Category: Royal Caribbean Cruises
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Quantum of the Seas: A Concise Guide to Royal Caribbean’s Newest Cruise Ship
The Quantum of the Seas is the newest cruise ship in Royal Caribbean International’s fleet. It is the first ship to enter service in the “Quantum class,” which will consist of three ships in total. (Anthem of the Seas and Ovation of the Seas will join the Quantum of the Seas in Spring 2015 and Fall 2016, respectively.) The ship has only been in operation for a few months, but it has already garnered a lot of attention, in part because it is huge, flashy new ship from one of the largest cruise lines in the world, and in part because the vessel aims to be the most energy-efficient cruise ship sailing today. Below we have compiled a concise guide to the Quantum of the Seas, which covers not only some of the ship’s features, but also its eco-friendly innovations. We also link to some of the best resources online for information about the Quantum of the Seas. Read more […] -
Azamara Cruise Reviews
Founded in 2007, Azamara Club Cruises is a fairly new cruise line, and it is also rather small, with the Azamara fleet consisting of only two modestly-sized ships that can hold about 700 passengers each. As a consequence, Azamara is not particularly well-known, at least relative to the giants of the cruise industry, like Carnival and Royal Caribbean. (The parent company of the latter – Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. – owns Azamara, for the record.) Despite its lower profile, however, plenty has been written about the cruise line, and there are a number of Azamara cruise reviews, which is what we are currently focused on. Prospective passengers are always keen to read cruise reviews, so we figured it would be helpful to compile some information about Azamara cruise reviews for those interested in traveling with the small, upscale cruise line. Read more […] -
The Fire on the Royal Caribbean Ship Grandeur of the Seas
For the first time in a while, a cruise ship that was involved in a catastrophe (or near catastrophe) wasn’t owned by Carnival. (You can read about the most recent Carnival cruise ship incident here, which also discusses the many other disasters the industry giant has been involved with over the past year or so.) Instead, the affected ship this time – the Grandeur of the Seas – belongs to Royal Caribbean, the second largest cruise ship operator in the world after Carnival. Early on Memorial Day, the Grandeur of the Seas caught on fire, causing panic and an immediate crisis situation on a ship at sea with over 2,000 guests on board. Below is an overview of the fire on Royal Caribbean’s Grandeur of the Seas, an episode that for the most part has now concluded, with the ship’s passengers home or en route thereto, although there is an ongoing investigation into what caused the fire in the first place. Read more […] -
The Difference Between Freedom Ship, the “City at Sea,” and Freedom of the Seas, the Royal Caribbean International Ship
The word “freedom” is used in a lot of names, including cruise ship names. This makes a certain amount of sense, as freedom is among the chief rights preserved and valued in almost all civilized societies. Why wouldn’t you want to name your company after freedom? Because the word is used so often, however, it is often hard to keep all the different “freedom” names straight. For example, you may confuse Freedom Ship, a wild ambition to build a city at sea, and Freedom of the Seas, a large cruise ship in the Royal Caribbean International fleet. Although nominally similar, Freedom Ship and Freedom of the Seas are entirely different entities. One is a cruise ship, the other a plan in the works, so Freedom Ship and Freedom of the Seas don’t even share the most basic ontological trait, namely, existence. Below is a little bit about Freedom Ship and Freedom of the Seas, which we have supplied to make the difference between the two crystal clear. Read more […] -
Freedom of the Seas – a Royal Caribbean International Ship
Freedom of the Seas (full name: MS Freedom of the Seas) is a large cruise ship operated and owned by Royal Caribbean International, one of the largest cruise lines in the world. Freedom of the Seas belongs to Royal Caribbean’s Freedom class; indeed, it is the namesake ship of this class of vessels. Below is an overview of Freedom of the Seas, including information about its history and offerings, as well as some of the ship’s statistics. Read more […] -
The Top Three Cruise Ships
Everyone wants to know about “the top X,” where “X” can refer to just about anything. We are ceaselessly searching for the top restaurants, the top hotels, the top movies, the top books, and so on. This perhaps explains our infatuation with lists that rank the relative greatness of different things. Presumably, this fixation applies to cruise ships as well, so we’ve compiled a list of the top three cruise ships. (We seem similarly preoccupied with finding the “biggest X,” and hence our article about the world’s largest cruise ship.) Read more […]
