Cruise news (ovation of the seas-tagged)
- Cruise Industry
RCI-Royal Caribbean revives operations in China, plans second ship by 2025
RCI-Royal Caribbean International is set to resume cruises for the Chinese market this weekend after a nearly 4-year hiatus, with plans to deploy a...
April 27, 2024 - Cruise Industry
RCI-Royal Caribbean unveils China deployment plan for 2025-2026 season
RCI-Royal Caribbean International unveiled its latest deployment plan for China on Tuesday, March 12, detailing the deployment of two cruises across...
March 15, 2024 - Accidents
RCI's Ovation OTS returns to Sydney for a medevac and skips NZ ports due to strong winds
RCI-Royal Caribbean’s liner Ovation of the Seas is currently on a 12-night "New Zealand Cruise" (roundtrip from Sydney NSW Australia) that...
November 28, 2023 - Cruise Industry
RCI-Royal Caribbean's ship Quantum OTS returns to Brisbane (Queensland Australia)
RCI-Royal Caribbean's Quantum of the Seas has returned to homeport Brisbane QLD, offering a range of 3- to 9-night cruises to the South Pacific and...
November 3, 2023 - Cruise Industry
RCI-Royal Caribbean’s Brilliance OTS arrives in Sydney NSW Australia for the first time
A new season in Australia has begun, with RCI-Royal Caribbean International launching its extensive 2023-2024 holiday program Down Under. Brilliance...
October 24, 2023 - Cruise Industry
Bumper cruise season in Australia kicks off with Celebrity Solstice
Australia's busy cruise season officially commenced on October 19 with the arrival of the first overseas ship in Sydney Harbour NSW. The 2800...
October 22, 2023 - Cruise Industry
Port Napier NZ expecting record-breaking cruise season with 130,000 passengers
Port Napier (New Zealand) is expecting a record-breaking cruise season with 92 cruise stops and 130,000 passengers from Nov 2023 thru April 2024...
July 2, 2023 - Cruise Industry
RCI-Royal Caribbean opens bookings for 2024-2025 Australia & New Zealand cruises
RCI-Royal Caribbean announced the opening of bookings for its 2024-2025 cruise season in Australia and New Zealand. The popular ships Quantum of the...
May 11, 2023 - Cruise Industry
RCI-Royal Caribbean unveils 2024-2025 itineraries for Australia season
RCI-Royal Caribbean will soon launch its 2024-2025 Australia season itineraries, and customers can start booking their trips from May 4th, 2023. The...
April 23, 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
3 cruise ships to visit Port Napier (New Zealand) in single day
3 cruise ships are scheduled to visit Napier Port (New Zealand) on Saturday, January 7th, setting a new record at the bustling hub. A Port...
January 4, 2023 - Cruise Industry
Royal Caribbean's Ovation OTS is the largest cruise ship of the season to arrive in Dunedin NZ
Passengers on the largest cruise ship to call at Port Chalmers-Dunedin (New Zealand) this season sailed docked on early Tuesday, December 27th. RCI...
December 28, 2022 - 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 Ovation OTS cancels call at Christchurch NZ due to strong winds
A 4000-passenger Royal Caribbean ship was stopped from entering Lyttelton Harbour (New Zealand) after a night of heavy winds. The largest cruise...
November 3, 2022 - Cruise Industry
RCI-Royal Caribbean International returns to Australia with cruise ship Ovation OTS
RCI-Royal Caribbean made its anticipated return to Australia for the first time since 2019 on October 29. The arrival of Ovation of the Seas in...
November 1, 2022