Royal Caribbean

Royal Caribbean amends Anthem's ex-UK programme to avoid Red Sea

The 4,180-passenger ship had been due to sail through the Red Sea in October on its way to Singapore but Royal has changed its course

Former Royal Caribbean sales director Stuart Byron joins Royal Mail

Byron becomes the latest travel industry figure to defect to Royal Mail after Heathrow chief operating officer Emma Gilthorpe was named the postal service’s new chief executive

Royal Caribbean to host 400 new-to-brand agents at 2024 Seminar at Sea

400 new-to-brand agents from Royal’s EMEA region will join the line fora four-night stay onboard Oasis of the Seas in May

Royal Caribbean to open new private destination in 2026

The line’s new Royal Beach Club Cozumel in Mexico will operate alongside Perfect Day at CocoCay and The Royal Beach Club Paradise Island in The Bahamas

Royal axes more Labadee port calls as Haiti violence escalates

The line initially suspended Labadee calls until 22 March, but it has now made more itinerary adjustments through next month

Royal Caribbean halts calls into Haiti private resort amid unrest

Attacks by powerful gangs on key government targets prompted the cruise line to monitor the ’evolving’ situation on the ground

Royal Caribbean names Aaron Langford new sales director UK&I

Langford named Royal Caribbean International senior sales director UK and Ireland, while Nicki Lewis has been promoted to sales enablement director for Europe, Middle East and Africa

Royal Caribbean delays inaugural Star of the Seas sailing

The seven-night inaugural has been cancelled ‘after a review of the work that remains to be done’

Royal Caribbean ups profit outlook amid soaring demand for key products

The group said the first five weeks of the year had resulted in the best wave booking weeks in its history

Royal Caribbean places order for seventh Oasis-class ship

The yet-unnamed Oasis-class vessel will join the six other Oasis-class vessels in the Royal fleet when it launches in 2028

Royal boss hails agents as he unveils cruise giant's ‘obsession’

Jason Liberty, Royal Caribbean Group’s president, said the company was leveraging its three brands to narrow the gap with land-based holidays

Royal Caribbean Group sees the figures turn black in 2023

Royal Caribbean Group is back in profit after resuming full operations following the pandemic

‘We're really well positioned’: Royal group boss insists cruise giant can set itself apart

Jason Liberty said customers appreciated it when they could see clear differences between Royal, Celebrity Cruises and Silversea Cruises

Take a video tour of the new Royal Caribbean ship everyone's talking about

Icon of the Seas will be officially named in Miami on Tuesday (23 January) by arguably the world’s greatest-ever footballer – Lionel Messi

Royal's UK boss outlines 'strong case' to bring third Icon ship to Europe

The first two Icon-class ships are scheduled to operate Caribbean sailings out of the US

Icon of the Seas hailed the 'biggest, baddest ship on the planet'

The ship is scheduled to operate a mix of Eastern and Western Caribbean itineraries from Miami until spring 2026

Royal Caribbean to host nearly 40 agents at Eurovision this May

Line urges agents to ‘book their way to Eurovision’ during peaks, with £500/€500 also up for grabs in each of Royal’s seven UK and Ireland regions for lucky agencies to host the ultimate Eurovision night out

Icon of the Seas arrives at homeport ahead of debut sailing

The world’s largest cruise ship will operate Caribbean itineraries calling into Royal’s private island – Perfect Day at CocoCay – in The Bahamas

Silversea christens latest ultra-luxury ship Silver Nova

Silversea has held its official christening ceremony for Silver Nova, naming the ship’s godmother as celebrity chef Nina Compton

‘Eurovision partnership gives Royal huge appeal', says UK boss

Ben Bouldin, the line’s EMEA vice-president, decided to push for a partnership with Eurovision after failing to secure tickets to last year’s event

Royal Caribbean to partner with Eurovision Song Contest for 2024 and 2025

EMEA vice president Ben Bouldin said that the partnership will bring about “the very best of world-class live entertainment and fusion of cultures from all over”

Royal Caribbean trade team hits the road in support of wave push

Nicki Lewis, the line’s senior sales enablement manager, tells TTG what Royal has in store for agents over the coming weeks, and reveals vice-president EMEA Ben Bouldin will be part of the effort

Cruise 'quickly becoming hottest holiday ticket in town,' says Royal chief

Clia UK and Ireland chair Ben Bouldin laid bare the capacity challenges facing the sector, but predicted a positive year ahead when addressing the cruise body’s annual Forum on Tuesday (19 December)

Ben Bouldin: 'Agents are getting closer to their optimum fighting weight'

Royal Caribbean International vice-president Ben Bouldin says the UK trade’s pandemic rebound is almost complete ahead of what is set to be another critical year of recovery