When the executives at Royal Caribbean trotted out the Oasis of the Seas several years ago, they took special efforts to tout that the evacuation and life saving systems on this huge ship were the best in the world. After all, this was the largest, most technologically advanced, and most expensive cruise ship in the
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Allure of the Seas Leaves Lifeboat in Nassau
There’s an interesting comment on the popular on line cruise community Cruise Critic that the Allure of the Seas left Nassau 2 hours late yesterday because of an issue with the lift cable of lifeboat number 1. According to this passenger, the cable to the lifeboat apparently snapped and needs repair.
The issue arises whether…
Allure of the Seas Finally Scheduled for Dry Dock
Royal Caribbean’s Allure of the Seas, the largest cruise ship in the world, will enter dry dock in the Bahamas in February 2014 to undergo repairs to its propulsion system.
The decision was finally announced after the cruise line had been under criticism for not disclosing the Allure was unable to cruise any faster…
Dry Dock Cure for Allure of the Seas?
Tom Stieghorst of Travel Weekly reports that Royal Caribbean may send the Allure of the Seas, which has been plagued by problems with its propulsion system, to an early drydock in order to fix the problem.
The article says the scheduled drydock is not until in 2015, but the cruise line may take the giant…
Royal Caribbean’s Allure of the Seas: “Full Speed Ahead?”
A reader of Cruise Law News sent us a humorous tweet from Royal Caribbean. The problem is that the cruise line didn’t intend it to be funny.
Royal Caribbean tweeted a photograph of the Allure of the Seas (below left) with the caption "Full speed ahead."
Of course everyone following cruise news knows that the…
Comment from a Reader: Allure of the Seas Propulsion Problem – What is Royal Caribbean Hiding?
Every so often we will publish a comment from a reader of Cruise Law News about an issue we are discussing on this blog. This morning we received the comment below from a reader about the propulsion problem on the Allure of the Seas.
Quite often, the problems with the cruise industry’s poor image…
Propulsion Problems Plague Allure of the Seas
Over the past six weeks, we have received emails from Royal Caribbean crew members saying that the Allure of the Seas has suffered propulsion problems. The crew members have been told by their supervisors to tell the cruise passengers that nothing is wrong.
Well this evening the story broke on Cruise Critic that Royal Caribbean…
Is Royal Caribbean Committing Fraud by Requiring Cruise Passengers to Sign Legally Unenforceable FlowRider Waivers?
If you want to participate in the FlowRider attraction on a Royal Caribbean cruise ship, the cruise line requires its passengers to sign an electronic waiver. The waiver purports to relieve the cruise line of any and all liability arising out of use of the FlowRider. However, the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeal ruled last…
What’s Happening to the FlowRiders on the Allure of the Seas?
For those of you who cruise regularly, you know that Royal Caribbean has two FlowRider attractions on both the Allure of the Seas and the Oasis of the Seas. The FlowRider is a surfing simulation where a thin wave of water is shot across a rubber surface and the passengers tries to surf or…
Titanic Redux? Can Royal Caribbean Safely Evacuate 8,500 Passengers & Crew from the Oasis of the Seas?
A retired U.S. Coast Guard official called me last week about issues of cruise ship safety. We had an interesting hour and one-half discussion about whether modern cruise ships are designed to safely evacuate passengers and crew members in times of emergencies like fires or sinkings.
Our conversation began with Royal Caribbean’s biggest cruise ships…