Cruise news (Royal Caribbean-tagged)
- Accidents
Royal Caribbean's ship Ovation OTS cancels calls at Noumea & Mystery Island due to propulsion issue
An RCI-Royal Caribbean ship was forced to cancel scheduled calls to Noumea (Grande Terre Island, New Caledonia) and Aneityum (Mystery Island, Vanuatu...
December 21, 2022 - Accidents
Royal Caribbean’s ship Symphony OTS saves 22 Cuban refugees on a raft between Cuba and Florida USA
RCI-Royal Caribbean’s ship Symphony of the Seas saved 22 people floating on a raft between Key West (Florida USA) and Cuba. The Cubans were...
December 21, 2022 - Cruise Industry
RCG-Royal Caribbean Group announces strategic partnership with iCON Infrastructure
RCG-Royal Caribbean Group announced that it had entered into a new partnership with the iCON Infrastructure Partners VI fund, advised by iCON...
December 20, 2022 - Cruise Industry
HAL-Holland America is the latest cruise line to increase daily gratuities
HAL-Holland America Line is the latest cruise line to announce that it will soon be increasing daily gratuities/“crew appreciation&rdquo...
December 15, 2022 - Cruise Industry
RCG-Royal Caribbean Group signs strategic agreement with Finland's Government and shipbuilder Meyer...
RCG-Royal Caribbean Group announced it had signed a maritime declaration with the government of Finland, represented by the MEAE (Ministry of...
December 15, 2022 - Cruise Industry
Royal Caribbean’s largest ship Icon OTS floated out at Meyer Turku yard (Finland)
RCI-Royal Caribbean’s ship Icon of the Seas reached her next major construction milestone on Friday, December 9, at the Meyer Turku shipyard...
December 12, 2022 - Cruise Industry
Royal Caribbean's newest and largest cruise ship Wonder OTS named in Port Canaveral (Florida USA)
RCI-Royal Caribbean officially welcomed Wonder of the Seas into its fleet of award-winning ships. The newbuild was christened by her Godmother Marie...
December 11, 2022 - Cruise Industry
Port Canaveral/Orlando (Florida USA) homeports RCI’s cruise ship Jewel of the Seas
Port Canaveral (Orlando City, Florida) recently marked the arrival of RCI-Royal Caribbean’s ship Jewel of the Seas for homeporting in 2022-2023...
December 9, 2022 - Accidents
VIDEO: Lifeboat accident on Royal Caribbean's Quantum of the Seas
On December 1, 2022, a lifeboat from the RCI-Royal Caribbean ship Quantum of the Seas detached from the davits and fell into the water. Portside...
December 3, 2022 - Cruise Industry
Celebrity Eclipse is the first cruise ship in Australia-New Zealand with SpaceX’s Starlink...
Celebrity Cruises started offering internet services via SpaceX’s Starlink satellite network onboard its Celebrity Eclipse ship, making it the...
December 2, 2022 - Cruise Industry
Royal Caribbean's Wonder OTS ship's godmother selected via TikTok contest
An American cancer survivor was selected to name the new RCI-Royal Caribbean ship Wonder of the Seas after a TikTok contest. The daughter of Marie...
November 21, 2022 - Cruise Industry
RCI-Royal Caribbean unveils new European cruises for summer 2024
RCI-Royal Caribbean announced that its new European vacations for summer 2024 are now open for sale, featuring 7 world-class ships in 9 homeports and...
November 18, 2022 - Cruise Industry
RCI-Royal Caribbean to build new Terminal G in Miami Florida
In one of the biggest deals for “the cruise capital of the world,” Miami-Dade Commissioners approved a development and lease agreement...
November 16, 2022 - Cruise Industry
RCI-Royal Caribbean officially opens its new Cruise Terminal 3 in Galveston TX
On November 9, 2022, RCI-Royal Caribbean International’s new $125 million cruise ship terminal in Galveston (Texas USA) opened its doors and...
November 10, 2022 - Cruise Industry
Aerial footage of Royal Caribbean’s ship Quantum OTS in Brisbane (Australia)
On November 1, RCI-Royal Caribbean began its first season in Queensland Australia with the arrival of the Quantum of the Seas at the new Brisbane...
November 7, 2022