Archive for August, 2009

What A Difference Two Weeks Makes

I’m writing this on the flight back from Turku, the looooong flight back.  This trip we were also joined by members of the fourth estate who we had invited so we could show off “our baby”.  It also gave us an opportunity to see how fresh eyes would view the ship and we were not disappointed.   A great deal of work had been accomplished in the two weeks since our last trip and it showed. (more…)

CURB-TO-SHIP IN FIFTEEN MINUTES – REALLY?

Early in this process, we set an objective of getting our guests from curbside through the check-in process, through security, through their boarding photo and onto the ship all within fifteen minutes.  (more…)

Oasis Picture Tour

I have finally organized some pictures taken while we were in Finland last week. To see them click here, don’t forget to click the show info button to see my comments.

But below is also a list of them.

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IMMERSED IN TURKU

I’ve just returned from our “immersion” trip to Turku.  It turns out the trip exceeded my expectations in two ways. (more…)

Whence Cometh Rising Tide Bar?

A number of people have asked about the history of the Rising Tide Bar.  As I hope you all know, the Rising Tide Bar is a bar holding 35 people which is also certified as an elevator.  It goes between the Royal Promenade and Central Park and guests can ride up and down enjoying the changing view and sipping their Piña Coladas.  (more…)