Cruise news (Royal Caribbean-tagged)
- Cruise Industry
Quantum of the Seas to Undergo Multi-Million Dollar Renovation
Royal Caribbean's Quantum of the Seas is scheduled to undergo a multi-million dollar month-long refurbishment later in October in preparation for her...
October 14, 2019 - Accidents
Hundreds of Cruise Passengers Refused Entry to China
Hundreds of cruise ship tourists were threatened with jail by immigration officials who refused to let them into China. Families said they had been...
October 13, 2019 - Cruise Industry
VIDEO: New Oasis Class Ship to Be Named Wonder of the Seas
The next Royal Caribbean's Oasis Class cruise ship will be named Wonder of the Seas. The world's newest largest passenger liner is scheduled for year...
October 12, 2019 - Cruise Industry
Cayman Islands' Opposition “Deeply Concerned” by Visit of Cruise Line Executives
Opposition politicians in the UK's Cayman Islands dependency said they were “deeply concerned” by the visit of cruise company executives...
October 2, 2019 - Cruise Industry
VIDEO: Navigator of the Seas Sails Amped Up with Firsts and Favorites
Royal Caribbean’s newly amplified Navigator of the Seas ship is sailing from her year-round home in Miami Florida with a US$115 million new...
September 28, 2019 - Accidents
Royal Caribbean Crew Member Goes Overboard in Croatia
A crew member aboard a Royal Caribbean cruise ship is dead after going overboard. The accident on September 22 involves a 35-year-old India native...
September 27, 2019 - Cruise Industry
Royal Caribbean Releases Details of Explorer of the Seas' Amplification
RCI-Royal Caribbean’s liner Explorer of the Seas is scheduled in Spring 2020 for USD 110 million drydock refurbishment (in Cadiz Spain) part of...
September 25, 2019 - Cruise Industry
Cruise Lines Help Holidaymakers After Thomas Cook Collapse
The world’s oldest travel company, Thomas Cook, ceased trading, causing thousands of pre-booked holidays to be canceled. The company went into...
September 24, 2019 - Cruise Industry
Norwegian Cruise Lines to Build an Additional Cruise Dock in Downtown Juneau
NCL-Norwegian Cruise Line announced it intends to build an additional cruise dock at the property of the company that was recently purchased on Egan...
September 22, 2019 - Cruise Industry
Royal Caribbean to Grow in Greek Waters
The development of Creece's cruise shipping tourism was at a main topic of a recent meeting in Athens between representatives of RCCL-Royal Caribbean...
September 20, 2019 - Cruise Industry
Holland America Line Returns to Tampa Bay in 2020
HAL-Holland America Line dropped Tampa FL as a homeport in spring 2018. According to Erik Elvejord (company's director of public relations), HAL was...
September 17, 2019 - Cruise Industry
First Quantum Ultra Class Ship to Debut in North America
Royal Caribbean will dial up its adventures in South Florida in fall next year with the debut of Odyssey of the Seas which is expected to become the...
September 16, 2019 - Cruise Industry
Big Infrastructure Investments Needed for New Zealand
Radical technologies are needed for the multibillion-dollar cruise ship industry and its colossal vessels to thrive in decades ahead. New rules...
September 9, 2019 - Accidents
Major Cruise Lines to Reopen Private Islands in Bahamas
With the Hurricane Dorian's passing, major cruise companies were assessing, and gearing up to reopen private destinations in the Bahamas. At Castaway...
September 8, 2019 - Accidents
Cruise Ships Can Shelter Hurricane Victims, President Trump Says
President Trump Friday night, September 6, has suggested that cruise ships can provide shelter for Bahamians left homeless by Hurricane Dorian. The...
September 7, 2019