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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…
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…
Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. today reported 2015 results and provided guidance for 2016. Continuing on its Double-Double trajectory, the company’s adjusted earnings for 2015 were $4.83 per share – up 42% over 2014, and are expected to further increase to…
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…
Biggest news here is the $500 million share repurchase program and the write down of Pullmantur’s almost $400 million loss. Income and Yeilds are up with costs being down. via Royal Caribbean: Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. reported better than anticipated third…
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…
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…
German line TUI Cruises have announced that they will transfer two cruise ships, Mein Schiff 1 (ex-Celebrity Galaxy) and Mein Schiff 2 (ex-Celebrity Mercury ), over to its sister-line, Thomson Cruises. This will greatly reduce Thomson’s average fleet age which is currently…
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…