Legend of the Seas has welcomed a four-legged member to its crew: Skipper, Royal Caribbean’s newest Chief Dog Officer.
Before beginning her first assignment, Skipper completed special training and visited Icon of the Seas, where she met Rover and became familiar with life aboard a cruise ship.
She officially reported for duty on June 27, when the ship’s captain presented her with a uniform.
Royal Caribbean Group has teamed up with Finland’s Aboa Mare Maritime Academy and Training Center, opening a new route for maritime students to gain hands-on experience aboard cruise ships.
Under the new cooperation, Aboa Mare engineering students will be able to apply for Royal Caribbean’s cadet programme and complete part of their supervised onboard training aboard the company’s international cruise vessels.
A passenger sailing aboard Royal Caribbean's Ovation of the Seas was airlifted to hospital after suffering a medical emergency while the ship was cruising off the coast of British Columbia.
The incident took place on August 9 when the Joint Rescue Co-ordination Centre Victoria received a request for a medical evacuation from the cruise ship. At the time, Ovation of the Seas was sailing approximately 100 kilometres northwest of Tofino, B.C.
Passengers aboard Wonder of the Seas got an unexpected show as the ship was leaving Perfect Day at CocoCay in the Bahamas. During the departure, one of the ship's gangways slipped while being loaded back on board, dangling for a moment before crashing into the water below.
Celebrity Cruises has increased its automatic daily gratuities for all guests, with the new rates taking effect immediately on July 29, 2026.
The cruise line informed booked guests of the change, explaining that the daily service charges help support the crew members who contribute to the onboard experience.
The updated gratuity rates are:
Royal Caribbean has extended the suspension of cruise ship visits to its private destination of Labadee, Haiti, through June 2027, citing continued safety and security concerns in the country.
A former crew member who worked as a waiter aboard Royal Caribbean's Utopia of the Seas is challenging his dismissal after the company accused him of unauthorized internet usage that allegedly exceeded 4,3 Terabytes within a one-week period.
Royal Caribbean's plans to build a new private cruise port near Rome have hit a setback after an Italian court overturned the project's environmental approval.
Royal Caribbean's cruise ship, Hero of the Seas, has reached an important stage of construction at the Meyer Turku shipyard in Finland with the installation of its massive AquaDome, one of the ship's most recognizable features.
A new legend has officially arrived.
In a celebration filled with excitement, pride, and anticipation Royal Caribbean officially took delivery of Legend of the Seas on June 10 at the Meyer Turku shipyard in Finland.
