Class Comes to Royal Caribbean International, Terminal is Nearing and End, More Funding Arrives.
Wednesday, February 18th, 2009The Suite Life……
If you book a suite in your future Cruises with Royal Caribbean International you will gain a taste of luxury not seen among mainstream cruise lines. Coming next month, Royal Caribbean is adding expedited check-in, room-services, and personal attention to successive levels of suites. On top of this, suites are receiving upgraded fittings, sofas, deck chairs, and more.
The highest levels of suites, Presidential Family, Royal Family, Royal, Owner’s, and Grand Suites will have their own security line, with the top two being escorted by a ships officer to their accomodations.
Grand Suites will receive an assortment of food and comfort items on arrival, a cheese tray prior to the first formal dinner. The room service which now incur a fee to non-suite passengers will be waived to those in these cabins. In addition, free pressing will be provided for passenger cloth prior to formal evening.
Other perks include reserved seating in the theater, a reception with the ships master, and priority for bookings in the spa and salon. The Voyager family ships will add reserved poolside and Studio B seating as well, and use of the premium restaurants next to Windjammer for breakfast and lunch.
Not to be forgotten, Junior Suite passengers will get a silver colored pass-card for their own perks.
Big wall, great big wall…….
The massive terminal being built at Port Everglades is coming together. A massive tilt-wall made the news recently, as it was hoisted into place. Tilt walls are simply poured concrete walls, which are, as the name implies, tilted up on one edge into their final position. In this case, a 45 foot by 57 foot section, the second biggest every attempted, was tipped into place. It is appropriate given the terminal it will be the entrance to is for Oasis of the Seas, the largest passenger vessel ever built.
Funding Forthcoming…….
If you have been watching the SEC filings that come and go, you’ll have noticed two major filings revealing nearly 22,000,000 shares of Royal Caribbean International (RCL) have been issued. The date of the actual event comes after the fourth quarter was over, and I’m not an expert on such things. But it seems clear the private sector still has great faith in Richard Fain and Royal Caribbean. Times like those we have tend to mask the fact that things do eventually recover and move forward. Even at a depressed share price, the amount generated likely was considerable.
Other Notes……..
I’m putting the last touches on my questions to cruise director Kirk Detweiler and look forward to sharing his responses with you soon!
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