Entries Tagged ‘rci’

Celebrity Silhouette Christened in Hamburg

  Shortly after taking delivery of the 122,000grt ship, Celebrity and parent company Royal Caribbean international christened the panamax ship. The event took place dockside in Hamburg, Germany. The godmother of the 2,886-pax ship is Signature Travel Network president and CEO Michelle Morgan. The ship debuts several new venues for a solstice class ship. The [...]

Celebrity Takes Delivery of Silhouette

Celebrity Just took delivery of their newest addition to the Solstice class, the Silhouette. The 1,033ft vessel will be christened in Hamburg tomorrow. At 144,000grt she will be the largest ship christened in the German port. That’s RCI CEO Richard Fain the the middle there toasting the transfer of the funds (total amount of $750 [...]

RCI Doesn’t Release Any Project Sunshine Details

In a recent post on the Chariman’s Blog, RCI CEO Richard Fain posted the following non-details regarding Project Sunshine: A new ship project like Project Sunshine is a remarkable phenomenon. The physical ship won’t be ours until well over three years from now. Yet we already live with an unending series of deadlines that drive [...]

BREAKING: RCI Shifts Voyager to Asia+Australia Yearound

Following Carnival’s Spirit and Celebrity’s Solstice, Royal Caribbean announced that they will move their former flagship, Voyager of the Seas, to Asia starting in June of 2012. She’ll base out of Shanghai, China and sail everything from 4 to 10 night trips. Destinations will primarily be in Japan, Korea and China. After her season in [...]

Fuel Tank Explodes Next to RCCL Ship [w/Video and Photo]

Yesterday a fuel tank exploded int he port of Gibraltar, Spain. Right next to the tank, the Independence of the Seas. There were 12 passengers that were reported to have had minor injuries. The pictures are pretty spectacular. The Independence immediately left the dock and anchored in the bay for the rest of the port [...]

Finance Friday: RCI Q1 Results

Royal Caribbean International announced their first Quarter results and they were pretty positive even though price for fuel has been steadily increasing. Highlights Revenues of $1.7 billion Net income $91.6 million See the full presser after the break:

Majesty of the Seas to Korea? [Updated]

UPDATE CIN has an update on the status of the rumor. Well if true it won’t be for Royal Caribbean. CIN is reporting that the 74,000grt vessel currently sailing out of Miami could be the ship that Korean operator All That Cruise will be chartering. Set to start selling in 2012 as the Hallyu Star, [...]

Royal Caribbean Announces Caribbean 2012/13

Royal Caribbean went public with their 2012-13 Caribbean cruises. Heres the breakdown: Oasis of the Seas will sail alternating 7 night Eastern and Western Caribbean r/t from Port Everglades (Fort Laderdale) Allure of the Seas will sail alternating 7 night Eastern and Western Caribbean r/t from Port Everglades (Fort Laderdale) Freedom of the Seas will [...]

Navigator of the Seas to leave Med for Winter 2012

Royal Caribbean just announced that the Navigator of the Seas will reposition to the caribbean for the winter 2011-12 season. Originally she was supposed to stay in Europe yearound but plans have changed. Instead she will reposition to Port Everglades and sail alternating 5 & 9 night caribbean routes. Europe 2011, specifically the Med, will [...]

Royal Caribbean 2012 Alaska Season

Hot off the presses comes Royal Caribbean’s Alaska 2012 season. The main story here is the Radiance of the Seas and the Rhapsody of the Seas return for another season. Radiance sails the one way Vancouve-Seaward {and reverse} and the Rhapsody sails the round trip out of Seattle. Full presser after the break:

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