Cruise news (Royal Caribbean-tagged)

Royal Caribbean to Redeploy 4 Ships for 2018-2019 Cruise Season
Royal Caribbean informed its travel partners that 4 of its cruise vessels will be redeployed in 2018-2019. Some cancellations are also included...
November 18, 2017
Cruise Industry
Ovation of the Seas Arrives at Hualien Port
Asia's largest cruise ship, Ovation of the Seas, arrived at Hualien Port today, November 11, bringing more than 3,700 international tourists to...
November 11, 2017
Cruise Industry
Royal Caribbean Unveils New Amenities for Independence of the Seas
Royal Caribbean is to launch a fish & chips restaurant onboard Independence of the Seas when the ship returns to Southampton in May next year...
November 11, 2017
Cruise Industry
Royal Caribbean Announces Fleetwide Tech Innovations
Royal Caribbean announced technological innovations which aim to make things simpler for passengers going on a cruise. A new smartphone app is at...
November 10, 2017
Cruise Industry
Royal Caribbean Unveils New Ship Deployments 2019-2020
Royal Caribbean announced its plans for 2019-2020 cruises with itinerary changes. Royal Caribbean will have two of its newly refit Voyager-class...
November 9, 2017
Cruise Industry
Port Tampa Bay Opens Cruise Terminal After $1.7M Renovation
Port Tampa Bay's renovated cruise terminal 6 opened following months of renovation. The newly improved terminal is being used by Royal Caribbean as...
November 9, 2017
Cruise Industry
Royal Caribbean Cruise Ship Due to Enter Drydock in Spain
Royal Caribbean plans a major makeover of its 14-year-old Mariner of the Seas. The cruise line will spend more than US $100 million on the...
October 30, 2017
Cruise Industry
Royal Caribbean Returns to San Juan and Philipsburg
Royal Caribbean announced the return of the cruise line to San Juan, Puerto Rico and Philipsburg, St Maarten, in the aftermath of devastation left...
October 30, 2017
Cruise Industry
Royal Caribbean Offers Self-Disembarkation
On the last morning of guests' Royal Caribbean cruise, the line provides an option for those who wish to carry their own luggage off the vessel that...
October 25, 2017
Cruise Industry
Major Cruise Lines Return to Falmouth
According to Tourism Minister Edmund Bartlett, the recent hurricanes in the Caribbean had halted plans by a couple of popular cruise lines to pull...
October 22, 2017
Cruise Industry
Royal Caribbean Drops All Visits to Turkey 2018
Royal Caribbean announced that it is cancelling all visits to Turkey for 2018 cruise season in Europe. The line has decided so, "due to the current...
October 19, 2017
Cruise Industry
St. Thomas Back on Cruise Itineraries in November
Cruise ships will return to St Thomas USVI on November 10, less than a couple of months after the island was ravaged by hurricanes Irma and Maria...
October 17, 2017
Cruise Industry
Symphony of the Seas Reveals New Features and Amenities
Royal Caribbean revealed much of the new features and amenities on Symphony of the Seas, line's next Oasis Class cruise ship. Symphony of the Seas...
October 16, 2017
Cruise Industry
Suit Filed Against Major Cruise Line for Failing to Cancel Sailing During Hurricane
An unhappy cruiser is suing Royal Caribbean Line for refusing to call off Galveston voyage even as Hurricane Harvey hit Southeast Texas. Instead of...
October 2, 2017
Accidents
Royal Caribbean to Build School for Seafarers in Manila
Leading global operator Royal Caribbean Cruises is betting big on human resources from the Philippines by teaming up with STI ESG (STI...
September 24, 2017
Cruise Industry