Cruise news (Royal Caribbean-tagged)
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RCI-Royal Caribbean unveils line-up of holidays onboard Spectrum of the Seas for 2023-2024
RCI-Royal Caribbean International released the line-up of holidays onboard its Spectrum of the Seas ship for 2023-2024, with longer cruises making a...
August 28, 2022 - Cruise Industry
RCI-Royal Caribbean increasing onboard gratuities
Starting September 7, RCI-Royal Caribbean will increase the onboard gratuities that passengers will pay for the service they receive from crew...
August 25, 2022 - Cruise Industry
RCI-Royal Caribbean launching Icon OTS video series
RCI-Royal Caribbean embarks on a marketing campaign for the new class of cruise ships, joining the fleet in Fall 2023. The line's Icon of the Seas...
August 20, 2022 - Cruise Industry
RCI-Royal Caribbean seeking approval to restart “cruises to nowhere” in Hong Kong
RCI-Royal Caribbean is seeking approval to restart “cruises to nowhere” in Hong Kong, while a cruise industry leader called for measures...
August 19, 2022 - Cruise Industry
RCI-Royal Caribbean announces health protocols for cruise ships in Australia during the upcoming...
RCI-Royal Caribbean released its health protocols for ships sailing from Australia during the upcoming cruise season. The protocols include...
August 12, 2022 - Cruise Industry
RCI-Royal Caribbean drops COVID vaccine requirement for certain cruises
RCI-Royal Caribbean International announced it will not require its passengers to be fully COVID-vaccinated on select voyages beginning...
August 11, 2022 - Cruise Industry
VIDEO: RCI-Royal Caribbean launching new video series about Icon OTS
"Making an Icon" is the new video series that RCI-Royal Caribbean International will produce to provide details and insight into the Icon of the Seas...
August 10, 2022 - Cruise Industry
Royal Caribbean's new $125 million cruise terminal in Galveston TX nears completion
RCI-Royal Caribbean International unveiled the progress on its USD 125 million cruise ship terminal in Galveston TX. The 161300 ft2 facility is...
August 9, 2022 - Cruise Industry
3609 Jamaican crew recently hired by Royal Caribbean Group
A total of 3609 Jamaicans were hired from the recent cruise ship recruitment and ~400 applicants were rejected on medical grounds. Jamaica's...
July 31, 2022 - Cruise Industry
RCI-Royal Caribbean redeploys cruise ships in 2023-2024 due to IMO's speed restrictions
RCI-Royal Caribbean moved elsewhere 4 additional cruise ships scheduled to sail in 2023. Passengers booked on Brilliance of the Seas for her summer...
July 31, 2022 - Cruise Industry
CCL-Carnival Cruise Line removes pre-embarkation COVID testing on voyages 5 nights/fewer
The largest cruise companies in the world announced this week that they are easing COVID testing requirements on some voyages that last less...
July 30, 2022 - Cruise Industry
RCI-Royal Caribbean removes pre-embarkation COVID testing
Royal Caribbean announced on Thursday, July 28, that it is no longer requiring vaccinated passengers to take a COVID test before embarking on cruises...
July 29, 2022 - Accidents
RCI-Royal Caribbean cancels Serenade of the Seas' Europe/Baltic cruises in 2023 summer
RCI-Royal Caribbean announced it is canceling the European season of Serenade of the Seas previously scheduled for summer 2023. Serenade OTS...
July 19, 2022 - Cruise Industry
600+ crew from Trinidad & Tobago hired by RCG-Royal Caribbean Group
600+ Trinidad and Tobago nationals will take to the sea for the first time as employees/crew of RCG-Royal Caribbean Group. Just more than a month...
July 16, 2022 - Cruise Industry
Port Klang (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia) welcomes Royal Caribbean's cruise ship Spectrum OTS
The arrival of a cruise liner out of Singapore to Port Klang (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia) after 2 years was welcomed by cruise industry players in...
July 15, 2022