STX France has received a new order to build a fourth Oasis-class ship for Royal Caribbean Cruises, following the keel-laying of the third such ship at its shipyard in Saint-Nazaire, France.
The order was agreed by Royal Caribbean chairman and CEO Richard Fain and president and COO Adam Goldstein, along with STX France’s CEO Laurent Castaing.
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Castaing said: “We are very excited that Royal Caribbean has agreed to move forward with a fourth Oasis-class ship, demonstrating their confidence in STX France to construct the most superior cruise ships in the world.”
“We look forward to advancing the efficiencies of our ship-building process to produce the most innovative ships that vacationers have come to expect from Royal Caribbean.”
The third and fourth Oasis-class ships will feature a split superstructure design, 16 decks with 2,700 staterooms, an 82ft long zipline, a hand-crafted carousel, the Rising Tide elevating bar, the AquaTheater high-diving performance venue, and the Central Park with more than 12,000 live trees and plants.
Additional amenities offered by the Oasis-class ships include twin FlowRider surf simulators, cantilevered whirlpools, an ice-skating rink, the children’s aqua park, the royal promenade, an interior boulevard and restaurants, and lounges and boutiques.
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By GlobalDataBoth ships will join Oasis and Allure of the Seas, and will be more energy efficient than the existing ones.
The third Oasis-class ship is as yet unnamed and will be delivered in spring 2016. The fourth vessel is planned for delivery in 2018.
Image: Oasis of the Seas entering the port at Nassau, Bahamas. Photo: courtesy of Baldwin040.
