Happy weekend! We hope you are in the midst of a wonderful weekend full of things to do to pass the time between cruises. We have a summary of all of this week's Royal Caribbean news in case you missed any of it!
Is it as bad as you might think to go on one of Royal Caribbean's oldest and smallest cruise ships?
Matt was reluctant to try Enchantment of the Seas because it lacked so many things to do found on newer and bigger ships, but he went on a 4-night sailing to give it a try.
With the right mindset, he found Enchantment was better than he expected and it's a good reminder about the value of these ships.
Royal Caribbean News
- Royal Caribbean moves up inaugural sailing for Star of the Seas and adds two new sailings
- Much loved Royal Caribbean cruise ship Captain retires with surprise party
- Celebrity Cruises will start offering river cruises in 2027
- One-of-a-kind ex-Royal Caribbean cruise ship is heading to the scrapyard
- 10 New river cruise ships ordered for Celebrity Cruises – what we know so far
- I went on the cruise ship that gets lots of hate
- Photo tour of spacious balcony cabin on Enchantment of the Seas
- Behind Royal Caribbean's Next Big Bet: Private Islands and Beach Clubs
- I sailed on an older Royal Caribbean ship and a newer one. The big changes show how much focus there is on food
- I went to the beach club in Cozumel, Mexico all the locals always rave about
- Golden Retriever has been living on a Royal Caribbean cruise ship for a year
Video: I put Royal Caribbean's cheap, oldest cruise ship to the test
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Royal Caribbean delays new deployments again
The deployment schedule for new sailings has been changed, resulting in needing to wait a few more weeks.
The change affects three region's 2026-2027 cruise deployments: short Caribbean, seasonal Caribbean, and Australia.
An updated schedule is now available, with the first set coming out later this week.
10 commandments of a great cruise vacation
While some travel advice may be specific to a situation, there are certain things everyone should do for a great cruise vacation.
You don't have to plan out every minute of the trip, but it does behoove you to adhere to a core set of important advice to avoid mistakes later.
In thinking about the breadth of cruise advice I can provide, I came up with the 10 most important cruise tips possible that apply to just about everyone.
13 things Royal Caribbean has learned about Icon of the Seas in its first year
In the one year Icon of the Seas has been cruising, Royal Caribbean has studied every aspect of it to learn what's worked well.
Royal Caribbean's Product Development team has analyzed guest feedback, and conducted research on the ship to determine the important lessons learned.
These results are being incorporated into future ships, as well as being helpful to someone going on Icon soon.
Royal Caribbean cruise prices are rising—why you should book now
Royal Caribbean reported its fourth quarter earnings to Wall Street this week, and it illustrated why you want to book a cruise now instead of waiting.
Not only did Royal Caribbean experience fantastic growth in the last quarter, but they anticipate demand going up again in 2025 along with prices.
If you're someone that considered waiting to see where prices go, it's quite likely the cost of a cruise will only go up this year.
