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Royal Caribbean has announced that it’s next vessel will be called Spectrum of the Seas. The announcement came during her steel cutting at the Meyer Werft shipyard in Germany. When she comes out in 2019, she’ll head direct to China…
Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. (NYSE: RCL) today reported US GAAP and Adjusted Earnings per Share (“EPS”) of $1.71 for the second quarter. This represents EPS growth of nearly 60% over same time last year. Better than anticipated performance in the second quarter combined with…
Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. (NYSE: RCL) today reported US GAAP and Adjusted Earnings per Share of $0.99 for the first quarter. This is better than expected mainly due to improved revenue and overall bookings for the rest of the year continue to perform…
Launching in 2019, Royal Caribbeans next Ultra-class vessel (Quantum-class) will head direct to Asia and be based there year-round. The ship is still yet to be named but will launch in spring 2019. She will be joining her sisters Quantum…
UPDATE TUESDAY: Celebrity released the first render of the vessel in its entirety. She will feature the vertical axe-bow design as well as a blue hull. Also note the ships funnel. Celebrity has never shied away from bold funnel designs.…
Royal Caribbean announced that the fourth Oasis-class vessel will be officially named Symphony of the Seas. Royal Caribbean’s newest flagship will be delivered in April 2018. She’ll spend her inaugural summer season sailing the Mediterranean, based out of Barcelona. She’ll…
While technically a rumor, it’s basically all but confirmed. Royal Caribbean’s newest Oasis-class ship will be called Symphony of the Seas. The name makes sense falling in line with sistership Harmony of the Seas. There is also the quantum-class ship…
Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. (NYSE: RCL) today reported US GAAP and adjusted earnings for 2016 of $5.93 and $6.08 per share, respectively, resulting in more than a 25% increase in both US GAAP and adjusted earnings over 2015. As the company enters its DOUBLE-DOUBLE year, forward…
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 8 years ago and goes over the background of how Americans could legally cruise to Cuba. It was posted just prior to Royal Caribbean announcing that the Empress of the Seas would be their…
Royal Caribbean also released this neat infographic for their quarterly earnings. Here’s the full release: Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. reported GAAP and adjusted third quarter earnings of $3.21 and $3.20, respectively, up 13% from last year and better than expectations. …
UPDATE:Here is a sailaway montage of the event if you’re interested: After a summer in the Mediterranean, Royal Caribbean’s Harmony of the Seas sailed across the Atlantic to her new homeport of Port Everglades (Ft Lauderdale). I was joined by…
I had noticed something strange when checking AIS on Friday. Ok that’s pretty cool. Can’t wait to see the photos. @RoyalCaribbean @RoyalCaribPR #OasisOfTheSeas #AllureOfTheSeas #HarmonyOfTheSeas pic.twitter.com/40PontO2Iv — CruiseInd (@cruiseind) November 4, 2016 The three largest cruise ships in the world,…
There has been a lot of talk about LNG and fuel cells as use on cruise ships, but what does it actually mean. BACKGROUND Thus far, there have been some small ferries, riverboats and some offshore supply vessels that have…
Royal Caribbean has announced they have entered into an agreement with Meyer Group to build two ships that will be part of a new class of ships called Icon class. Details are still scarce but what is know is they will…
Royal Caribbean’s Anthem of the Seas had another rough encounter with a storm in the atlantic. If this sounds familiar, the same ship was caught off guard by a freak squall in February. The 168,666gt ship sailed into Bermuda this…
Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. today reported GAAP and adjusted earnings of $1.06 and $1.09, respectively, up over 25% from last year and better than expectations. Full year adjusted earnings are also expected to be up 25% in the range of…
In anticipation of home porting an Oasis-class ship in Miami, Royal Caribbean plans to build a new, state of the art terminal. It will be located on the opposite end of Dodge Island from where their current two terminals are.…
Royal Caribbean will be selling its 1995-built Legend of the Seas to Thomson Cruises. Her sister, TUI Discovery (ex-Splendor of the Seas) is already sailing for Thomson. Her final sailing for Royal Caribbean will be the March 13th cruise next…
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 Cruises Ltd. today reported first quarter results and increased its outlook for the full year. Continuing on its Double-Double trajectory, the company’s Adjusted first quarter earnings were $0.57 per share –nearly tripling last year’s results and almost doubling…
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…