Royal Caribbean News Round-Up: July 12, 2026

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Matt Hochberg

Happy Sunday! We hope you are having a great weekend! Now it’s time to sit back, relax, and catch up on all the Royal Caribbean news from the week!

There's a new rival for Royal Caribbean's Icon Class megaships.

Carnival Destiny rendering

Carnival began construction for its first Ace Class ship, which is over 50,000 gross tons bigger than its current largest ship.

Once complete, these will be the largest cruise ships ever built.

Royal Caribbean News

New RCB Video: Legend of the Seas walkthrough ship tour

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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 — Legend of the Seas walkthrough ship tour — and don’t forget to subscribe here.

Court overturns approval required for Royal Caribbean's new Rome cruise port

Civitavecchia Cruise Port

A court in Italy has blocked a new port project proposed by Royal Caribbean to proceed.

Royal Caribbean has plans to build a new cruise port near Rome's Leonardo da Vinci International Airport, which would reduce the travel time to the city of Rome.

Now, those plans are on pause with the judge's ruling.

Royal Caribbean is asking fans to help name its next cruise ships

Mystery ship name

A new survey is asking for suggestions what to name Royal Caribbean's new cruise ship.

The Discovery Class ships are just a few years away from arriving, but the cruise line is ready to think of a name that will perfectly encapsulate this ship.

As a cruise ship destined for exotic destinations, Royal Caribbean is looking for naming ideas that would fit.

Royal Caribbean plans to launch 7 cruise ships in 6 years

Legend of the Seas

Now that Legend of the Seas is sailing, Royal Caribbean's ship building plans will only accelerate.

Over the next six years, we will see a burst of ships arriving.

In fact, there will be two ships debuting in the same year on a couple of occasions.

7 Surprising things about trying the new supper club restaurant

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Royal Caribbean invited Matt to try the new Hollywoodland Supper Club, which is different from other specialty restaurants.

From the lengthy duration to the carefully themed food and drinks, it's a sensory experience that goes beyond conventional dining.

Anyone trying this restaurant will want to know some of the carefully orchestrated details before sitting down.

Royal Caribbean Blog Podcast

Ep616

The 616th episode of the Royal Caribbean Blog Podcast is now available.

After sailing on Legend of the Seas for the first time, Matt lists the things he didn't like about this new ship.

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.


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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