Royal Caribbean

Search suspended for missing cruise ship entertainer

By Bianca Britton, Ray Sanchez and Keith Allen, CNN The US Coast Guard suspended its search on Thursday for a 20-year-old British cruise ship entertainer who went overboard from a Royal Caribbean cruise ship on Christmas Day.Arron Hough, who was working on the...

Hundreds come down with stomach illness during cruise

Hundreds come down with stomach illness during Royal Caribbean cruise By Dakin Andone and Deanna Hackney, CNN Updated 6:11 PM EST, Sun December 17, 2017

Video: Royal Caribbean Debuts New Muster Drill Safety Video

By Matt Hochberg of royalcaribbeanblog.com   Guests aboard Royal Caribbean ships can look forward to seeing a new film during muster drill. The new safety film evokes a secret agent vibe that guests can watch in their stateroom prior to the mandatory safety drill that...

Chinese Tourist Falls off Cruise Ship, Survives 38 Hours Adrift at Sea

By foxnews.com A woman who tumbled off a cruise ship without a life jacket kept herself alive for 38 hours, dodging large ships that could pull her under in their wake and dozing off while treading water, before she was rescued by fishermen in the South China Sea. The 32-year-old Chinese...

The Importance of a Cruise Vessel’s Passenger Space Ratio

by Jason Leppert of travelpulse.com Here’s something you might not know: the listed gross tonnage of a cruise ship is not a measure of weight but rather of size. So, when Royal Caribbean International’s new Harmony of the Seas is considered the world’s largest cruise ship by way of...

Unconscious Child Airlifted from Cruise Ship After Pool Incident

By Rob Frehse and Andreas Preuss of cnn.com An eight-year old boy who reportedly fell in to a pool on a Royal Caribbean cruise ship was airlifted from the ship Thursday night, the New York Police Department said. The Anthem of the Sea's ship doctor performed...

Four Women Charged With Using Cruise Ship to Smuggle Cocaine

by Chris Bonanno of USA Today Four women have been charged with conspiracy to import cocaine on a cruise ship that docked in Port Canaveral, Fla. in May, according to a criminal complaint from the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida. Authorities said Lakisha Abney, Shawnta Aiken and Ciera...

Crew Member on Royal Caribbean Threatens Suicide, Brought to Safety

by Chabeli Herrera, Monique Madan & Alex Harris of miamiherald.com A crew member on Royal Caribbean International’s Oasis of the Seas attempted to commit suicide Saturday morning at Port Everglades, according to a Royal Caribbean spokeswoman. The man, in his late 30s, threatened to jump overboard at about 10 a.m....

Cruise Tourists Attacked in Belize

by Jim Walker of cruiselawnews.com A couple of days ago, cruiselawnews.com posted an article about cruise passengers who were robbed while visiting the Altun Ha Maya ruins site in Belize. During this incident, two cruise passengers were reportedly robbed of a gold necklace and $450 in cash by two men,...

Coast Guard Searches for Missing Royal Caribbean Ship Passenger

by Emily Shapiro of ABC News Coast Guard crews are searching for a 46-year-old man who fell 100 feet overboard from a Royal Caribbean cruise ship that was sailing off the coast of Key Largo, Florida. The Coast Guard identified the passenger as David Mossman of Texas. The circumstances...