The construction of the soon-to-be world’s largest cruise liner began last week – with the ship set to sail in 2024. And to mark the milestone, a steel-cutting ceremony – for what will be Royal Caribbean’s sixth ‘Oasis Class’ vessel – took place in France on April 5, at the Chantiers de l’Atlantique shipyard. Along …
Royal Caribbean Cruises have brought back the self-service option to its buffets on board its ships – with passengers now able to once again serve food themselves. Just as the entire tourism industry has been affected greatly by the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic, the cruise world is certainly no different – with cruise ships in the …
The cruise industry giants Royal Caribbean have launched a new hotel booking platform for passengers to take advantage of when booking their cruises. Powered by the travel comparison website Priceline, the new engine will make cruise travel even simpler for cruise goers in the future – just in time for what looks set to be …
Royal Caribbean has eased some of its mask wearing requirements on board its ships. The cruise industry giants – the second largest in the world by number of passengers and home to the world’s largest cruise ship – made the changes to their mask policies discretely during the week, with updates concerning which travelers will …
Royal Caribbean is set to launch the world’s largest cruise ship in March. The biggest name in the cruise industry took delivery of the world’s largest ship that will see the record-breaking vessel take set sail on cruises around both the Caribbean and Europe later this year. The ship, aptly named Wonder of the Seas, …
Several of the biggest names in the cruise industry have been forced to cancel some of their upcoming cruise offerings as the cruise world endures some choppy waters once more. The blow comes following the industry’s ongoing battles with the spread of Covid-19 on board, which has been a persistent struggle in the wake of …
Omicron is causing frustration for all travelers this winter, but now it’s affected the cruise industry. Royal Caribbean has canceled cruises on four ships due to “ongoing Covid-19-related circumstances around the world”. Royal Caribbean stated the cruise line was pursuing an “abundance of caution” because of the sharp rise in cases. Although the cruise line …
First Schedule Changes Seen Since CDC Warning All US cruise ships carrying passengers have reported COVID cases. The CDC has reported that all 92 vessels have met the minimum threshold for investigation. The organization has already opened inquiries into every ship. The news compounds what has already been a bad month for both passengers and …
Mandatory Masks, Cancelled Ports, And More As Cruise Lines Scramble To Deal With Omicron Royal Caribbean were dealt another blow to their winter season as 55 passengers aboard an eight day sailing on the Odyssey of the Seas. It’s the latest in a number of cruise related outbreaks in December, prompting some heavy reshuffling of …
Cruise Industry Dealt Blow With Breakout On Board Nearly Fully Vaccinated Ship Royal Caribbean were forced to make an unfortunate announcement today, as they reported 44 COVID cases on their ship Symphony of the Seas. The ship currently has its home port in Miami, Florida. According to the company, future schedules are not being affected …
Cruise industry giant Royal Caribbean have released information about a record breaking mega cruise that the cruise line is set to offer to travelers in the next few years. No stranger to doing things on a larger scale – with some of the world’s largest cruise ships belonging to Royal Caribbean – the planned cruise …
As the world goes back to normal and cruise ships return to the oceans, we’re finally beginning to understand the vaccine requirements from cruise ships. Canadian travelers were worried about mixed vaccines and how that would affect their ability to travel going forward. Many Canadians received mixed vaccine doses, and some countries aren’t accepting mixed vaccine …