The formal delivery of the vessel may have been anti-climactic, but the ceremonial changeover and flag ceremony was anything but. With 1,500 guests and the ship cleaned and dressed, OASIS OF THE SEAS really came alive
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This morning we took delivery of Oasis of the Seas in a simple ceremony in the yard’s main conference room.
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Today, I have fluctuated between exhaustion and exhilaration. . . . and exhilaration won.
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Tonight, the OASIS OF THE SEAS came alive and welcomed her first guests.
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As the delivery approaches everybody is in a frenzy of activity preparing for the ship. One of the nice things is to see how these improvements are going fleet wide via what I call the “NASA Effect”. These activities include:
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Here is a random sampling of other issues/comments that have arisen and don’t fit into any other posting.
· What do I mean by shakedown cruise? Between the delivery and December 1 we do a number of shakedown or pre-inaugural cruises which are designed to make sure all the systems onboard are working and practiced [...]
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is delivery. It doesn’t seem possible, but somehow they will do it. Today, we had one funny illustration of just how much they are doing to get ready.
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After more inspections and discussion, here are some more preliminary observations:
– Harri, the yard and, in fact, everyone involved in the construction feel increasingly confident about the timely completion. Raimond says he has never seen a ship this ready at this stage. I’m still wondering whose fairy godmother is coming.
– The crew are all smiling. [...]
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After a quick (9 hour) walk-through of the ship, I have the following quick reactions:
– It will never be ready in time for delivery (just kidding);
– It is more pleasant to take delivery in the summer than the winter;
– Seeing so many familiar crew members felt wonderful;
– Harri was smiling which means all is well [...]
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We’re down to the last 100 hours or so and the pace of activity is frenetic. I am about to start my packing and leave in a few hours for my inspection tour starting early Sunday morning in Turku.
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