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As one of the world’s largest cruise ships arrived at the Sitka Sound Cruise Terminal today, the terminal owners announced a long-term docking agreement with Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. “It ensures they have a place to bring their ships and additional ships to Sitka for the future,” said Chris McGraw, manager of Sitka Sound Cruise Terminal. (sitkasentinel.com)
Tags: Alaska, Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.
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Royal Caribbean Group announced that this summer will mark the company’s long-awaited return to Alaska. World-class ships will set sail from Seattle on itineraries visiting the cherished communities of the Last Frontier once again, beginning in July. (more…)
Tags: Alaska, Celebrity Cruises, Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd., Royal Caribbean International, Seattle
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The Royal Caribbean cruise conglomerate has dropped the word “cruises” from its name as the industry takes a beating from the coronavirus pandemic. (nypost.com)
Tags: Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd., Royal Caribbean Group
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Royal Caribbean Group has named Dr. Calvin Johnson as Global Head, Public Health and Chief Medical Officer. (more…)
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Royal Caribbean Group is replacing one of the least-loved but most important parts of a cruise vacation – the safety drill – with Muster 2.0™, an entirely new approach to delivering safety information to guests. (more…)
Tags: NCL Corporation / NCLH, Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.
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British entities in the Carnival Corporation & plc group and Royal Caribbean Group have received UK state aid, documents published by the Bank of England show. Carnival plc received £25 million and RCL Cruises Ltd £300 million in Covid Corporate Finance Facility funding from the British central bank. (cruisebusiness.com)
Tags: Carnival Corporation & plc, Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.
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Royal Caribbean Group has purchased the remaining shares of Silversea Cruises, a pioneer and leader in ultra-luxury and expedition cruising. The move to full ownership comes two years after Royal Caribbean Group acquired a two-thirds share of the cruise line in July 2018. (more…)
Tags: Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd., Silversea Cruises
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Cruise industry leaders Royal Caribbean Group and Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd. announced a collaboration to develop enhanced cruise health and safety standards in response to the global COVID-19 pandemic. (more…)
Tags: NCL Corporation / NCLH, Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.
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The end may be nearing for the Monarch, Sovereign and Horizon as the trio of former Pullmantur ships could be heading for dismantling in Turkey, according to sources familiar with the matter. (cruiseindustrynews.com)
Tags: Pullmantur, Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.
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Royal Caribbean has been diligently working on getting its crew members home, and reported on Wednesday that it has repatriated 95% of its crew members. Royal Caribbean Senior Vice President of Sales and Trade Support & Service Vicki Freed told travel agents in her weekly webinar that among its corporate brands, Royal Caribbean has repatriated 95% of its crew members so far, and that number will climb to 97% by July 15. (royalcaribbeanblog.com)
Tags: Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.
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Cruises Investment Holding and Royal Caribbean Group said they have filed for the reorganization of their Pullmantur Cruceros joint venture under the terms of Spanish insolvency laws. (more…)
Tags: Pullmantur, Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.
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Both Norwegian Cruise Line and Royal Caribbean Cruises are following Carnival’s lead by securing their financial positions. By securing finances, cruise companies can dispel investors’ fears that they will not be able to survive the challenging months ahead. (more…)
Tags: NCL Corporation / NCLH, Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.
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Royal Caribbean Cruises crew members who have felt imprisoned on cruise ships during a standoff between the company and the CDC might soon be emancipated, according to letters sent to employees Sunday from the CEOs of Royal Caribbean International and Celebrity Cruises obtained by the Miami Herald. (miamiherald.com)
Tags: Celebrity Cruises, Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd., Royal Caribbean International
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Azamara president and CEO Larry Pimentel resigned on Wednesday. His resignation came among the announcement that Azamara parent company Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. (RCL), according to Reuters, laid off or furloughed 26 percent of its workforce in the U.S.—that number equates to about 1,300 of its 5,000-plus employees. (travelagentcentral.com)
Tags: Azamara, Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.
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“Earlier today (April 15), we told our employees the difficult news that we were laying off or furloughing approximately 26 percent of our more than 5,000 coworkers in the US. (more…)
Tags: Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.
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Norwegian shipowner Arne Wilhelmsen, one of the founders of the large international Royal Caribbean Cruise Line (RCCL), died over the Easter holiday weekend with much of the cruise industry he helped form in turmoil. (newsinenglish.no)
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This week the Dutch court in The Hague ruled that the American cruise liner Royal Caribbean was wrongly fined € 992,000 for assumed violation of rules and regulation related to working conditions. In 2014, the Inspectorate for working conditions levied the fine on base the Labour Act for aliens. (themaritimeadvocate.com)
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