Actually Royal Caribbean presently has 3 new ships under construction: Serenade of the Seas due Nov. 2003 and Jewel of the Seas due Nov. 2004 are both Radiance Class ships. Another Voyager Class ship is scheduled to be completed Jan. 2004. However, they have developed a new ship design, the "Ultra-Voyager" and have signed an agreement with a Finnish shipbuilder that could lead to a firm order, but this is still only a conditional agreement with an anticipated new build deliverable in 2006. If this agreement is solidified, the "Ultra-Voyager" will be 15% larger than the Voyager class, holding 500 more guests (3600) and will weigh in at 160,000 gross tons. As soon as I hear any more definitive information, I will pass it on.
Nancy
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