The man had already been paid almost $100,000 by the cruise line after being detained by crew members on Explorer of the Seas for six days over false rape allegations.

The cruise giant has given itself a new lick of paint for the first time in 20 years.

Royal Caribbean Cruises CEO Richard Fain has got his knickers in a knot over talk of a ‘new normal’ in cruising. Find out why here.

This week’s Cruise Wrap is best enjoyed while listening to the song “Cruisin'”. The Smokey Robinson version, that is – not that corny cover by Gwyneth Paltrow and Huey Lewis.

In sad news, Royal Caribbean Cruises co-founder Arne Wilhelmsen has died at the age of 90.

After nearly 32 years at the company, Royal Caribbean’s vice chairman is disembarking. We assume the gangplank was fitted with red carpet and LED path lights.

Travel Weekly recently joined Royal Caribbean’s Adam Goldstein for lunch and conversation. Here’s what we managed to regurgitate… from the chat, that is. Not the ham sandwiches.

There has been an awful lot of movement in the travel industry recently, so we’ve prepared a mammoth wrap-up of all the latest appointments to give you some to toast to down at the pub later today.

The identity of an Australian man killed in a mid-air collision between two sight-seeing planes in Alaska has been revealed, as the death toll rises to six.

We’ve got an extra-long cruise wrap for you this week! Which, ironically, means you can make your Wednesday feel shorter by procrasti-reading it alllll day long.

Eager to find out who will be taking that empty desk next to you but not brave enough to rifle through the contracts in HR? Read this instead.

Are you searching for the meaning of life but having trouble getting answers? As are we. In the mean time, check out this wrap and let us know when you find it.