Royal Caribbean International is adding licensed lifeguards to all of its cruise ships starting this weekend.
The lifeguards will be part of a new water safety program introduced by Royal Caribbean that includes water safety instruction and signage around the pool areas. Every ship of Royal Caribbean’s fleet will implement the new program over the next few months. Continue reading
Carnival Breeze will replace Carnival Magic and will begin sailing from Port Canaveral in September 2018.
Carnival Breeze is a Dream-class cruise ship which debuted on June 3, 2012. The vessel sailed out of Barcelona and Venice and offered its guests Mediterranean cruises. Then the ship started sailing from Miami on Caribbean and Bahamian cruises. Afterward, Carnival Breeze moved to Galveston and replaced Carnival Magic.
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OCEAN is Carnival’s new medallion wearable device that will level up guest experience on cruises.
The name OCEAN stands for One Cruise Experience Access Network. The tiny quarter-sized medallion was introduced by Arnold Donald, CEO of the world’s largest cruise company, at a keynote speech at the annual Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas yesterday. Continue reading
A passenger intentionally jumped overboard from the top deck of a Royal Caribbean cruise ship. The incident happened at 1:45 a.m Thursday, as the Independence of the Seas was coming back to South Florida.
The cruise ship company made an official statement that said a 22-year-old man jumped off the deck 12 about 30 miles south of Key Largo while the ship was returning to Port Everglades.
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Celebrity Cruises announced the names and delivery schedule for the first two vessels of its newest class of ships, the Edge-class, only a few days ago. They will be named Celebrity Edge and Celebrity Beyond.
The first piece of steel was cut and the construction of the first of the next generation of cruise ships officially began at the STX France shipyard in Saint Nazaire. Continue reading