The Board of Directors of Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.(NYSE, OSE: RCL) today declared a quarterly dividend of $0.10 per share payable on June 06, 2012, to shareholders of record at the close of business on May 22, 2012.
During the conference call Royal Caribbean CEO Richard Fain stated that while the below Q1 took place during the Costa Condordia quarter, the real effects wont be seen until Q2 or even Q3. That’s due to cruises commencing during this quarter already were booked, and too late to cancel. The cruises planned for Q2 and [...]
Allure’s sister, Oasis is currently docked in Port Everglades. Last night news broke via CruiseLaw and the AP that a small fire in the engine room broke out on Royal Caribbean’s Allure of the Seas. The Allure, which shares the title of worlds largest cruise ship, was sailing back to Florida from St. Maarten on [...]
Royal Caribbean’s Rhapsody of the Seas just emerged from a month long drydock at Singapore’s Sembawang Shipyard. The new Rhapsody of the Seas features new dining options, revamped entertainment and unique amenities. She will sail Alaska in the summer and Asia/Pacific in the fall. The all-encompassing renovations Range from the Royal Babies and Tots Nursery [...]
Royal Caribbean just made it official that the 1991 built, 73,941grt ship will be leaving their fleet. She will be joining the Spanish brand Pullmantur, joining her sister, the Sovereign. Transfer date will be April 1, 2013, meaning her last Royal Caribbean voyage will be on March 29, 2013. The 2,744 pax ship will increase [...]
Royal Caribbean recently announced their commitment to order a second Sunshine Class vessel from Germany’s Meyer Werft. The new unnamed vessel will be delivered Spring of 2015. Fellow blogger Mikey of Mikey’s Cruise Blog, has what could be a top-down render of the new class.
Carnival Cruise Lines announced that march 2013, they will reposition the Carnival Miracle to the West Coast while the Carnival Splendor goes the other way to New York. Now the Miracle is a panamax ship but the Splendor is a post-panamax ship (i.e. too big for the canal.) Therefore the 113,323grt Splendor will sail 3 [...]
Royal Caribbean announced that the 1997-built, 78,491 grt Rhapsody of the Seas will undergo an extensive drydock in Singapore in March. The multimillion dollar drydocking is part of the larger $300m Royal Advantage initiative. She is scheduled to receive an Asian, Italian and Steakhouse restaurants. The Park Café deli will be added. Rooms will be [...]
This is officially awesome! Starting today, the 42nd St. S train will be branded for the entire month of February. The train runs a shuttle service between Times Square and Grand Central under 42nd St. photos via tnooz.com
