Royal Caribbean International

Opinion

Radiance of the Seas, Day 5: Colon

For most of us, Colon is just a jumping off point to the nearby feature synonymous with the whole country of Panama – the Panama Canal. There are some human achievements that show that grand plans can come to fruition and we should be proud of what we can achieve. In an age when laying national broadband cables seems all too difficult, it’s hard to imagine looking at 77 kilometres of mountains and disease-ridden jungle and picking up pick and shovel and thinking “we can dig a ditch through this and link two oceans”...

WORDS BY Cruise Passenger . May 14 2011
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Radiance of the Seas, Day 4: Cartagena

Not visiting Colombia in general and Cartagena in particular is one of the regrets of my travel life. I’ve seen Romancing the Stone and remembered the dramatically beautiful scenes around the port of Cartagena.The first port of call on this Radiance of the Seas voyage is Cartagena, so one travel regret is about to be redressed.

WORDS BY Cruise Passenger . May 11 2011
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Radiance of the Seas, Day 3: Exploring the ship

I expect there are people who walk on to a ship for the first time with a deck plan etched into their brains. Not me – I read the reviews and get a feeling for the ship but I love the joy of discovering things for myself. It’s even better if the journey of discovery finds enough hidden nooks and crannies that it continues for a few days.

WORDS BY Cruise Passenger . May 11 2011
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Radiance of the Seas, Day 2: At sea

My alarm went off at 8 am and I woke to complete darkness. There was a moment of fear. Had Cuban pirates boarded the ship in the night and consigned me to a barrel?

WORDS BY Cruise Passenger . May 10 2011
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Radiance of the Seas, Day 1: Boarding in Tampa, Florida

Why is the start of a relaxing cruise invariably so stressful?

WORDS BY Cruise Passenger . May 8 2011
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Al the fun in the world on Carnival’s newest ship

It’s been an epic week since my last blog, with the joy of the Royal Wedding over in the UK on Friday night, capturing the attention of millions of people across the globe, then the historic news about the demise of Osama Bin Laden yesterday......

WORDS BY Cruise Passenger . May 2 2011
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Why cruising in Australia has never been better

In spite of the GFC and other global dilemmas, cruising holidays are still on the up!

WORDS BY Cruise Passenger . Apr 5 2011
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Day 3: Allure of the seas, inaugural cruise

Day 3: Thanksgiving. Ever heard of Turkey Pardon? No, nor had we, so we are compelled to wander down to the Royal Promenade (Deck 5) at midday to find out – after a tough morning testing the spa that’s suspended over the Caribbean Sea.

WORDS BY Cruise Passenger . Nov 28 2010
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Day 2, continued: Allure of the Seas, inaugural voyage

The ship gleams with newness and cleanness during the day and sparkles and glitters by night.

WORDS BY Cruise Passenger . Nov 25 2010
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Day 2: Allure of the Seas, inaugural voyage

More Allure stats: The Central Park Neighborhood is a living park at sea, with 12,175 plants, 62 vine plants 56 trees and bamboo plants – and even piped birdsong.

WORDS BY Cruise Passenger . Nov 25 2010
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Sally’s on her way to Allure!

Cruise Passenger Magazine’s Editor Sally Macmillan is off to Miami today for the first cruise of Royal Caribbean International’s newest cruise ship, Allure of the Seas, now the world’s largest cruise ship (by a few millimetres).

WORDS BY Cruise Passenger . Nov 16 2010
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Royal Caribbean International

Royal Caribbean International® is a global cruise company that first set sail more than 40 years ago. This year the fleet will grow to 22 ships, when Allure of the Seas, sister ship to the world's largest superliner, Oasis of the Seas, arrives in December 2010.

WORDS BY Cruise Passenger . Aug 24 2010