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.…
Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. announced today the signing of a MOU for a fifth Oasis-class ship for delivery in the Spring of 2021 and two additional Edge-class ships scheduled for delivery in the Fall of each of 2021 and 2022.…
UPDATE II: Here are some photos of her staterooms. UPDATE: Here are the latest photos from Harmony. The Ultimate Abyss looks insane. The world’s largest cruise ship, Harmony of the Seas, has now been delivered to Royal Caribbean. In our…
Royal Caribbean’s first purpose build ship for the Asian market was just handed over to them last night. Let’s take a look at the 168,666gt ship. Royal Caribbean’s 24th ship, Ovation of the Seas, was built at Meyer Werft in…
The Majesty of the Seas was set to transfer to Pullmantur in 2016. Then Royal decided to keep her in their fleet for the foreseeable future. Now comes word from Seatrade that they will indeed transfer out of the fleet…
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…
Royal Caribbeans newest flagship just completed her transit down the River Ems from the shipyard to the piers alongside the North Sea. This transit always leads to some dramatic photos and the Ovation did not disappoint. Here’s a selection of…
Ovation of the Seas, Royal Caribbean’s first purpose build ship for the Chinese market was just floated out of the covered building dock in Meyer Werft Germany. Ovation is still on track to be delivered next month and sail her…
February 2016 is becoming a month Royal Caribbean would like to quickly forget. Just 2 weeks after the Anthem was knocked around in a squall in the Atlantic, reports are stating that Royal Caribbean has decided to cut her current cruise…
UPDATE: It seems mainstream media are picking up this story. The ship is turning around and heading back to New Jersey. The current cruise is canceled and Royal Caribbean is refunding everyone. Here are two more videos: #Lockdown To avoid…
Here is the first in a series of documentations and videos I’ll be uploading this year. Title: Mega Food: Oasis of the Seas Airdate: November 6th 2013 Network/Channel: National Geographic Channel Notes: This fascinating documentary takes us behind the scenes…
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…
Royal Caribbean just announced that they have agreed to build a fifth Quantum class vessel. The 168,000gt vessel will be built at Meyer Werft in Papenburg, Germany and scheduled for delivery in 2020. This news comes as the U.S. is…
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)…
You may have seen my tweet earlier today: Flying out of Boston yesterday, saw @RoyalCaribbean #BrillianceOfTheSeas departing. pic.twitter.com/tMSKEJyp35 — CruiseInd (@cruiseind) September 28, 2015 Here are some additionals I edited up if you were interested.
There’s been lots of back-and-forth in the will they/won’t they roll out Dynamic Dining fleetwide. As a refresher, Dynamic Dining was Royal’s answer to the immensely popular Freestyle Dining on rival Norwegian Cruise Line. You dine wherever, whenever and with…
Royal Caribbean International has announced that the third Oasis class vessel, Harmony of the Seas, will feature an upgraded water park area onboard. Splashaway Bay (an interactive aqua park for kids), The Ultimate Abyss, (the tallest slide at sea touting…
UPDATE 12:12pm: According to a statment from Royal Caribbean: “#FreedomoftheSeas is alongside in Falmouth, Jamaica, as scheduled, and all systems are functioning. All guests onboard #FreedomoftheSeas have been accounted for and there are no reported injuries to any guests. All…
Originally the 1992-built Majesty of the Seas was going to leave the fleet in April to go to parent line Pullmantur. Royal Caribbean have announced that they have since scrapped those plans and will instead keep her in Royal’s fleet. They…
The latest in Royal Caribbean International’s Oasis class vessels has taken to the water. Harmony of the Seas was floated out of her dry dock at STX Yards France and will now be fitted out to complete her interiors. She is…
Via Royal Caribbean: Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. today announced that it has entered into an agreement with Meyer Werft in Germany to order a fourth Quantum-class ship for delivery in 2019. “Today’s announcement is a reflection of the success of…
Anthem of the Seas has been christened in Southampton. Godmother Emma Wilby, a British travel agent who was selected in a singing competition for travel agents, successfully broke the gigantic bottle of champagne on the first try. I really don’t…
Last month it was announced that the Ovation of the Seas, the third Quantum-class vessel, would sail direct to China from the shipyard and be homeported there full time. Royal Caribbean has announced a slight change to the program. For…
Anthem of the Seas has been delivered to Royal Caribbean. She will sail to Southampton where she will be christened on April 20th. The godmother will be travel agent Emma Wilby from Sunderland, U.K. Follow along with our live blog…