Tag: Royal Caribbean

First Look at Royal Caribbean’s Royal Beach Club Bahamas

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Royal Beach Club Paradise Island

Royal Caribbean is showing no signs of slowing down the pace of new growth with ship launches, refurbishments and all-new exclusive destination experiences.   For cruisers to Nassau, the site for the project is very familiar and the first view most people see when entering the port. The narrow stretch of land with lighthouse will be completely transformed into a signature Royal Caribbean Bahamian experience at Paradise Island, Aside from beaches and pools, guests purchasing a day pass can expect an all-inclusive list of amenities like water taxi service, wi-fi…

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Icon of the Seas – Introduction & Big Reveals

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Icon of the Seas

Royal Caribbean has finally revealed their newest and largest cruise ship, Icon of the Seas, and the best word to describe it is INCREDIBLE. At 250,800 gross tons, Icon will not only be the largest cruise ship in the world, but cement Royal Caribbean’s position offering the biggest and certainly some of the most innovative ships at sea.   Icon of the Seas will carry forward many features first introduced on Oasis Class ships, including 8 Neighborhoods, but significant design evolutions make all of the spaces feel completely new. Royal…

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Royal Caribbean Debuts Wonder of the Seas

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Wonder of the Seas

Royal Caribbean’s latest new cruise ship, Wonder of the Seas, is on her inaugural voyage in the Caribbean. The new title holder of world’s largest cruise ship, departed Port Everglades, Florida on Friday March 4, 2022 with over 4,000 guests onboard, which by-the-official numbers for this vessel is around 70% capacity at double occupancy.   Wonder of the Seas is the fifth Oasis-Class vessel for Royal Caribbean, following Oasis of the Seas (2009), Allure of the Seas (2010), Harmony  of the Seas (2016) and most recently Symphony of the Seas…

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Royal Caribbean’s 1st Ship In New Class: Icon of the Seas

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While we’ve known the brand-new Icon class of ships was coming, what we didn’t know, was the name of the first ship, until now. Royal Caribbean International marked the start of construction on its first Icon Class ship, revealing the name, Icon of the Seas during the steel-cutting ceremony at Finnish shipyard Meyer Turku, where the revolutionary ship will be constructed. In attendance at the ceremony was Richard Fain, chairman and CEO, Royal Caribbean Group; Michael Bayley, president and CEO, Royal Caribbean International; and Tim Meyer, CEO of Meyer Turku.…

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Complete Guide to Royal Caribbean Fleet & Ship Classes

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Of the major cruise lines, few offer a more diverse lineup of ship classes than Royal Caribbean. In fact, for the most-part, Royal Caribbean ship classes are quite distinguishable from each other. In this post, we’re highlighting class specific features and giving you the insight to choose the best ship for your next Royal Caribbean cruise.   Royal Caribbean has been a leading innovator in the cruising industry for over five decades. From 1996 through 2021, Royal Caribbean introduced a new cruise ship every year in all but six of…

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