Today was our second port stop in Grand Cayman. We arrived a little later than I thought we would at 10AM. Due to the change in our schedule we were on the back side of the island. This is a tender port, so you have to take small boats into the island.
Category: Royal Caribbean
Jan 30
Independence of the Seas Listener Cruise Review on Royal Caribbean Blog Podcast
Our newest podcast episode is out to help give you a quick “audio escape” to a Royal Caribbean cruise!
Jan 29
Royal Caribbean announces 2020-2021 deployment opening schedule dates
Royal Caribbean released its deployment schedule for the remaining 2020-2021 itineraries, which indicates when these sailings will go on sale.
Jan 29
Video: 7 things that surprise people about Royal Caribbean
We have a brand new RoyalCaribbeanBlog video to share today, which features seven things that surprise people about a Royal Caribbean cruise.
Jan 29
Brilliance of the Seas Live Blog – Day Three – Cozumel
Today was our first port of call in Cozumel, Mexico. We arrived at 8am and I was surprised to see Mariner of the Seas docked next to us, as she’s usually just in the Bahamas.
Jan 28
Spotted: Updated Diamond Happy Hour drink menu
Royal Caribbean has updated the Diamond member happy hour drink menu on Independence of the Seas, which features a new look and a few additions.
Jan 28
Royal Caribbean named one of America's Best Employers for Diversity by Forbes
Forbes announced today that Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. has been named to the America’s Best Employers for Diversity 2019.
Jan 28
Victoria, Canada working to expand harbor to handle Quantum Class cruise ships
The Greater Victoria Harbour Authority owns and operates the deep water, marina and upland holdings throughout Victoria’s harbor and is working on expanding the docking infrastructure of Greater Victoria Harbor to allow cruise ships larger than a Quantum Class ship.
Jan 27
Brilliance of the Seas Live Blog – Day Two – Sea Day
Today was our first sea day and I’m happy to report I slept in until 9am! Well ship time 9am, still shifting time zones. The weather today was very poor, high winds and rain. Due to the weather being so poor the captain decided to change the order of our ports. We are now doing …
Jan 27
Brilliance of the Seas Live Blog – Day One – Embarkation Day
Cruise day has finally arrived! I was sailing with my fiancé and her family. They live around 25 miles from the port so we all took a quick uber to the port around 11AM. I did notice pretty long lines at check-in but it was the peak hour to arrive to the ship.