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Royal Caribbean Begins Construction on New Oasis-Class Ship

By: Caribbean Journal Staff - October 29, 2015 - 2:46 pm

Above: the keel-laying ceremony in France

By the Caribbean Journal staff

Royal Caribbean has officially begun construction on the company’s fourth Oasis-class ship.

The keel was laid on the new ship at the STX shipyard in St Nazaire, France.

The ceremony saw a 1,000-ton-block lifted by crane into the building dock.

The ship has yet to be named.

The ship is slated for delivery in the spring of 2017, according to the company.

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