

Finally, a new cantilevered pool bar, called The Vue, will offer fantastic sunning opportunities during the day and turn into a colorful outdoor venue after sunset. Symphony of the Seas, for example), the vessel does have some extras, including the new Suite neighborhood, where high-spenders will have access to an enhanced Suite Sun Deck, with its own plunge pool, bar and loungers.įamilies will be excited by the ship's new Wonder Playscape, an underwater-themed area for kids that will include slides, climbing walls, views and an interactive mural. While Wonder of the Seas is technically an Oasis-class ship and not first in its class, (there are even some major design changes between Wonder of the Seas vs.

Port Saint John is Canada’s Atlantic Canada’s largest port by tonnage and has a diverse cargo base, including dry and liquid bulk, break bulk, containers, and cruise.The Big Ships We're Excited About in 2022 Wonder of the Seas Will Be the World's Largest Cruise ShipĪt 6,988 passengers, Royal Caribbean's Wonder of the Seas will become the largest cruise ship in the world when it debuts in early March 2022. Royal Caribbean’s Oasis of the Seas will berth at approximately 9:20 am and depart at 9:25 pm on June 8th. Our vendors and partners have been working hard in preparation, and it’s an incredible honour for us to be a small part of these passengers’ Saint John experience,” says Ray Gracewood, President of AREA 506. “We couldn’t be more excited to welcome passengers from the Oasis of the Seas as our first ever group at the AREA 506 Waterfront Container Village.

These passengers will be the first to disembark the ship through the Marco Polo Cruise Terminal and experience the Container Village as a first point of contact. The AREA 506 Container Village is poised to open the same week as the arrival of Royal Caribbean Oasis of the Seas. “While the Oasis of the Seas is not our first ship in the post pandemic era, it will most definitely signal the return to a normal cruise day with all of the excitement and economic impact that we have been missing for two and a half years now.” “We look forward with great anticipation to the first visit of Oasis of the Seas to Port Saint John! It is a testament to our city, our region, our province, and indeed, our port, that we are able to attract to Saint John a cruise ship of this size, with capacity for over 5000 cruise guests,” says Andrew Dixon, Chief Operating Officer at Port Saint John. Also, cruise lines administer nearly 10 million COVID-19 tests per week, 21x the rate of testing in the United States. For example, 100% of eligible passengers and crew are required to be vaccinated. The cruise industry has some of the most robust health and safety protocols for travelling.
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With a maximum capacity of over 5,000 passengers, plus over 2,000 crew, it will undoubtedly be a bustling day in Uptown Saint John.

Royal Caribbean International has been visiting Saint John since 1999, but this is the first time Oasis of the Seas will visit our city. This is a huge milestone for Saint John as this will be the largest cruise ship to berth in our harbour since the first cruise ship arrived in 1989. SAINT JOHN (NB) – Royal Caribbean’s Oasis of the Seas, the world’s fifth largest cruise ship, is set to arrive at Port Saint John on June 8 th.
