I brought up the ship Oasis in class one day and someone asked "is bigger always better?" my answer to that was, YES! After interning for Royal Caribbean this summer I was deep in the center of all the buzz around how awesome and huge Oasis was going to be. Now, after the ships Maiden Voyage, the buzz is still around and I've read great feedback and articles about the ship. During my internship I worked for Juan Trescastro V.P of Port Operations who was really busy with all the new port-side accommodations needed to add this new ship to the fleet.
When I last spoke to Mr. Trescastro he was on the ship while it set sail for the first voyage throughout the Caribbean with real customers. When I asked him if "bigger is better?" he said, "for us yes, we are able to create a beautiful ship with something for everyone" and that something for everyone is true. If you want to sit out by the pool and catch some sun that's fine or a day trip to the spa or a little shopping before dinner, all is possible on the Oasis. With the new feature of Central Park, you can take a walk or sit in the park in the middle of the ship to relax or have some coffee. Even couples with children can spend alone time while the kids play in the child area that has games and activities for all ages while being taken care of by professionally trained care takers.
While working for Mr. Trescastro I was able to sit in on several meetings regarding the new accommodations needed for Oasis. The largest one was building a brand new state of the art terminal for Oasis to call home. Terminal 18 in Port Everglades, Ft. Lauderdale will be the largest terminal in the world and it has to be to fit the largest ship in the world (30% larger than the next largest ship). With such a large terminal some could think that it will be disorganized or wasting space, not with Royal Caribbean. Part of working in Port Operations is also making sure that the guests get to the ship as fast as possible. The design of the terminal is designed to be simple and very functional so that the estimated time it takes for a guest to get from their cab or bus is 15 minutes. The idea behind the design was that they wanted to give you a feeling of already being on the ship before you even step onto the ship. Here is a video from the Oasis website talking about the terminal. http://www.oasisoftheseas.com/ (video is titled: A New home for a new ship).
The opportunity to get this internship was a blessing, it helped point me in the right direction regarding my tourism and hospitality major at Central Connecticut State University. Even with the little I did towards the Oasis project I was checking up on the countdown until the ship made it home. I felt a little bit of pride watching the videos on the website but I can't imagine how the actual employees of Royal Caribbean Cruise Line actually feel about their new addition to the fleet of already amazing ships. Next time you want to really travel and see the world why not do it from a floating resort where every morning when you wake up and take a look outside you find yourself in a different country. I suggest you take a trip to the " Nation of Why Not" and see how cruising is a great way to travel around the world.
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