Oasis 5 (Wonder of the seas) to Asia

[Hop77]

Anyone has any more info? Since I am from Singapore, I hope that it will home port for some time there. 

[Biker19]

This should be interesting.

[Saab4444]

I believe Oasis 5 already has another name?

[Biker19]

1 minute ago, Saab4444 said:

I believe Oasis 5 already has another name?

Melody was being used by many but don't think that was official.

[twangster]

1 minute ago, Saab4444 said:

I believe Oasis 5 already has another name?

 

Only speculation, nothing official was ever announced.

[Merion_Mom]

Oasis 6 is contracted for already.  Perhaps that will be Melody?!?!?

 

[BaikG]

Wonder of the Seas will be the 5th Oasis-class ship and the largest cruise ship in the world when she launches in 2021 and she will sail from Shanghai. Her announcement is in conjunction with RCCL China’s 10th anniversary.

[little britain]

How will she get from shipyard to Asia? Can she fit through the Suez? 

[Hop77]

I hope she will be deployed to Singapore for a few sailings. Time to save some $$ in anticipation that it will come to Singapore. 🤗 

[mugtech]

57 minutes ago, BaikG said:

Wonder of the Seas will be the 5th Oasis-class ship and the largest cruise ship in the world when she launches in 2021 and she will sail from Shanghai. Her announcement is in conjunction with RCCL China’s 10th anniversary.

If that is the case, then where will Spectrum be repositioned?  Cannot imagine both sailing out of Shanghai.

[Biker19]

25 minutes ago, mugtech said:

  Cannot imagine both sailing out of Shanghai.

Why not? Spectrum does the shorties (4-5 days) like now and Wonder does the routine weekly ones.

[cruisinghawg]

1 hour ago, little britain said:

How will she get from shipyard to Asia? Can she fit through the Suez? 

No she will be to wide and draw to deep

Edited October 10, 2019 by cruisinghawg

[Biker19]

Circular reporting: https://www.schiffsjournal.de/kiellegung-royal-caribbean-international-schickt-wonder-of-the-seas-gen-asien/

 

 

Edited October 10, 2019 by Biker19

[Ethanol95]

If Wonder is based in Shanghai, she can't be there for Winter, cause she's not built for the cold. So perhaps Singapore/Shanghai homeports? I don't think Hong Kong because of the political instability, and unlikely Australia if Wonder is being built specifically for the Asian market. 

[Biker19]

Not sure who the guys in this pics are:

 

[Biker19]

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Edited October 10, 2019 by Biker19

[Ethanol95]

It gets relatively cold in Shanghai during winter? no?

[BaikG]

5 minutes ago, Ethanol95 said:

If Wonder is based in Shanghai, she can't be there for Winter, cause she's not built for the cold. So perhaps Singapore/Shanghai homeports? I don't think Hong Kong because of the political instability, and unlikely Australia if Wonder is being built specifically for the Asian market. 

Wonder does not appear to be like any of the other O-class ships and we cannot assume that she won’t be a cold-weather ship.

[Biker19]

1 minute ago, Ethanol95 said:

It gets relatively cold in Shanghai during winter? no?

Misread your post - thought you said Singapore. Singapore in winter makes sense.

[Biker19]

1 minute ago, BaikG said:

Wonder does not appear to be like any of the other O-class ships and we cannot assume that she won’t be a cold-weather ship.

I kinda doubt they would try to enclose the neighborhoods and do away with Aqua shows - that's the whole point of O class.

[Ethanol95]

4 minutes ago, BaikG said:

Wonder does not appear to be like any of the other O-class ships and we cannot assume that she won’t be a cold-weather ship.

You can see from the image of Wonder, her top deck is quite similar to current oasis class ships, very open, not more like quantum if that makes sense? Also looking quite futuristic with the curves 

Edited October 10, 2019 by Ethanol95

[Ethanol95]

5 minutes ago, Biker19 said:

Misread your post - thought you said Singapore. Singapore in winter makes sense.

But then that German website said it's year round in Shanghai, China, so I really don't know. Hope it will come to Singapore though

[little britain]

35 minutes ago, cruisinghawg said:

No she will be to wide and draw to deep

So that will be an interesting repo ...round Africa?

 

I am surprised at Oasis for a cold weather climate like Shanghai in the winter... have they actually seen how cold it gets there!

Oasis for a place like Singapore where it rains a lot seems strange to me too....

Edited October 10, 2019 by little britain

[John&LaLa]

8 minutes ago, Biker19 said:

I kinda doubt they would try to enclose the neighborhoods and do away with Aqua shows - that's the whole point of O class.

 

Diving not needed anymore

[mugtech]

42 minutes ago, Biker19 said:

Why not? Spectrum does the shorties (4-5 days) like now and Wonder does the routine weekly ones.

They could do that, just don't know if the market will fill both ships.  Was thinking about what happened to the NCL Joy, which started there but has since been repositioned with no replacement.  Seems Singapore would be a better base.