Royal Caribbean International's Majesty of the Seas, the oldest in the 23 ship fleet, has entered emergency dry dock after an oil leak.
Ovation of the Seas, Royal Caribbean International's third Quantum-class vessel, will operate a short season out of Australia towards the end of 2016 and early 2017.
Royal Caribbean International's newest cruise ship, Anthem of the Seas, has arrived in Southampton for the first time. The 4,905 guest ship will spend the summer season operating out of the UK, before heading to New York.
Thomson Cruises has finally announced the name of their soon-to-be largest cruise ship. Thomson Discovery, currently sailing with Royal Caribbean International as Splendour of the Seas, will transfer to the Thomson fleet in summer 2016.
Royal Caribbean International has officially taken delivery of Anthem of the Seas, at a special ceremony in Bremerhaven, Germany. The addition of Anthem of the Seas, brings Royal Caribbean's fleet up to 23 stunning vessels.
Royal Caribbean has released a series of preview itineraries for their new Quantum class ship, Ovation of the Seas, which will debut next year.
Royal Caribbean's third Quantum class vessel, Ovation of the Seas, has reached a key milestone in construction, as the keel was placed.
Royal Caribbean International have released details about their 2016-2017 Caribbean deployment. 15 of the world’s most innovative and award-winning cruise ships, including Harmony of the Seas and Anthem of the Seas, will sail from nine US ports to 39 destinations in the Caribbean, Bermuda and Canada.
Thomson Cruises has announced that they will acquire Royal Caribbean International's Splendour of the Seas in summer 2016.
Recently, Royal Caribbean announced the name of their third Oasis class vessel, as Harmony of the Seas. The ship will be slightly larger than her sisters and feature new innovations. Now Royal Caribbean has unveiled some more features that we can expect to see on the largest passenger ship afloat.
Thick fog is delaying the arrival of Royal Caribbean International's Brilliance of the Seas into the port of Tampa. The Radiance class vessel was scheduled to arrive into the Florida port during Monday morning, however the dense fog in the Gulf of Mexico, meant that it was unsafe to manoeuvre the 962ft ship through the twisting channel.
Royal Caribbean International has officially announced that their third Oasis-class ship, currently being built in France, will be called Harmony of the Seas.
Mark Tamis has been named the new senior vice president, hotel operations for Royal Caribbean International. He will be responsible for overseeing Royal Caribbean's hotel services, food, beverage, entertainment and private destinations. He will report directly to Royal Caribbean CEO and President Michael Bayley.
According to reports, Royal Caribbean International's Rhapsody of the Seas is in the path of a huge monster storm off the coast of Queensland, Australia. Cyclone Marcia, has been causing damage for the past couple of days.
Royal Caribbean is searching for travel agents to become the godmother for Anthem of the Seas. The new campaign called 'A Godmother Like No Other. Could It Be You?' is in partnership with Travel Weekly and aimed at UK travel agents.
Royal Caribbean International's newest cruise ship, Anthem of the Seas, which is due to leave the shipyard this Saturday, will wow guests with new entertainment shows. In addition to hit musical 'We Will Rock You', which was announced by the cruise line back in September 2014, the Quantum class ship will feature original and unique entertainment offerings.
Construction for Royal Caribbean International's latest ship, officially commenced today. Steel cutting for the cruise line's fourth Oasis class vessel took place at the shipyard in Saint Nazaire, France.
Royal Caribbean have released new construction photos of their yet unnamed 'Oasis III'
Cruise Critic members, currently on board Royal Caribbean International's Serenade of the Seas, are reporting that the ship is suffering from electrical outages after a burst water pipe flooded areas of the ship.
Guests wishing to travel on Quantum of the Seas, can now explore the ship virtually thanks to Google Street View technology.
A passenger on board the world's largest ship, Oasis of the Seas, who fell overboard on Thursday, has been rescued by the Disney Magic.
Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd has announced that they will launch a new joint-venture cruise line with Ctrip.com. SkySea Cruises will serve the growing Chinese cruise market, with operations starting in the middle of 2015. The cruise line will initially operate with one cruise ship, but there will be potential for more to be added. Richard Fain, chairman and chief executive officer of Royal Caribbean, commented on the venture: We look forward to working with Ctrip, a Chinese travel leader, to build a national cruise line for China. Min Fan, chairman and chief executive officer of newly formed SkySea Cruises, added: Our partnership with Royal Caribbean will allow us to bring the very best cruise vacations tailor-made for Chinese travelers. Royal Caribbean has revealed that its smallest and oldest ship, Majesty of the Seas, will leave the fleet in 2016. The Sovereign-class ship will be transferred to the Pullmantur Cruises brand, which Royal Caribbean jointly own. Majesty of the Seas will join fellow sisters Sovereign and Monarch, who already operate for Pullmantur. Another ex-Royal Caribbean vessel, Empress also operates for the Spanish cruise line. The ship will then enter drydock, where she will be given her new livery and a small refurbishment to match the Pullmantur brand. Pullmantur's president and chief executive Jorge Vilches, said: The transfer of Majesty of the Seas will play an important role in Pullmantur's Latin American growth strategy, and helps us become one of the most widely recognised brands in that market. Majesty of the Seas has created wonderful memories for millions of guests, and we expect this record of success to continue as she transitions to Pullmantur. The last voyage on board Majesty of the Seas, operated by Royal Caribbean will be 29th April 2016, sailing on a 3-night voyage from Miami.
Royal Caribbean's chairman and chief executive, Richard Fain, commented on the transfer saying: Royal Caribbean has launched its first ever TV campaign in Australia. The 'It's Royal Caribbean Time' campaign is designed to raise awareness about what cruise ships offer to Australian audiences. The TV campaign comes after recent research found that customers down under are most concerned about price and are not influenced by what cruise line they sail with. Royal Caribbean Commercial Director Sean Treacy told Mumbrella the research showed people did not look at brand at all. What was really surprising, and frankly a little damaging to our egos, was that people who are new to cruising can’t tell one cruise brand from another...They are merely comparing one big white ship with another and they find it difficult to tell the difference between the likes of us, Princess Cruises and most surprising, P&O. Royal Caribbean took the research as a "wake up call" to how they were marketing in the Australia market and as a result will be increasing its brand marketing to raise awareness. Watch the new TV campaign below: The world's first smart ship, Quantum of the Seas, arrived in New York for the first time yesterday, after completing a transatlantic voyage from Southampton.
The ship will be based in Bayonne, NJ for the winter period, before sailing to China on May 2nd 2015 where she will then be based. A new cruise terminal has been built at Cape Liberty to accommodate the Quantum class vessel. She offers cruises to Bermuda and the Caribbean. |
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