Royal Caribbean arrives for a sizzling summer line up

Royal Caribbean arrives for a sizzling summer line up

With the arrival of Radiance of the Seas today, Royal Caribbean International announced a stellar lineup for its brands, Royal Caribbean, Celebrity Cruises and Azamara Cruises. The company’s amazing fleet of ships will be sailing to a number of regions including Australia, New Zealand and the South Pacific. And we’ll see some of our old favourites, … Read more

Royal Caribbean comes to the rescue of local hawksbill turtles

Royal Caribbean comes to the rescue of local hawksbill turtles

Royal Caribbean in partnership with WWF-Australia, has developed a new DNA test that can detect the source of illegal hawksbill turtle products and help protect local hawksbill turtles. Hawksbill turtles are migratory species and Australia has the largest hawksbill turtle nesting population worldwide, of about 8,500 turtles across Queensland, Northern Territory and Western Australia. WWF-Australia … Read more

Revealed: the Australian cruiser behind Voyager of the Seas’ new colour

Revealed: the Australian cruiser behind Voyager of the Seas' new colour

Dave Winter is a die-hard Royal Caribbean fan from Victoria. And when he heard the line was refurbishing one of his favourite ships, he thought it would be a great idea to paint the hull blue like the Quantum and Oasis-class ships. So Mr Winter, a 29-year-old IT salesman, set about making it happen by … Read more

Sneak peek: inside Voyager of the Seas’ refurbishment as she heads to Australia

Voyager of the Seas before after and during refurbishment

She has been one of Australia’s favourite ships for seven years. But this season Royal Caribbean’s Voyager of the Seas returns Down Under with a brand new look. Voyager has had a $144 million makeover with the Aussie cruiser in mind. And one change was even sparked by an Australian passenger. Dave Winter sent an … Read more

RCL’s Explorer of the Seas to undergo $162 million makeover

2015/2016 Wave Season in review

RCL’s Explorer of the Seas will look amazingly refreshed after a $162 million makeover with new waterslides, restaurants and redesigned pool area when she sets sails in the Mediterranean in summer next year. The refreshed Explorer will have a new Perfect Storm racer waterslides, Giovanni’s Italian Kitchen, a redesigned, resort-style poolscape with the signature Lime … Read more

Royal Caribbean says world’s largest ship could be on its way to Australia – and Brisbane’s ready

Oasis-class ships

The Port of Brisbane has said it will welcome the arrival of the world’s largest ships, after a Royal Caribbean executive indicated earlier this week that the arrival of Oasis-class ships to Australia is imminent. RCCL’s Associate Vice President of Marine & Safety, Captain Nik Antalis, said “it’s only a matter of time”, as he … Read more

Cruise lines rally for Hurricane Dorian relief in the Bahamas

Cruise lines rally for Hurricane Dorian relief in the Bahamas

Cruise lines are rallying too help with hurricane relief for the Bahamas, including millions in donations, food and ships for evacuations. Hurricane Dorian struck the Bahamas last Sunday and left behind “generational devastation” in the Bahamian islands of Abaco and Grand Bahama after three days, according to Prime Minister Hubert Minnis. The death toll has … Read more