News on Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.

Brazil quarantines cruise ship over food poisoning

2010-03-04T13:00:38Z

<div id="subtitle">Brazil officials say 310 stricken by food poisoning on cruise ship in Brazil</div><div><p>Hundreds of passengers aboard an international cruise ship were stricken with vomiting and diarrhea, prompting a temporary quarantine of the vessel in southeastern Brazil, health authorities said Thursday.</p><p>At least 310 people suffered "some kind of food poisoning aboard" the Vision of the Seas, operated ...

Royal Caribbean results at a glance

2010-02-22T13:47:50Z

<div id="subtitle">Royal Caribbean results at a glance</div><div><p>PROFIT: For the three months that ended Dec. 31, Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. earned $3.4 million, or 2 cents per share. That's more than double what it earned in the traditionally slow quarter a year earlier — $1.5 million, or a penny per share.</p><p>REVENUE...

Royal Caribbean earns $3.4 million in 4Q

2010-02-22T13:53:54Z

<div id="subtitle">Royal Caribbean 4th-qtr profit more than doubles, beating forecasts, as cost-cutting continues</div><div><p>Royal Caribbean's passengers spent more than expected during the fourth quarter and the cruise company carefully controlled its expenses, helping it more than double its fourth-quarter profit compared with a year earlier.<...

Royal Caribbean beats forecasts; shares rise

2010-02-22T13:50:30Z

<div><p>FORT LAUDERDALE/OSLO (Reuters) - Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd &lt;RCL.N&gt;&lt;RCL.OL&gt; posted a surprise fourth-quarter profit, helped by recent additions...

Earns Royal Caribbean

2010-01-28T06:31:01Z

FILE - In this Nov. 20, 2009 file photo, a man rides a zip-line on Royal Caribbean's Oasis of the Seas at Port Everglades in Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. Royal Caribbean Cruises said Thursday, Jan. 28, 2010, its fourth-quarter profit more than double...

Travel Cruise Trends

2010-01-27T15:01:27Z

FILE-This Oct. 30, 2009 file photo released by Royal Caribbean shows Royal Caribbean's Oasis of the Seas departing a ship yard in Finland. The Oasis of the Seas, the largest passenger vessel ever built, is set to be handed over to Royal Caribbean International on Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2009. (AP Photo/ Royal Caribbean,File) NO SALES

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Earnings Preview: Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.

2010-02-22T14:36:29Z

<div id="subtitle">Royal Caribbean to report fourth-quarter results Thursday</div><div><p>Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. reports results for its fiscal fourth quarter on Thursday. The following is a summary of key developments and analyst opinion related to the period.</p><p>OVERVIEW: Carrying a record-setting load, Royal Caribb...

Haiti cruise stops: 'Without this, we don't eat'

2010-02-22T16:18:11Z

<div id="subtitle">Royal Caribbean defends cruise stops in Haitian beach resort of Labadee</div><div><p>With the Celebrity Solstice cruise ship anchored just offshore this beautiful expanse of white sand Friday, vacationers stretched out on beach chairs in the sun, sipped cold beer and pina coladas with pineapple slices on the rim and listened to Haitian...

Cruise ships dock at Haiti resort despite quake

2010-02-22T18:02:02Z

<div><p>Luxury cruise ships will continue to dock as normal at an idyllic resort in northern Haiti despite the deadly earthquake a week ago that devastated the Caribbean nation, a company said Tuesday.</p><p>Royal Caribbean International, which has donated one mil...

Royal Caribbean to give at least $1M in Haiti aid

2010-02-22T19:43:53Z

<div id="subtitle">Royal Caribbean Cruises to provide at least $1 million in humanitarian relief for Haiti</div><div><p>Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. said Friday that it will provide at least $1 million in humanitarian relief in response to the earthquake in Haiti.</p><p>The cruise oper...

Royal Caribbean gets financing for cruise ship

2010-02-23T13:01:26Z

<div id="subtitle">Royal Caribbean gets up to $1.13B in financing to help pay for Allure of the Seas vessel</div><div><p>Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. said Monday that it has up to $1.13 billion in unsecured financing to help pay for its Allure of the Seas cruise ship.</p><p>The financing covers 80 percent of the vessel's contr...

Travel Trend Decade's End Travel

2009-12-14T12:00:46Z

This Oct. 30, 2009 photo released by Royal Caribbean shows Royal Caribbean's Oasis of the Seas departing a ship yard in Finland. The Oasis of the Seas, the largest passenger vessel ever built, is set to be handed over to Royal Caribbean International on Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2009. (AP Photo/ Royal Caribbean) NO SALES

World's biggest cruise ship is a floating resort

2010-02-24T00:57:05Z

<div><p>FORT LAUDERDALE, Florida (Reuters) - Royal Caribbean's new Oasis of the Seas is the largest, widest, tallest, most expensive cruise ship afloat, a cornucopia of amusements aimed at quashing the notion t...

Royal Caribbean Oasis

2009-11-13T12:46:49Z

Royal Caribbean International's newest cruise ship, the highly-anticipated Oasis of the Seas, makes her U.S. debut into her homeport of Port Everglades Friday, Nov. 13, 2009, in Fort Lauderdale, Fla.(AP Photo/Sun Sentinel,

BRITAIN OASIS OF THE SEAS

2009-11-09T10:00:51Z

The world's largest cruise ship, Oasis of the Seas dwarfs the Isle of Wight ferry as she enters The Solent, near Portsmouth, in southern England, en route to Fort Lauderdale, Florida, Monday, Nov. 2, 2009. The ship is ow...

Royal Caribbean exec says few H1N1 incidents

2010-02-24T09:01:51Z

<div id="subtitle">Royal Caribbean says onboard H1N1 incidents few, optimistic about ability to minimize exposure</div><div><p>Last spring's outbreak of swine flu caused cruise lines to cancel visits to areas of Mexico and even quarantine infected passengers. On Tuesday, executives at Royal Caribbean Cruises Lt...

DWP worlds largest cruise ship

2009-11-04T10:19:33Z

World's Largest Cruise Ship Sets Sail The Oasis of the Seas, the largest cruise liner ever built, has left port for Miami, from where it will begin taking more than 6,000 passengers at time on Royal Caribbean tours in December. It cost $1.5 billion to build and is 1,200 feet long - one-and-a-half times the size of the Queen Mary II. (JP/WN/IG) Credit: (Manda...

Royal Caribbean profit falls 44 pct in 3Q

2010-02-24T10:41:09Z

<div id="subtitle">Royal Caribbean profit skids 44 percent and revenue 17 percent in 3rd qtr</div><div><p>Travelers are still vacationing, but they're spending less when they do, Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. said in reporting that its third-quarter profit and revenue tumbled because it deeply discounted fares.</p><p>The cruise...

Travel Trend Cruises

2009-10-30T15:30:57Z

This undated photo released by Royal Caribbean shows Royal Caribbean's Oasis of the Seas entering final construction phase at STX ship yard in Finland. The Oasis of the Seas, the largest passenger vessel ever built, is set to be handed over to Royal Caribbean International on Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2009. (AP Photo/Simon Brooke-Webb) NO SALES

Worlds Largest Cruise Ship

2009-10-30T15:18:02Z