The “brilliant and witty” 12-year-old boy who plunged to his death from a balcony on a Royal Caribbean cruise ship earlier this month was innocently playing with new pals when the “unthinkable happened,” according to his grief-stricken family. Pierson “Piers” Davis, of Coloma, Michigan, was vacationing with his family on …
Read More »Royal Caribbean recruiting thousands to meet surging demand, sources say
Cruise operator Royal Caribbean Group is in discussions with new and existing markets around the world to recruit thousands of workers to staff its ships and private destinations to keep up with record cruise demand. The number of people taking cruises hit a record in 2023, and with the surge …
Read More »Royal Caribbean, Norwegian Cruise cancel voyages amid Omicron COVID-19 variant scare
Royal Caribbean International’s cruise ship ‘Allure of the Seas’ enters its new home port in Fort Lauderdale on Nov. 11, 2010.Joe Skipper/Reuters Royal Caribbean and Norwegian Cruise Line on Wednesday canceled sailings amid rising fears of Omicron-related coronavirus infections that have dampened the nascent recovery of the pandemic-ravaged cruise industry. …
Read More »Royal Caribbean CEO Richard Fain to step down after more than 30 years with cruise operator
Royal Caribbean CEO Richard Fain delivers a speech at a shipyard in western France, on March 23, 2018.LOIC VENANCE/AFP/Getty Images Royal Caribbean Group’s Chief Executive Officer, Richard Fain, is stepping down after more than three decades with the U.S. cruise operator that is still recovering from the slump caused by …
Read More »He wants a refund instead of a Royal Caribbean cruise credit
Q. In 2019, my wife, Sandy, and I booked a Royal Caribbean cruise to New England and Canada. This plan was to celebrate a special occasion, our upcoming 50th wedding anniversary. We were scheduled to leave in May, but Royal Caribbean canceled the cruise and offered us either a refund …
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