Cruising Caribbean Posted March 9 Share Posted March 9 Royal Caribbean's Symphony of the Seas just had a "hoot" of an experience as it cruised for two weeks with a burrowing owl onboard! The photos were "wild." This is the first time I have heard of an owl onboard, but I have seen birds here and there. Have you encountered an owl at sea before? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FJB Posted March 10 Share Posted March 10 Now that right there is funny! And amazing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kendall James-Vargas Posted March 10 Share Posted March 10 @FJB It's pretty hilarious that the owl stuck around for that long! I guess it had nowhere to go. "Whoooo" would have thought? I know this type of owl eats insects, but maybe it was able to try a more vegetarian meal, like french fries, on its inaugural voyage! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cruiser99girl Posted March 13 Share Posted March 13 Burrowing owls are occasional visitors to RC ships, especially to central park on the Oasis Class ships. On one sailing in January 2022 I noticed an owl in central park perched above the Tiffany's sign. One of the ship's horticulturalists explained the owl had been on board for a while, that the horticulturalists were monitoring the owl. On a sailing in January 2023-- on the same ship, I asked the same horticulturalists how long the owl was in Central Park. He said it Was on for several months before it left. The horticulturalist did say that there was an Eagle in Central Park for a week. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kendall James-Vargas Posted March 14 Share Posted March 14 @Cruiser99girl I didn't know this was a common occurrence! I also had no idea that Royal Caribbean ships have horticulturalists onboard. I find that to be so interesting. It seems like ships aren't particularly keen on removing owls from the premise unless it's a potential risk to the animal or guests. I'm even more surprised that an eagle was living on board in Central Park for a week! Since I haven't been on an Oasis Class ship, I was researching the Central Park design onboard. It seems like the Harmony of the Seas Central Park area takes some serious maintenance. https://www.cruisehive.com/harmony-of-the-seas-central-park-maintained/13788 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulB Posted March 14 Share Posted March 14 Usually it's a bad sign if an albatross is on board, so maybe an owl will change the perspective and have good luck on board. But then again seeing as it snuck on board, he needs to be punished, maybe send him to Owlcatraz. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3Sisters Posted March 15 Share Posted March 15 @Cruiser99girl That's pretty awesome you were able to meet a horticulturalist onboard a Royal Caribbean Line ship! I wonder if the owl was provided with specialty foods onboard to sustain its existence. "Owlcatraz" was the best thing I have heard all day. I don't know if the owl deserves that sort of punishment but "owl" never really know. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cruising Caribbean Posted March 15 Author Share Posted March 15 @FJB "Owl" bet guests were pretty shocked to see this! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LukeJ Posted March 16 Share Posted March 16 Maybe he didn't want to be owl by himself 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kendall James-Vargas Posted March 16 Share Posted March 16 @LukeJ I love the theme for this "whooo"llarious thread. It's a hoot! I think birds find their way onboard more than we think. A bird got trapped onboard a cruise ship for 2 days in 2016, but it seems this owl wanted to stay put on the ship. Maybe this owl could earn some loyalty credit for cruising with Royal Caribbean. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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