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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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Sandals’ All-Inclusive Dunn’s River Resort Just Reopened, Beginning Jamaica’s Tourism Comeback

This short film is a quick look into the reborn Sandals Dunn’s River, shot on location this weekend. Ocho Rios has a new electricity this week, the kind that signals a turning point for the island of Jamaica. After weeks of preparation and tight coordination across communities and tourism partners, the reborn Sandals Dunn’s River has officially […]

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Richard Fain to Step Down as Royal Caribbean Group Chairman

Royal Caribbean Group’s longtime chairman Richard Fain, one of the most influential figures in the modern cruise industry, will step down from his role later this year. Fain, who has served as Chairman of the Board since 1988, will officially transition out of the role in the fourth quarter of 2025, Royal Caribbean announced this […]

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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

Royal Caribbean International has revealed new details about its forthcoming private destination, Perfect Day at Mexico. The project is currently under development in the coastal town of Mahahual, located on Mexico’s Caribbean coast. Set to debut in 2027, the destination will be exclusive to guests sailing on Royal Caribbean cruises departing from Florida and Texas. […]

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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

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 Canaveral in Florida. The ship will be the second in the Icon Class — the […]

Royal Caribbean Just Revealed the First Look at Its New Perfect Day Destination in Mexico, Including the World's Longest Lazy River

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 Caribbean, Caribbean Journal has learned. Cruise passenger arrivals rose by 40.8 percent to Barbados last […]

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

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 the windsurfing at Fishermen’s Huts to the local food at Zeerover. This summer, Royal Caribbean […]

Royal Caribbean Says 2025 Bookings “On Track”

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 season and sustained strength in April demand — including a notable uptick in close-in reservations. […]

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

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 recent years. But that is starting to change, with a huge wave of new investment […]

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

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 spectacular new vessels — each one more innovative, more luxurious, and yes, even more massive […]

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

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 brand’s Icon class of cruise ships. Legend will be sailing six-night Western Caribbean itineraries and […]

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

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 and one that keeps getting better with a transformed cruise port and fresh new experiences […]

“The Caribbean Is the Soul of Royal Caribbean”

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 the Seas, was highlighted by a discussion with Michael Bayley, president and CEO of Royal […]