Royal Caribbean International (RCL) Opens Offices in China, Oasis Details We'd Like to See, and Today's Stocks.
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Dec 15, 2008, 4:52:13 PM12/15/08
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Royal Caribbean International (RCL) is about to open two new offices
in Asia, and it continues to push hard into the market. The cities of
Beijing and Guangzhou will host the new sales offices, which are aimed
to boost sales for the growing list of itineraries in the Asian
market. A couple of years ago, the idea that Royal Caribbean would be
pushing so deeply into not only the European markets, but the Asian
and near eastern markets would have drawn skeptical looks. However
there is no question the early moves to disperse the companies fleet
across a wider range of regions will prove wise.
The diversity of markets provide places for the smaller and less
recent additions to Royal Caribbean's fleet to remain strong
offerings. In the Caribbean, and to a lesser extent, the European
market, you have greater need for the newest ships with the greatest
number of features. However, even western travelers to Asia are going
to already consider the trip exotic, seeing places almost unheard of
among cruise itineraries.
Meanwhile, as Oasis of the Seas draws closer to her commissioning
year, we have seen much revealed about her features. Yet we await
more word on several areas many are looking forward too. The main
dinning room is an obvious area most of us are eager to see more of.
It is especially interesting because of curiosity of how Royal
Caribbean will handle the growth in passengers served, assuming they
retain a standard two seating format. The Casino Royale, a staple
theme of Royal Caribbean ships, is another area we have not seen any
detail of. To which one wonders who might this differ from the past.
If you have been aboard a Freedom class ship, you will have noticed
the enlarged entry area, featuring a significant number of table
games. Given the certainty of the casinos placement, it will have a
massive quantity of traffic funneled through it. I will be personally
curious if it will have a connecting staircase to the Royal Promenade,
as the previous Voyager family has. Finally, Studio B, the massive
skating rink of the previous two classes, is said to be much larger
than early versions. The shows I've seen could well use more raw ice
surface. Likewise, Studio B is a space that screams for greater
use.
Of course, if Royal Caribbean told us everything at once, we wouldn't
enjoy the suspense during the next year!
If you can bear to watch stocks these days, here are Monday's stock
numbers.
RCL (Common Stock)
Last Trade: $9.82
Change: -0.22
% Change: -2.19%
Volume: 1,973,266
Day's High: 10.38
Day's Low: 9.67
Previous Close: 10.04
Exchange: NYS
Looking for Royal Caribbean blogs, message boards, and community?
Visit www.RoyalCaribbeanFan.com and become part of our community!
in Asia, and it continues to push hard into the market. The cities of
Beijing and Guangzhou will host the new sales offices, which are aimed
to boost sales for the growing list of itineraries in the Asian
market. A couple of years ago, the idea that Royal Caribbean would be
pushing so deeply into not only the European markets, but the Asian
and near eastern markets would have drawn skeptical looks. However
there is no question the early moves to disperse the companies fleet
across a wider range of regions will prove wise.
The diversity of markets provide places for the smaller and less
recent additions to Royal Caribbean's fleet to remain strong
offerings. In the Caribbean, and to a lesser extent, the European
market, you have greater need for the newest ships with the greatest
number of features. However, even western travelers to Asia are going
to already consider the trip exotic, seeing places almost unheard of
among cruise itineraries.
Meanwhile, as Oasis of the Seas draws closer to her commissioning
year, we have seen much revealed about her features. Yet we await
more word on several areas many are looking forward too. The main
dinning room is an obvious area most of us are eager to see more of.
It is especially interesting because of curiosity of how Royal
Caribbean will handle the growth in passengers served, assuming they
retain a standard two seating format. The Casino Royale, a staple
theme of Royal Caribbean ships, is another area we have not seen any
detail of. To which one wonders who might this differ from the past.
If you have been aboard a Freedom class ship, you will have noticed
the enlarged entry area, featuring a significant number of table
games. Given the certainty of the casinos placement, it will have a
massive quantity of traffic funneled through it. I will be personally
curious if it will have a connecting staircase to the Royal Promenade,
as the previous Voyager family has. Finally, Studio B, the massive
skating rink of the previous two classes, is said to be much larger
than early versions. The shows I've seen could well use more raw ice
surface. Likewise, Studio B is a space that screams for greater
use.
Of course, if Royal Caribbean told us everything at once, we wouldn't
enjoy the suspense during the next year!
If you can bear to watch stocks these days, here are Monday's stock
numbers.
RCL (Common Stock)
Last Trade: $9.82
Change: -0.22
% Change: -2.19%
Volume: 1,973,266
Day's High: 10.38
Day's Low: 9.67
Previous Close: 10.04
Exchange: NYS
Looking for Royal Caribbean blogs, message boards, and community?
Visit www.RoyalCaribbeanFan.com and become part of our community!
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