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Royal Caribbean crew successfully rescue person overboard in the Med
An emergency call was heard by passengers shortly after 11pm on Sunday as the crew launched their rescue mission
Royal Group nets $1 billion in Q3 as consumer spend ‘accelerates’
Royal Group nets $1 billion in Q3 as consumer spend ‘accelerates’
Cruising giant, which operates Royal Caribbean International, Celebrity Cruises and Silversea Cruises, achieves ‘above expectations’ financial results
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Celebrity Ascent and 10 more essential cruise updates
From wellness workshops at sea to gourmet lunches in French vineyards, we round up the latest cruise updates.
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Royal Caribbean unveils first adult-only getaway at private Bahamas island
Hideaway Beach will open in January 2024 as part of Icon of the Seas’ debut
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Royal Caribbean expands flight charters out of Northern Ireland
Head of sales Ireland Jennifer Callister said the charters were made possible also thanks to the trade’s support
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Royal Caribbean puts new Icon of the Seas departures on sale early
The cruise line said the vessel, first revealed in October 2022, will make new calls in the Dominican Republic as well as in Puerto Rico
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More than 60 families to join travel's parent support network's first fun day
Back in Time For Bed’s inaugural event will be held on board Royal Caribbean’s Anthem of the Seas in Southampton
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Royal Caribbean to reshape trade strategy ahead of Icon and Utopia launches
Director of sales Stuart Byron tells TTG the line will reshape its agent programme to fit the needs of the trade in a post-Covid world
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Ex-P&O partnerships chief Adam Blake to join Royal Caribbean
Speaking to TTG, sales director Stuart Byron hinted the line had plans to grow its sales team further following a restructure during the pandemic
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Royal to deliver in-person training to 1,000+ agents over coming months
The line said the new initiative would be its ’biggest agent training initiative in recent years’
Anthem of the Seas
The ship sailing from the UK that's a winner for families
Why cruising from the UK on Royal Caribbean International’s Anthem of the Seas has all the hallmarks of a successful family holiday
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RCG praises 'travel partners' after setting new revenue record
President and chief executive Jason Liberty said the group has made ’positive strides’ towards narrowing the gap in popularity between cruise trips and land-based holidays
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Royal Group upgrades earning forecast again off back of 'exceptional' demand
Strong ticket pricing combined with strength in onboard revenue for European and North America itineraries resulted record yields for the group
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Royal Caribbean launches 'make your own brochure' tool to agents
Dubbed My Royal Genie, the system enables trade partners to create custom digital brochures for their customers with videos and tailored content
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Royal unveils new itineraries for upcoming Oasis-class vessel
Utopia of the Seas will be the first of its kind to debut with three-night weekend and four-night weekday getaways
Royal's Icon of the Seas breaks cover for first sea trials
Royal's Icon of the Seas breaks cover for first sea trials
New 7,600-guest ship, under construction in Finland, is due to enter service in January 2024
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TikTok inspiring Brits to book ‘spontaneous mystery trips’, data finds
A recent viral TikTok filter saw users’ next holiday location randomly chosen via the filter’s destination generator
Spectrum of the Seas will sail from Shanghai
Royal Caribbean to return to China next year
Spectrum of the Seas will sail from China while Anthem of the Seas will be repositioned out of Singapore from 2024
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‘Exceptional’ Q1 bookings help RCG upgrade 2023 profit projections
It comes after this year’s wave period started earlier and extended further, generating a record level of bookings
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Royal reveals more family-focused experiences onboard Icon
It comes after the Family Travel Association found 85% of parents are likely to travel with their kids and 47% with their extended family and friends in 2023
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Royal Caribbean appoints first EMEA training manager
Kristi Reeser has relocated from Oregon and joined Royal’s European team as training manager, focusing on training the company’s call centres
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Royal Caribbean offers agents double rewards on all Anthem bookings
The incentive will apply to all bookings made between 22 March and 11 April
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Robotics, automation and digitisation expert to join Royal Group
Rebecca Yeung, corporate vice president, operations science and advanced technology at FedEx Corporation, has been appointed to the company’s board of directors
Royal's Europe chief said the cruise sector was working to understand how it would adapt in “a world pre-vaccine”
Agents ‘must not be passive’ or cruise capacity ‘will fill’, Royal boss warns
Ben Bouldin predicted a broadening of the booking curve and urged the trade to capitalise on lower prices and additional capacity across the river and ocean cruise sectors