Odyssey of the Seas

Celebrated Bohamian paratriathlete Erin Brown christens Odyssey of the Seas in Florida

Royal Caribbean International celebrated its newest ship, Odyssey of the Seas, with the naming by godmother Erin Bown, the Bahamian paratriathlete, in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, on Saturday (13 November). The Caribbean-inspired occasion culminated in the moment when Brown, the first Bahamian paratriathlete to compete in the Paralympic Games qualifiers, bestowed a blessing of safekeeping on

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Independence of the Seas in Oslo

Royal Caribbean ‘pulls Independence of the Seas out of the UK next summer’

Royal Caribbean has scrapped Independence of the Seas’ 2020 UK summer season of cruises of Southampton, according to Travel Weekly. The ship was due to operate cruises to Europe, alongside Anthem of the Seas, from May 2020 but has reportedly been switched to Fort Lauderdale in Florida to sail to the Caribbean instead. Royal Caribbean claims that the move

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Royal Caribbean's Blaster waterslide

Master Blaster! Navigator of the Seas to claim title of world’s longest oceangoing waterslide … by 35ft

The Blaster, a record-breaking 800ft aqua-coaster, is just one of an extraordinary innovations planned in the imminent $115m makeover of Royal Caribbean’s Navigator of the Seas. It will propel a two-person raft through hills, drops and straightaways, including a section that hangs out over the side of the ship. The slide will be the longest

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perfect day island cococay bahamas

Perfect Day at CocoCay hogs the limelight in Royal Caribbean’s vast 2020-21 cruise programme

Celebrating its one-year anniversary in summer 2020, Perfect Day at CocoCay will welcome 10 ships from more ports than any previous Royal Caribbean deployment, including the newly added Galveston, Texas, as well as Barcelona, Spain on Allure and Rhapsody of the Seas’ transatlantic sailings in November 2020. Guests will have more opportunity than ever in

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ovation of the seas

Royal Caribbean answers call of wild with biggest ever Alaskan season in 2020

Royal Caribbean will be embarking on its biggest adventure in Alaska to date when three ships sail the region during the 2020 summer season. Ovation of the Seas will be returning as the largest ship to sail the Gulf of Alaska, alongside Serenade of the Seas and Radiance of the Seas. Before arriving to the Last Frontier, Ovation and

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Mariner of the Seas

Summer arrives in Miami … and so does red hot Mariner of the Seas

Royal Caribbean International’s much-hyped Mariner of the Seas sailed into its new home at PortMiami today to coincide with the first day of summer, bristling with $120m of new thrills, restaurants, staterooms and entertainment. Short getaways are forever changed with Mariner’s 4-night weekday and 3-night weekend cruises from Miami to The Bahamas. Mariner of the Seas arriving

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Royal Caribbean buys $1bn stake in Silversea Cruises

Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd is to acquire the majority stake in privately-owned Silversea Cruises, bringing together two companies with bold, long-term but widely different visions for the cruise industry. Under the agreement, Royal Caribbean will acquire a 66.7 per cent equity stake valued in the region of $1bn, while Silversea owner Manfredi Lefebvre D’Ovidio will

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It’s the final straw – plastic ones that is – for Royal Caribbean ships

All 50 ships across the Royal Caribbean Cruises fleet will sail into 2019 without a plastic straw in sight. Royal Caribbean International, Celebrity Cruises, Azamara Club Cruises, TUI Cruises and Pullmantur Cruceros are ditching the straws as part of a comprehensive plastics elimination programme.   Plastic straws will be ditched from RCCL ships by the

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Mark Wright to host Royal Caribbean trade awards on new look Independence of the Seas

Radio and TV presenter Mark Wright is to host this year’s Royal Caribbean Trade Awards on the exclusive first sailing of the new-look Independence of the Seas next month. And following the awards ceremony, recognising the work of agent partners across the UK and Ireland, Mark Wright will take to the decks for a DJ set

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Independence of the Seas

New-look Independence of the Seas returns to UK with even more family fun to offer

Independence of the Seas has arrived at her new home in Southampton brimming with new experiences and boasting even more extraordinary features to delight kids and adults alike. Following her huge multi-million pound makeover, guests will be welcomed onboard for her first new sailing on Tuesday (15 May) – a two-night cruise to Paris from Southampton.

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