Royal Caribbean's Oasis of the Seas sailed away from her new homeport near New York City on Sunday.
Luckily Hurricane Henri shifted enough to the east for the ship to safely depart Cape Liberty in Bayonne, New Jersey.
Royal Caribbean shared photos of Oasis sailing away, with the New York City skyline in view.
Oasis of the Seas had her lights on during her evening departure, and sailed past Manhattan and the Statue of Liberty.
The cruise line's plans to bring Oasis of the Seas to the Northeast was originally planned for 2020, but the global health crisis forced a delay.
The ship is sailing on her 6-night test cruise, where the ship will visit Perfect Day at CocoCay in The Bahamas before turning around to come home.
Watch #OasisoftheSeas sail under the Verrazano Bridge pic.twitter.com/cRWIz8UCG7
— Royal Caribbean (@RoyalCaribbean) August 23, 2021
Assuming the test cruise goes well, the test cruise will be what the ship needs to get approval from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) to sail with paying customers.
Oasis of the Seas is scheduled to restart sailings with paying passengers beginning on September 5 from Cape Liberty.
Oasis will offer seven-night sailings from Cape Liberty with stops at Perfect Day at CocoCay and Nassau in the Bahamas, and Port Canaveral, Florida.
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