RCL outdoes NCL with water park

[rydan]

RCL is building there largest ship ever the Ovation of the sea will have the lines first watermark at sea. Featuring a 10 story spiral slide "THE ABYSS" by far the longest slide of any ship.

 

WOW, why couldn't FDR think of that.

[Jane Don]

They are also outfitting the Liberty of the Seas with a crazy slide called the Boomerango. I have been to dozens of top class water parks and this ride scared me more than any other. We came 6 inches from the barrier-less top. You can see a pic here.

 

http://www.cruiselawnews.com/2015/08/articles/weird-cruise-news/royal-caribbeans-boomerango-when-will-the-first-lawsuit-be-filed/

[rydan]

NICE[emoji305]

[rydan]

BTW: I cringe when cruise news law comes up. Jim Walker is a DOUCE[emoji35]

 

He and his firm Walker & O'neill are the maritime equivalent of ambulance chasers.

[Jane Don]

BTW: I cringe when cruise news law comes up. Jim Walker is a DOUCE[emoji35]

 

He and his firm Walker & O'neill are the maritime equivalent of ambulance chasers.

 

 

Personally, I dislike all lawyers, till I need one.

[amyh13]

Yes but I think RCCL is SO late to the game with water slides. So many places tout it as a family cruise line but hardly any of their ships have slides. My kids are too young for surf simulators. Disney, Carnival and NCL totally win this category to me. And my husband and I like them too!

[rydan]

Personally, I dislike all lawyers, till I need one.

 

 

I suppose your right my friend.

[cruisecrazy82]

RCL is building there largest ship ever the Ovation of the sea will have the lines first watermark at sea. Featuring a 10 story spiral slide "THE ABYSS" by far the longest slide of any ship.

 

WOW, why couldn't FDR think of that.

 

 

Actually I believe you are referring to the Harmony of the Seas not the Ovation.

[ngrund]

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Edited August 19, 2015 by ngrund

[rydan]

My bad!!! I stand corrected it is Harmony OTS.

Edited August 19, 2015 by rydan

[mizLORInj]

My bad!!! I stand corrected it is Harmony OTS.

 

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[legion3]

Having a water slide or two does not make it a water park.

 

Does it have a splash zone with a bucket dump area for the little ones?

 

The Breeze, Magic, and Vista do or will in Vista's case

 

The MSC Seaside will

 

And Escape will too

 

 

 

Escapes kids area

 

 

 

Breeze area

 

 

 

A big slide is nice but it needs to be a real waterpark

 

What are their plans for something like this?

[legion3]

Seasides rendering

 

 

 

this movie is better to see the splash zone up close

 

[legion3]

Now to be fair Harmony's does look excellent

 

You may be correct but not at normal Royal prices. ;)

 

 

Harmony's rendering

[FreestyleNovice]

Having a water slide or two does not make it a water park.

 

Does it have a splash zone with a bucket dump area for the little ones?

 

The Breeze, Magic, and Vista do or will in Vista's case

 

The MSC Seaside will

 

And Escape will too

 

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Escapes kids area

 

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Breeze area

 

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A big slide is nice but it needs to be a real waterpark

 

What are their plans for something like this?

 

Splashaway Bay:

 

 

Some more can be found at a certain RCCL blog dot com

Edited August 19, 2015 by FreestyleNovice
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[FreestyleNovice]

Now to be fair Harmony's does look excellent

 

You may be correct but not at normal Royal prices. ;)

 

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Harmony's rendering

 

Another to do for the Bliss design list. :)

[legion3]

Splashaway Bay:

 

 

Some more can be found at a certain RCCL blog dot com

 

Looks good but not as cool as the Breeze for height of bucket dump. ;)

 

Breeze also is clearly adult sized...

 

Hope Escape will be usable for adults too. :cool:

[newmexicoNita]

RCL is building there largest ship ever the Ovation of the sea will have the lines first watermark at sea. Featuring a 10 story spiral slide "THE ABYSS" by far the longest slide of any ship.

 

WOW, why couldn't FDR think of that.

 

I doubt he really cares nor do many others. This isn't what cruising is all about to most of us. Slides are fun for kids and a lot of adults, but if this is one of the reasons someone cruises, choose the line with the best slides, being in RCI or whatever. To each his own.

Edited August 19, 2015 by newmexicoNita

[FreestyleNovice]

I doubt he really cares nor do many others. This isn't what cruising is all about to most of us. Slides are fun for kids and a lot of adults, but if this is one of the reasons someone cruises, choose the line with the best slides, being in RCI or whatever. To each his own.

 

I disagree, a board of directors clearly does think about how to attract their (future) customers. Being it added slides and water parks to be more family orientated or something else to attract a wider demographic.

It's a necessary need to fill the (growing) capacity in berths and keep competing in this new mega ship market.

 

edit; if it attracts you or another, that's up to you but that was not what the thread is about :)

Edited August 19, 2015 by FreestyleNovice

[rydan]

I doubt he really cares nor do many others. This isn't what cruising is all about to most of us. Slides are fun for kids and a lot of adults, but if this is one of the reasons someone cruises, choose the line with the best slides, being in RCI or whatever. To each his own.

 

 

1) How do you know what "most of us"

cruise for?

2) When we started cruising it was a complete 180 from the experience it is today.

3) If "most of us" didn't want these things, the cruise lines wouldn't build these enormous floating theme parks.

4) It's called progress, even HAL is rebranding to get the younger crowd & families on there fleet.

5) The only place where I believe your statement would be true is in Las Vegas. In the late 90's they tried to lure in the family crowd. When that BACKFIRED, it was back to basics for Vegas. LEAVE THE KIDS HOME.

[rydan]

Looks good but not as cool as the Breeze for height of bucket dump. ;)

 

 

 

Breeze also is clearly adult sized...

 

 

 

Hope Escape will be usable for adults too. :cool:

 

 

I believe that Escape has a dump bucket in the kids splash area. I'm 46 and love that stuff.

[legion3]

I believe that Escape has a dump bucket in the kids splash area. I'm 46 and love that stuff.

 

You can see it in the pick, its just not as high as Breeze .

[Sizzlechest]

There's no way NCL will do anything "big" on their new ships like this. They'd rather divvy up the ship into a lot of small attractions and monetize some of them rather than offer large communal areas everyone can enjoy for free.

 

Read the complaints about the size of the pool, atrium, etc. on the NCL Breakaway class ships. I doubt the Breakaway+ class ships will be any better.

[Nyc2tropics]

RCL outdoes NCL with everything

[legion3]

RCL outdoes NCL with everything

 

Including the cost of the basic cruise fare, everytime we check RCL is more $ than NCL which is more $ than CCL

 

But now NCL seems to be giving RCL a run for its $ on some of the cruise fares they have showing currently.

 

Even the current promo's aren't as good to even it out.

 

2017's cruise plans was to do the Carnival Vista, but I will watch with some interest, this Harmony of the Seas.

 

A current pricing shows a OV balcony for 4 to be $4226.88 for a Western Caribbean with Labadee, Ocho ricos and GC

 

the Vista which has a better set of ports (Southern with GT, DR and Aruba and Curacao) is currently $3588 for a similar style of balcony.

 

$600 = is not much in the scheme of things but I have little doubt the CCL early Saver will likely result in price reductions. We never have not had them before.