Food and drink offerings aboard Ovation of the Seas will be tailored to suit Aussies ahead of her first season Down Under. Australians are fussy about their beer, so local brews will be included. Kangaroo may also find its way onto the menu. Sorry, Skip. And a local mixologist will be competing with the robot barmen … Read more
One of the world’ major cruise lines has approached the Philippines Government to buy a private island for its passengers. The move would be a first for the region – though it is not unusual in mature cruise areas of the Caribbean, where Royal Caribbean, MSC, Disney and others have bought properties so their passengers … Read more
Royal Caribbean is watching the sales of cabins aboard the billion-dollar smart ship Ovation of the Seas with care as it considers future deployments in Sydney. The ship’s second Sydney season in 2017/18 has already been extended and sales are strong. The megaliner, Australia’s newest and biggest, could prove to be a category killer – … Read more
Passengers on Celebrity Cruises will be slugged with higher gratuities of up to US$17 per person per day – up 55 cents – for sailings after July 1, the line confirmed this week. Those staying in standard cabins will also have to pay more – $13.30 per person per day up from $12.95. Passengers in … Read more
Claiming the title of biggest cruise ship afloat, the new Harmony of the Seas is also home to the longest slide at sea. But what is it really like to sale with over 6,000 passengers? Sue Bryant finds out I’m staring in to the Abyss. The Ultimate Abyss, the longest slide at sea, on the newest, biggest … Read more
Harmony of the Seas is still “a construction site”, according to its first paying passengers. The world’s biggest cruise liner earned the world’s biggest headlines for its launch – but not all of them were favourable. She left Southampton for Rotterdam on a four-night cruise three days ago, but customers complained attractions were closed and … Read more
Ovation of the Seas will be extending her 2017/18 season in Australia after popular demand by Aussie cruisers. Royal Caribbean announced today Ovation would be spending an extra five weeks at Sydney’s Overseas Passenger Terminal. The new cruises include cruises to the South Pacific, Tasmania, New Zealand, all round trip from Sydney as well as … Read more
The world’s largest ship, Royal Caribbean’s Harmony of the Seas arrived at Southampton where she will pick up her first passengers. She is so big, she has seven distinct neighbourhood concepts which are exclusive to the line’s Oasis-class ships. She’ll also have some thrill seeking activities like The Ultimate Abyss which is the tallest slide … Read more
Several passengers onboard Royal Caribbean’s Rhapsody of the Seas were injured after a ‘freak wave’ hit the ship on a cruise in the Mediterranean on Monday. According to a tweet from Kerry Boyd, a passenger onboard, windows were smashed. “Woke up at 4:30am on our cruise first night when 5 windows on our floor burst … Read more