The fall temperatures may be dropping, but the Royal Caribbean news from this week is as hot as ever, and we have it all summarized for you in this week’s round up!Royal Caribbean revealed new features coming to Legend of the Seas.Legend of the Seas will feature a Broadway musical, new restaurants, and new experiences too.The new cruise ship enters service in 2026, and will offer an immersive dining experience sail in a full-size rail car.Royal Caribbean NewsNew RCB Video: Why Royal Caribbean is only building bigger shipsHave you subscribed to the Royal Caribbean Blog YouTube Channel? We share some great videos there regularly, all about taking a Royal Caribbean cruiseThis week, we are sharing our latest video: Why Royal Caribbean is only building bigger shipsDon’t forget to like and subscribe!Royal Caribbean clarifies drink card question cruisers have debated for yearsIt’s official: that coffee card is more valuable now.According to the cruise line website, you can re-use your coffee card on multiple sailings. Not only can you share it, but you can extend its value well beyond a single sailing.This is significant because it used to only be limited to the cruise you bought it on.Man breaks Guinness World Record on Royal Caribbean cruiseThere’s a new world record holder for running a marathon on a cruise ship.The Guinness Book of World Records has confirmed Shane Wood ran a full marathon while on Ovation of the Seas.Not only did he do it, but he finished it in under 3 hours.I tried a whiskey tasting in the new Royal Railway train carYou can experience a classic train car experience along with high quality whiskey on one Royal Caribbean ship.Matt got the chance to try out a whiskey tasting class that is held in the Royal Railway, which is an immersive train car restaurant.Unlike the dinner option, this is a quicker way to see what this next-gen restaurant is really like.Royal Caribbean changes kids club pricesPrices have gone up for Adventure Ocean and the nursery.Royal Caribbean appears to have increased the price for after hours care at Adventure Ocean for when kids stay late past 10pm.Likewise, the hourly charge for the nursery has gone up a few dollars.Royal Caribbean Blog PodcastThe 578th episode of the Royal Caribbean Blog Podcast is now available! Matt is joined by Chris Gray Faust from Cruise Critic to look back at how cruising has changed from 30 years ago to today. Has it all been for the best?We update our podcast weekly, so subscribe for more updates via YouTube, iTunes, Google Podcasts, or RSS.You can also leave us a rating or review on iTunes, so go ahead and check it out! We appreciate your feedback.
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Durban readies for bumper summer tourism and 2025/26 cruise season arrivals
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