Happy weekend! In case you missed any Royal Caribbean news, here is a look at everything that happened this week!
There was so much cruise news this week, but Royal Caribbean announcing cruise ships will sail in Alaska this year had to be the biggest story so far.
Royal Caribbean Group confirmed plans to restart cruises to Alaska beginning in July 2021.
Two ships will sail to Alaska this summer, Serenade and Ovation of the Seas. Both ships will sail roundtrip from Seattle.
Royal Caribbean News
- Royal Caribbean cancels all Vision of the Seas cruises from Bermuda
- Royal Caribbean has submitted its first plan to the CDC to get approval for test cruises
- Royal Caribbean changes Covid-19 vaccine requirements for cruise ships
- Celebrity Cruises will let vaccinated passengers not wear masks and passengers can go on their own shore excursions
- U.S. House of Representatives passes Bill to allow cruise ships to sail to Alaska without stopping in Canada
- Odyssey of the Seas will sail from Florida first
- Florida tells Royal Caribbean it does not need its permission for cruise ships to sail
- Judge orders mediation in Florida's lawsuit against the CDC to get cruise ships sailing
- Royal Caribbean finalized a port agreement with Port Canaveral so it can start test cruises
- PortMiami wants to broker a deal for shared cruise terminal between Royal Caribbean and MSC
- Royal Caribbean expects new CDC update on cruise ship protocols this week
- CDC will only require cruise ship passenger Covid-19 tests after the cruise on sailings more than 4 nights
- Canada will meet with Alaska Senators to discuss cruise ships skipping Canada
- First look at Royal Caribbean's changes to Singapore cruises
- Carnival Corporation announces it will sail to Alaska in 2021
- Carnival is in active discussions with CDC to restart cruises in July
- Spotted: New Royal Caribbean show celebrating showgirls
- 5 times Royal Caribbean trolled other cruise lines
Royal Caribbean Blog Podcast
The 407th episode of the Royal Caribbean Blog Podcast is now available, which addresses the question of what is the worst Royal Caribbean cruise ship.
Many first time cruisers are eager to learn about the best Royal Caribbean ship to sail on, so a common question asked is which cruise ships should be avoided.
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New RCB Video: Celebrity Cruises announces new mask, vaccine, and shore excursion rules!
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Have you subscribed to the Royal Caribbean Blog YouTube Channel? We share some great videos there regularly, all about taking a Royal Caribbean cruise! This week, we are sharing our latest video — Celebrity Cruises announces new mask, vaccine, and shore excursion rules! — and don’t forget to subscribe here.
40 Perfect Day at CocoCay tips, tricks and secrets
Want to know the best advice for what to do at Perfect Day at CocoCay?
If you have a Royal Caribbean cruise visiting Royal Caribbean's private island in the Bahamas, I'm sharing 40 Perfect Day at CocoCay tips, tricks and secrets.
This has all the information you need before you hit the pools, slides, and beaches, so you don't miss anything!