After the Chinese government announced the resumption of quarantine-free cross-border trips in December, Royal Caribbean started receiving a growing number of inquiries from Chinese travellers about taking cruise trips abroad.

For the fourth quarter of 2022, Royal Caribbean Group reported occupancy levels across all its ships at 95%, which still is below normal.

At maximum capacity, Icon will be capable of hosting 7,600 passengers on its inaugural sail on January 28, 2024.

According to Cruise Industry News’ cruise ship order book, nearly 40 new ships are lined up to debut this year alone with more than 75 vessels on order through 2027.

Across the company’s fleet, Royal Caribbean Group said its load factors were an average 82 percent in the second quarter.

Royal Caribbean Group today announced its receiving a court approval to acquire the ultra-luxury cruise ship Endeavor.

Deputy Ministers for Tourism and Shipping Savvas Perdios and Vassilis Demetriades welcomed the assurances by Royal Caribbean’s interest to invest in Cyprus, expressing their readiness to enhance the island’s cooperation with the cruise liner.

The pandemic hit the cruise industry about as hard as it hit any business segment.

Forty-eight passengers and crew members tested positive for COVID-19 on Royal Caribbean’s Symphony of the Seas ship, which docked at Port Miami on Saturday, the cruise company said.

Many lines are adjusting their masking, testing and vaccine rules, while criticism is mounting about the lack of transparency in reporting positive cases to passengers and crew members.