Like the rest of the world, cruise lines are now in the throws of understanding how to live with Omicron, the most contagious form of COVID yet. Already Covid has forced changes to Carnival Cruise Line, Royal Caribbean and MSC protocols and itineraries, and in America the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is … Read more
No one is cancelling. And few are surprised. Royal Caribbean announced this week that 48 cases of COVID had been detected on the world’s largest cruise ship, Symphony of the Seas, carrying 6091 passengers and crew. That’s 0.78 per cent of passengers and crew. And while the incident sparked a few headlines, the ship’s itineraries … Read more
Cruise ships of the future look set to carry up to 10,000 passengers, not even including the crew. That’s a city at sea…and a lot of mouths to feed. How do these ships feed several thousand people three meals a day, plus all-day snacking options? The answer: with a great deal of supplies! In fact, … Read more
A cruise passenger has been photographed standing on the outer edge of her balcony stateroom on Royal Caribbean’s Allure of the Seas. The photograph, which was originally posted onto the Royal Caribbean Crown & Anchor Society Group on Facebook, shows the woman displaying extremely reckless and dangerous behaviour. Peter Blosic, who is a passenger onboard … Read more
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
A Sydney businessman celebrating his wife’s birthday has fallen to his death from Royal Caribbean’s Symphony of the Seas in the Caribbean. Jonathan Pfahl, a former Sydney’s Knox Grammar School student and founder the British-based company Rockstar Group, an investment and mentoring organisation. Mystery surrounds how Mr Pfahl could have fallen from the megaliner. An … Read more
The couple caught on camera missing their Royal Caribbean cruise ship in the Bahamas were newly weds, Maria Gonzalez Roesch and her husband Allessandro Di Palma. The couple on their honeymoon turned up late at the dock to watch helplessly as their cruise ship departed Nassau. The 26-year-old Maria, a Costa Rican actress, claimed on … Read more
It’s the stuff of nightmares for a traveller – especially a cruiser. A video uploaded to YouTube on Sunday shows a couple rolling up to the dock just as their ship, Royal Caribbean’s Symphony of the Seas starts to sail away. According to Newsweek, an onlooker shot the footage from the building next to the … Read more
A reckless passenger onboard a Royal Caribbean ship, has been filmed jumping from the 11th floor balcony on Symphony of the Seas, has been banned from cruising with the company for life. Nick Naydev, 27 from Vancouver, Washington was travelling on the ship while in the Bahamas, when he was filmed jumping 120ft in the … Read more
She's the most specious ship yet from luxury line Oceania Cruises. James Sitters tells Rose Kelly and Peter Lynch what's on board the new class of ship, including restaurants, spas and suites.
