The brand new Margaritaville at Sea Islander has arrived within the Sunshine State, however hasn’t fairly reached her homeport. The ship, recent from an intensive dry dock renovation, arrived in Fort Lauderdale on Sunday, June 2, the place she is going to tackle extra provides earlier than transferring across the Florida peninsula to her new dwelling, Port Tampa Bay.
The ship left the Harland & Wolff shipyard in Belfast, Northern Eire on Sunday, Might 19, and has been making her method throughout the Atlantic. No friends are at the moment onboard, however every day has undoubtedly been full of ongoing ending work to make sure the tropically-themed ship is at her greatest when her first passengers arrive.
“The Margaritaville at Sea Islander has formally arrived in Port Everglades, the place she’ll be loading up with every little thing we’ll want to make sure rest and revelry on June 14. Subsequent cease: Port Tampa Bay!” Margaritaville at Sea introduced on social media on June 2.
The 85,619-gross-ton, Spirit-class Margaritaville at Sea Islander will greater than double the passenger capability of the boutique cruise line, becoming a member of Margaritaville at Sea Paradise.
Margaritaville at Sea Islander can welcome 2,114 friends at double occupancy or as much as 2,680 vacationers when absolutely booked, in comparison with Margaritaville at Sea Paradise‘s 1,308 friends (double occupancy) or 1,680 vacationers at full capability.
The ship can be dwelling to almost 900 worldwide group members, lots of whom are prone to board the ship in Fort Lauderdale to assist with remaining preparations and to familiarize themselves with the vessel’s structure and particulars.
Undoubtedly, comparable enthusiastic reactions will greet the ship when she arrives in Tampa within the coming days, forward of her official debut. Up subsequent might be her official naming ceremony, which has not but been introduced.
The cruise line did reveal that Savannah Buffett, eldest daughter of the late singer, songwriter, and sailor Jimmy Buffet, would be the ship’s official godmother.
“I’m past excited to be named Godmother of Margaritaville at Sea Islander and look ahead to rendering the fitting concoction of affection and luck so she could plow the seas amidst clean, untroubled waters searching for that one explicit harbor,” mentioned Savannah of her symbolic position.
Setting Sail on Margaritaville at Sea Islander
When Margaritaville at Sea Islander units sail together with her first friends on Friday, June 14, the ship may also start a brand new period for the cruise line as the primary of their ships to supply departures from Port Tampa Bay.
She is going to characteristic principally 4- and 5-night Western Caribbean itineraries to Cozumel, Key West, and Progreso, relying on the precise departure date and cruise size.
In 2025, even longer 6- and 7-night sailings will start to all three ports, in addition to additional locations corresponding to Belize, Jamaica, and Grand Cayman.
Whatever the crusing, friends onboard will be capable to take pleasure in the brand new ship’s tropical theming following her in depth refit and rebranding, which started in January and progressed to dry dock in mid-March.
From the brand new colourful hull art work to themed Margaritaville touches all through the general public areas and visitor cabins, the refreshed ship has a novel vibe Parrotheads and cruise lovers of all sorts will be capable to recognize.
Company will be capable to gas up on the Port of Indecision Buffet, keep in form on the Fins Up Health Middle, chill out on the 5 O’Clock Someplace Pool, take a selfie on the Flip Flop Atrium, and far more.
