Cruise news (Royal Caribbean-tagged)

Royal Caribbean Hosts Free Cruise for Bushfire Heroes
RCI-Royal Caribbean announced they will be sending company's newest ship -Spectrum of the Seas, to Australia to host a complimentary 4-day voyage for...
February 24, 2020
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Royal Caribbean and Antigua Sign for First Royal Beach Club
RCI-Royal Caribbean and Antigua and Barbuda's government have signed an agreement for the company’s first Royal Beach Club. The new...
February 14, 2020
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Royal Caribbean Reverses Ban on Chinese Passport Holders
A major cruise company reversed a ban on Chinese citizens travelling because of fear of the coronavirus after passengers accused it of discrimination...
February 13, 2020
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Anthem of the Seas Finally Sets Sail After Coronavirus Scare
A Royal Caribbean ship finally set sail on Monday, February 10, from Port Cape Liberty NJ-NYC after a coronavirus scare had kept the vessel docked...
February 11, 2020
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Crew Member Found Dead on Coronavirus-Screened Ship
A crew member on a Royal Caribbean ship that was delayed in New Jersey after quarantined passengers were screened for Coronavirus was found dead on...
February 9, 2020
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Chinese Passport Holders Banned from Royal Caribbean and Norwegian Ships
Miami-based cruise companies Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd. and Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. will no longer allow people with passports from...
February 8, 2020
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TUI Group Selling Hapag-Lloyd Cruises to Its JV with Royal Caribbean
Holiday company TUI said it would receive EUR 700 million (US$ 767 million) from the sale of its unit, Hapag-Lloyd Cruises, to its joint venture (JV...
February 8, 2020
Cruise Industry
Cruise Passengers Returning to NJ Screened for Coronavirus
A Royal Caribbean ship with 12 quarantined passengers (due to possible Coronavirus infection) docked in Port Cape Liberty NJ-NYC. Anthem of the...
February 7, 2020
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Death on Ovation of the Seas 'Not Coronavirus'
A person died of natural causes, reportedly unrelated to coronavirus, on a Royal Caribbean cruise ship arriving in New Zealand on Wednesday, February...
February 5, 2020
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GPH Joint Venture Buys Remaining Shares of Malaga Cruise Port Concession
Global Ports Holding Plc, the largest independent cruise port operator in the world, announced that its joint venture, Creuers Del Port de Barcelona...
January 30, 2020
Cruise Industry
Cruise Companies Increase Passenger Screening Following Coronavirus Outbreak
Major cruise line companies boosted their passenger screening procedures and issued travel advisories in order to ensure that their customers are not...
January 24, 2020
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Royal Caribbean Passenger Dies After Falling Overboard
The body of a 46-year-old man the USCG said had apparently jumped from a cruise liner docked in San Juan Puerto, was recovered Wednesday night...
January 23, 2020
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Royal Caribbean Unveils Deployment from Shanghai for 2021
RCI-Royal Caribbean announced its itineraries in China for the first half of 2021. Spectrum of the Seas will be homeported in Shanghai operating on 4...
January 11, 2020
Cruise Industry
5 Liberty of the Seas Cruises Cancelled for 2021
Royal Caribbean cancelled 5 sailings on Liberty of the Seas in 2021 because of the need for an extended dry dock. The cancellations begin with the...
January 10, 2020
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Passenger Medevaced from Anthem of the Seas
A passenger suffering "severe abdominal issues" was taken off Royal Caribbean's Anthem of the Seas late Saturday night, December 28, by a Coast Guard...
December 30, 2019
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