It's Sunday and it's almost Thanksgiving, but before you sit down with the family to give thanks for all the great cruises you took this year, I wanted to share this week's Royal Caribbean news with you.
A number of Royal Caribbean cruise ships closed their waterslides at the same time.
It's not unusual for any ship to conduct maintenance, but having a few ships with closed slides at the same time is interesting timing.
Moreover, the work being done is the same on each: replacing see-through parts of the slide with new sections.
Royal Caribbean News
- Royal Caribbean surprisingly bringing back beer we thought was long gone
- How Royal Caribbean climbed in the 2026 best cruise line rankings vs last year
- I always do these 6 things to avoid mishaps onboard
- Do cruise prices drop at the last minute?
- I paid just $272 for a room on Royal Caribbean's Freedom of the Seas. It was tiny, but the deal was too good to pass up
- Black Friday sale has Royal Caribbean drink packages as low as $46.99 per day
- Royal Caribbean cruise ship Wi-Fi drops price up to 55% off in Black Friday deal
- All about Icon Class ships
- I tried an aft balcony on Celebrity's newest ship — it's my new favorite
New Video: Things to NEVER Do in Your Cabin on a Cruise
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—Things to NEVER Do in Your Cabin on a Cruise—and don’t forget to subscribe here.
Family of man booted from Royal Caribbean cruise for alleged assault continue vacation without him
A passenger was kicked off a cruise ship, but his family decided to continue the cruise without him.
Reports claim Royal Caribbean kicked off a man in Australia after he allegedly beat up another man just four days into the sailing.
Despite this, the man's family decided to stay onboard and continue the 10-night voyage without him.
After 100 cruises, there are 5 ships that I'll always revisit
Matt just took his 100th cruise with Royal Caribbean, and he has five ships he'll gladly go on every time.
While there isn't a bad Royal Caribbean ship, there are a few that stand out as top favorites.
Whether you're going on your first cruise or looking to get on every ship too, these are the five Royal Caribbean ships Matt highly recommends.
Biggest packing regrets from cruisers
We asked cruisers what's one thing they brought on a cruise but regretted packing it.
Over 200 comments were shared with things that seemed like a good idea to bring, but ended up being either useless, redundant, or unnecessary.
Consider this your warning of what not to waste your energy bringing along when you sail.
Diamond tips and etiquette to avoid becoming a problem and enjoy the loyalty perks
Making it to Diamond level is a big deal, but there are lots of unwritten rules you should know about it.
A surge in cruise demand has seemingly pushed a lot more people to make to this upper Crown and Anchor Society tier, and it adds a lot of great benefits.
However, you'll want to be aware of how to best utilize your Diamond status to avoid problems later.
Royal Caribbean Blog Podcast
The 584th episode of the Royal Caribbean Blog Podcast is now available at all our links.
Of all the cruise topics Matt is asked about, a few are hot button issues he can't help but not rant about every single time.
Please feel free to subscribe via YouTube, iTunes or RSS, and head over to rate and review the podcast on iTunes if you can! We’d appreciate it.
