Royal Caribbean is planning a spending spree to upgrade its fleet of cruise ships over the next three years to help keeps its older ships competitive in the cruise market.  

A 51 year old woman from the United States died yesterday after suffering complications related to a pre-existing heart condition while on a diving excursion in Bermuda.

Bryan Sargent, a New York City photographer, brought his camera aboard a recent Royal Caribbean cruise aboard Explorer of the Seas and managed to take some really great looking shots to share.

Thirty members of an end of the world religious group spent the day in Bermuda urging locals to beg for forgiveness before the end of the world occurs.

The New York based group, traveling on Royal Caribbean's Explorer of the Seas, believes the end of the world will occur on May 21, 2011.

Royal Caribbean announced new itineraries for 2012 that will sail from Baltimore, Maryland to Bermuda aboard Enchantment of the Seas.

Royal Caribbean has another Facebook based contest going where they want to see who can most accurately guess how long this ice sculpture onboard Explorer of the Seas will last.  

Bermuda's Supreme Court found a former Royal Caribbean waiter guilty of conspiring to import more than $424,000 worth of cocaine into the country via the ship he was working on, Royal Caribbean's Explorer of the Seas.

Ricardo Stewart, 32, from Jamaica, denies conspiring to bring cocaine into the country.  Prosecutors allege that their plan worked until packages containing 3.9 kg of cocaine were found hidden under a chair in the ship’s disco.

Agilysys, Inc has announced that Royal Caribbean will use its InfoGenesis Point of Sales (POS) system on seven of its cruise ships.

Allure of the Seas, Explorer of the Seas, Voyager of the Seas, Azamara Journey, Celebrity Infinity, Celebrity Millennium and Celebrity Summit will all utilize the system.

If you're a fan of Disney and/or the Disney Parks, there's a Royal Caribbean cruise for you!

Magic Meets, a Disney fan gathering, is holding their annual event onboard Royal Caribbean's Explorer of the Seas, which departs Bayonne, New Jersey for a 5 night cruise to Bermuda on July 16-21, 2011.

Quick update regarding Explorer of the Seas and how it's itinerary is being affected by Hurricane Earl from CruiseCritic.