Cruise news (Royal Caribbean-tagged)
- Accidents
Gangway falls into water during Royal Caribbean Wonder OTS departure from CocoCay
Passengers aboard RCI-Royal Caribbean International's Wonder of the Seas witnessed an operational incident as the ship departed CocoCay (Bahamas) on...
August 5, 2026 - Cruise Industry
Celebrity Cruises raises automatic daily gratuities across all stateroom categories
Celebrity Cruises has increased its automatic daily gratuities for all guests, with the revised rates taking effect immediately from July 29th, 2026...
July 30, 2026 - Cruise Industry
RCI-Royal Caribbean extends Labadee (Haiti) suspension through June 2027
RCI-Royal Caribbean has extended the suspension of cruise calls to its private destination of Labadee, Haiti, through June 2027, continuing a pause...
July 23, 2026 - Cruise Industry
Royal Caribbean’s Legend OTS started operations as the world’s largest cruise ship
RCI-Royal Caribbean International has introduced Legend of the Seas, the third vessel in its ICON series and the world's largest cruise ship...
July 14, 2026 - Accidents
RCI-Royal Caribbean cancels Spectrum OTS Shanghai departure as Typhoon Bavi closes port
RCI-Royal Caribbean International has cancelled the scheduled July 11th departure of Spectrum of the Seas from Shanghai after Super Typhoon Bavi...
July 14, 2026 - Cruise Industry
Adora Cruises (China) restores Japanese port calls with Adora Magic City ship
Adora Cruises (China) returns to Japan this summer with Adora Magic City, following a first half of 2026 during which the company concentrated its...
July 10, 2026 - Cruise Industry
Italian court annuls Royal Caribbean Group's €600M cruise port plan
A regional administrative court in Lazio has annulled the environmental approval granted for the proposed Fiumicino-Isola Sacra tourist and cruise...
July 7, 2026 - Cruise Industry
Royal Caribbean's Hero OTS reaches major construction milestone with AquaDome installation
RCI-Royal Caribbean International's Hero of the Seas has achieved a significant construction milestone at the Meyer Turku shipyard in Finland with...
July 1, 2026 - Cruise Industry
Keel laid for Royal Caribbean’s 7th Oasis-class ship at Saint-Nazaire
Just one day after taking delivery of the new ICON-class vessel Legend of the Seas, RCI-Royal Caribbean marked another significant milestone in its...
June 15, 2026 - Cruise Industry
Royal Caribbean's newest ICON ship Legend OTS delivered by Meyer Turku
On June 10th, RCI-Royal Caribbean took delivery of Legend of the Seas, the third ICON-class vessel, from Meyer Turku (Finland). The handover marks...
June 11, 2026 - Cruise Industry
RCG-Royal Caribbean Group celebrates opening of new Seward cruise terminal
RCG-Royal Caribbean Group has marked the opening of the Dale R. and Carol Ann Lindsey Alaska Railroad Terminal in Seward, Alaska, with an official...
June 10, 2026 - Cruise Industry
Supreme Court reinstates Havana Docks litigation against major cruise lines over Cuban port use
The United States Supreme Court has allowed a long-running maritime dispute involving cruise shipping companies and Cuban port infrastructure to...
May 27, 2026 - Accidents
Protest on Royal Caribbean's ship Ovation OTS after Alaskan itinerary change
Passengers aboard the RCI-Royal Caribbean ship Ovation of the Seas staged demonstrations at the vessel’s guest services desks after the...
May 23, 2026 - Cruise Industry
RCI-Royal Caribbean to broadcast FIFA World Cup fleetwide
Royal Caribbean International/RCI has confirmed plans to broadcast the FIFA World Cup 2026 across its entire fleet during the tournament period...
May 23, 2026 - Cruise Industry
Mexico rejects Royal Caribbean’s Perfect Day Mexico development
Mexican authorities have officially rejected RCG-Royal Caribbean Group’s proposed Perfect Day Mexico development in Costa Maya following...
May 21, 2026