Royal Caribbean News Round-up: November 9, 2025

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09 Nov 2025
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Matt Hochberg

Another busy week of Royal Caribbean fun just wrapped up, but if you missed any of it, I have a concise look at all of it for you in this weekly news round-up!

Royal Caribbean quietly removed one of its popular Broadway shows.

Grease

Grease has been performed on Harmony of the Seas and Independence of the Seas for almost a decade, but that's now over.

The cruise line confirmed both ships have pulled the show with a possible replacement coming soon.

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New RCB Video: 8 Uncomfortable Things You Don't Expect On A Cruise

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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 — 8 Uncomfortable Things You Don't Expect On A Cruise — and don’t forget to subscribe here.

Royal Caribbean's early Black Friday sale has new discounts

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Royal Caribbean's Black Friday deals are here!

Retailers have been kicking off Black Friday sales earlier, and Royal Caribbean has joined this trend.

There are new discounts on a variety of add-ons and cruise fares too, with great prices spotted across the board.

7 Kick streamers thrown off a Royal Caribbean ship after a brawl

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A group of streamers were reportedly escorted off a Royal Caribbean ship this week after a fight and guest complaints forced the line's hand.

While on a 7-night Western Caribbean sailing on Harmony of the Seas, there was a fist fight among two members that got both sent to the brig and then left off the ship at the next port.

Then five others were removed at the next port when complaints escalated.

New Caribbean cruises for 2027-2028 added

Star of the Seas

The latest deployment was posted this week including 7-night and Short Caribbean year round sailings.

Sailing between May 2027 and April 2028, there are five ships included in this list.

These new sailings are available to book immediately.

14 things you can buy at a Dollar Tree to make your cruise better

Dollar Tree store

There are lots of things you can buy for a cruise, but you might save money by shopping at the Dollar Tree store.

Instead of going to Amazon or Target, a dollar store offers very similar items are a significant discount.

Matt tried it out before his recent cruise and was pleasantly surprised how well it worked.

Royal Caribbean Blog Podcast

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The 582nd episode of the Royal Caribbean Blog Podcast is now available at all our links.

Why Royal Caribbean’s latest announcements feel like an early gift to loyal fans.

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.


Matt started Royal Caribbean Blog in 2010 as a place to share his passion for all things Royal Caribbean with readers. He oversees all the writers at Royal Caribbean Blog, and writes a great deal of content on a daily basis.  He has become one of the foremost experts on a Royal Caribbean cruise.

Over the years, he has reached Pinnacle Club status with Royal Caribbean's customer loyalty program.

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