Royal Caribbean is leading the charge in the cruise industry comeback

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• Carnival Mardi Gras Crew Honored for Rescuing 16 People at Sea
• New Assistive Audio System Installed on Royal Caribbean’s Icon of the Seas
• MENU: RedFrog Tiki Bar on Carnival’s Mardi Gras
• Princess Cruises Cancels First Nine Sailings on New Ship, Star Princess
• Cruise Line Adds “Glacier Day” to Its Alaskan Cruise Itineraries
• Margaritaville at Sea Cruise Ships by Size: Largest to Smallest
• Royal Caribbean Ships By Age: Newest to Oldest
• Think Twice About Booking These 11 Types of Cruise Ship Cabins

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Carnival Mardi Gras Crew Honored for Rescuing 16 People at Sea

Brilliance of the Seas and Jewel of the Seas will sail Southern Caribbean itineraries, calling at exotic ports such as Aruba, Bonaire, Curacao, and Trinidad and Tobago. Sailings range from five to 12 nights, depending on departure date and port. Highlights of the newly opened cruises include three ships sailing from Bayonne — Odyssey of the Seas, Symphony of the Seas, and Liberty of the Seas.

North Korea says it tested 'super-large' cruise missile warhead and new anti-aircraft missile - CTV News

North Korea says it tested 'super-large' cruise missile warhead and new anti-aircraft missile.

Posted: Sat, 20 Apr 2024 00:27:13 GMT [source]

New Assistive Audio System Installed on Royal Caribbean’s Icon of the Seas

The ships in this class are larger than others in the fleet, and able to offer more restaurants, bars, and activities. The new vessel will be a sister ship to Mardi Gras, which entered service in 2020; Carnival Celebration, introduced in 2022, and Carnival Jubilee, fresh out of the shipyard in 2023. Guests booked on the cancelled cruise are receiving a full refund of their cruise fare and all pre-paid services.

MENU: RedFrog Tiki Bar on Carnival’s Mardi Gras

Cruise Critic’s experts have you covered with everything you need to know today. Keep track of all the latest Royal Caribbean news with breaking headlines from the global cruise industry related to one of the largest cruise lines in the world. Royal Caribbean opened for sale a slew of 2025 and 2026 cruises to the Caribbean and Canada/New England from a wide choice of ports. Bookings for voyages onboard seven ships opened to Crown & Anchor Society members on February 14, 2024 and to the general public a day later. In what's been a busy week of cruise news, we're got all the major stories, including new ship orders from cruise giants, cancellations and angry guests. Dive into the top cruise industry stories, breaking news, expert analysis, and insightful interviews.

Princess Cruises Cancels First Nine Sailings on New Ship, Star Princess

We’ll make sure you’re constantly updated not just on releases from the cruise line but anything that’s important to know about Royal Caribbean International. We’ve got news posts covering different Royal Caribbean cruise ships so feel free to browse through all the updates below from the latest to the oldest. Carnival Cruise Line, in the last two years, has promoted three cruise directors to fleet cruise director posts. They are Mike Pack, Chris “Donkey” Salazar, and Chris “The Flying Scotsman” Williams. Fleet cruise directors are not assigned to a specific ship; rather, they are based shoreside and travel to various ships to train, mentor, and evaluate cruise directors, develop programming, and handle other tasks.

Apparently, the frustrated guest was among those who did not receive an email. Norwegian Star is sailing a 14-day South America cruise roundtrip from Buenos Aires, Argentina. Port calls include destinations in Argentina, Uruguay, Chile, Shetland Islands, and Falkland Islands The itinerary also originally included scenic cruising in Paradise Bay, a well-known cove off Antarctica’s mainland. An irate guest sailing aboard Norwegian Cruise Line’s Norwegian Star is calling attention to an itinerary change she says is ruining her vacation at sea. Posting videos on TikTok using the name “ruinedvacation,” the woman’s complaints have attracted more than 3 million views.

The announcement of the ship order came as a surprise to cruise watchers, who believed Utopia of the Seas would likely be the line’s final Oasis-class ship. The line already has introduced its newest class, Icon, with the launch in January of the highly anticipated Icon of the Seas, now the world’s largest ship. It’s time for another cruise news update from Cruise Hive, your best bet to keep up with all of the major cruise developments you need to know about. Carnival Cruise Line confirmed it will expand its Excel-class offerings with the order of a fourth vessel, to be constructed at the Meyer Werft shipyard in Germany.

Royal Caribbean Ships By Age: Newest to Oldest

Sun Princess was to launch on February 8, 2024, sailing from Barcelona to Rome, but that voyage was cancelled on January 24, 2024. A new inaugural cruise was scheduled for February 18, 2024, and now that has been cancelled as well. Another Oasis-class ship is on the horizon at Royal Caribbean, after the cruise line confirmed it placed an order for what will be the seventh vessel in the class. The February 15, 2024 agreement with the Chantiers de l’Atlantique shipyard in France calls for delivery of the ship in 2028. In this week’s cruise news update, we’ve got coverage from Royal Caribbean, Carnival Cruise Line, Princess Cruises, and Norwegian Cruise Line. Excel-class enthusiasts will be watching to see what unique features the new-build will offer.

For the second time, Princess Cruises has cancelled the inaugural cruise of its new ship, Sun Princess, due to the need for additional technical work to be completed. The 175,000-gross-ton vessel was officially delivered to the line by the Fincantieri shipyard on February 14, 2024. Weigand joined the line as entertainment staff in 2015 and became a cruise director in 2018. She has served aboard several ships, including Carnival Spirit, Carnival Dream, and Carnival Sunrise, among others.

But the cruise line had altered the route, removing Paradise Bay and replacing it with scenic cruising near Elephant Island, which is farther from the Antarctic mainland but still technically part of Antarctica. The class debuted in 2009 with Oasis of the Seas, followed by Allure of the Seas in 2010; Harmony of the Seas, 2016; Symphony of the Seas, 2018; and Wonder of the Seas, 2022. The sixth in the class, Utopia of the Seas, is under construction and due to enter service in July 2024. It's an impressive turnaround after the industry was largely halted for 15 months after the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued a no-sail order in March 2020 at the onset of the Covid pandemic in the U.S.

Boston will be the seasonal homeport for summer sailings to Canada aboard Brilliance of the Seas, while Baltimore will continue to host Vision of the Seas on a year-round basis. The ship sails to Bermuda, the Bahamas, and Canada, depending on the season. Korean Central News Agency released photos showing at least two missiles being fired off launcher trucks on a runway. State media said North Korea’s missile administration on Friday conducted a ‘power test’ for the warhead designed for the Hwasal-1 Ra-3 strategic cruise missile and a test-launch of the Pyoljji-1-2 anti-aircraft missile. In a later social media post, the guest says she was told by crew members that the route change was a directive from the cruise line’s Miami office. Like the existing Excel-class ships, the new vessel will be powered by liquified natural gas, which cuts its carbon footprint by reducing emissions.

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Carnival, Norwegian and Royal Caribbean all reported entering the year with record highs for individual bookings and cruise pricing. Analysts say anti-aircraft missile technology is an area where North Korea could benefit from its deepening military cooperation with Russia, as the two countries align in the face of their separate, intensifying confrontations with the U.S. The United States and South Korea have accused North Korea of providing artillery shells and other equipment to Russia to help extend its warfighting in Ukraine.