Modification to 16 Oasis of the Seas Sailings

Royal Caribbean today announced that they would be changing their Western Caribbean itineraries from May through November, 2010 as their new port facilities at Falmouth, Jamaica, won't be completed in time for the summer season.

Instead of Falmouth, the Oasis of the Seas will be visiting the Mexican port of Costa Maya. Because of the size of the ship, there are limited ports with the appropriate docking facilities and depth needed to accommodate the ship. Costa Maya is one of those ports. In addition, because of her size, whenever possible Royal Caribbean wants to avoid tender ports.

As an aside to those booked into Costa Maya, I'm going to go out on a limb and say don't be surprised if a number of calls there are cancelled due to weather. There are prevailing wind patterns there at the port which, at times, affect even smaller ships and prevent them from docking in. With the height of the Oasis, the wind effect would be even greater, and I anticipate they will be very careful with their new baby.