Royal Caribbean News Round-Up: July 19, 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!

Royal Caribbean has extended its suspension of visits to Labadee, Haiti through June 2027.

Jewel of the Seas in Labadee

A spokesperson for the cruise line confirmed it has cancelled all visits to the private beach destination and re-routed the ships.

The announcement means there will be at least another year before passengers can return.

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New RCB Video: So Many First-Time Cruisers Are Disappointed. Here's Why

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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 — So Many First-Time Cruisers Are Disappointed. Here's Why — and don’t forget to subscribe here.

Couple learns they're expecting hours before cruise, welcomes baby the next day

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A woman was ready to get on a Royal Caribbean cruise ship until she discovered she was in labor.

Stomach pains sent her to the hospital, where she learned it was actually labor pains.  

Hours later, a baby was born.

Royal Caribbean already wants to build another Galveston cruise terminal

Galveston cruise terminal

A new report says Royal Caribbean is interested in building a new cruise terminal to double its presence in Galveston, Texas.

A director from the port claims the cruise line has shown interest in building a new terminal next to the existing one.

This would potentially add more Royal Caribbean ships sailing from Texas, which has become a hot spot for cruising.

Video captures scary moment cruise passenger falls off pier at CocoCay

Man Overboard, CocoCay

A cruise ship passenger fell off the pier at Royal Caribbean's private island.

The incident occurred where the ship docks, leading to the person falling between the pier and the vessel.

Witnesses captured the tense moments on video, showing the rescue efforts.

Meet the youngest person to work aboard a Royal Caribbean cruise ship

Edward Jones, Charlie, Legend of the Seas

There's an 11-year-old working on the biggest cruise ship in the world.

Edward is part of the cast of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory aboard Legend of the Seas. 

He shares the duty with a 13-year-old boy, so that each of them can perform but also have time for school.

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The 617th episode of the Royal Caribbean Blog Podcast is now available.

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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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