Imagine you’re the boss of a major cruise line. You have three, possibly four, new ships on order and you have to find names for all of them.
When Norwegian Cruise Line was planning its new Breakaway class, they had a simple solution – the first ship is to be called Norwegian Breakaway, and the second will be Norwegian Getaway.
When Royal Caribbean announced the building of two Genesis-class ships they invited the readers of USA Today’s Cruise Log to come up with names – and chose Oasis and Allure of the Seas.
Now they have two new Sunshine class ships in development and have placed an order for a third Oasis class vessel, with an option for a fourth.
So they need to make sure nobody else steals their ideas before coming to a final decision. Which is why a clutch of possible names has been registered with the US Trademark Office.
We could find ourselves sailing on any one of . . . Anthem of the Seas, Ovation of the Seas, Passion of the Seas, Pulse of the Seas, Quantum of the Seas, or Vantage of the Seas. Some of them seem quite possible, others faintly ludicrous.
There must be other options. Anyone care to come up with a few suggestions? Not sure whether it might be better to wait until the New Year celebrations to add some alcoholic inspiration to the mix.
Shanty of the Seas
Old Man otS
Buccaneer
Pirate
Wreck
Sprite
Clipper
Tramp
Now Tramp of the Seas might appeal to many 🙂
Tramp of the Seas
Trollop of the Seas
Serpent of the Seas
Call of the Seas
Friend of the Seas
Cougar of the Seas
Stud of the Seas
Winning of the Seas
Chicken of the Seas
Party of the Seas
Scott of the Seas
Looks like they going to have as much fun coming up with a Royal name as Kate and William will in 2013