Cruise news (Royal Caribbean-tagged)
- Cruise Industry
RCI-Royal Caribbean replacing jazz clubs with casinos on Oasis Class ships
RCI-Royal Caribbean has begun to quietly convert the jazz clubs of their Oasis Class ships into non-smoking casino rooms. "Jazz on 4", previously...
April 4, 2023 - Cruise Industry
Veriti Management LLC expanding holdings in Royal Caribbean Cruises
Veriti Management LLC, a reputable institutional investor in the USA, has announced an increase in its stake in Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. (NYSE...
April 3, 2023 - Cruise Industry
MEYER Group shows future fossil fuel-free cruise ships
The international consortium specializing in cruise shipbuilding, MEYER Group, presented a cruise ship concept managing without fossil fuels. The...
March 31, 2023 - Cruise Industry
RCI-Royal Caribbean resumes international cruise homeporting from China
RCI-Royal Caribbean China announced its return of international cruises to the country was in prospect following the announcement from China's MOT...
March 31, 2023 - Cruise Industry
RCI-Royal Caribbean introduces new bars/nightlife venues on Icon OTS ship
RCI-Royal Caribbean International unveiled 15+ of the bars and nightlife experiences aboard its highly anticipated ship Icon of the Seas. Icon OTS...
March 29, 2023 - Accidents
97 people struck with Norovirus on Royal Caribbean’s ship Enchantment OTS
The March 11–23 voyage of RCI-Royal Caribbean’s ship Enchantment of the Seas is the 7th and latest cruise ship Norovirus outbreak the VSP...
March 28, 2023 - Cruise Industry
Royal Caribbean, Meyer Werft and Freudenberg e-Power Systems develop new fuel cell system for ships
Shipbuilder Meyer Werft, German battery technology company Freudenberg e-Power Systems, and Royal Caribbean Group are working on a completely new...
March 22, 2023 - Cruise Industry
Royal Caribbean's ship Symphony OTS sets new Transatlantic Crossing Record
RCI-Royal Caribbean added another world record to its roster, as the brand carried the most people ever on a single Transatlantic crossing. In...
March 21, 2023 - Cruise Industry
RCI-Royal Caribbean to homeport its Enchantment OTS ship in Greece
RCI-Royal Caribbean International confirmed it had selected Greece for homeporting, with Enchantment of the Seas departing from Port Piraeus-Athens...
March 17, 2023 - Accidents
Search off Gisborne NZ suspended after Ovation OTS cruise passenger spots body in water
A search by two rescue helicopters last night off the coast of Gisborne (New Zealand) where a cruise ship passenger reportedly saw a body floating in...
March 17, 2023 - Cruise Industry
RCI-Royal Caribbean’s Beach Club on Paradise Island (Bahamas) opens in 2025
RCI-Royal Caribbean is moving ahead with the development of its first Royal Beach Club (on Paradise Island) after the company received approval from...
March 13, 2023 - Cruise Industry
RCI-Royal Caribbean unveils the lineup of short Caribbean cruises for 2024-2025
RCI-Royal Caribbean unveiled the lineup of short Caribbean cruises, featuring 8 action-packed cruise ships sailing to tropical destinations that make...
February 21, 2023 - Cruise Industry
Royal Caribbean's ship Allure OTS to sail short cruises from Florida year-round
RCI-Royal Caribbean announced that one of its huge Oasis-class ships would sail short cruises year-round beginning later in 2023. None of the line's...
February 18, 2023 - Cruise Industry
PortMiami to build the world’s largest shore power system for cruise ships
Еngineering and manufacturing company PowerCon (Denmark) has been subcontracted to deliver 5 shore power systems for cruise ships at PortMiami...
February 17, 2023 - Cruise Industry
First steel cut for RCI-Royal Caribbean's second Icon Class ship
RCI-Royal Caribbean marked the initial milestone – the first cut of steel – for the 2nd ship in its revolutionary Icon Class. An...
February 16, 2023