Category: Cruise News

Mariner of the Seas Arrives in Miami after Mega Makeover

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Royal Caribbean’s Mariner of the Seas has arrived in her new home of PortMiami following a massive $120 Million makeover.   New Ways to Play Sky Pad – The gravity-defying bungee trampoline experience amped up with virtual reality The Perfect Storm – A thrilling pair of three-story-high racer waterslides called Cyclone and Typhoon Laser Tag: Battle for Planet Z – An epic glow-in-the-dark battle for the last planet in the galaxy Escape Room: The Observatorium – Royal Caribbean’s newest escape room challenge FlowRider – The cruise line’s signature 40-foot-long surf…

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Royal Caribbean Ups the Wows on Spectrum of the Seas

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Spectrum of the Seas

Royal Caribbean latest cruise ship, Spectrum of the Seas is bringing a new level of technology, design and features to the growing Asia cruise market. As the first in the Quantum Ultra class of ships, Spectrum will boast the cruise line’s first private enclave for suite guests, new stateroom categories, innovative dining concepts, and stunning features and experiences – many of which have never before been seen at sea. Michael Bayley, President and CEO, Royal Caribbean International said:   FIRST-AT-SEA ADVENTURES Custom built for the Chinese market, Spectrum of the…

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Carnival Horizon Named by Godmother Queen Latifah

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Carnival Horizon, the newest cruise ship from Carnival Cruise Line, celebrated the official naming ceremony by the ship’s Godmother, Queen Latifah. Following the ceremony, Latifah squared off against Philadelphia Eagles Super Bowl champion Jake Elliott in Lip Sync Battle: Horizon modeled after the hit Paramount Network TV series and rolling out across the Carnival fleet. Latifah rocked the house with her incredible interpretation of the Weather Girls classic “It’s Raining Men,” while Elliott had a chance to live out his rock star fantasies performing Whitesnake’s arena anthem “Here I Go…

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Virgin Voyages Reveals The First Look at First Cruise Ship

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Virgin Voyages

Virgin Voyages is looking to change the way people think about cruising. They recently reveled some of the spaces on their first, yet unnamed, cruise ship currently under construction at the Fincantieri shipyard in Genoa, Italy. Several well known designers have been selected to create a fresh new style and build on Virgin Voyages image for their new vessel. Virgin Voyages has partnered with Tom Dixon’s Design Research Studio in London, Roman and Williams in New York, Concrete Amsterdam, Softroom in London and WorkAC in New York. Tom McAlpin, President…

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Independence of the Seas Makes Her Post Dry Dock Debut

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Independence of the Seas

Royal Caribbean’s Independence of the Seas made her debut in Europe to start the 2018 Mediterranean cruise season after an extensive dry dock. Definitely taking aim the the family cruising market, the new additions and changes to Independence of the Seas are full of fun, food and fascination. The biggest changes are on the pool and sports decks where guests can race down a pair of twisting water slides on the Perfect Storm, reach for the stars on SkyPad, a virtual reality trampoline experience and a brand new water park…

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