An 8-year-old boy is in critical condition after nearly drowning on Royal Caribbean Anthem of the Seas. The terrible accident happened on Thursday, just two hours after the cruise ship departed from its homeport Bayonne, N.J. The boy fell into a pool and remained in the water for eight minutes before being discovered by crew members. Ships medical staff quickly responded to the scene and performed CPR establishing a pulse.

Royal Caribbean announced plans for their ultra-modern new cruise terminal in Miami, Florida capable of handling the world’s largest cruise ships. The new cruise terminal will be a striking addition to Port of Miami and will serve as homeport to Royal Caribbean International ships, including the 5,400-passenger Oasis-class ships. After the global competition held between five of the world's leading architectural firms, Royal Caribbean has selected the company Broadway Malyan to design the new terminal.

After the $50 million refurbishment It appears that Royal Caribbean's Empress of the Seas is experiencing a technical problems in one of the ships engines. Cruise Critic is reporting that due to engine troubles the cruise ship is forced to reroute its current voyage and reduce rate of speed.

The famous Romanian pop singer Loredana Groza, spent a short holiday with her daughter Elena, on the largest cruise ship in the world Harmony of the Seas. The artist has celebrated her birthday on board as a VIP guest on a short three days cruise departing from Barcelona, Spain. The star and her daughter Elena were enjoying promenade deck with dozens of shops and restaurants, Bionic Bar where cocktails are made and served by robots, a casino, discos, jazz clubs and karaoke and an outdoor amusement park.