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Royal Caribbean launches trade competition to win US and Caribbean trip
The competition runs from 10 August until 9 September, with the trip taking place from 6-11 December
Royal to lift vaccination requirement for all European sailings
Guests will only be asked to disclose their vaccination status during check-in but it will not be mandatory for boarding
Royal Caribbean Group ‘back to positive operating cash flow’
Full group fleet back in service too for the first time since the start of the pandemic
Silversea acquires Crystal Endeavour for $275m
The vessel, which will be renamed Silver Endeavour, is scheduled to begin service in winter 2022/2023, spending its inaugural season in Antarctica
Royal Caribbean hosts first ship visit of the year for UK trade
16 homeworkers were invited to experience Anthem of the Seas while the Quantum-class ship was docked in Southampton
Royal Caribbean bolsters sales team with two new hires
Appointments of Luke Vanderhoeven and Chris Lowe mean the line’s key account management team is "now at full force"
Royal chief teases 'thrilling future' as Utopia keel laid
The line’s first Oasis-class vessel to be powered by liquified natural gas will join its fleet in spring 2024
Baldwins Travel nets £30,000 at first Royal Caribbean pitching session
Baldwins walked away on Wednesday with the biggest share so far of the line’s £200,000 fund set aside for Dragons’ Den-style pitches from agents on how they’d use the cash to boost Royal sales
Full steam ahead: cruise sector buoyant despite industry issues
In spite of potential capacity issues, a looming cost-of-living crisis and the ongoing war in Ukraine, the cruise industry is feeling positive about the future. Will Payne reports
Royal Caribbean reveals Club Royal Plus app enhancement
The second phase of the line’s new trade app features new “best deals” function
Watch: Royal’s Icon of the Seas under construction
Royal Caribbean’s newest class of ship will debut in the UK
Bouldin: ‘Next year will be bigger for cruise than 2019’
UK and Ireland Clia chair and Royal Caribbean vice-president EMEA Ben Bouldin said the trade is ‘critical’ to the cruise industry’s growth plans
Cruise bosses urge trade to capitalise on ‘diverse’ product offering
Ben Bouldin, Royal Caribbean vice-president EMEA, said there is an opportunity for the industry to attract new customers as cruise lines launch new ships and offer new itineraries
Royal Caribbean grows trade team as guest volumes near 2019
Recruitment is underway to grow the line’s current team of six key account managers to nine
Royal Caribbean offers new Wonder cash booking bonus
The cruise line will offer agents a £40 commission bonus for every new booking made on early May sailings
Royal Caribbean signs recruitment deal with Antigua
Cruise line agrees memo of understanding with Caribbean islands to recruit ship staff
Royal bolsters trade sales team with four new hires
Former Celebrity Cruises’ strategic account manager Ruth Gardiner will take up the senior development manager role
Royal Caribbean cuts steel on sixth Oasis-class ship
The new ship, Utopia of the Seas, will debut in spring 2024
New Edge ship Celebrity Beyond delivered ahead of UK launch
The 3,200 passenger ship is 20 metres larger than any other ship in Celebrity’s fleet, with 179 more suites and staterooms than sister ships Apex or Edge
New Royal Caribbean ship Icon of the Seas to debut in the UK in 2023
President and chief executive Michael Bayley revealed to TTG British travel agents would be among the first to set foot onboard the new 5,000-passenger ship
Royal's Michael Bayley: 'We're committed to heading in the right direction'
Royal Caribbean International’s chief executive and president talks sustainability, new ships and how the line is supporting its 500 Ukrainian employees
Royal lays keel for 'game-changing' Icon of the Seas
Debuting in autumn 2023, the ship currently under construction at Finnish shipyard Meyer Turku
Agents to win Top Gun premiere with Royal Caribbean incentive
10 agents will win a place at the Tom Cruise film screening in London in May
Royal Caribbean launches new agent-facing app
Members will receive exclusive news and notifications as part of phase one of the app’s release