Royal Caribbean Fans

Royal Caribbean hasd announced that Explorer of the Seas will head to Port Canaveral in November 2014 for a winter season in the Florida port. 

Explorer of the Seas will sail four and five night cruises to the Caribbean and Bahamas.

Itineraries have not yet been released and the ports of call that Explorer of the Seas will call at are still unkown. These are expected to be released in the coming weeks. 

When Explorer arrives in Port Canaverla, Royal Caribbean will have 3 ships based there. She will join fleet mates Freedom of the Seas and Enchanment of the Seas.

Royal Caribbean's latest vessel, Quantum of the Seas will replace Explorer of the Seas in Bayonne, New Jersey when she makes her debut in November 2014.

The future of Explorer of the Seas after January 2014 is still unkown.

A Ship Schedule site has listed that Quantum of the Seas will make a transatlantic crossing on the 2nd November 2014, before arriving at her home port of Bayonne. 

The site listing, spotted by Stacey Katz better known as CruiseDivaNJ on social media and forums, shows Quantum of the Seas as cruising from Southampton.

The transatlantic will consist of 8-nights arriving in Bayonne on 10th November. However, her first cruise from Bayonne is scheduled for 18th November, a 3-night cruise listed as sailing to the Bahamas. However, the Bahamas is not accessible from Port Liberty in 3 days. Perhaps it is a cruise to nowhere?

The 8 days between the next sailing raises many questions. These dates are likely to change, or is Royal Caribbean planning something special for these 8 days?

The first steel block, which will be used to construct Quantum of the Seas has arrived at the shipyard in Germany.

The event marks another major milestone in the construction process of Royal Caribbean's latest vessel.

The ship will enter service in November 2014

More news to follow...

We are excited to announce that on May 14th, thanks to the generosity of Royal Caribbean International, We will be spending the night onboard the newly refurbished Brilliance of the Seas for a special VIP Cruise departing from Harwich.

On May 14th, Myself and Joan will embark around 1pm. Once on board, we will be joined by 100's of top performing travel agents, cruise specialists, loyal guests and VIPs!

We will depart Harwich at approx. 1700, where we sail out of the port and into the North Sea before arriving back in Harwich the next morning at 7am.

We will be sharing all our photos from the event both here on RCIfans.com and on our Facebook page.

I am really looking forward to touring the newly revitalised Brilliance of the Seas and it will be great to view the new enhancements in person and compare them with when we went on her back in June 2012. I am also really looking forward to cruisng out of Harwich for the very first time.

Make sure to check back after the 15th for photos, videos and more!

I'd like to conclude by saying a big thanks to all the staff from Royal Caribbean and their PR department who have made this event possible.

Portland, Maine officials have announced that the city will welcome Quantum of the Seas, in 2015.

Quantum of the Seas will visit Portland four times during 2015.

Quantum will be the largest cruise ship to ever dock in Portland.

Enchantment of the Seas has made Port Canaveral its home for the first time.

The Vision class ship which was extended in size during its 2005 refit, today set sail from the port on its first 4-night Bahamas cruise calling at Coco Cay and Nassau.

Enchantment of the Seas replaced the now ex-fleet member Monarch of the Seas, which is now owned by Royal Caribbean's subsidiary Spanish cruise line, Pullmantur. 

Enchantment will offer 3 and 4-night cruises year round.

4-night cruises depart Monday through to Friday and 3-night cruises sailing Friday to Monday.

Enchantment of the Seas will be joined by Freedom of the Seas in the port.

A suspicious package has been found at the Port of Tampa, Florida near to where Jewel of the Seas was berthed.

Local police officers said that the suspicious package was found on a pallet that was destined to be loaded on the cruise ship.

Two bomb-sniffing dogs found the package during a routine inspection of the port. Explosives experts are currently investigating the package.

As a precaution, passengers were evacuated from the terminal building as well as the cruise ship.

Cruise ship passengers are said to be waiting in the area and are still hoping to board the ship today for their trip to the Caribbean. Passengers have been told that they will be allowed back on board when the ship's horn blasts.

Royal Caribbean has announced the itineraries of their new ship, Quantum of the Seas.

Quantum will sail from Cape Liberty, NJ and operate 7-12 night cruises sailing to the Caribbean and Bahamas.

7 and 8-night Bahamas cruises will depart Cape Liberty and set sail to Port Canaveral, Nassau and Coco Cay before heading back to New Jersey.

The 8-night Caribbean cruises will call at Labadee, Samana and San Juan.

The 11-night Caribbean cruises will cruise to Royal Caribbean's private resort, Labadee, before sailing to San Juan, St Thomas, St Kitts and St Maarten.

The ultimate voyage will be the 12-nght complete Caribbean voyages which sail to Labadee, San Juan, St Maarten, Martinique, Bridgetown in Barbados, St Kitts and then back to Cape Liberty.

Dates and prices are still unkown.

Royal Caribbean has officially unveiled their anticipated Quantum of the Seas.

At the news conference in New York City, Adam Goldstein, Richard Fain and godmother Kristin Chenoweth revealed their new ship in style!

Some of the details they revealed were;

• North Star - An observation pod inspired by the London Eye that gives views 300 feet above the sea.
• RipCord by iFly - A sky diving experience located at the aft of the ship.
• SeaPlex - a multi-purpose complex featuring bumber cars, roller skating, a Circus school with flying trapeze and basketball courts.
• Two70° -  An entertainment venue which has 3-storey windows which turn into a giant video wall.
  
• Virtual Balconies - A new era of Inside Cabins that display live views of outside on an 80" screen.
• Music Hall - A venue for dancing and live acts and musicians.
• 9% larger cabins than the Oasis class
• Loft Suites
• Studio Cabins - Staterooms for single travelers, some with balconies.

Royal Caribbean has unveiled Quantum of the Seas. 

She will be sailing out of the New York area and will feature Bungee Jumping and Bumper Cars!

If you cant wait to cruise on her, then there are speculation that bookings will open on Thursday 18th April.

More news to follow....