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Port Everglades Upgrades for Record 4.9 Million Cruise Guests
Port Everglades’ 2026-27 lineup includes 40 ships from nine cruise lines, with Orient Express Corinthian among the new arrivals and Crystal Symphony set to homeport.
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Port Everglades Sets Third Straight Cruise Traffic Record
Martin Jackson leads Port Everglades' newly created Cruise Services Division following approval of Broward County's fiscal 2027 budget, with the season underway since October.
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Freedom of the Seas Returns to Southampton for Summer 2028
The Freedom-class ship, refurbished in 2020, will sail to the Norwegian fjords and call at Copenhagen, Zeebrugge for Bruges, Bilbao, Le Havre and Lisbon.
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Royal Caribbean Names Dolly Chief Dog Officer for Hero of the Seas
Royal Caribbean introduced the chief dog officer role aboard Icon of the Seas in 2024. The resident retrievers live aboard full-time, with daily walks and guest greetings.
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Royal Caribbean Launches First Year-Round Europe Cruise Programme
Rhapsody of the Seas will sail from Piraeus, Barcelona and Lisbon from May through October 2028, with seven-night itineraries including overnight calls in Istanbul and Alexandria.
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Royal Caribbean Moves Hero of the Seas Debut to August 1, 2027
Hero of the Seas is being outfitted at Meyer Turku in Finland after floating out September 4, 2026, with sea trials and delivery still ahead of Miami service.
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Severe Weather Delays Legend of the Seas Boarding in Barcelona
Royal Caribbean shifted the final terminal-arrival slot to 5:30 p.m.; guests must complete check-in by 6 p.m. and be aboard Legend of the Seas by 6:30 p.m.
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Hero of the Seas to Debut The SpongeBob Musical at Sea
Hero floated out at Meyer Turku in Finland on September 4, where installation and finishing work on slides, decks and interior venues continues before sea trials.
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Royal Caribbean Names Lori Robinson Godmother of Legend of the Seas
Robinson served 37 years in the Air Force and became the first woman to lead a United States combatant command before retiring in 2018.
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Royal Caribbean Lays Keel for Fifth Icon-Class Ship in Finland
Project managers placed freshly minted coins beneath the first steel block, a maritime tradition, before construction continues in the dock for two years.
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Royal Caribbean Targets Turkiye Growth With Icon-Class Ships
Sunorama Cruises has overseen Royal Caribbean's Turkiye sales and travel agency relationships since starting operations in Istanbul in 2006.
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Hero of the Seas Floats Out at Meyer Turku in Finland
At launch, the approximately 250,800-gross-ton ship was more than 60 percent complete after crews filled the dock with more than 90 million gallons of water overnight.