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Cruise Adviser: Is this the start of pay-for-play cruising?

It’s long been the catchcry of the industry: cruising is great value because it’s all inclusive. Pay your fare, step onboard and you never need to spend another dollar. Sure, you can pay extra for […]

WORDS BY Cruise Passenger . Jan 14 2016
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Explorer of the Seas arrives in Sydney

A historic passing on Sydney harbour tonight signalled the beginning of Royal Caribbean International’s Explorer of the Seas’ residence in Sydney. There were fog horns and fire ships as Explorer’s fellow Sydneysider, Voyager of the […]

WORDS BY Peter Lynch . Nov 28 2015
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How the diving dollar is driving up the price of your cruise

The diving Aussie dollar – predicted to continue to fall entil the end of the year – is piling on the cost of a cruise for those who don’t book in advance. Shore excursions, for […]

WORDS BY Cruise Passenger . Nov 13 2015
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The social media debate: are cruises gay friendly ?

The sad incident of a gay man jumping off Royal Caribbean’s Oasis of the Seas in the Bahamas and the truly shocking video now doing the rounds of sites like The Daily Mail Online has […]

WORDS BY Cruise Passenger . Nov 11 2015
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Sheriff report finds man jumped off Royal Caribbean ship

A man who fell from Royal Caribbean’s Oasis of the Seas was videoed by ship’s cameras talking about committing suicide, a Sheriff’s report has revealed. The Broward Sheriff’s Office in Port Everglades found that Bernadro […]

WORDS BY Bernadette Chua . Nov 11 2015
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Shock video shows gay man plunge off Oasis of the Seas

A lawyer has accused Royal Caribbean staff of making anti-gay slurs against a Brazilian passenger who plunged into the sea around 1am last Friday morning. Footage has emerged of 35-year-old Bernardo Albaz falling into the […]

WORDS BY Bernadette Chua . Nov 9 2015
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Take a look at Harmony of the Seas

Royal Caribbean’s Harmony of the Seas is almost 80 per cent complete. She will make her debut for her inaugural European simmer season, showcasing popular cruise destinations.  In November 2016, Harmony will arrive to her […]

WORDS BY Bernadette Chua . Oct 30 2015
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Royal Caribbean ship catches fire during Mediterranean cruise

A fire broke out in one of two engine rooms onboard Royal Caribbean’s Splendour of the Seas during an October sailing. Twenty-one people were treated for smoke inhalation according to the cruise line’s tweets. The […]

WORDS BY Bernadette Chua . Oct 23 2015
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Explorer of the Seas heads to Australia for the summer

Take a look at Royal Caribbean’s Explorer of the Seas, the largest ship so far, to be homeported in Australia. She replaced one of Australia’s favourite vessels, Rhapsody of the Seas. Explorer of the Seas […]

WORDS BY Bernadette Chua . Oct 22 2015
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Cruise Adviser: The buffet by the numbers

Have you ever looked at all the food on the cruise ship buffet and thought, “I wonder who shops for all of that?” The answer is probably the ship’s provision or inventory master. This person […]

WORDS BY Cruise Passenger . Oct 22 2015
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Christmas cruises to get you into the spirit

Christmas is the most wonderful time of the year. Forget the mess and the fuss of spending the holiday period at home when lines like Carnival, P&O, Royal Caribbean, Celebrity Cruises, Carnival, APT and many […]

WORDS BY Bernadette Chua . Oct 22 2015
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New images of Australia’s largest ship, Ovation of the Seas

The biggest ship heading to Australia, Royal Caribbean’s Ovation of the Seas, is close to 50 per cent complete. Royal Caribbean has just released images of the ship under construction at the Myer Werft shipyard […]

WORDS BY Bernadette Chua . Oct 16 2015