Oasis of the Seas, the luxury cruise ship involved in a crane incident earlier in April, is expected to return back to service for its normally scheduled 5 May sailing, the owner Royal Caribbean Cruises informed.
On 1 April 2019, ‘Oasis of the Seas’ was undergoing maintenance at the Grand Bahama Shipyard, Freeport, when an accident involving the drydock caused two construction cranes to collapse on the stern of the ship.
The damage to the ship was extensive and it had to go to a dock in Cadiz, Spain, for repairs.
As a result, the ship was taken out of service for almost a month, but is expected to return back to service on 5 May, Royal Caribbean informed, announcing its quarterly earnings, Wednesday:
The company estimates the direct financial impact of this unusual event, net of insurance, will be a reduction of approximately $0.25 per share to the company’s full year Adjusted EPS, mostly driven by lost revenue.
The company earlier announced that it had to cancel the next three scheduled sailings of Oasis of the Seas, as a result from the incident.
The ship is to begin with the May 5 sailing from Barcelona.
