Happy Sunday! We hope you are having a wonderful weekend and we cannot wait to share with you all the exciting Royal Caribbean news from this week!
There was a lot of news this week, but the story that stood out to us is Royal Caribbean's announcement that all ships in the fleet will offer Voom, beginning today!
Royal Caribbean CEO Michael Bayley made the announcement during an earnings call with investors.
The news came as a surprise to many, considering there was no indication Royal Caribbean had planned a fleet-wide deployment of Voom this quickly.
Voom internet is Royal Caribbean's exclusive high speed internet that allows guests to stream music and movies, upload pictures, video chat with family and friends using FaceTime or Skype, check their email, lookup their stock prices, surf the web and stay connected with work via VPN.
We have a lot to share with you this week, so let’s jump right in…
Royal Caribbean News
- Royal Caribbean reported impressive first quarter earnings.
- Royal Caribbean's next promotion will offer 60% off the second guest plus 30% off additional guests.
- We spotted a waiver for unlimited alcohol packages that guests must sign.
- First look photos of the refurbished Jewel of the Seas.
- Four new Ovation of the Seas sailings were added to 2017.
- We tried the Prohibition Party on Allure of the Seas.
- Royal Caribbean completed a new tender pier in Vanuatu.
- Our review of Johnny Rockets on Allure of the Seas.
- Royal Caribbean celebrated the end of its Australia cruise season.
Royal Caribbean Blog Podcast
The 143rd episode of the Royal Caribbean Blog Podcast is now available, where we answer your Royal Caribbean emails this week.
In this episode, Matt previews his upcoming cruise on Navigator of the Seas and talks about what he has planned on his 8-night adventure.
Please feel free to subscribe via iTunes or RSS, and head over to rate and review the podcast on iTunes if you can! We’d appreciate it.
We are LIVE on Navigator of the Seas!
All this week, we are live blogging from Royal Caribbean's Navigator of the Seas!
Every day, Matt is posting a brand new blog post that reviews everything he did during the week and you can follow along!
The Navigator live blog can be found at www.navigatoroftheseas.live and you are encouraged to join in the fun with your comments and questions!
99 Days of Harmony
To celebrate the countdown until Royal Caribbean's Harmony of the Seas debuts, we kicked off a brand new blog series, 99 Days of Harmony, that looks at what makes this new ship so amazing.
We are posting new blog posts all about Harmony of the Seas, so here's what you might have missed this week.
Royal Caribbean Around the Internet
Moms of the Seas has a list of 20 must-do family Royal Caribbean activities.
CNBC interviewed Royal Caribbean Chairman & CEO Richard Fain about its first quarter results.
Royal Caribbean says the Sports Zone on Harmony of the Seas is not for the faint of heart.
