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Royal Caribbean’s Newest Ship, Legend of the Seas, Is Coming Next Year

Royal Caribbean has lifted the curtain on its newest Icon Class vacation. Legend of the Seas, the third in the cruise giant’s new lineup, is set to debut in Europe in Aug. 2026 before launching Caribbean sailings out of Fort […]

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Royal Caribbean Is Betting Big on Short Cruises, With Mega Ships, Private-Island Escapes, and Thrill-Filled Weekends
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Royal Caribbean's Star of the Seas Just Made It Official, With Help From Kellie Gerardi
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Royal Caribbean’s Wonder of the Seas Returns to Puerto Rico Following Major Pier Upgrade
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Royal Caribbean’s Star of the Seas Has Arrived in Port Canaveral — Here’s Where She’s Sailing Next
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The 10 Best Royal Caribbean Cruises to Book in August
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Royal Caribbean Sees Surging Demand, Accelerated Bookings Across Its Brands
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Royal Caribbean’s New Cruise Ship Has a Rooftop Bar, a Waterpark and the Largest Pool at Sea
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Royal Caribbean Is Launching Weekend Cruises From Miami This August
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Royal Caribbean's New Bahamas Beach Club Will Have DJs, All-Inclusive Passes and a Cabana With Its Own Waterslide
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Royal Caribbean Is “Amplifying” Two Caribbean-Focused Cruise Ships 
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Richard Fain to Step Down as Royal Caribbean Group Chairman
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Royal Caribbean Just Revealed the First Look at Its New Perfect Day Destination in Mexico, Including the World's Longest Lazy River
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Royal Caribbean’s Newest Ship Will Feature “Back to the Future,” a 1930s Chicago Supper Club and 40 Places to Eat and Drink

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A Broadway musical. A jazz-infused supper club. And a towering curtain of water in the sky. That’s just a taste of what’s coming to Star of the Seas, Royal Caribbean’s newest Icon Class ship, debuting in August 2025 from Port […]

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Barbados Is the Caribbean’s Fastest-Growing Cruise Destination 

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Tucked at the far corner of the southeastern Caribbean, Barbados isn’t as easy to reach as cruise ports like Nassau and Grand Turk.  But the island’s port in Bridgetown has very quietly become the fastest-growing cruise stop in the wider […]

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Royal Caribbean Says 2025 Bookings “On Track” 

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Bookings for 2025 have “remained on track,” Royal Caribbean President and CEO Jason Liberty said in its recent earnings report, in a positive sign for the travel industry amid global uncertainty.  The company cited record bookings during the key Wave […]

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The Best Royal Caribbean Cruises to Aruba This Summer, Including Caribbean and Florida Homeports 

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Some places just call to you. The scent of salt in the wind. The sound of steel drums over turquoise waves. And somewhere between the sun deck and the shore — there’s Aruba. It’s an island I’ve always loved, from […]

How Grand Bahama Is Becoming the Caribbean’s Newest Cruise Powerhouse 

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It’s only about 70 miles as the crow flies between Florida and the west end of Grand Bahama. While the island is closer than almost anywhere to the US, it’s been something of an afterthought in the travel industry in […]

Caribbean Cruises Are More Popular Than Ever. These Are the Newest Ships On the Way, from Royal Caribbean to Norwegian Cruise Line

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More than 30 million people visit the Caribbean every year on a cruise ship, and Caribbean cruises remain more popular than ever before. That means more expansion and more new ships, with the world’s biggest cruise lines rolling out some […]

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Royal Caribbean, MSC and Disney Just Helped the Caribbean’s Most Popular Cruise Port Set Another Record

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The Caribbean remains the most-visited cruise destination in the world, and if you’re taking a cruise somewhere in the region, chances are one particular port will be your first stop: Nassau, The Bahamas, the powerhouse of the regional cruise industry […]

Royal Caribbean’s Next Big Cruise Ship Now Has a Name, With Plans for a November 2026 Debut 

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Royal Caribbean’s next big cruise ship now has a name, Caribbean Journal has learned.  It’s called Legend of the Seas, and it will be making its first Caribbean sailings in the fall of 2026 as the next member of the […]

“The Caribbean Is the Soul of Royal Caribbean”

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The Caribbean Tourism Organization hosted a major summit with Royal Caribbean this month in Miami, gathering ministers and directors of tourism to talk about sustainability, sourcing and economic growth in the region.  The summit, held on Royal Caribbean’s Icon of […]

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Royal Caribbean Is Adding a New Private Cruise Destination in Mexico

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If Royal Caribbean keeps adding destinations like this, they may end up with a perfect week. The cruise giant has announced the expansion of its “Perfect Day” brand with what will be a new private destination on the Caribbean coast of […]

A Guide to the Newest Royal Caribbean Cruise Ships, From Icon to Utopia of the Seas

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Is bigger better when it comes to cruise ships? Royal Caribbean certainly believes so: its Icon Class of cruise ships are the largest afloat in the world. The debutant Icon of the Seas, launched in 2024, weighs in at nearly […]

Royal Caribbean’s Newest Ship Just Made Its First Visit to Nassau 

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The Caribbean’s newest cruise ship has officially called on the Caribbean’s most popular cruise port.  Royal Caribbean’s new Utopia of the Seas made its first visit to the Nassau Cruise Port on Sunday. The visit came as part of a broader […]