Happy weekend! We hope you are in the midst of a wonderful weekend full of things to do to pass the time between cruises. We have a summary of all of this week's Royal Caribbean news in case you missed any of it!
The cruise world was surprised when Canada announced a year-long ban on cruise ships from its waters.
Canada's Minister of Transport announced all cruise vessels are banned from Canadian waters until February 28, 2022.
According to Canada's government, cruise ships, "pose a risk to our health care systems."
Not only does the ban affect Alaska cruises, but New England cruises in the fall visit Canadian ports as well during the popular leaf peeping season.
Just like Alaska cruises, New England cruises rely on a stop in Canada to make the visit legal under U.S. law.
Royal Caribbean News
- Royal Caribbean releases Spring 2022-2023 deployment schedule
- CDC hasn't provided technical instructions to cruises lines four months after lifting the No Sail Order
- Royal Caribbean removes 2021 Alaska and Canada cruises from website
- Carnival announced new health protocols including masks, social distancing, testing and more
- Florida Ports: Significant cruise ship numbers may take another year to return
- Mailbag: What's worth paying extra for on a cruise?
- Save up to 45% off pre-cruise add-ons with Royal Caribbean's new sale
- 10 ways to overcome common cruise ship mistakes
- Yes, it does sometimes snow on cruise ships
- What you need to know about visiting Barbados on a cruise ship
- What is the best mask to wear on a cruise ship?
- Odyssey of the Seas construction photo update
Royal Caribbean Blog Podcast
The 392nd episode of the Royal Caribbean Blog Podcast is now available and this week, Matt talks about cruise ship rumors he hears all the time these days.
Having seen so many of these discussions on social media, there seems to be a few of these "predictions" that are passed around as the truth. Here is a list of some commonly shared cruise ship rumors that have not been verified or announced by Royal Caribbean.
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New RCB Video: Unwritten rules of going on a cruise ship
Have you subscribed to the Royal Caribbean Blog YouTube Channel? We share some great videos there regularly, all about taking a Royal Caribbean cruise! This week, we are sharing our latest video — Unwritten rules of going on a cruise ship — and don’t forget to subscribe here.
Royal Caribbean Group CEO admits he still doesn't know when cruises will resume
Not even the head of Royal Caribbean Group is sure when cruises will restart in great numbers.
Royal Caribbean Group Chairman and CEO Richard Fain provided a new video update where he talked about the current state of affairs related to the global health crisis, as well as addressing cruises resuming.
Towards the end of this new video update, he tackled the question he is most commonly asked: "when cruising will resume in strength?".
