RCI-Royal Caribbean announces President's Cruise ship Oasis OTS in summer 2024

And this is something we’ll talk about a little bit later, but some of the events were, limited in attendance or invitation. The first of which was what they call the Tito’s and tacos. So they set up the boardwalk area with a bunch of like taco samplers. They have opened up the bar for people to try Tito’s drinks.

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It was a lot of fun also in that space, they had something called the Royal Chef Showdown, which was kind of like one of those programs that you’ll see on the Food Network where teams of chefs get together this time. It was a chef named John Rivers who started a bunch of barbecue restaurants across Florida. This happened on Allure of the Seas, which is one of the Oasis class ships that Royal Caribbean has. We’ve never been on board Allure and we’ve had familiarity with some of the other classes of ships from that size, which is a Symphony of the Seas and the newest one, Wonder of the Seas.

President’s cruise

The 2018 President's Cruise will be held on the September 29, 2018 sailing of Harmony of the Seas out of Port Everglades, Florida. Royal Caribbean posted the details to its President's Cruise mini-site. "This is one of a number of innovations that our team's are exploring as we look forward to safe and healthy and a fun return to cruise. So keep your eyes peeled for more hopefully." In addition to the refunds being processed, Royal Caribbean will be sending a proactive apology communication to guests in order to explain how long it has been taking to get through all of the refunds promised. "Your clients should be seeing their refunds in about 45 days, and hopefully with the next batches of suspensions that we've announced, the timing should get tighter and tigher." There are plenty of questions among cruisers in this time of a global cruise suspension, and Royal Caribbean shed a bit of light on some of these topics.

Entertainment & Activities Abound on This Special Cruise

A lot of cool decorations celebrating the President’s Cruise. There was a Flowrider surfing simulator that had just opened there that opened there for a little bit to let people try it out. So that was a really fun event where we could just get off the ship. There’d be food, open bar, live music where you can go and enjoy. I wonder if the President and staff are tired of the Pinnacles by now? I would think they would be seeking out new cruisers.

Royal Day In Costa Maya

This year, Royal Caribbean celebrates this special anniversary milestone with some of its most loyal past passengers during its recent President’s Cruise held aboard the mammoth Allure of the Seas. Cruise lines will bring out the big guns for these big sailings. Royal is famous for bringing on a musical guest; on one Presidential Cruise, rock and roll Hall of Famers Daryl Hall and John Oates performed a set in the ship's uber-intimate venue, the Royal Theater. Afterward, Royal Caribbean unleashed a fireworks show so good, even the crew took a couple of minutes to head out to the deck to enjoy.

RCI-Royal Caribbean's President's Cruise 2023 (ship Allure OTS)

Royal Caribbean's Presidents Cruise Commemorates 25 Years of Crown & Anchor - Cruise Critic

Royal Caribbean's Presidents Cruise Commemorates 25 Years of Crown & Anchor.

Posted: Fri, 04 Aug 2023 07:00:00 GMT [source]

This marks a special emphasis on exploring Europe during the President's Cruise event. Last year, a vote was taken among the passengers onboard the cruise, where they had to choose between a Caribbean voyage on Allure OTS from Galveston Texas, or a European voyage. However, this year, instead of asking for a vote, a video was prepared for the announcement. I signed up right away when it was announced, before the price started to move. Its july so summer prices are extra high, then my TA said cant use solo discount, the DP340. Though I've read since they later said ok to solo discounts, so maybe there wasnt a rush to book it.

We commemorated the 25th anniversary of the Crown & Anchor Society in an exquisite silver-themed celebration. There was plenty of excitement to go around between, the lively music and extravagant giveaways – it was a milestone celebration honouring the Crown & Anchor Society and our most loyal guests. Oasis of the Seas is the namesake ship of the Oasis Class, which has held the world record for the largest cruise ships in the world since her inaugural cruise in December 2009. The title for largest cruise ship class in the world will be taken by the highly-anticipated Icon of the Seas in January 2024. And even if the special guests aren't household names, they could still make the cruise.

Serenade of the Seas arrived in Miami to kick-start the 274-night Ultimate World Cruise that will take travelers to all seven continents. After 900 days of construction, Icon of the Seas was ready to make her transatlantic voyage to her home in Miami. Icon of the Seas is the first Icon Class ship, and when Star of the Seas launches in August 2025, she will be the second. There are also orders for a third unnamed Icon Class ship to be delivered in 2026.

Royal Caribbean will host next Presidents Cruise on Oasis of the Seas in summer 2024 - Royal Caribbean Blog

Royal Caribbean will host next Presidents Cruise on Oasis of the Seas in summer 2024.

Posted: Mon, 24 Jul 2023 07:00:00 GMT [source]

And we met when we sailed on Ovation of the seas, his name is Stephen Burke. So this year, Royal Caribbean invited Chaka Khan over to perform concerts on two separate nights. She’s been performing for, I think, 50 plus years as well. She brought her band, her singers, and we really got set up at the theater.

So I would wait until you’ve been on a couple of cruises also, because I think these presidents cruises do have a slightly higher cost as compared to a more typical cruise that you would have at any other point in the season. So really take a look at the itinerary that you get for that special cruise last year. But you know, one of the questions that we get is, is this a cruise that I should book? If you’re a first-time cruiser who has never been on a Royal Caribbean cruise or, you know, don’t know much about cruising itself. So really that port just closed down and made itself available for us for that day.

And some of these include something that’s called Common ground with Michael Bailey, who’s the President and CEO. He hosted a question-and-answer session to everyone. People are dancing along the promenade, there’s performers there, and also there’s giveaways. So, really they put every guest’s name on the cruise ship in a randomizer, and they would give away anything from cups to shirts to grand prizes that included cruises. And, really, one of the big ones was… A VIP cruise, going on board the newest Royal Caribbean ship, which is Icon of the Seas and that’s coming in January of 2024. There is just SO much to experience and do onboard Royal Caribbean’s innovative fleet of ships that will appeal to all ages and you’ll never be bored.

It’s important to note that this is not an all-time record. Queen Mary carried 16,683 people across the Atlantic in July 1943 during World War II. One of Royal Caribbean’s largest ships, Symphony of the Seas, set a record in March 2023. As we close out the year, it’s fun to look back and remember all the monumental things that happened in the Royal Caribbean cruising world.

And this spritz party was hosted by Chandon, the champagne. So they had a new type of flavor that was kind of citrusy. Then we swung back up to Costa Maya, Mexico, and finished up in Cozumel before having one more day at sea and getting back to Galveston. So let’s talk about a couple of these things that kind of make a President’s Cruise different from a typical Royal Caribbean cruise. The 2024 President's Cruise is scheduled to take place on the Oasis OTS on June 23rd, 2024. This 7-night Western Mediterranean voyage will begin from Barcelona Spain, and include stops at Palma De Mallorca, Spain; Florence/Pisa (La Spezia), Italy; Rome (Civitavecchia), Italy; and Naples/Capri, Italy.

On our Celebrity sailing, passengers couldn’t rave enough about naturalist Celia Garland, who gave multiple wildlife lectures. A rising star within Celebrity's fleet -- besides Alaska, Garland also provides narration on the line's South America and Antarctica sailings -- Garland normally spends her summers on Celebrity Millennium. She came over to our ship especially for the President's cruise.

We were still at the port or getting ready to sail off and have this party that really kicked off a week of activities and events throughout that week. So it was really exciting for us to be able to see what’s different on Allure as compared to Symphony and Wonder. And, really all the activities that were awesome.