ternational superstars Gloria Estefan, Daisy Fuentes and Michelle Kwan in the mix
– presiding over the festivities.
The celebration took place throughout the seven signature neighborhoods
onboard the ship, culminating – of course
– with the traditional Champagne bottle
breaking ceremony. Promptly afterwards,
there was a stunning fireworks display
in the AquaTheater, the ship’s dazzling
oceanfront theater.
WHATEVER YOU WANT
Marking the finale of 10 days of preview
T
he naming ceremony – or festival, re-
the proud owner, Royal Caribbean Inter-
ally – of the Oasis took place on 30
national, is fond of saying. As the position
November, 2009, in Miami.
of the queen of the seven seas warrants,
There was an elaborate maritime
the ceremony was far from grey: instead
celebration designed especially for “the
of the traditional godmother, the vessel
word’s most revolutionary cruise ship,” as
had seven celebrity godmothers – with in-
sailings, Royal Caribbean spared no effort
in order to properly launch the “most exciting product the industry has ever seen.”
The name-giving ceremony coincided with
a one-night inaugural celebration-fundraiser to benefit the non-profit Make-AWish Foundation. Again, it was a celebrities’ galore with such megastars as NBA
legend Michael Jordan among the VIPs.
Royal Caribbean has every right to be
proud of the newest addition to the fleet,
since it seems that the ship itself is a true
testament to the imagination and innovation of its designers and builders. Oasis of
the Seas introduces a plethora of unique
industry “firsts” including the neighborhood concept – seven main themed areas providing guests with the opportunity to seek out experiences based on their
“personal style, preference or mood”. Or
to put it differe