ROYAL CARIBBEAN TAGGED CONSTRUCTION MILESTONE FOR ODYSSEY OF THE SEAS
MIAMI, Might three, 2019 – Pleasure was within the air on the Meyer Werft shipyard in Papenburg, Germany, right this moment, as Royal Caribbean International marked a necessary milestone within the improvement of Odyssey of the Seas. Scheduled to be delivered in fall 2020, Odyssey acquired its first block because the keel was formally lowered and put into place.
The keel-laying marks a necessary milestone within the improvement of Odyssey of the Seas because it signifies the start of the ship’s bodily building. In the course of the ceremony, a 79-ton block was lifted into the constructing dock with an 800-ton crane. Newly minted cash have been positioned below the keel, which then stays in place till the tip of the building. As soon as the ship is nearing completion, the cash is retrieved and offered to the ship’s Captain and crew, to be positioned onboard the ship. In line with maritime custom, the cash is mentioned to carry luck to the ship throughout its building after which to its Captain and crew when she is at sea.
Odyssey of the Seas’ deployment and itineraries shall be revealed later this yr.
Royal Caribbean International has been delivering innovation at sea for greater than 50 years. Every successive class of ships is an architectural marvel that includes the most recent expertise and visitor experiences for right this moment’s adventurous traveler. The cruise line continues to revolutionize holidays with itineraries to greater than 270 locations in 73 nations on six continents, together with Royal Caribbean’s extremely anticipated non-public island in The Bahamas, Good Day at CocoCay, the primary within the Good Day Island Assortment. Royal Caribbean has additionally been voted “Finest Cruise Line Total” for 16 consecutive years within the Journey Weekly Readers’ Alternative Awards.
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