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Frost Museum of Science now sports the Royal Caribbean VistaFrost Museum of Science now sports the Royal Caribbean Vista

From the top level of the Phillip and Patricia Frost Museum of Science in downtown Miami, the cruise terminals on Dodge Island and the headquarters of Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. are clearly visible. So it was fitting that this venue, the Vista, was the site of RCL’s annual media kickoff to Seatrade Cruise Global.

Barry Parker, New York correspondent

March 6, 2018

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But beyond that the evening marked the opening of what is now called the Royal Caribbean Vista, an open-air display of species indigenous to southern Florida, following the cruise giant's $1.2m gift to the museum.

Besides the lifelike aquarium settings for fish, small aligators and stingrays, the floor also includes an aviary where injured birds are nursed back to health.

'Our business thrives when our community thrives,' RCL chairman and CEO Richard Fain said in remarks to the guests. He indicated additional cooperation with the museum would be forthcoming before describing exciting developments at RCL, including Symphony of the Seas' impending delivery from STX France, to be followed, in the autumn, by the handover of Celebrity Edge, also from the Saint-Nazaire yard.

Fain also said RCL is on track to have a terrific year.

Frank Steslow, president and CEO of the Phillip and Patricia Frost Museum of Science, thanked RCL for its support.

The evening, attended by numerous RCL executives including Adam Goldstein, president and COO, who mingled with media, featured paella at one station and Asian fusion dishes at another, with music by a Latin-themed trio.

About the Author

Barry Parker

New York correspondent

Barry Parker is a New York-based maritime specialist and writer, associated with Seatrade since 1980. His early work was in drybulk chartering, and in the early 1990s he moved into shipping finance where he served as a deal-maker and analyst with a leading maritime merchant bank. Since the late 1990s he has worked for a group of select clients on various maritime projects, also remaining active as a writer.

Barry Parker is the author of an Eco-tanker study for CLSA and a presentation to the Baltic Exchange Freight Market User Group on the arbitrage of tanker FFAs with listed tanker equities.

 

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