Royal Caribbean International's newest mega cruise ship, Quantum of the Seas, will visit Puerto Rico for the first time this week with some 5,000 people aboard.
Quantum of the Seas sailed from Cape Liberty, New Jersey, earlier this week and will stop at the port of San Juan for six hours late afternoon Thursday, Royal Caribbean representative Chase Arlen told Efe.
The vessel, launched last month, has 4,160 double-staterooms and an additional 794 rooms.
Though it is Royal Caribbean's latest addition, Quantum of the Seas is not the company's largest cruise ship, as Oasis of the Seas and Allure of the Seas each have around 6,000 staterooms.
After docking in Puerto Rico, the ship will sail on to St. Martin, Martinique, Barbados and St. Kitts and Nevis, before returning to New Jersey on Dec. 12.
The arrival of Quantum of the Seas coincides with the opening of dock number 3 in Old San Juan, designed to receive mega ships.
In November 2013, Gov. Alejandro Garcia Padilla announced that Royal Caribbean had scheduled nine visits to Puerto Rico for the 2014-2015 season, bringing more than 33,000 people to the Caribbean island. EFE
Royal Caribbean's new mega ship to visit Puerto Rico
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