DutchCruiseFan

Wasn't Oasis 7 widely believed to be the last Oasis class?

There is absolutely no way that Oasis and Allure are gone by 2032. Like actually zero. The vision class ships are making it to 30 and the Voyager class will go well over that. There is no way an Oasis class retires at 22/23 years old.

Likely around South America.

I agree. The cruise industry is having unprecedented growth and it's great to see. But that will stop, and the amount of new ships coming is astonishing. There will be a very interesting time in the future where it won't be as easy to fill these ships and the profits of these big cruise lines will drop dramatically.

Sending an Icon or even Oasis to the West Coast would be quite the statement and surely make Carnival feel uncomfortable. I wonder how many ports in that area could actually handle a ship that size tho?

Yep, and Norwegian is building 4 Oasis sized ships. Fascinating to see and I'm so curious to see how other companies will design these ships. There has also been genuine talk with the cruise industry growing so much (DCL also going from 5 to 13 ships), that Florida ports are soon full. Especially in winter.

First thing I thought when I read this was that Icon V and VI could be placeholders for Discovery class ships to be build.

I'm just curious about the homeports when they have 7 Oasis ships and 6 Icons. It can't all be Florida and Galveston in winter. Perhaps one in Asia, but that still leaves 12 huge ships!

I was surprised to see Jewel and Brilliance sail the same sort of itineraries one day apart from each other for a whole winter season. I thought it was wrong for a long time. Rhapsody must be performing well?

Icon 4 has been ordered with Meyer Turku in Finland together with options for Icon 5 and 6. This in combination with Oasis 8 and the upcoming Discovery class means a very well filled order book soon! Exciting! https://www.royalcaribbeanblog.com/2024/08/27/royal-caribbean-icon-class-ship-order

I like the idea of that. They'd fit there quite well.

Which must then surely be Luminosa?

Rhapsody of the Seas shows up regularly on the Grand Cayman port schedule for winter 2026-2027. She does not in summer 2026. Perhaps winter in Tampa and summer somewhere else?

At NCL's Q2 earning presentation, they revealed the new class of ships to come in at approximately 225.000 tonnes. For reference, this is as big as Oasis and Allure of the Seas.

The acquisition of Chantiers de l'Antique by Fincantieri actually fell through and never happened. The French yard is owned by the French state and Naval Group. Could the bankruptcy of Meyer Werft have consequences for Meyer Turku? I do not expect anything to happen to Meyer Werft, though. Carnival and more recently Disney would surely not have placed big orders there if there was a big risk.