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Royal Caribbean raises annual profit forecast as cruise demand thrives

MIAMI — Royal Caribbean raised its annual profit forecast today for the third time this year on higher ticket pricing and persistent demand for cruise vacations. Cruise operators have raised ticket…

John McCarthy July 25, 2024

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CDC Scraps COVID Warning For Cruise Travel After 2 Years

ATLANTA —The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Wednesday removed its COVID-19 notice against cruise travel, around two years after introducing a warning scale showing the level of…

VI Free Press March 31, 2022

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SOME DAY IS HERE! 99% Vaccinated Cruise Ship Sets Sail From Florida On Saturday

FORT LAUDERDALE — A Royal Caribbean-owned ship, the Celebrity Edge, set sail from a Florida port on Saturday, marking the first cruise ship to sail from a U.S. port in…

VI Free Press June 27, 2021

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Royal Caribbean Says Sailing Schedule Won’t Be Altered By Disease On Board

MIAMI — Royal Caribbean Group's Celebrity Cruises said there would be no changes to its summer sailing schedule, a day after two people onboard its Millennium ship tested positive for…

VI Free Press June 15, 2021

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Royal Caribbean Group Is Shrinking Its Fleet, Selling Azamara To Private Equity Firm

MIAMI — Royal Caribbean Group is selling one of its four cruise lines — Azamara — to a New York-based private equity firm. In a $201 million transaction, the second…

VI Free Press January 22, 2021

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Cruise Ship Sushi Chef Faces Life In Prison After Grand Jury Indictment On Brutal Rape, Hate Crime Charges

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A sushi chef for Celebrity Cruises has been indicted by a federal Grand Jury charging him with brutally raping a fellow crew member while the cruise ship…

VI Free Press October 13, 2020