Recently a reader posted a complaint about a cruise deal that quickly vanished –
“I was going to sail with Royal Caribbean but since I very rudely got the shaft by their sales department, I will be looking elsewhere. I called last night to check the availability of 2 cabins but needed to verify with [...]

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Royal Caribbean International announced that the 6300-passenger Allure of the Seas, identical sister ship to Oasis of the Seas, will debut a week early in the home port of Fort Lauderdale. The cruise line is adding an additional revenue cruise, a seven-night Western Caribbean itinerary, sailing December 5, 2010.
The addition of a [...]

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Royal Caribbean made a very tough call in deciding to continue using its private island off the northern coast of Haiti.  Here’s my interview on MSNBC
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21134540/vp/34937918#34937918
To refer to the original story on Royal Caribbean’s humanitarian aid to Haiti, click here.
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Royal Caribbean is taking much needed emergency  supplies to Haiti from Labadee, the cruise line’s undamaged private beach on the north edge of the country.   RCI’s passengers will continue to disembark for a day of sun and fun in this tropical idyll  located roughly 100 miles from devastated Port-au-Prince.
According to the South Florida Business [...]

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One of Haiti’s largest foreign investors is Royal Caribbean whose ships have been visiting the country for some thirty years.   Today the cruise line announced that ships will still visit, but instead of cruise passengers they will offload much needed food, water and  supplies to earthquake victims.
Independence of the Seas calls today in Labadee,  the [...]

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Here’s real irony:  This New Yorker probably won’t disembark a cruise ship docked in the Bahamas because the threat of becoming the victim of a crime is too high.
What Gives?
According to a report in Travel Weekly, four cruise lines — Disney Cruise Line, Royal Caribbean, Carnival and Norwegian Cruise Line — have cancelled a popular [...]

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After a 20 month hiatus on ordering new cruise ships due to the economic downturn, the cruise industry is once again pulling out checkbooks for new megaships.
Carnival Corp & Plc, which owns five cruise lines, today announced  that it has ordered a third 130,000-ton ship for Carnival Cruise Lines which will cost around $785 million. [...]

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I’ve been reviewing cruise ships since 1993, which puts me at a disadvantage when critiquing Oasis of the Seas, the largest, longest, tallest, widest vessel ever built. The ship floats on the water which makes her technically a cruise ship but there the similarities end.   It was only when I shifted my thinking and [...]

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My hat is off to Royal Caribbean for providing daily video reports of Oasis of the Seas as she crosses the Atlantic enroute to her permanent home of Fort Lauderdale.    If you want a preview of this this massive vessel, join Captain Bill Wright on the bridge for his daily reports.
22 Hours From Florida
Crossing the [...]

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Royal Caribbean International is making it much easier to book early and still get the best price on a cruise.  Cruisers won’t have to wait until the last minute to grab the best deal, a trend that has escalated since cruise lines lowered rates due to the recession.
If the guest then finds a lower fare advertised [...]

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