphire gin in a grown-up trip down memory lane, and a sweet finish is delivered via a fleur du sel garnish.

RUTH’S BABY

Peanut vodka has a field day with team mates such as nougat cream liquour, white crème de cocoa and caramel syrup.

SALT WATER TAFFY MANHATTAN

Maker’s Mark bourbon, sweet vermouth and salt water taffy simple syrup deliver a different kind of grown-up trip down memory lane. A sweet finish arrives via a crown of fleur du sel.

Chic

U2Q

Crème de Cassis lends itself well to root ginger fresh apple juice and lengthened with vodka. This cocktail is no quitter.

COMING UP ROSES

A romantic blend of Champagne and rose water mingle well with rum and a raspberry emulsion.

CUCUMBER JIMMY

Gin and sweet and sour are blended with cucumber and a fresh lime emulsion, then adorned with raspberry caviar.

The Grande

J’ADORE

This cocktail has it all: a well balanced mix of fresh pear with a hint of raspberry vodka, apple liqueur and some bubbles to finish.

PRICEY PEAR

Fresh muddled pear and mint provide a solid base for the arrival of pear vodka, Cointreau and fresh lime which creates a pear explosion.

SPARKLING POM COCKTAIL

Vodka and fresh lime are joined by Champagne and jeweled with pomegranate seeds.

READ YESTERDAY'S POST ALL ABOUT QUANTUM OF THE SEAS TECH IMAGES

Silk

LYCHEE COLLINS

The unique sweetness of Lychee beautifully compliments the botanicals found in gin, courtesy of this Asian twist on a British classic.

THAI BOXER

A flavor explosion happens when you thrust together fresh basil, coconut, vanilla extract and ginger beer, made grown up with the addition of rum.

YUZU BELLINI

The lip-smacking acidity delivered via Yuzu is counteracted with the sweet pop in the cherry caviar and given levity with some fizz.

Coastal Kitchen

BLACK ALMOND PUNCH

Exotic flavors of pineapple and passionfruit blend in beautifully with hints of almond to perfect this long rum-based cocktail.

APRICOT AND HERB

In this Mediterranean delight, fresh basil cuts through the sweetness of macerated apricots and is rounded off with the citrus zing of lemon juice.

SICILIAN

It’s orange all the way in this cocktail, combining orange vodka, blood orange juice and Cointreau, made tall with sweet and sour and lime soda.

Michael's Genuine Pub

CANDIDATE

Chivas 12yr Scotch, Canton Ginger, simple, lemon

CABARETE

Aperol, St. Germain, sparkling wine, soda, fresh watermelon, orange bitters

BULLETPROOF MANHATTAN

Wild Turkey 81, rosemary-infused Amarena cherries, lemon

SOMBRITA

Sombra Mezcal, fresh pineapple, fresh cucumber, agave, lime, jalapeno, cardamom

OLD PAL

Campari, Basil Hayden bourbon, Dolin Dry vermouth, Carpano Antica

THUNDERBALL

Blackwell Rum, orange, Cardamaro, pineapple foam, Fee Bros. old fashioned bitters

NICKNACK

Death’s Door Gin, Averell Damson, Ardbeg Scotch, basil, lime, cardamom

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