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@ThisIsAshley_G @RoyalCaribbean The new ship premium is brutal, but a 13-night transatlantic is the perfect way to do it. So much ship time to explore.

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@LvAPictures @HALcruises The Rotterdam is such a beautiful ship. Seeing her in person must have made that countdown feel very real.

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Perfect Day Mexico just hit another snag. CEO Jason Liberty says talks with the Mexican government "will take some time" and the timeline is slipping. The "biggest, baddest, boldest" destination keeps getting further away.

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Big deployment shake-up: Royal Caribbean is cutting Ovation of the Seas' Los Angeles run short. Nov 22, 2027 is the last LA sailing, then she is off to Brisbane. Affected guests get a full refund or a move to Navigator of the Seas with fees waived.

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@ThisIsAshley_G @RoyalCaribbean That 13-night transatlantic is the perfect way to try her. I am willing to pay the premium once for a brand new Icon class ship too.

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New from The Cruise Insider: the Royal Caribbean Cruise Planner. 30 printable pages of checklists, trackers, and worksheets for your sailing, in US Letter and A4. The Royal Caribbean Cruise Planner is here: https://t.co/6mUphDUInd

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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.