After 22 years in service, Royal Caribbean cruise ship Legend of the Seas has retired. The vessel arrived at Navantia shipyard in Cadiz, Spain on March 26, where it will be refurbished and rebranded as TUI Discovery 2 for Thomson Cruises. With the Legend of the Seas, Royal Caribbean International said farewell from the oldest vessel of the popular Vision Class ship. 

The two upcoming Quantum-Class cruise ships, scheduled to join Royal Caribbean fleet in 2019 and 2020, will be named Passion of the Seas and Pulse of the Seas, according to the German popular cruise website Schiffe und Kreuzfahrten.

Great news for all passengers sailing on board Royal Caribbean cruise ships. Starting this month on all swimming pools lifeguards will be in charge for the safety of the passengers. By adding this safety feature Royal Caribbean will become the second cruise line to employ lifeguards.

Harmony of the Seas responded to an SOS emergency call from the US Coast Guard as a sailboat was in need of an assistance. The captain of the world’s largest cruise ship Gus Andersson, divert the course and headed north to take part in the search and rescue operation as the weather was getting windier. When the cruise ship reached the GPS coordinates provided by the US Coast Guard, speed boat with food and fuel was sent to the sailboat in need.

Royal Caribbean has canceled all cruise ship calls in Turkey for this year. Due to unpredictability in the country Brilliance, Rhapsody and Jewel of the Seas will not sail to Ephesus, Kusadasi in 2017. Instead, this port will be replaced with alternative destinations in the region such as Rhodes, Chania, and Mykonos in Greece. Kusadasi was the only port of call in Turkey added to Royal Caribbean 2017 cruise schedules.

Royal Caribbean cruise ship Majesty of the Seas was held from departing Port Canaveral after US Coast Guard inspectors detected safety issues onboard.

Cruise vacations are the fastest growing travel sector in the world. Millions of people take a cruise each year. In 2017, 1052 cruise destinations around the world will be visited 48.333 times by 27 major cruise lines. Presented below is the cruise industry analysis divided by cruise lines. Find out where particular cruise line will deploy their cruise ships by destinations, and how many cruise ports are scheduled in 2017 

The following analysis shows how many cruise destinations will be visited by Royal Caribbean Cruises entire fleet of cruise ships in 2017. Royal Caribbean Cruises statistics shows how many ports will be visited and the top destinations by the cruise company. Please note, this is unofficial statistics created by the Crew Center team and is intended for informative use only. As a base for creating this analysis, cruise itineraries provided by a third party was used.

Celebrity’s Solstice-class ship Celebrity Eclipse will sail through South America during the summer 2018 and 2019 season. The ship will visit Brazil, Chile, Uruguay and Argentina, with itineraries departing from Buenos Aires.

Royal Caribbean latest video “Living the Adventure: Royal Caribbean’s Crew Members Share Their Passions" highlights the passionate and committed crew members that brings Royal Caribbean vacations to life. This fascinating video shot on board Harmony of the Seas, honors the people who work 7 days a week for 6-8 months, each day performeing their duties flawlessly, with a smile on their face.