On Monday, January 19, 2026, the Meyer Turku shipyard in Finland held the ceremonial steel-cutting ceremony marking the start of construction for Royal Caribbean International’s fifth Icon-class ship which is…
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Cruise News Digest–January 18, 2026
Welcome to the weekly Cruise News Digest. Let’s dive in! This week, we explored the last two classes of Norwegian Cruise Line ships–Prima class–Norwegian Prima (2022), and Norwegian Viva (2023),…
Comments closedRoyal Caribbean Offering Free Wiggly Sailings
Royal Caribbean will partner with Australia’s beloved The Wiggles for another Wiggly summer. The cruise line is offering three exclusive Wiggly-themed sailings–two will depart from Brisbane on Quantum of the…
Comments closedCruise News Digest–January 11, 2026
Welcome to the weekly Cruise News Digest. Let’s dive in! This week, we explored a couple of Norwegian Cruise Line outlier classes of ships–Pride of America and Epic Class. Each…
Comments closedMiami-Dade County and Royal Caribbean Group Partner for New Cruise Terminal G
On January 8, 2026, PortMiami hosted a groundbreaking for the future new Cruise Terminal G. Guests in attendance included Miami-Dade County Mayor Daniella Levine Cava, Miami-Dade Board of County Commissioners,…
Comments closedRoyal Caribbean’s Royal Beach Club Paradise Island is Open
Royal Caribbean’s Royal Beach Club Paradise Island in Nassau, Bahamas, officially welcomed its first visitors from Radiance of the Seas on December 23, 2025. Guests aboard Royal Caribbean ships now…
Comments closedRoyal Caribbean Group Points Choice Coming Soon
In October, Royal Caribbean Group announced it was making an exciting change to its loyalty program which would allow members to choose how they apply the loyalty points they earn. …
Comments closed2026 Big Ship Debuts
Let’s do one more quick look back at 2025 before we look ahead to 2026. 2025 brought us several new cruise ship launches. Here’s a look in order of appearance.…
Comments closed2025 Cruise News Recap–Part Three
Day 3! It’s the last day of the official Cruise News Recap! In a short time, we will welcome 2026, but in the meantime, let’s finish 2025! Here we go!…
Comments closed2025 Cruise News Recap–Part Two
Day 2! It’s (a day late) day 2 of the official Cruise News Recap! There was a little snafu with the website, but it is good to go now, so……
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