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Royal Caribbean news, ship guides, and cruise analysis. Publisher of The Cruise Insider guides.

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@volvoshine That turning basin is my favorite free show in Miami. Watching Icon spin around in there never gets old.

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@af1313af I will never get tired of that view at sail-away. Icon feels like her own little city, have an amazing week.

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@optionsbbq I know exactly what you mean. Coming home after Icon is the hardest part of the whole trip, she makes everything else feel like a downgrade.

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The 2028-29 Royal Caribbean on-sale calendar is out. Europe sailings open the week of October 12, and seven-night summer Caribbean cruises follow the week of November 2. If you want first pick of cabins, that's the window.

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Rough one for Ovation of the Seas guests. Royal Caribbean is pulling some cruisers out of the exact staterooms they picked, flipping those bookings to guarantee status until a new cabin in the same category or higher is assigned. Blame the April amplification.

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@MelJHTX Three days Miami to the Bahamas is the perfect post-Christmas reset. You'll be back before the new year and already planning the next one.

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@iskminov Welcome to the addiction. I started pricing the next sailing before my first one even got back to port.

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@amfmack The planning phase is half the fun, I'm convinced. Which ship did you book?

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@nashatq Nothing beats that day one balcony view. Hiro genuinely blows every other show at sea out of the water.

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@NYCDemonD1va Icon class is on a different level!

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According to Australia's federal transport minister, reforms to the Act are progressing and will provide longer-term certainty for the cruise sector. #cruisenews https://t.co/AW8DGzws90

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Carnival Tells Guests on Six Ships to Expect Full Muster Drills. https://t.co/FaLMWDYVjV #cruise #cruises #cruisenews #travelnews

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Breaking: Royal Caribbean just announced The SpongeBob Musical is coming to Hero of the Seas. The first-ever at-sea production of the Broadway hit will play the Royal Theater when the fourth Icon-class ship debuts from Miami in August 2027.

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Icon of the Seas rewards homework before boarding. The full Icon of the Seas guide is here: https://t.co/kpJxzNKioE. 8 neighborhoods, 40+ food spots, the show booking windows. Guides are $8.99 through Sunday for the Bon Voyage Sale. #CruiseLife

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@ZClemons12 Boardwalk Dog House is elite. One per day minimum, and honestly you stop counting after the first sea day.

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@Raye_2Necklaces Impulse bookings are honestly the best ones. No overthinking, just counting down the days. Where are you sailing?

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MSC World Atlantic touches water for the first time, the ship will homeport at Port Canaveral starting in November 2027
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Carnival Cruise Line announces new cruises to Hawaii, Alaska, Mexico, and the Panama Canal
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Royal Caribbean just opened bookings for its 2028 Alaska season. Four ships: Anthem, Ovation, Serenade, and Voyager, sailing 7-nighters out of Seattle, Vancouver, and Seward from late April through late September. Alaska is calling.