Happy New Year! Before we pop champagne and toast to a better year next year, we have a look back at all the Royal Caribbean news from this week to share.
Royal Caribbean quietly added one more cruise deployment for new cruises to book in 2027-2028.
The "Remaining Caribbean" deployment was added to the schedule and will be released in a few weeks.
What it entails remains to be seen, but there could be some answers to missing ship questions.
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Video: The BEST and WORST Cruises I Took in 2025
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: The BEST and WORST Cruises I Took in 2025.
Royal Caribbean is launching 3 extraordinary projects in 2026
As we look forward to 2026, Royal Caribbean is ready to launch three big new projects.
Cruise fans have good reason to be excited, as we're going to get more than just a new ship. It's going to be a year of incredible expansion.
By the end of the year, we'll have not only a new ship to sail on, but new places to explore.
The unwritten rules of the cruise buffet
Thou shall know the buffet rules before going up for seconds!
Before you hit the Windjammer or El Loco Fresh, you should be aware of unwritten cruise ship buffet rules that you're expected to know.
Buffets are about as ubiquitous on cruise ships as horns on cars, but it's not a free-for-all in there.
Royal Caribbean's new beach club have readers rethinking trips
Now that the Royal Beach Club is open, people are starting to reconsider their plans in Nassau.
Traditionally, Nassau has been a "let's stay on the ship" port because it lacked quality excursions.
That's changed with the opening of the beach club, and cruise fans are taking note.
Big vs Small ship: What it's like to try the smallest ones
Many cruisers start off with big ships, but then start to wonder what it's like to go on a small ship.
Royal Caribbean's fleet has ships of many sizes, including a few that have much less than 4,000 passengers.
Elizabeth went on Vision of the Seas and was pleasantly surprised by how un-disappointed she was.
