Bigger than Oasis Class?

[mcoler181]

Went on Allure about 6 or 7 years ago and loved it, couldnt believe the size of the thing walking up to it at the port. it was literally breath taking how vast it was.

 

Do you think or is there any plans for RC or any other line for that matter to go bigger?

[leisuretraveler223]

Plans?  Who knows.  Anything in the actual pipeline? It doesn't appear to be the case.  Oasis Class is still the biggest by far. Someday I'm sure there will be.  But nothing on the immediate horizon.

[Biker19]

7 minutes ago, mcoler181 said:

 

 

Do you think or is there any plans for RC or any other line for that matter to go bigger?

Depends on your definition of bigger- early info suggests Icon will be slightly bigger by GT measure. 

[Ken at the beach]

Just now, Biker19 said:

Depends on your definition of bigger- early info suggests Icon will be slightly bigger by GT measure. 

And by passenger count 

[mcoler181]

I mean considerably bigger, as in the difference when Oasis came out, wasnt it about 50% bigger than Freedom class?

 

Can you imagine a 300,000 GT RC Ship 😁

[Clarea]

Just now, mcoler181 said:

I mean considerably bigger, as in the difference when Oasis came out, wasnt it about 50% bigger than Freedom class?

 ...

 

Yes, about 40% larger, but still a huge increase.

[mcoler181]

Our first cruise was Jewel of the seas in about 2005 I think and I dont recall coming away from that thinking wow that ship was small, but in comparison to Oasis class its tiny.

[fsjosh]

I think the limiting factor on bigger cruise ships are the ports. We already have a lot of ports that the oasis class can't go to. A bigger ship would make that even worse. Much bigger and even the departure ports would be sized out. 

[Balsam12]

1 hour ago, Biker19 said:

Depends on your definition of bigger- early info suggests Icon will be slightly bigger by GT measure. 

Where are you seeing that info?

 

Everything I've read indicates around 200,000GT for icon.

 

I believe there are other ships planned/under construction that will carry more pax than Oasis class, but I haven't seen any with higher tonnage.

 

Not trying to start an argument here... just interested in the info.

[fsjosh]

Internal photo from the shipyard. It's been posted on the Icon threads on the board. 

[Biker19]

30 minutes ago, Balsam12 said:

Everything I've read indicates around 200,000GT for icon.

As mentioned above, read the new Icon thread - a picture on that thread indicates 232K GT.

[twangster]

Majesty of the Seas was once the largest cruise  ship in the world.

 

Then came a larger ship.  Then came a larger ship, then came a larger ship and so on.

 

When Voyager class launched they were massive and people claimed "They'll never get any bigger than this!"

 

2 hours ago, mcoler181 said:

Do you think or is there any plans for RC or any other line for that matter to go bigger?

 

Absolutely, it's just a matter of when and how you define "largest" or "biggest". 

 

MSC has plans for a ship with more passengers, 7,000 if I recall.  Smaller than Oasis by GT though.  If you define largest by passenger count MSC is on the way to building the largest.  

[Captain Billy Bob]

1 hour ago, fsjosh said:

I think the limiting factor on bigger cruise ships are the ports. We already have a lot of ports that the oasis class can't go to. A bigger ship would make that even worse. Much bigger and even the departure ports would be sized out. 

I'd go with this as the being at the top of the list for limiting factors. Bridge clearance, channel depth and width, turning basin, pier size already determine what ships can cruise to and from some ports.

Edited April 30, 2019 by Captain Billy Bob

[klfhngr]

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https://www.topspeed.com/boats/boat-news/gigantic-cruise-ship-planned-ar32625.html

Edited April 30, 2019 by klfhngr

[fred30]

That's only a concept.  RC has actually built several of the largest cruise ships in the world.