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Royal Caribbean cancels Aussie cruises until at least October
The cruise line has pushed back its return to Australia once again, but we at Travel Weekly are still holding out for a Christmas cruise season.
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Royal Caribbean names new sales boss for Australia and NZ
After pulling a Michael Jordan and coming out of retirement, the much-loved and well-respected Peter McCormack is once again hanging up his boots at Royal Caribbean.
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Royal Caribbean crew send spectacular Valentine’s Day message
Thought you’d managed to avoid Valentine’s Day in all its cheesiness this year? Well, think again!
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Royal Caribbean extends cruise suspension, announces US$40m funding pool for agents
Despite what the headline suggests, the cruise group isn’t offering agents to take a dip in a literal pool of cash, much to our disappointment.
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Royal Caribbean International urges travellers to ‘Surrender Your Shells’ to help save tortoises
Do you or your clients have any tortoiseshell combs or jewellery laying around? Royal Caribbean, WWF and the Australian Museum need your help!
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Royal Caribbean and Dream Cruises to operate ‘cruises to nowhere’
You’ve heard of Qantas’ famous ‘flight to nowhere’ and the China Airlines flight that didn’t take off at all, so now get ready for the next big thing: cruises with no destination.
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P&O, Carnival and Royal Caribbean extend Aussie cruise pause
Looks like Aussie cruises are now off the cards until the end of the year, so all your avid cruising clients are going to have to make do with toy boats in their bathwater.
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RCL launches cruise and flight booking tool for agents
Sick of booking cruises and flights across multiple platforms? Prepare to have your problems sail/fly away with this news.
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“The wildest things I’ve ever seen”: Ex-cruise worker details secret onboard parties
As the old proverb goes, when the cat’s away, the mice will play. And if the claims made by an ex-cruise employee are anything to go by, it looks like that’s the case onboard.
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Cruise wrap: RCL’s $165m amplification, Silversea’s combo offering, Carnival’s big milestone, + more
To get the most out of Travel Weekly’s cruise wraps, we recommend reading them while listening to the sound of ocean waves on a white noise machine.
Hotels
World’s most valuable hotel brand revealed (and it’s not the one you’d expect)
A busy little bee in the hospitality world has come up trumps in an annual hotel rankings report, knocking off last year’s title holder.
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Destinations
Royal Caribbean opens $350 million private island in the Bahamas
by Christian Fleetwood
Royal Caribbean is banking on the idea that bigger is better with the opening of its exclusive Bahamas island.