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In the 2014-15 cruise season, Royal Caribbean will deploy 3 ships to sail the waters of Australia, New Zealand, and the South Pacific. The Voyager of the Seas, Radiance of the Seas and Rhapsody of the Seas will sail from Sydney, Australia on two- to 17-night itineraries throughout Australia, New Zealand, and the South Pacific. The itineraries of the ships will have the Radiance ...

Earlier this week, Royal Caribbean announced that the Navigator of the Seas will begin sailing the Caribbean year round from the Texas port city of Galveston. The Navigator of the Seas will sail seven-night western Caribbean itineraries after emerging from an extensive drydock revitalization in February 2014. During this extensive drydock, signature Royal Caribbean features, such as the FlowRider surf simulator and dining ...

Recently, Port Canaveral announced that Royal Caribbean is planning to base a third cruise ship out of Port Canaveral. The speculated third ship would join Royal Caribbean’s Freedom of the Seas and Enchantment of the Seas in sailings from the Space Coast. Port Canaveral’s interim Chief Executive Officer John Walsh commented saying, “An announcement from Royal Caribbean is expected in about two weeks ...

Earlier this week, Enchantment of the Seas began sailing from her new homeport of Port Canaveral, where she replaces Monarch of the Seas and continues the cruise lines year-round, three- and four-night Bahamas itineraries. Enchantment of the Seas joins Freedom of the Seas at Port Canaveral, and her arrival marks the first time in four years that Royal Caribbean has introduced a new ship to the port. Enchantment ...

In response to competing cruise lines adding ships to the Caribbean market in the summer of 2014, Royal Caribbean has announced that new, shorter cruises will be offered from South Florida beginning in early 2014. The newly revitalized Vision of the Seas will begin sailing 4 and 5 night Caribbean cruises from Port Everglades beginning on April 29, 2014 through November 1, ...

According to local news stations in Tampa, a suspicious package has been found at the Port of Tampa. The package was found on a crate intended to be loaded onto Royal Caribbean’s Jewel of the Seas. The suspicious package was detected by a team of bomb sniffing dogs from the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s office during routine cruise ship terminal inspections. The sheriff’s ...

Royal Caribbean has announced that the Navigator of the Seas will be the first ship in the Royal Caribbean fleet to sport the newly unveiled virtual balconies aboard the Quantum of the Seas. On Tuesday, Royal Caribbean unveiled the innovative virtual balcony for interior cabins. Basically, each interior cabin will have a 80″ monitor against the innermost wall that will play live video ...

When the Quantum of the Seas sets sail from Bayonne, New Jersey in 2014, she will setting sail on a variety of Bahamian and Caribbean itineraries ranging from 7 to 12 nights in length. The Quantum of the Seas will replace the Explorer of the Seas in Bayonne in the fall of 2014. The Quantum’s itineraries are the most extensive itineraries Royal Caribbean has ...

Earlier this morning in New York City, Royal Caribbean officially unveiled their newest ship, Quantum of the Seas. The Quantum of the Seas will feature many new amenities, never before seen or possibly imagined on a cruise ship. She will feature North Star, a glass enclosed observation pod that will allow guests to stand 300 feet above the ocean while ...

Beginning at 10 am EST, Royal Caribbean will begin live broadcasting a special event revealing the new Quantum of the Seas. Royal Caribbean has described the new ship as “an innovative ship with incredible destinations and unlimited WOWs.” Beginning at 10 am, you can tune into the live event by clicking on the Quantum of the Seas logo below. Header photo: ...