Royal Caribbean News Round-Up: April 26, 2026

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Matt Hochberg

Happy weekend! In case you missed any Royal Caribbean news, here is a look at everything that happened this week!

Royal Caribbean has a new option for anyone booking a guaranteed cabin to find out their cabin for a fee.

Rhapsody of the Seas

For $30, the new Early Assign program offers a way to know your cabin assignment weeks earlier than normal.

The new option is being tested out as a way to give cruisers peace of mind while also generating extra revenue.

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New RCB Video: Five Forbidden Electronics Royal Caribbean Security Is Confiscating From Staterooms This Year

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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—Five Forbidden Electronics Royal Caribbean Security Is Confiscating From Staterooms This Year—don’t forget to subscribe to our channel!

Legend of the Seas begins sea trials

Legend Sea Trials

The next new Royal Caribbean ship is finally at sea.

Legend of the Seas has started her sea trials, which is a major milestone in the ship's progress.

This is when certain navigation and technical systems are put to the test.

Royal Caribbean is about to open a beach club in Santorini. Here's how it will be different

Aerial view of new Royal Beach Club

One of the designers of the new Royal Beach Club Santorini shared how this private destination will be different.

In a few days, a new Royal Beach Club will open in the Mediterranean, and it addresses a need in the market.

Royal Caribbean believes it will offer the ultimate way to experience the Greek islands.

I spent 12 days on Royal Caribbean's smallest ship

Vision of the Seas

Ira spent almost two weeks on one of Royal Caribbean's smallest and oldest ships.

Vision of the Seas doesn't have all the features you'll find on a big ship, but it makes up for it in other ways.

Cruising on an older ship gets you a much lower price, as well as a more intimate cruise experience.

Inside an interior room on Symphony of the Seas

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For $1,400, Elizabeth stayed in the smallest cabin for a week.

You'll pay a premium to sail on a bigger and newer ship, but this cabin has plenty of storage space.

At just 149 square feet, it's not big by any means, but there's so much happening onboard the ship, so how much time would you spend in it?

Royal Caribbean Blog Podcast

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The 605th episode of the Royal Caribbean Blog Podcast is now available! 

Matt lists three features he wants to see on the Discovery Class ships, and three he doesn't want onboard.

Please feel free to subscribe via YouTube, iTunes or RSS, and head over to rate and review the podcast! 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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