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Celebrity Apex Sails On Maiden Voyage from Greece

2021-06-21 by Argophilia Travel News

Apex

Celebrity Apex has set sail from Athens on its maiden voyage for the summer season with passengers headed on Aegean adventures.

Tags: 2021 cruises, Aegean Sea, Celebrity Apex, Celebrity Cruises, cruise 2021, cruise news, cruise ships, greece cruises, Royal Caribbean

Royal Caribbean Seeks $1 Billion in Pandemic Damage Control Capital

2020-10-14 by Phil Butler

Royal Caribbean

In heavy financial seas because of the coronavirus pandemic, Royal Caribbean Group is on the hunt for $1 billion to stay afloat.

Tags: Cruise industry, cruise lines, Hapag-Lloyd Cruises, Royal Caribbean, Royal Caribbean Cruises, Royal Caribbean stocks, stocks, TUI, TUI Cruises

The Cruise Industry Is Sailing a COVID Sea of Fantasy

2020-08-06 by Phil Butler

Royal Caribbean

Cruise lines are going to have to come clean about the future of the industry soon.

Tags: COVID-19, cruise lines, cruises, Michael Bayley, Oasis Class, Royal Caribbean, ship quaranteen

Royal Caribbean Lines Looks at More Greece Cruises

2019-09-17 by Phil Butler

Athens Acropolis

Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis and executives of Royal Caribbean Cruises looking at ways of boosting Greece cruises.

Tags: Dr. Godfrey Baldacchino, Environment, GNTO, Greece overtourism, Greece tourism, Kyriakos Mitsotakis, Royal Caribbean, Royal Caribbean Cruises, Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd., Santorini tourists

Royal Caribbean Orders a Third Icon-Class Cruise Ship

2019-07-09 by Argophilia Travel News

Royal Caribbean International

Royal Caribbean Cruises is in the process of ordering yet another Icon-class cruise ship from shipbuilder Meyer Turku. While details have not been made public, the report says the new vessel is scheduled for delivery in 2025.

Tags: cruise news, cruises, European cruising, Icon-Class, Meyer Turku, Michael Bayley, Richard Fain, Royal Caribbean, Royal Caribbean Cruises, Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd., ship, world cruise ships

Royal Caribbean to Pick Instagram Extraordinary Explorer

2017-01-03 by Aleksandr Shatskih

Royal Caribbean Extraordinary Cruiser

According to research from Royal Caribbean, holiday seekers use social media as their inspiration for booking trips. In keeping with the study’s findings, the cruise company is now offering the ultimate internship for a lucky Instagram aficionado.

Tags: cruise lines, cruise news, cruises, ExtraordinaryExplorer, instagram, Intern-ship of the Seas, Royal Caribbean

Seasite Engages Business Cruising

2011-07-18 by Phil Butler

Seasite landing page

Seasite.com, an online portal dedicated to business cruise events, has just released their latest version which allows planners added functionality. Like hotel sourcing portals Cvent and Starcite, Seasite aims to help planners course ship charters.

Tags: Anne Lundregan, business cruise, business tools, business travel, Businesswire, cruise lines, cruise organizers, Cruise Planners, cruises, CruiseWeb, Cvent, event cruises, Josephine Kling, press release, Royal Caribbean, Schwartz Communications, travel tools, Voyages to Antiquity

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