Cruise news (royal caribbean-tagged)

RCC-Royal Caribbean Cruises CEO warns of anti-cruise group using CDC website
According to RCC-Royal Caribbean Cruises' CEO, an anti-cruise group was attempting to flood the CDC website in an apparent attempt to pressure the...
September 21, 2020
Cruise Industry
Royal Caribbean and Celebrity cancel all sailings in Australia and New Zealand for the rest of 2020
Royal Caribbean and Celebrity Cruises cancelled all sailings in Australia and New Zealand for the rest of 2020. The cancellation of local voyages...
September 15, 2020
Cruise Industry
Royal Caribbean's Odyssey of the Seas boasts with a large name
New detail in the painting of RCI-Royal Caribbean's Odyssey of the Seas has been unveiled. The name of the new ship, which is currently being built...
September 12, 2020
Cruise Industry
Royal Caribbean Group's digital innovations eliminate the "pain points" of travel
Royal Caribbean Group announced it was dedicated to further evolving sailings into healthier and safer vacations. At the forefront will be the Group...
September 12, 2020
Cruise Industry
VIDEO: Float out of the world's largest cruise ship - Wonder of the Seas
On Saturday morning, September 5, at 7 am, the world's largest cruise ship - RCI-Royal Caribbean International's Wonder of the Seas - was...
September 5, 2020
Cruise Industry
Ban on cruise ships entering Australian waters extended until December 17
Australia extended its ban on cruise ships entering Australian waters until mid-December. The ban, including overseas travel, was announced on...
September 4, 2020
Cruise Industry
Miami-Dade County borrows from Wall Street to fund PortMiami cruise terminal projects
Miami-Dade County is currently looking to borrow from Wall Street in order to fund its cruise ship terminal projects at PortMiami Florida. On Monday...
September 2, 2020
Cruise Industry
Royal Caribbean Group postpones resumption of cruises until November 1
Despite previously announcing it would welcome passengers aboard a few liners on October 1, Royal Caribbean Group said they would be postponing the...
August 30, 2020
Cruise Industry
VIDEO: Silversea's Silver Moon successfully completes sea trials
Silversea Cruises' newest ship Silver Moon successfully carried out her sea trials between August 8 and August 20. Carrying a reduced crew of around...
August 28, 2020
Cruise Industry
Royal Caribbean's Grandeur of the Seas remains part of the fleet
Royal Caribbean announced it will keep Grandeur of the Seas in the cruise fleet instead of transferring her out to RCCL's sister-brand Pullmantur...
August 27, 2020
Cruise Industry
NCL-Norwegian Cruise Line sending its North America-based ships to Europe
The world's 3rd-largest cruise shipowner - NCL-Norwegian Cruise Line - is sending a proportion of its North America-homeported cruise ships to Europe...
August 17, 2020
Cruise Industry
12000+ crew are still onboard cruise ships in USA waters
Nearly 5 months after the pandemic shut down the cruise industry, 12,000+ crew members remained onboard ships in the USA's waters, the USCG (Coast...
August 8, 2020
Cruise Industry
Carnival, Disney and Royal Caribbean cancel cruises out of the USA through October 31
CLIA (Cruise Lines International Association) announced the 3rd voluntary suspension of USA homeporting cruise operations. CLIA (groups ~60 cruise...
August 6, 2020
Cruise Industry
Royal Caribbean officially drops "cruises" from its name
The parent company Royal Caribbean (RCL) officially dropped "cruises" from its name on Thursday, July 30, according to a press release. The company...
July 31, 2020
Cruise Industry
Royal Caribbean Group replaces the safety drill with Muster 2.0
Royal Caribbean Group announced it is replacing one of the most important parts of cruises - the safety drill - with Muster 2.0, a new approach to...
July 24, 2020
Cruise Industry