Oasis of the Seas, Allure of the Seas and the third Oasis-class ship will soon have a new sister to welcome to Royal Caribbean’s Oasis class family. Today marked the steel cutting for a fourth Oasis ship, scheduled to be delivered in 2018.

Royal Caribbean International’s Serenade of the Seas sustained damage to electrical equipment after a water pipe broke on Jan. 24 near New Orleans. The company cancelled an undetermined number of reservations because of the resulting loss of power to some staterooms.

Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. has introduced a preview of its new Espresso global reservation system, designed for travel agents selling Royal Caribbean International, Celebrity Cruises, Pullmantur, Azamara Club Cruises and CDF Croisieres de France. The system will officially launch in March 2015.