Royal Caribbean
Radiance of the Seas Begins Year-Round Cruises From Tampa
After early four- and five-night Cozumel and Costa Maya runs, Radiance shifts in November to seven-night voyages reaching Belize, Honduras and the Cayman Islands.
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Maya Mobile Launches eSIM Data Plan for Cruise Passengers
Maya sells the cruise plan in three-, seven-, fourteen- and thirty-day durations, using a QR-code setup that keeps a traveler's existing mobile plan on the device.
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Azamara Launches June Flash Sale With Up to 20% Off Cruises
The offer applies to new individual bookings made June 16 through June 30, 2026, for departures between July 18, 2026, and June 10, 2027.
Royal Caribbean
Man Faces Federal Child Abuse Material Charges After Cruise Arrest
The May 31 allegation involved a shipboard gift shop on Allure of the Seas; Royal Caribbean said it notified law enforcement and the sailing continued as planned.
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Port Tampa Bay Adds Enclosed Boarding Bridges at Cruise Terminals
The equipment includes stabilization, automatic adjustment and live monitoring systems designed to support different ship configurations and embarkation heights.
Carnival Cruise Line
Galveston Plans $40M Pelican Island Berth for Shipbuilding
The plan includes a 1,000-foot berth and a 500-foot dock on Pelican Island, where the port owns 357 waterfront acres, including 100 along Galveston Harbor.
Royal Caribbean
Royal Caribbean Names Six Artists for Legend of the Seas
The line received two hundred fifty applications, with final pieces set for shipboard spaces from the Royal Promenade to the Suite Sundeck and guest boarding area.
Carnival Cruise Line
Carnival Cites NOAA Forecast for Quieter 2026 Hurricane Season
Carnival’s Miami Fleet Operations Center is staffed around the clock and uses a seventy-four-foot, fifty-seven-screen video wall to track details for all twenty-nine ships.
Royal Caribbean
Royal Caribbean’s Seventh Oasis-Class Ship Enters Assembly
Currently identified as B35, the unnamed 236,900-gross-ton newbuild will join a class that began with Oasis of the Seas in 2009 and includes Utopia of the Seas.
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Global Ports Holding Opens St. Vincent Cruise Port Talks
The June 11 agreement centers on a government-owned concession model, with Global Ports Holding proposing phased upgrades at Kingstown and work on shore excursions.
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On the Blue Cruise Sets 2027 Miami Sailing With Rock Lineup
The full-ship charter is slated to visit Puerto Plata, Charlotte Amalie, Tortola and Great Stirrup Cay, with theme nights and a Mellow Yellow Dance Party.
Royal Caribbean
Fiera Capital Boosts Royal Caribbean Stake by 32% in Q4
Chief executive Jason Liberty told investors the quarter included a "record WAVE season," while analysis cited a 109 percent load factor and $941 million in net income.