CRUISES NEWS

Gratuity charges. Like death and taxes, it’s something that we simply can’t avoid. But it does help take the sting out of the payment — which can be hundreds of dollars for a cruise — when you understand what they are and how they work. For first-time Carnival cruisers, gratuity fees can come as a surprise when a passenger sets sail. While not included in the headline price of a cruise, these … [Read more...]

If you’ve been busy enjoying your Thanksgiving and busy taking advantage of all those shopping deals then don’t worry as we’re here with some of the biggest news stories from the week. Cruise News Update More cruise news from the week and as usual, it’s been pretty busy across most major cruise lines including some positive news with the Carnival Horizon arriving back in Miami to prepares for … [Read more...]

Test cruises are the precursor to the regular cruises starting up again, so it is no surprise so many people are fixated on when they might start and what needs to be done onboard.Interest in test cruises has been so high that Royal Caribbean started taking sign ups for volunteers (although there has not been any information on if/when they will be needed).So what do cruise lines have to do during … [Read more...]

In only a short two months Carnival Cruise Line expects to launch its newest member of the Carnival Family: Mardi Gras. It will be the ultimate fun ship, and one of the most ambitious that Carnival Cruise Line has attempted. Back in 1972, it was a whole different challenge that Ted Arison was about to undertake when he purchased the RMS Empress of Canada. It would be a ship that changed the … [Read more...]

Royal Caribbean's next new cruise ship reached a major milestone on Saturday morning when it departed the shipyard hall it was being constructed in and was floated outside.Ship building Meyer Werft shared photos of Odyssey of the Seas being pulled out of the shipyard by tugboat and docked just outside the hall.Now that Odyssey of the Seas is docked outside, more work will be done to add features … [Read more...]

Started in 2010, Royal Caribbean Blog offers daily coverage of news and information related to the Royal Caribbean cruise line along with other relevant topics of cruising, such as entertainment, news, photo updates and more.Our goal has been to provide our readers with expansive coverage of all aspects of the Royal Caribbean experience.Whether you cruise multiple times per year or you're new to … [Read more...]

Following on from our earlier post that two Celebrity Cruise ships could be heading to Pullmantur Cruises, that seems now not to be the case. Over the holiday weekend, news started circling that Pullmantur Cruises that are partly owned by Royal Caribbean was to make a comeback with the possible help of two Celebrity cruise ships. Celebrity Cruises has now denied this and there is no plan on … [Read more...]

Royal Caribbean will resume their first cruises since March when one of their cruise ships begins a series of cruises with no ports, only sea days next month.Royal Caribbean’s first cruise since March will depart in 10 days out of Singapore. Quantum of the Seas will be the cruise line’s first cruise ship to return to service since the cruise shutdown.Quantum of the Seas will offer three and four … [Read more...]

Trond Gansmoe Johnsen / Hurtigruten By The Maritime Executive 11-26-2020 04:18:00 With the never-ending … [Read more...]

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Royal Caribbean joined in on the Black Friday offers with its own offers, but the question is did it save people money on their cruise vacation?Royal Caribbean has two Black Friday offers that run the entire week between Thanksgiving and Cyber Monday, and offer deals on cruise fares as well as pre-cruise purchases.Each year, many cruise fans wait in anticipation of what offer might be … [Read more...]

New construction photos have been released from the popular Meyer Werft shipyard in Papenburg, Germany of the next new Royal Caribbean cruise ship. Odyssey of the Seas which is currently under construction at the German shipyard is coming along nicely and Meyer Werft has released a batch of new photos as the giant new propellers are installed, a hugely complex task. You can see the previous … [Read more...]

If you have credit card reward points burning a hole in your pocket, you can use them to help reduce the cost of a cruise vacation or even get it for free.Unlike redeeming credit card points for flights, there is not as straight forward an option for getting a free cruise with your credit card.Outside of Royal Caribbean's branded credit card (more on that later), the option to use rewards for … [Read more...]

The Disney Wonder returned to Port Canaveral on Friday, November 27, 2020, becoming the first in the Disney Cruise Line fleet to return to from repatriation efforts and dry/wet dock in Europe. The following video show shows the Disney Wonder’s early morning arrival and maneuvering into her berth at Port Canaveral’s Cruise Terminal 10 (CT10). [embedded content] The Disney Wonder sailed to … [Read more...]

The Disney Wonder returned to Port Canaveral on Friday, November 27, 2020, becoming the first in the Disney Cruise Line fleet to return to from repatriation efforts and dry/wet dock in Europe. The following video show shows the Disney Wonder’s early morning arrival and maneuvering into her berth at Port Canaveral’s Cruise Terminal 10 (CT10). [embedded content] The Disney Wonder sailed to … [Read more...]