VIDEO: Interesting Video on The Arrival of Royal Caribbean's Quantum of the Seas

While surfing the internet I found this very interesting short video (34 seconds) on Royal Caribbean's Quantum of the Seas on one of her initial visits to the port of New York. It is well worth the view.



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