Cruise news (Royal Caribbean-tagged)

The Bahamas want cruise ships back to Nassau
The Bahamas Tourist Minister announced he wanted cruise ships to not only visit private islands but the major Bahamian cities as well. According to...
August 13, 2020
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12,000+ crew are still onboard cruise ships in US waters
Nearly 5 months after the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic shut down the cruise industry, 12,000+ crew members remained onboard ships in the USA's...
August 8, 2020
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Carnival, Disney and Royal Caribbean cancel cruises out of the USA through October 31
CLIA (Cruise Lines International Association) announced the 3rd voluntary suspension of USA homeporting cruise operations. CLIA (groups ~60 cruise...
August 6, 2020
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Royal Caribbean officially drops "cruises" from its name
The parent company Royal Caribbean (RCL) officially dropped "cruises" from its name on Thursday, July 30, according to a press release. The company...
July 31, 2020
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Royal Caribbean Group replaces the safety drill with Muster 2.0
Royal Caribbean Group announced it is replacing one of the most important parts of cruises - the safety drill - with Muster 2.0, a new approach to...
July 24, 2020
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Royal Caribbean Group extends cancellation policy to all cruises through April 2022
RCCL-Royal Caribbean Group extended its "Cruise with Confidence" cancellation program to all voyages with departures through April 2022. The...
July 23, 2020
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Royal Caribbean’s Spectrum of the Seas homeported in Hong Kong 2021-2022
For 2x months (December 2021 through January 2022), RCI-Royal Caribbean’s liner Spectrum of the Seas (max passenger capacity 4819) is to be...
July 21, 2020
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Debut of the world's largest cruise ship delayed by the Coronavirus crisis
The construction of the world's biggest cruise ship was delayed. Citing the impact of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, the future shipowner...
July 20, 2020
Cruise Industry
Carnival Corporation and Royal Caribbean groups receive UK state aid
In the UK, RCL Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd and Carnival PLC (both are UK entities of the two world's largest cruise companies) received millions of...
July 18, 2020
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RCI-Royal Caribbean International cancels cruises through October 1
RCCL-Royal Caribbean Group announced that most voyagess in the RCI-Royal Caribbean International's schedule through October 1, 2020, were cancelled...
July 17, 2020
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Royal Caribbean's Independence of the Seas repatriates crew at Port St. Maarten
Royal Caribbean's Independence of the Seas is in port today, July 15, to repatriate her crew members. Independence of the Seas is the 2nd cruise...
July 15, 2020
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Royal Caribbean Group buys Silversea's remaining shares
The world's second-largest cruise shipowner RCCL-Royal Caribbean Group purchased the remaining shares of the top-luxury cruise brand Silversea. The...
July 12, 2020
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TUI Group completes sale of its subsidiary Hapag-Lloyd to TUI Cruises
TUI Group successfully completed the sale of the subsidiary company Hapag-Lloyd Cruises to TUI Cruises. Hamburg-based TUI Cruises is a joint-venture...
July 9, 2020
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Royal Caribbean and NCLH-Norwegian develop enhanced health and safety standards
World's second and third largest cruise companies - RCCL-Royal Caribbean and NCLH-Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings - announced a collaboration to...
July 7, 2020
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Royal Caribbean's Odyssey of the Seas makes way for AIDAcosma at Meyer Werft shipyard
The Meyer Werft shipyard released photos from the building site of Royal Caribbean's Odyssey of the Seas at Papenburg Germany that show the vessel...
July 6, 2020
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