Cruise news (Royal Caribbean-tagged)
- Accidents
Serenade OTS is the 3rd Royal Caribbean "hospital ship" for COVID-positive crew
RCI-Royal Caribbean has already moved COVID-positive crew to two of its out-of-service liners - Rhapsody of the Seas and Vision of the...
January 12, 2022 - Cruise Industry
RCI-Royal Caribbean introduces 2 more seasons of cruising from Limassol (Cyprus)
After a successful summer 2021 season from Limassol (Cyprus Greece), RCI-Royal Caribbean announced that 2 more seasons from the Greek island were...
January 11, 2022 - Accidents
RCI-Royal Caribbean cancels cruises on 4 ships due to COVID
RCI-Royal Caribbean announced on Friday, January 7, that it would pause operations on multiple liners due to COVID concerns, canceling some voyages...
January 8, 2022 - Cruise Industry
RCI-Royal Caribbean introduces 2023 European summer program
RCI-Royal Caribbean put its 2023 European summer program on sale, with 9 cruise ships visiting 25+ countries. Destinations range from the Holy Land...
January 7, 2022 - Accidents
Royal Caribbean moving COVID-positive crew to Vision OTS & Rhapsody OTS
RCI-Royal Caribbean is moving COVID-positive crew to two of its out-of-service liners - Rhapsody of the Seas and Vision of the Seas, to...
January 7, 2022 - Accidents
2500+ passengers held on Royal Caribbean's Spectrum OTS in Hong Kong
Hong Kong announced a 2-week ban on incoming flights from 8 countries, including the United States and Britain. It also tightened restrictions on...
January 5, 2022 - Cruise Industry
6 more cruise ships sail out of Port Canaveral (Orlando, Florida) over the weekend
Cruising into the new 2022, thousands of passengers are rejecting CDC's advice not to sail as COVID cases reach record numbers. The CDC issued the...
January 2, 2022 - Accidents
Royal Caribbean's Symphony of the Seas denied entry to San Juan (Puerto Rico)
On December 27, Royal Caribbean's cruise ship Symphony of the Seas was not allowed to dock in San Juan (Puerto Rico) due to COVID cases onboard...
December 29, 2021 - Accidents
Allure of the Seas and Norwegian Epic denied entry to the USVI due to COVID cases onboard
The US Virgin Islands (USVI) turned away 2 cruise liners with COVID outbreaks onboard, the country's Health Commissioner Justa Encarnacion revealed...
December 29, 2021 - Cruise Industry
The CDC investigating 68 cruise ships following COVID outbreaks onboard
The USA's CDC agency (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) on Monday, December 27, said it was actively investigating or observing 68 cruise...
December 28, 2021 - Cruise Industry
Princess Cruises changes health protocols due to Omicron
The Omicron variant of COVID didn't leave the ship cruising industry unconcerned. And yet another company updated the protocols, following the...
December 25, 2021 - Cruise Industry
Port Baltimore welcoming back Royal Caribbean's first cruise from Maryland
Port Baltimore welcomed back RCI-Royal Caribbean International for their first voyage from Maryland since the industry-wide COVID pause in...
December 25, 2021 - Cruise Industry
RCI-Royal Caribbean International pauses new bookings until January 10
As a reaction to the situation with COVID and the fast spreading of the Omicron variant, RCI-Royal Caribbean decided to voluntarily pause all...
December 24, 2021 - Accidents
55 vaccinated crew and passengers test COVID-positive on Royal Caribbean's ship Odyssey of the Seas
At least 55 fully vaccinated crew and passengers onboard Royal Caribbean’s ship Odyssey of the Seas have contracted COVID, the cruise line...
December 23, 2021 - Cruise Industry
3 major cruise lines enforce stricter onboard masking policies
Three of the world's largest cruise shipping companies are implementing stricter onboard mask-wearing policies as COVID cases continue to spike...
December 22, 2021