According to a report on Cruise Critic, Royal Caribbean has recently announced in a filing with the SEC that they are still searching for funding to cover the remaining cost of building both Oasis of the Seas and Allure of the Seas. Apparently, the Finnish Government has only promised 80% of the funding and RCI is on their own to find the rest. This may pose a bit of a problem in today's economy as the cost of each ship is estimated to be over $1.2 billion.
On another note, funding for Celebrity Cruises' Solstice Class ships has been fully secured due to 95% government funding from Germany where these ships are being built.
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