Topic: Royal Caribbean
Cruises reroute from Haiti and bring opportunity for Cayman
Grand Cayman is emerging as a key beneficiary as major cruises reroute from Labadee, Haiti, amid deepening security concerns.
World’s largest cruise ship makes emergency stop in Cayman
The world’s largest cruise ship, the Wonder of the Seas, made an unexpected call on Cayman Wednesday for a medical emergency.
Royal Caribbean cruise ship cleared for post-COVID return to the sea
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has granted Royal Caribbean International's Freedom of the Seas a Conditional Sailing Certificate making it the first passenger cruise ship to get the green light to set sail from a US port following stringent COVID-19 restrictions.
CDC greenlights first test cruise for Royal Caribbean
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Tuesday approved Royal Caribbean to launch the first test cruise from the US since the agency issued a no-sail order on all cruise lines last year.
Royal Caribbean boss ‘undecided’ on Cayman cruise pier project
Royal Caribbean has not completely abandoned plans for new cruise berthing facilities in Grand Cayman, the company’s CEO Michael Bayley said Wednesday.
Opposition raises questions over cruise ship port financing
Opposition leader Ezzard Miller claims government’s negotiations with cruise lines to finance the new port have compromised the entire procurement process for the controversial project.
5,700 passenger mega-ship will tender in Cayman
MSC Cruises has announced it will bring its new 5,714 passenger mega-ship – the fourth-largest cruise ship in the world – to the Cayman Islands from 2019.
Jamaica port issue concerns Cayman
News that cruise giant Royal Caribbean has pulled Jamaica’s purpose-built port at Falmouth from multiple vacation itineraries has sparked concern about proposals for a new dock in Grand Cayman.
