Cruise news (royal caribbean-tagged)

Keel laid for Celebrity Cruises newest ship, Celebrity Beyond
On Thursday, November 19, at STX France/Chantiers de l'Atlantique shipyard (St Nazaire France) was held the official keel-laying ceremony for...
November 19, 2020
Cruise Industry
100,000 sign up for Royal Caribbean's free volunteer cruises
Royal Caribbean International (RCI) President and CEO Michael Bayley said in a Facebook post that 100,000 people had already signed up for the line's...
November 16, 2020
Cruise Industry
Palfinger Marine completes Allure of the Seas ship's drydock
Palfinger Marine’s US-based experts were able to attend RCI-Royal Caribbean's Allure of the Seas ship after the 2020 spring drydock season had...
November 14, 2020
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RCI-Royal Caribbean International taking "Volunteers of the Seas" for test cruises
RCI-Royal Caribbean International is looking into arranging trial cruises to convince regulators it can successfully run COVID-era sailings. The USA...
November 13, 2020
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RCI-Royal Caribbean introduces new Alaska 2022 itineraries
RCI-Royal Caribbean International is preparing for its Alaska 2022 season with new itineraries that tout 4 call ports and others showcasing twice the...
November 12, 2020
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4 of the world's largest cruise ships still anchored off Bournemouth beach, Dorset UK
4 of the world's largest cruise liners remain anchored off Bournemouth Beach (on Isle of Portland, Dorset, England). It is not an unusual...
November 12, 2020
Cruise Industry
RCI-Royal Caribbean cancels January 2021 Australia and New Zealand cruises
RCI-Royal Caribbean International announced it had cancelled Australia and New Zealand voyages on/before January 31, 2021. Passengers on affected...
November 11, 2020
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Voyages will not resume until January 1, 2021
South Florida's 3 largest cruise companies suspended passenger sailings through the end of the year. Less than a week after the CDC (Centers for...
November 9, 2020
Cruise Industry
Key West voters approve 3 referendums that ban most ships operated by major cruise lines
Key West Florida voters approved a referendum to limit cruise shipping traffic to the island. 3 different referendums to limit cruise traffic passed...
November 5, 2020
Cruise Industry
German cruise lines forced to once again pause operations
Germany’s renewed restrictions because of the current resurgence of COVID are forcing the cruise shipping companies to once again suspend...
November 5, 2020
Cruise Industry
RCI-Royal Caribbean International to pick volunteers for test cruises
Before RCI-Royal Caribbean International can restart sailings with paying passengers, they will have to conduct test cruises and it is not clear yet...
November 5, 2020
Cruise Industry
CLIA cruise lines voluntarily extend ex-USA cruise suspension through 2021
CLIA (Cruise Lines International Association), which represents 95% of the world's ocean-going cruise shipping capacity, announced on Tuesday...
November 4, 2020
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Royal Caribbean cancels all cruises for December 2020
RCI-Royal Caribbean International continues to suspend its sailings for the rest of the year amid the pandemic. RCI's officials said they hoped to...
November 3, 2020
Cruise Industry
RCC-Royal Caribbean Cruises makes using FCCs easier
RCC-Royal Caribbean Cruises changed a rule about how passengers can use their FCC (future cruise credits) to make it easier if a guest has leftover...
October 31, 2020
Cruise Industry
CDC lifts no-sail order, cruise stocks rise
Cruise stocks rose on Friday, October 30, after the USA's CDC agency announced it would replace the nearly 8-month old "no-sail" order with the less...
October 30, 2020
Cruise Industry