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Royal Caribbean Cruises orders a third new ship from cruise of class "Oasis" to STX France
The agreement includes an option for a fourth ship and the transfer to the yard of the ship from cruise "Atlantic Star"
December 28, 2012
The crocieristico group American Royal Caribbean Cruises has ordered the construction of a third ship from cruise of class "Oasis" to ship yard STX France of group STX Europe. The new unit, that it will follow the commissioning Oasis of the Seas and Allure of the Seas respective in November 2009 and November 2010, will be completed by the French plant of Saint-Nazaire to half 2016.
The agreement includes is the transfer to STX France of the ship from Atlantic cruise Star of the Spanish company Pullmantur of the group Royal Caribbean Cruises is an option of the duration of a year for the delivery to half 2018 of a fourth ship of class "Oasis".
The units of class "Oasis", with a tonnage of beyond 225.000 tons, are the larger ships from cruise of the world and can accommodate until 5.400 passengers. The third ship of the class, that it will be long 361 meters and wide 66 meters, will take part of the fleet of the Royal Caribbean International. The planning of the ship will be started the next month and the construction will begin in september 2013.
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