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Oasis of the Seas - New Sister Expected

Two of the largest passenger vessels afloat, the Oasis and Allure of the Seas, are now looking forward to a new sister.  Last week, Royal Caribbean International kicked off the building of a new mega-ship with a steel cutting ceremony at the STX France shipyard in Saint-Nazaire, France.

At 227,000-gross tons, the ship, which will be the third in the line’s Oasis-class, will be slightly larger than its sister ships, which are 225,282-gross tons.  The as-yet-unnamed ship is scheduled for delivery in mid-2016.  Royal Caribbean has an option with STX France for a fourth Oasis-class ship.