Royal Caribbean
Engine-Room Work Starts on Royal Caribbean’s Sixth Icon-Class Ship
The prefabricated module contains the ship’s main engines, liquefied natural gas tanks and auxiliary machinery before tugboats move it from Gdynia to Turku.
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Miami Warns of Port Traffic as Eight Ships, FIFA Festival Overlap
The free festival runs through July 5 at Bayfront Park, near the west end of Port Boulevard, with first-day gates expected to open before 2 p.m.
Royal Caribbean
Royal Caribbean Takes Delivery of Legend of the Seas in Finland
Before revenue service, the twenty-deck ship is due to sail from Turku to Cádiz for final outfitting, with a Málaga-to-Rome preview scheduled for June twenty-ninth.
Royal Caribbean
Royal Caribbean Adds Bahamas Cruise Before Legend’s Florida Debut
The added voyage includes Perfect Day at CocoCay, and guests booked on the November 11 sailing were told they can keep their reservation or switch.
Royal Caribbean
Grupo Peralta Proposes R$1 Billion Cruise Terminal Near Santos
The terminal would sit inside Litoral Plaza Shopping, one of Brazil’s ten largest malls, with a tunnel to the pier and year-round cruise-only operations.
Royal Caribbean
Mexico Rejects Royal Caribbean’s Mahahual Project Over Reef Risks
Change.org petitions opposing the development drew more than four million signatures, while SEMARNAT rejected three permits including one involving a pier.
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Global Cruise Ship Orderbook Climbs to $90 Billion
Princess’s three Voyager-class ships will be built at Fincantieri’s Monfalcone yard, the company’s largest shipbuilding facility by area and capacity.
Royal Caribbean
Royal Caribbean Uses AI to Drive Pricing and Onboard Spending
Royal Caribbean’s push shows how cruise lines are becoming data-driven retailers, turning the pre-trip window into a bigger part of the vacation economy.
Carnival Cruise Line
Carnival Tropicale to Homeport in Galveston From 2028
Carnival’s move underscores how quickly Galveston is evolving from a regional departure point into a heavyweight cruise hub as lines chase Texas demand.
Royal Caribbean
Royal Caribbean’s Legend of the Seas Completes Baltic Sea Trials
A quicker rollout for the next Icon-class ship underscores Royal Caribbean’s push to keep new megaships coming. It also highlights the battle for Caribbean capacity and private island appeal.
Royal Caribbean
Royal Caribbean Orders Two More Icon Class Ships for 2029-30
By locking in scarce shipyard slots for the next decade, Royal Caribbean is signaling confidence in mega-ship demand and tightening the race for new cruise capacity.
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Royal Caribbean Moves Symphony of the Seas to Fort Lauderdale in 2027
The swap underscores how Royal Caribbean is reshuffling its biggest ships between Texas and South Florida as ports compete for year-round Caribbean demand.