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RCI Presents New “Why Not” Blog

Thursday, May 7th, 2009

Royal Caribbean has a new blog. It is written by RCI’s CEO and President, Adam Goldstein. Follow Adam as he discusses the latest news, happenings and ship innovations from Royal Caribbean, the different types of experiences Royal Caribbean cruisers can expect from their journeys at sea, and Adam’s personal insights on the travel and cruise [...]

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An In-depth Look at Oasis of the Seas

Sunday, June 22nd, 2008

I’ve already talked about several of the new features to be on Oasis of the Seas. What I mentioned though was just a brief overview of what’s to come. For the full in-depth view of what to expect from the so-far-mentioned areas of Oasis of the Seas, right from the horse’s mouth, here is the [...]

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Boardwalks, Zip Lines, and Water Shows, Oh My!

Thursday, June 19th, 2008

Royal Caribbean announced a host of new features yesterday for its upcoming Oasis of the Seas. We already knew there would be a central park “neighborhood” as well as some other new features for this innovative class of ships. But announced yesterday were some more exciting features: A boardwalk neighborhood. There will be everything from [...]

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More Fuel Supplement Increases

Wednesday, June 18th, 2008

Following the lead of Carnival Corp’s second fuel supplement increase, Royal Caribbean (along with Celebrity and Azamara) have increased their fuel supplement charges. Through June 29, the current fuel supplement charge of $8/person per day for the first two passengers and $3 for any extra passengers will remain in effect. After that date, any bookings [...]

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Oasis of the Seas

Sunday, May 25th, 2008

It’s official, Royal Caribbean has named their two “Genesis” ships, which I talked about in a previous article (see article Genesis). They will be named Oasis of the Seas, which will be the namesake of the class, and Allure of the Seas. Given the amenities that have been presented thus far, including parks with real [...]

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Genesis

Friday, January 4th, 2008

We got this month’s copy of Cruise Travel in the mail today. In it was a list of upcoming cruise ships debuting in the coming years. There are the new Disney ships, the Carnival Dream class ships (Dream and Magic), and of course, among many others, RCI’s Genesis I and Genesis II. If there were [...]

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