Last week Royal Caribbean told us about new features we can expect aboard the cruise line’s 220,000-ton Oasis of the Seas, first in the new Genesis class ships.   The ship will carry 6,300 passengers (maximum capacity) and boast the first ampitheater at sea, zip-lines, themed “neighborhoods (Central Park & Boardwalk, more to be announced), two [...]

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When it comes to designing cruise ships, Royal Caribbean always steals the show in terms of adding features we never thought possible aboard sea-going vessels.  Today in New York, cruise line executives were on hand to release more details about the 220,000-ton Genesis-class ships and it was exciting.  Among the show-stopping features are an outdoor ampitheater, [...]

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Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd announced that it will increase the fuel supplement to $10 per person, per day, for Royal Caribbean and Celebrity Cruises, effective June 30, 2008.  Azamara Cruises fuel supplement will increase to $15 per person, per day on the same date. 
In addition, Crystal Cruises announced last week that it was raising fuel surcharges [...]

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Royal Caribbean has announced the names of its two Genesis-class ships:  Oasis of the Seas (2009) and Allure of the Seas (2010).   The names were selected from 91,000 entries in the “Name that Ship” in conjunction with USA Today.
When she enters service in the fall of 2009, the 220,000-ton Oasis of the Seas will be [...]

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Royal Caribbean’s Radiance of the Seas will return to South America with nine voyages ranging from 11- to 15-night itineraries  in 2009/10.
For the 2009-10 winter season, vacationers can choose among six cruises which ‘round the horn’ of South America and journey through the Straits of Magellan. These 12- to 14-night itineraries alternate departures from Valparaiso, [...]

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Many cruisers wonder why cruise lines keep building bigger and bigger ships.   Last week Royal Caribbean released the first details of the next “biggest ship in the world”, the 220,000-ton Genesis-class with a passenger compliment of 5,400 people.  
At present, Royal Caribbean’s Freedom-class ships are the largest cruise ships afloat. The Genesis vessels will be 69 feet longer, [...]

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Royal Caribbean has announced that it will increase its fuel supplement to $8 
 (U.S.D.) per-person, per-day, and no more than $112 (U.S.D.) per-person, per-cruise.  Additional guests in a stateroom will be charged $3 (U.S.D.) per-person, per day, and no more than $42 (U.S.D.) per-person, per-cruise.
The revised fuel supplement will apply to bookings made throughout the world on [...]

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Royal Caribbean has announced its 2009/10 Caribbean season with year-round sailings from Miami, Port Canaveral, Cape Liberty (Bayonne, NJ) and San Juan plus the redeployment of several Freedom- and Voyager-class ships.  Among the highlights of next year’s schedule:
* Freedom of the Seas debuts in Port Canaveral in May, 2009 sailing on alternating Eastern and Western [...]

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Each time Royal Caribbean launches a new type of ship, you can be sure there will be a “wow!” factor.  With the Voyager-class ships it was rock climbing. The Freedom-class ships boasted surfing (of a kind).  The Genesis-class ships — at 220,000 tons and a passenger compliment of 5,400, the largest cruise ship ever built [...]

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Homeland cruising has proved to be one of the most popular trends, making it easier for cruisers to drive or take local transportation to their ship.  In 2009, Royal Caribbean has scheduled New England/Canada, Bermuda and Caribbean cruises from three Northeast ports, including New York, Boston, Norfolk and Baltimore.  Explorer of the Seas will continue [...]

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