InletCam's Oasis of the Seas Arrival - Photo Essay

Here is the InletCam photo essay for the US arrival of Royal Caribbean's Oasis of the Seas.

At 8:00am on Friday November 13th the RCCL Oasis of the Seas enters the channel of Port Everglades, Fort Lauderdale FL. Much to the delight of the crowd of on-lookers.

Local tour boats like the Carrie B carried VIP passengers and dignitaries from RCCL and other cruise businesses to view the arrival from the Port.

Crowds from John Lloyd State Park enjoyed a public party and lined the fence for a better view.

The Oasis of the Seas in all her grandeur headed towards the InletCam on her way to dock at terminal 18

Make no mistake!

The arrival into Fort Lauderdale was just as exciting for the ship's crew. It was a long and interesting journey for them.

The crowd of cruise fans continue to enjoy their view of the ship as she headed toward the dock.

As expected, and as I predicted in an earlier post, there was quite the police presence on the streets for the event.

Royal Caribbean's Oasis of the Seas

Preparing to dock now flanked by many boats who escorted her in.

The weather was beautiful! The event a success. Welcome Oasis of the Seas to your home at Port Everglades, Ft Lauderdale FL

Awesome Wiley! Thanks so much!!! :)

awesome ---- thank you!

Oh, brother! Even though I was there this morning (on the park side), those pictures just blow me away all over again. There are no words to describe the emotion of seeing Oasis arrive. Many, many thanks for your pictures, Inlet Cam.

This may be a stupid question but why is Port Everglades being called home when it sails out of Ft Lauderdale?

Thank you so much for the pictures. It makes me feel like I was there. Not going thru this rain & wind.

This may be a stupid question but why is Port Everglades being called home when it sails out of Ft Lauderdale?

Port Everglades is in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.

Thank you so much for bringing Oasis to life for us over here in the UK! I had your webcam up on my computer at work and was so exciting to catch the first glimpse of her sitting on the horizon :D

Just got to wait til next Dec to see her in person!

Fantastic pictures!!

Thanks

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WOW!!! Thank you so, so much for sharing these amazing pictures. Can't wait to hear reviews of this most amazing ship.

The blue hull does look a lot better in the southern sun and waters. Even the lightly tinted glass looks great. The only bad thing is that she is brand new and the paint looks worn already. There are a lot of rust spots around different areas of the hull, some weird marks on the bow that I can't find a reason for (look almost like patch work to me), and she has a big rust mark right in the middle of the stern. I don't think RCCL will let these things stay. They'll probably go through and paint over all these marks by next week when she sets sail again.

Great shots as always Wiley, thanks very much.

Just wonderful!!! Thanks for posting.

Wiley those truly are AMAZING PHOTOS........when we saw her coming into the inlet we couldn't believe how HUGE she is.........

THANKS AGAIN - YOU'RE THE MAN!:D

The blue hull does look a lot better in the southern sun and waters. Even the lightly tinted glass looks great. The only bad thing is that she is brand new and the paint looks worn already. There are a lot of rust spots around different areas of the hull, some weird marks on the bow that I can't find a reason for (look almost like patch work to me), and she has a big rust mark right in the middle of the stern. I don't think RCCL will let these things stay. They'll probably go through and paint over all these marks by next week when she sets sail again.

Salt water is hell on anything, especially cars and ships. Since she crossed the Atlantic through some very large storms and seas, rust is to be expected. They'll have her rust all painted over in no time. That is why you often see the crew touch up painting the hulls of ships in port. It happend quite often and quite fast.

The blue hull does look a lot better in the southern sun and waters. Even the lightly tinted glass looks great. The only bad thing is that she is brand new and the paint looks worn already. There are a lot of rust spots around different areas of the hull, some weird marks on the bow that I can't find a reason for (look almost like patch work to me), and she has a big rust mark right in the middle of the stern. I don't think RCCL will let these things stay. They'll probably go through and paint over all these marks by next week when she sets sail again.

Thank you for taking the time to share the photos with us!

Much better than what CNN has!

Thanks so much! You made my day!

Thanks for the great pictures!

Can't wait for January!!!

GREAT PHOTOS!! You probably had a great time watching here come in..but thanks for taking the time to post these photos for the rest of us:)

WOW!!! Thanks for sharing these fantastic photos. I was on your website this morning and that was also great!

Thank VERY MUCH for the great pictures! !

Kathyr

Thanks for sharing the pics. Can't wait for our peak at her.

Wiley: the party was great fun, although I could barely keep up, everyone was typing so fast! Thanks so much for the experience and these snapshots also.

As Parkay says, rust occurrs constantly and they are touchup painting daily on all the fleet ships. Just a normal daily maintenence thing. Take a close look the next time you board, there will be rust marks at any door or anchor bay, etc. that opens where water can run in and out. Typical.