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Royal Caribbean Passenger in Gibraltar rushed to hospital

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25 Jun 2011

A female elderly passenger from Royal Caribbean's Grandeur of the Seas went to a Gibraltar hospital after she fell and cut herself on a metal barrier.

Grandeur of the Seas was docked in Gibraltar and the woman had just disembarked when she lost her balance and fell onto a metal barrier that is used to separate zones outside the cruise termal.  Unfortunately, the barrier fell down and cut the woman as she and the barrier tumbled to the ground.

Locals called for an ambulance for the woman who was quickly transported to the hospital to be treated.  It is not believed that the injuries the woman sustained are serious in nature.

Royal Caribbean adding ports of call in Sicily

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15 Apr 2011

At the Sicily Travel Expo, Royal Caribbean announced that it will be in Sicily for the first time. In 2011, five vessels will be transitioning to Messina, Sicily which can bring nearly 160,000 passengers.

Palermo will be the first port of call for Grandeur of the Seas May 20, 2011. Mariner of the Seas, in her debut year in the Mediterranean Sea, will touch only once a Palermo October 1. On October 8, it will be Brilliance of the Seas' turn. The cruise season will close the Navigator of the Seas, for the first time in Palermo on October 24.

Royal Caribbean to roll out All-You-Can-Drink Packages

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15 Mar 2011

Cruise Critic reports Royal Caribbean is planning on rolling out All-You-Can-Drink Packages to its customers in the near future onboard some of its ships.

There are three packages that will be offered

  • $29 per day per person: the beer and wine package includes all brews, house wine by the glass and a 25 percent discount on other liquors and wines
  • $39 per day per person: includes the above package and includes ll cocktails and premium and specialty liquor.
  • $49 per day per person: Premium Package builds on the second tier, but also offers wines by the glass up to $10 and more premium liquors

Currently the packages will start with UK based cruises with it available from March 13 on Grandeur of the Seas and from March 14 on Independence of the Seas and Legend of the Seas

 

Two Royal Caribbean crew members arrested for cocaine

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24 Feb 2011

Jamaican authorities arrested two Royal Caribbean crew members after finding cocaine while Grandeur of the Seas was docked in Montego Bay.

Customs agents discovered 18 kilograms (40 pounds) of drugs in one of the crew members cain and 15 kilograms (33 pounds) in another cabin on the ship Grandeur of the Seas,

Royal Caribbean said in a statement. The ship had just arrived on Wednesday from the Colombian port of Cartagena. Cynthia Martinez, Royal Caribbean spokeswoman, said both crew members are Jamaicans and that the company is cooperating with authorities in the investigation

Royal Caribbean confirms its commitment to Livorno, Italy

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03 Feb 2011

Royal Caribbean's Independence of the Seas, the sister ship of the third and final Freedom class ship, is calling the port of Livorno, Italy home for the second time during the 2011 cruise season.  Independence will alternate eastern and western Mediterranean cruises, sailing from Southampton in the UK.

In the 2011 season, there are 12 ships calling at Livorno. After Independence of the Seas, will support in the Tuscan port the other ships of the fleet, the first stop will be to Liberty of the Seas April 27, will then be the turn of Brilliance of the Seas May 9, Voyager of the Seas 17 May, Adventure of the Seas May 18, Grandeur of the Seas July 27, and Navigator of the Seas November 7 and Navigator of the Seas November 7. 

"Always the port of Livorno, the company has for a role of primary importance - says Lina Mazzucco, general manager of Royal Caribbean Italy. "We were able to significantly increase the scale of the fleet which become 91 against 79 last year. Similarly, increases the flow of passengers, who went from 227,000 in 2010 to over 323,000 in 2011. "

Grandeur of the Seas to visit Colombia

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08 Nov 2010

Royal Caribbean's Grandeur of the Seas will arrive in Cartagena, Columbia on Monday with about two thousand foreign tourists at the opening of the season 2010 -2011.

Royal Caribbean chose Cartagena as the city that will be the opening of the 2010-2011 season of the boat. Proexport reported that for the cruise season, which runs until May 2011, is expected to arrive in Cartagena of 208 boats with about 500 thousand tourists.
 
Proexport reported, the arrival of the vessel continues to consolidate at the Colombian Caribbean as a destination inevitable in the international cruise.
 
"In 2007 we reached our ports, vessels 99 126 000 890 passengers in 2008 with 228 vessels landed 161 thousand 221 tourists and last year we had 218 346 000 693 cruise tourists," revealed the President of Proexport, María Claudia Lacouture.
 
For this cruise season, which runs until May 2011, awaiting the arrival of 208 ships with about 500,000 tourists, whose presence in the Heroic City will leave about 40 million dollars in profits for the region.
 
After his stop in Cartagena, the Grandeur of the Seas will sail the next day to Santa Marta. There Proexport and the Port Society of the city will welcome the passengers with typical regional groups and invited to tour the sights of the capital of Magdalena.

MagicMeets offers cruise for Disney lovers

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30 Sep 2010

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.

The cruise offers Disney fans from online communities a place to gather to share their interest in all things Disney.  Magic Meets has been running for a number of years with the event last year held for for the first time on a cruise, which was on Grandeur of the Seas this past July.

Prices start at $931 per person for an inside cabin (price includes taxes and fees).  You can book a cabin with MEI-Mouse Fan Travel.

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