A look inside the ship that made history with short cruises, European voyages, and Cuba sailings. Royal Caribbean’s Empress of the Seas began her story in the late 1980s under a very different name. Originally conceived by Admiral Cruises as…
The below originally posted in 2017. You can follow along with the 2019 restrictions here. UPDATE 6/16/2017 PM:The new policy for US-Cuban relations going forward is out. As predicted, it won’t interfere with cruise operations too much. The relations will…
It’s official, US Cruise lines can now sail US passengers to Cuba from US ports. The US Government just handed approval to a bunch of cruise lines today. Let’s take a look. Royal Caribbean Cruises received approval for Royal Caribbean…
This post originally appeared on CruiseInd eight years ago. At the time, it looked at how Americans could legally cruise to Cuba and why Royal Caribbean’s Empress of the Seas was likely to become the line’s first Cuba ship. As…
The Empress of the Seas finally arrived in Miami this morning. The recently reacquired ship was delayed quite a bit in drydock in Cadiz, Spain, forcing her to reposition to the Grand Bahama Shipyard for the completion of her work.…
Nordic Empress in 2004 via wikimedia The first six cruises on Royal Caribbean’s Empress of the Seas have been canceled. The reason being given is the refurbishment is taking longer than expected. She was scheduled to be introduced today however…
Nordic Empress in 2004 via wikimedia We finally have some details on Empress of the Seas’ deployment for her first season back with Royal. Starting March 2016, Empress will be homeported in Miami. Empress of the Seas will offer short 4- and…
A bit of a surprise here. Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. are overhauling their Spanish subsidiary Pullmantur. They are going to concentrate on the European market only and pulling their ship out of the Caribbean. The Monarch (ex-Monarch of the Seas)…
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