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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…
Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. reported a 26% increase in second quarter earnings and said it expects full year earnings to be almost 40% above last year. KEY HIGHLIGHTS Overall, the year will be another solid step towards the Double-Double. Commercially,…
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…
Royal Caribbean reported Q1 2015 earnings just this morning. Their stock price is already $79 as of the opening bell this morning. With these strong earnings, expect it to break $80. You can keep an eye on it here: …
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…
This is an archived post that origionally appeared on CruiseInd on Apr 10, 2015 @ 12:18 April 22: Anthem takes to the sea…. Anthem on her way out with Explorer docked @royalcaribbeanuk #anthemoftheseas #exploreroftheseas #southampton #cruise A photo posted by…
Well it’s official, China is the darling of the industry now. Royal Caribbean announced that the third Quantum-class vessel, Ovation of the Seas, will be homeported in Tianjin, China. The 168,666gt ship will sail from the shipyard in Germany to Southampton where she will…
Royal Caribbean announced that the Harmony of the Seas (the third Oasis vessel) will sail Europe from Barcelona. She’ll be there from May 2016. It seems this will happen before she sails for Port Everglades, her new homeport. Royal Caribbean…
Royal Caribbean released this neat infographic depicting the transit. She’s now safely berthed in Eemshaven for her final outfitting. #AnthemoftheSeas is greeted by a beautiful sunrise while arriving to Eemshaven and the North Sea pic.twitter.com/FHyDsS87RS — Royal Caribbean PR (@RoyalCaribPR)…
Royal Caribbean has announced that the Harmony of the Seas, the third Oasis-class vessel, will be homeported in Port Everglades. To make room, the Oasis will sail out of Port Canaveral. Here’s the full deployment from Royal Caribbean: Royal Caribbean’s…
UPDATE: TUI Group announced that she will sail for England’s Thomson Cruises. Here’s what I anticipate she will look like. TUI Group have announced that they have purchased the Splendour of the Seas from Royal Caribbean. The price tag is unknown, but…
from Royal Caribbean: Royal Caribbean International’s new generation Oasis-class ship, Harmony of the Seas, is set to launch in April 2016. The third in the Oasis class of ships – currently the largest cruise ships in the world – will…
Harmony of the Seas. This will be Royal Caribbean’s third Oasis class ship. Additional features and itineraries will be announced at a later date. You can see her construction here.
Meyer Werft have successfully floated out the Anthem from the covered drydock. After a short weather delay yesterday, she is now tied up at the pier just outside the yard. Photos via NDR.de Everything’s all set for Anthem Of…
UPDATE TUESDAY: From Royal CEO Michael Bayley: [ON ANTHEM OF THE SEAS]The Classic Dining option will be part of Dynamic Dining. So when you go onto Dynamic Dining one of your choices will be Classic, click it and choose early…
Royal Caribbean is celebrating the steel cutting ceremony of the 4th Oasis class vessel.(above) They also took this opportunity to update us on the current construction of the third Oasis vessel. (below) via Royal Caribbean Oasis of the Seas, Allure…
Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. today reported 2014 results and provided increased guidance for 2015. Following its Double-Double trajectory, the company’s earnings for 2014 were up more than 40% over 2013 and are expected to be up a further 40% in 2015.…