Saturday, November 28, 2009

The Oasis of The Seas

http://www.usatoday.com/travel/cruises/item.aspx?type=blog&ak=54644552.blog

Check out this article from USAToday on "The Oasis of The Seas"

here is just an excerpt:

The big news of the past week, of course, is that the much-ballyhooed, 5,400-passenger Royal Caribbean cruise ship -- scheduled to debut in late 2009 -- finally has gone on sale. Royal Caribbean started taking bookings Thursday from its most loyal customers (so-called Diamond members who have sailed 10 or more times). Other past Royal Caribbean customers will be able to book starting this coming Thursday. General bookings open Sept. 3.

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So what does a cabin on the biggest cruise vessel ever built cost? Price sheets sent to travel agents over the past week show inside cabins are as little as $729 per person, per week for off-season fall months. For the peak summer weeks of June and July, however, the same inside cabins sell for $1,399. And the least expensive balcony cabins during the peak summer weeks start at $1,779.