Royal Caribbean CEO Richard Fain on first post-COVID cruise ship to set sail from Florida. Royal Caribbean’s Wonder of the Seas – the world’s largest cruise ship –has set off on its inaugural voyage from Fort Lauderdale to Labadee, Haiti; San Juan, Puerto Rico; Nassau and CocoCa...
The new protocols for crew include easing restrictions in the Food & Beverage Crew Areas, masks policy, crew shore leave, and the quarantine policy. Royal Caribbean Group has opted into the CDC voluntary Covid-19 program, and is now classed as 'Highly Vaccinated', meaning that the ships wi...
We've been sailing at least twice a year with RCI (C&A 387296301) since Covid restrictions were lifted - we'd been loyal Cunard customers before that.We're into the casino and whilst a couple of times we've disembarked with a profit, more often than not our account runs into several ...
Unvaccinated adults who cruise on a Royal Caribbean International ship will face more restrictions and higher costs than guests who are vaccinated for Covid-19, Royal Caribbean Group CEO Richard Fain said Monday. Just three days after Royal Caribbean Internationalreversed its policy mandating vaccinesfo...
There are not many people selling travel who can claim that the COVID pandemic has been good for their business.Angie Stephen, vice president Asia Pacific with the Royal Caribbean Group, can offer 150,000 reasons why the pandemic has held plenty of upside for the cruise company.More t...
Royal Caribbean Group received a strong boost in its booking volume thanks to relaxed Covid protocols, the cruise company’s executives said on an earnings call Thursday. Booking volumes in the third quarter was higher than in the same quarter last year. Booking volumes for 2023 in the third...
Royal Caribbean postpones Royal Amplifications on its cruise ships until further notice In: Royal Amplified 09Jun2020 Royal Caribbean announced that due to the impact of COVID-19, the cruise line has postponed its upcoming amplifications until further notice. ...
Royal Caribbean said they received information from the HKSAR about the close contacts on Jan. 4. The Spectrum of the Seas ship returned to the Kai Tak Cruise Terminal on Jan. 5 to allow guests and crew members aboard the ship to get tested for COVID-19. Crew members are required to ge...
Covid-19’s Impact The last two years has seen big changes for the Crown and Anchor Society, most of which were driven by the pandemic. Certain amenities and events had to be paused due to restrictions onboard. However, some of the changes were seen as welcomed and improved changes, such...
Royal Caribbean earlier this month also said unvaccinated passengers will have to undergo additional COVID-19 testing at their own expense to sail on Freedom of the Seas. For now, Royal Caribbean has said the new rules only apply to the initial sailings of Freedom of the Seas through the en...