15% Larger than Oasis Class

http://www.seatrade-cruise.com/news/news-headlines/can-a-110000gt-cruise-ship-be-called-boutique.html

Fair use excerpt: "He disclosed Fincantieri is being approached about vessels in the 250,000gt to 260,000gt range—larger than the Oasis class."

Everyone I've talked to in the shipbuilding industry thinks this is Royal Caribbean, though no one has any hard facts.

My question is this, especially for those who have cruised on one or more of the Oasis class ships: If you could design a cruise ship 15% larger than the Oasis class, what would you add?

If you could design a cruise ship 15% larger than the Oasis class, what would you add?

Windows in the Schooner Bar.

http://www.seatrade-cruise.com/news/news-headlines/can-a-110000gt-cruise-ship-be-called-boutique.html

 

Fair use excerpt: "He disclosed Fincantieri is being approached about vessels in the 250,000gt to 260,000gt range—larger than the Oasis class."

 

Everyone I've talked to in the shipbuilding industry thinks this is Royal Caribbean, though no one has any hard facts.

 

My question is this, especially for those who have cruised on one or more of the Oasis class ships: If you could design a cruise ship 15% larger than the Oasis class, what would you add?

Wouldn't add me, that's for sure.

Not what I would add but my guess is that the bean counters are adding more cabins, more specialty restaurants, more retail and anything else they think the consumer will pay extra for.

Windows in the Schooner Bar.

Adding windows to anything is a trade-off. They could move the Schooner Bar to the outside and move those balcony cabins into the interior, where the Schooner Bar is now. Of course, people will pay more for a balcony than for an interior cabin. Would they get the same or greater marginal revenue by adding windows to the Schooner bar?

RCCL cleverly turned what would normally be interior staterooms into Promenade balcony staterooms. Is there a way to take that trick one step further with a ship 15% larger than Oasis?

One possibility is that the next class will be one deck higher, which would add a lot of exterior space with windows.

The world's first ball pit at sea, with slides that go into it.

That'd be interesting to see what they'd do with it.

Add iFly, SeaPlex, a Ferris wheel on the Broadwalk.

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Not sure how possible it would be, but maybe a retractable roof over the boardwalk and/or central park, we noticed that at night the boardwalk was not used much as it could get a little cold out there, maybe something to utilise this area more.

A massive roller coaster which dives deep down into The Promenade and with mean corkscrews at the bow and stern and ....

Oh sorry. This is meant to be a cruise ship, no?

Windows in the Schooner Bar.

And a large pool in the Solarium.

Some kind of outside walking deck besides above the pool. A pool and maybe a cover in the solarium. Adding what the Quantum class now has.

Fitness center with expansive windows like on Voyager and Freedom class.

Didn't MSC have some artist renderings of a ship larger than The Oasis Class? I think they circulated here in March on the RC boards. It looked like a combo of Oasis and Quantum Class merged from the outside.

Now if it was RC I would want more windows facing the ocean in the RP and wait for it... a third flow rider. :)

"Adults only" dining room. :D

Didn't MSC have some artist renderings of a ship larger than The Oasis Class? I think they circulated here in March on the RC boards. It looked like a combo of Oasis and Quantum Class merged from the outside. ...

I thought I saw that too Andrew.

MSC would make more sense to me as they commonly use Fincantieri to build their ships, and I cannot think of any Royal ship built by them.

Adding windows to anything is a trade-off. They could move the Schooner Bar to the outside and move those balcony cabins into the interior, where the Schooner Bar is now. Of course, people will pay more for a balcony than for an interior cabin. Would they get the same or greater marginal revenue by adding windows to the Schooner bar?

 

Lol. I was joking. Well, sort of.

And a large pool in the Solarium.

Ha. No doubt.

 

MSC would make more sense to me as they commonly use Fincantieri to build their ships, and I cannot think of any Royal ship built by them.

I agree. I don't think there are any Royal ships built by them, and I don't see any reason why Royal would start using them now. MSC seems to be going into all-out expansion mode right now, so it makes sense.

I also just so happened to read an article yesterday from Harmony's debut, where Fain is quoted as saying that there are currently no plans to build any ships larger than Oasis Class. Take that for what you will, but he did not seem to hint at anything. And with Oasis Class ships coming until 2021, I personally don't think there will be any groundbreaking news coming from Royal in the next couple years.

If I was looking to increase revenue, which is what all businesses are, I'd add more cabins.

As for what I'd add if it was my decision as a cruiser, I'd add more deck space and solarium space so everyone's not so crowded and seats aren't in such high demand. With the open areas up on deck above Central Park, the pool deck areas are more limited. Solariums can always use more loungers :-)

Would love to see them add the Music Hall and the Solarium just like Anthem's :)

I would love to see a nice, private pool in the suites area.

A MDR that allows shorts and/or complimentary bathrobes.

A MDR that allows shorts and/or complimentary bathrobes.

I think that's called Carnival.:)

I think that's called Carnival.:)

Ha, good one. :D