Royal Caribbean International has announced that its new cruise ship, Anthem of the Seas, arrives in Southampton this morning ? its home port for the summer season.
p>Royal Caribbean International has announced that its new cruise ship, Anthem of the Seas, arrives in Southampton this morning ? its home port for the summer season.
There to greet it is the ship?s future Godmother, Emma Wilby. Not the traditional celebrity Godmother, Emma was chosen for the honour after a months-long nationwide competition to find a young, talented star from within the travel industry.
The ship is 1,141 yards long, 136 feet wide, with 18 decks, and a guest capacity of 4,905 and is the second of Royal Caribbean International?s Quantum-class ships. It offers many ?firsts at sea? such as robotic bartenders, a virtual sky diving experience, on-board circus skills training, innovative entertainment spaces and the largest indoor sports and entertainment complex at sea, SeaPlex.
Stuart Leven, managing director at Royal Caribbean International said: ?Anthem of the Seas is designed to deliver what today?s holidaymakers want ? new kinds of experiences and adventures, whether you?re travelling alone or as a family. Ships like Anthem of the Seas will help attract new groups of people and build the future of cruising. The UK and Ireland is our second largest market and with over 1.7m Brits now taking a cruise every year it has huge importance for our business. So we?re over the moon that our latest Quantum-class ship is arriving today for the summer season.?
Dominic Paul, senior vice president international, Royal Caribbean International said: ?We?re growing our capacity and expanding all over the world, with two new ships launched in the last six months and three on order. Anthem of the Seas will move cruising into a new era of growth.?
More than 80,000 people are anticipated to travel on the ship during the summer season, delivering around ?50 million to the Southampton economy and surrounding area and creating jobs through direct and indirect employment.
For more information on Royal Caribbean International visit: www.royalcaribbean.co.uk. Follow updates at #AnthemoftheSeas.
