Cruise news (Royal Caribbean-tagged)
- Accidents
Police arrested 3 passengers for scamming casino on Royal Caribbean’s ship Wonder OTS in Barcelona
Spain’s Civil Guard arrested two British and one French nationals in mid-August, after RCI-Royal Caribbean’s ship Wonder of the Seas...
September 3, 2022 - Cruise Industry
Celebrity Cruises' newest ship Celebrity Beyond first to offer Elon Musk's Starlink Internet
The new Celebrity Cruises' ship Celebrity Beyond is set to be the first to offer guests the use of Elon Musk’s Starlink internet. The...
September 3, 2022 - Cruise Industry
RCG adds Starlink Internet on Royal Caribbean, Celebrity, and Silversea ships
RCG-Royal Caribbean Group (the world's second-largest cruise shipowner/after Carnival Corporation) announced it was planning to implement SpaceX...
August 31, 2022 - Accidents
Pullmantur Horizon cruise ship to be scrapped at Turkey's Aliaga Shipbreaking Yard
After ~2 years in Greece (moored at Port Elefsina/Eleusis), the last Pullmantur ship set sail on her final voyage: Pullmantur Horizon is heading to...
August 29, 2022 - Cruise Industry
RCI-Royal Caribbean unveils line-up of holidays onboard Spectrum of the Seas for 2023-2024
RCI-Royal Caribbean International released the line-up of holidays onboard its Spectrum of the Seas ship for 2023-2024, with longer cruises making a...
August 28, 2022 - Cruise Industry
RCI-Royal Caribbean increasing onboard gratuities
Starting September 7, RCI-Royal Caribbean will increase the onboard gratuities that passengers will pay for the service they receive from crew...
August 25, 2022 - Cruise Industry
RCI-Royal Caribbean launching Icon OTS video series
RCI-Royal Caribbean embarks on a marketing campaign for the new class of cruise ships, joining the fleet in Fall 2023. The line's Icon of the Seas...
August 20, 2022 - Cruise Industry
RCI-Royal Caribbean seeking approval to restart “cruises to nowhere” in Hong Kong
RCI-Royal Caribbean is seeking approval to restart “cruises to nowhere” in Hong Kong, while a cruise industry leader called for measures...
August 19, 2022 - Cruise Industry
RCI-Royal Caribbean announces health protocols for cruise ships in Australia during the upcoming...
RCI-Royal Caribbean released its health protocols for ships sailing from Australia during the upcoming cruise season. The protocols include...
August 12, 2022 - Cruise Industry
RCI-Royal Caribbean drops COVID vaccine requirement for certain cruises
RCI-Royal Caribbean International announced it will not require its passengers to be fully COVID-vaccinated on select voyages beginning...
August 11, 2022 - Cruise Industry
VIDEO: RCI-Royal Caribbean launching new video series about Icon OTS
"Making an Icon" is the new video series that RCI-Royal Caribbean International will produce to provide details and insight into the Icon of the Seas...
August 10, 2022 - Cruise Industry
Royal Caribbean's new $125 million cruise terminal in Galveston TX nears completion
RCI-Royal Caribbean International unveiled the progress on its USD 125 million cruise ship terminal in Galveston TX. The 161300 ft2 facility is...
August 9, 2022 - Cruise Industry
3609 Jamaican crew recently hired by Royal Caribbean Group
A total of 3609 Jamaicans were hired from the recent cruise ship recruitment and ~400 applicants were rejected on medical grounds. Jamaica's...
July 31, 2022 - Cruise Industry
RCI-Royal Caribbean redeploys cruise ships in 2023-2024 due to IMO's speed restrictions
RCI-Royal Caribbean moved elsewhere 4 additional cruise ships scheduled to sail in 2023. Passengers booked on Brilliance of the Seas for her summer...
July 31, 2022 - Cruise Industry
CCL-Carnival Cruise Line removes pre-embarkation COVID testing on voyages 5 nights/fewer
The largest cruise companies in the world announced this week that they are easing COVID testing requirements on some voyages that last less...
July 30, 2022