Cruise news (Royal Caribbean-tagged)
- Cruise Industry
Pulau Penang Island (Georgetown, Malaysia) primed for cruising rebound with the arrival of Genting...
Pulau Penang Island (Georgetown, Malaysia Penang) is primed for a cruising rebound with the arrival of a 2nd cruise ship at the SPCT-Swettenham Pier...
July 6, 2022 - Accidents
RCI-Royal Caribbean updates Quantum OTS engine trouble impacting Alaskan cruises
RCI-Royal Caribbean updated the situation with its Quantum of the Seas ship needing to slow her speed and skip Alaska glacier visits. Passengers...
July 4, 2022 - Cruise Industry
Keel laid for RCI-Royal Caribbean's first LNG-powered Oasis Class ship "Utopia of The Seas"
On Friday, July 1, a keel-laying ceremony for the first LNG-powered cruise ship of the industry-defining Oasis Class took place at the Chantiers...
July 2, 2022 - Cruise Industry
RCI-Royal Caribbean's President's Cruise 2023 (ship Allure OTS)
RCI-Royal Caribbean announced it is going to Texas for the company's next President's Cruise. While on the "2022 President's Cruise", Michael Bayley...
June 27, 2022 - Cruise Industry
Celebrity Cruises' entire fleet is back in service
Celebrity Cruises will celebrate its complete 15-ship fleet comeback when Celebrity Infinity sets sail for the Caribbean from Fort Lauderdale...
June 25, 2022 - Cruise Industry
Fincantieri started the construction of TUI's LNG-powered ships Schiff 8 and Schiff 9
The steel cutting of the first of 2 new-concept LNG-powered ships for TUI Cruises took place on Wednesday (June 22) in the presence of Wybcke Meier...
June 23, 2022 - Accidents
“Stop Cruises” movement blocks RCI's Wonder OTS and MSC's Orchestra ships at Port Marseille
Tuesday morning, June 14, about 20 activists from the “Stop Cruises” movement tried to block the entrance of the RCI-Royal Caribbean's...
June 14, 2022 - Cruise Industry
RCI-Royal Caribbean to partner with Elon Musk’s SpaceX Starlink
RCI-Royal Caribbean is looking to partner with Elon Musk’s SpaceX Starlink in order to bring Wi-Fi capability to its cruise ships. Starlink is...
June 14, 2022 - Cruise Industry
RCI-Royal Caribbean extends T&T Recruitment Fair for an extra day
The June 7th, the overwhelming response by T&T nationals to calls for jobs with RCI-Royal Caribbean led the cruise line to add another day of...
June 10, 2022 - Cruise Industry
Halifax (Nova Scotia Canada) welcomes the world's 4th largest cruise ship - Royal Caribbean's Oasis...
The world's 4th largest cruise ship, RCI-Royal Caribbean's Oasis of the Seas, arrived at Port Halifax (Nova Scotia Canada) Tuesday morning, June 7...
June 7, 2022 - Cruise Industry
10,000 Jamaicans to be recruited to work on cruise ships overseas
Beginning Sunday, June 5, a total of 10,000 Jamaicans will be recruited to work on cruise ships overseas, according to Edmund Bartlett (Jamaica's...
June 5, 2022 - Cruise Industry
HAV Group awarded preliminary approval for Hydrogen Fuel Cell System for cruise ships
DNV reported it had awarded the Norwegian technology provider HAV Group preliminary approval for a hydrogen-based energy system. The approval meant...
June 5, 2022 - Cruise Industry
Royal Caribbean’s Oasis OTS to become the largest cruise ship to ever visit Saint John NB Canada
RCI-Royal Caribbean International’s Oasis of the Seas - currently the world’s 5th largest cruise vessel, is scheduled to arrive at Port...
June 4, 2022 - Cruise Industry
RCI-Royal Caribbean and Celebrity Cruises extending FCC Expiration Date but removing 25% Bonus
RCI-Royal Caribbean International and Celebrity Cruises made major changes to their future cruise credit/non-refundable deposit schemes. RCI is...
June 3, 2022 - Cruise Industry
RCI-Royal Caribbean cruise ships start sailing from Singapore to Malaysia
Singaporeans will soon be able to choose from more options for travel, as RCI-Royal Caribbean International ships will commence visiting ports in...
June 2, 2022