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Cold, rainy November in the UK? Why not spend the month touring Australia & New Zealand instead?

November in the UK: the temperatures plummet down and there’s always bucket-loads of rain, leaving you permanently soggy and cold. It’s quite honestly one of our calendar’s most miserable months. By contrast, Australia’s November is like our summer, only much better. The national average temperature for November is 33.3 °C in Australia – this is [...]

Rhapsody of the Seas emerges from dry dock after $54 million refurb

Royal Caribbean’s Rhapsody of the Seas had a spectacular overhaul last month! After spending most of March in Singapore’s Sembawang Shipyard, the ship has now emerged from dry dock and is making it’s way to Sydney, as revellers enjoy a host of sparkly new features onboard. Highlights include brand new dining options, a plush new cocktail [...]

Royal Caribbean to base “Adventure of the Seas” cruise ship in Southampton

Today news broke of Royal Caribbean’s plans to base a second cruise ship in Southampton, in a move that will boost local industry and bring new jobs to the area. The “Adventure of the Seas” vessel will join its sister ship “Independence of the Seas” at the Southampton port. The addition of a second ship [...]

Kids Given Access to Exclusive Concierge Lounges

by Belinda Goodman Royal Caribbean 12 September 2011

Royal Caribbean have announced a change in policy which means that children will now be allowed into the concierge lounges onboard Royal Caribbean ships between the hours of 5pm and 8:30pm. Previously, this time had been reserved for over 21s only but the relaxing of this rule will come as a relief to many parents [...]

Fast Packing Challenge from Royal Caribbean

by Belinda Goodman promotions 6 September 2011

The latest promotion from Royal Caribbean is a novel one to say the least. The cruise line is challenging travel agents to try and break the Guinness world record for packing a suitcase as fast as possible. They have named the promotion “Pack More In” – Rather appropriate! The fun challenge has gone out to [...]

Oasis Upgrades for more of the Royal Caribbean Fleet

by Martin Bowe cruise upgrades 7 July 2011

Royal Caribbean have announched that they plan on spending a massive $300 million over the next few years upgrading their entire fleet of cruise ships to “Oasis class”. Royal Caribbean is one of the biggest cruise lines in the world, so this is quite a challenge they are taking on. However, the Oasis Class ships [...]

Australia Cruise Boom Continues!

by Martin Bowe australian cruises 10 June 2011

In recent months there has been a lot of talk about the cruise industry in Oz as it just seems to be growing and growing. Well it seems that the trend is set to continue as Royal Caribbean have just announcec that they will be sending their Voyager of the Seas vessel over to Sydney [...]

Royal Caribbean Ship Rescues Migrants

by Belinda Goodman Royal Caribbean 17 May 2011

Bit of a strange story here, Royal Caribbean‘s Allure of the Seas’ has rescued 9 Cuban migrants who were spotted adrift at sea. The ship was heading back to port in South Florida when the Cubans were spotted floating on a makeshift raft near the northern tip of Cuba. Crew members on the Allure of [...]

Royal Wedding Package Offered by Royal Caribbean

by Belinda Goodman Royal Caribbean 2 April 2011

Royal Caribbean have announced that they will be offering an exclusive package for couples who want to get married at sea, in honour of the Royal Wedding which will take place later this month. The package commemorates the big day and is available to purchase through December 2011. As well as wedding packages, the cruise [...]

Boozy Cruises with Royal Caribbean

by Sandra Conreen Celebrity Cruises 17 March 2011

Royal Caribbean have announced that they will be offering “all you can drink” packages for a set price, per person, per day. At present, Royal Caribbean cruises do not have inclusive drinks packages in place, however their sister cruise line, Celebrity have been offering such packages for a long time and they have always proven [...]

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