February 2, 012. Resolve Maritime Academy and Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. announced today that plans are underway for new simulation-based training programs to enhance safety at sea for the cruise line’s personnel and guests. In 2011, Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. (RCL) selected Resolve to be their exclusive provider of all simulator-based training courses, and formalized [...]

January 6, 2011. Royal Caribbean International today announced the opening of Vision of the Seas’ winter 2012-13 Caribbean season for sale. Vacationers can choose among 19 Caribbean and Panama Canal cruise vacations, ranging from 10 to 15 nights and sailing roundtrip from Port Everglades in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. Vision of the Seas’ new seasonal itineraries [...]

December 16, 2011. Congratulations to Royal Caribbean International for garnering five awards, the most for any supplier, at a 2011 Travel Weekly Readers’ Choice Awards ceremony last night. The cruise line was named Best in Cruise Lines in the Domestic and Caribbean categories, as well as Best in Cruise Lines, Overall – now for every [...]

December 13, 2011. I am personally quite excited by this new campaign theme. It is fresh, innovative, and fun. Plus it appeals to a worldwide audience where previous themes have been a bit skewed to North Americans. The details follow: Royal Caribbean International today launched a new brand campaign that embodies the most inspirational element [...]

December 6, 2011. Offering so many delicious onboard dining options, Royal Caribbean International today announced seven dining packages for guests to enjoy the variety of specialty restaurants available aboard select ships. Guests can take advantage of the new specialty dining packages, which range from $50 to $120 per guest, and save at least 25 percent [...]

November 22, 2011. Royal Caribbean International will mark another industry first with the introduction of iPad mobile digital devices in every stateroom onboard the newly revitalized Splendour of the Seas. The hottest tablet on the market empowers guests with an additional medium by which to receive, retrieve and use information on their cruise vacation. With [...]

November 18, 2011. Royal Caribbean International continues to deliver the Royal Advantage with the transformation of the elegant and popular Centrum found aboard its Vision-Class ships. Beginning with Splendour of the Seas, the Centrum with its sweeping views and central location on the ship will reemerge from an extensive revitalization as a new chic and [...]

Nov. 14, 2011. Royal Caribbean International today announced that guests aboard the cruise line’s Oasis of the Seas will be able to enjoy their favorite hand-crafted espresso beverage at the ship’s new Starbucks® store. Royal Caribbean premiered the first Starbucks at sea aboard sister-ship Allure of the Seas, when she launched in December 2010. Through [...]

November 11, 2011. Royal Caribbean International is heating things up down south this winter with three of the cruise line’s most innovative ships sailing to the Caribbean from convenient Gulf Coast ports. Today, Galveston, Texas welcomes Mariner of the Seas, and on Nov. 12, 2011, Voyager of the Seas arrives into New Orleans, La. and [...]

November 10, 2011. Coming sometime this spring (2012), the default drinking age on all Royal Caribbean cruises sailing from non-North American ports will be 18. While the current policy has allowed this with a parental waiver, the new policy drops the waiver requirement. If they are 18, they can buy booze. This new policy reflects [...]