Hope you are having a great weekend. Here is all of this week's Royal Caribbean cruise news.
It's official: Royal Caribbean isn’t done building Oasis Class ships.
The cruise line has placed an order for a seventh Oasis Class ship, set to be delivered in 2028.
Utopia of the Seas, the line’s sixth Oasis Class ship, was just ordered in 2019 and will launch this year.
Royal Caribbean Group President and CEO Jason Liberty stated: "While we eagerly anticipate the debut of Royal Caribbean’s Utopia of the Seas this summer, we’re already dreaming up her sister ship and the next installation in the brand’s extremely popular Oasis Class."
These large Oasis Class ships have captured the public imagination and served to deliver great family vacations since their debut in 2009.
Royal Caribbean News:
- How to get from Venice to Ravenna cruise port with the shuttle (and vice versa)
- Royal Caribbean cancels Freeport shore excursions after reported attack on two women
- Royal Caribbean launches a half dozen new 2025 and 2026 itineraries in latest deployment
- 5 things that surprised me on Icon of the Seas
- I tried the most common seasickness hacks on my cruise. Here's what works best
- Royal Caribbean is letting passengers vote on 9-month world cruise itinerary change
- I'm a new cruiser and tried a weekend cruise on one of the biggest cruise ships
- Passenger on the 9-month world cruise made 860 Valentine's Day cards for all the crew members
New RCB video: This restaurant costs $200 to eat here!
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—This restaurant costs $200 to eat here!— and don’t forget to subscribe here.
What other seniors should know about taking a cruise
Everyone deserves to cruise, no matter their age or mobility needs.
Ken Klingenberg, a 72-year-old who cruises solo with a scooter, collaborated with us to share his top tips for other seniors.
Ken has been cruising for the past 23 years for a total of 41 cruises.
While traveling with a scooter has its disadvantages, he has developed valuable insights from dealing with these limitations.
Top 10 Icon of the Seas hidden secrets
We’ll bet that you read this blog to get Royal Caribbean news—and the best insider tips.
When it comes to Icon of the Seas, we’ve gotten some experience onboard and want to share our secrets so you can have the best cruise possible.
After spending more than 10 days on Icon of the Seas, Matt has compiled the top 10 hidden secrets you should know before sailing on this brand-new ship.
Passenger died on the world cruise
An elderly passenger sailing on the Ultimate World Cruise passed away this week.
A guest on Serenade of the Seas passed away, although the person was not part of the full Ultimate World Cruise, and had just booked the individual sailing.
I ate at every new restaurant on Icon of the Seas and here's how I would rank them
Where to eat on the Icon of the Seas?
Icon of the Seas has more than 20 dining venues onboard, and some of them are completely new restaurants.
Matt went ahead and tried them all, ranking each one in order of preference. Although food is subjective, here’s a review of all the dining venues on Icon.
