Royal Caribbean offering late check out cabins but at a cost

Royal Caribbean are offering customers the chance to keep their cabins for late check out on the day of dis-embarkation.

At the moment this is being offered on a trial basis on the Adventure Of The Seas to see how popular and how practical this is.

Customers book on board and pay for the privelege of keeping their cabins longer.

Many customers find it difficult when they have flights departing for home late afternoon and early evening when they have to disembark and then hang around either at the airport for hours or dragging their luggage to the nearest restaurant so they can pass the time.
This seems to me to be a good alternative if customers can keep their cabin longer and at least give them some choices, yes it will be at a price but is the price to pay better than the inconvenience.

Do you think this is a good idea ?... Would you pay for this? and do you think that other cruise lines should eventually offer this facility?

Cruise ships to face tougher security rules in the USA

President Obama has signed off a new US cruise ship law, which will set more stringent security rules for every ship calling at US ports.

This new law has been introduced following the disappearance of a US passenger who went missing on his honeymoon in July 2005. George Smith had been on a Royal Caribbean cruise in the Aegean Sea. Blood stains were found on an overhang below the couple’s private balcony on the cruise ship, but Smith’s body was never found.



The Cruise Vessel Security and Safety Act will come into force in 18 months and will impose major new rules for ships carrying more than 250 passengers.

This law will set requirements for deck rail heights, and will require peep holes in every cabin door, on-deck video surveillance and an emergency sound system.
 It will also require ships to employ a trained forensic sexual specialist as well as carry rape evidence kits and anti-retroviral medication.

Any Cruise lines that do not conform to theses new rules could be denied entry into US ports. They can also  face civil fines of up to $50,000 per violation and criminal penalties of up to $250,000 as well as potential imprisonment.

These laws seem very strict and I wonder will it put off or stop some cruise lines from entering the US.

To Cruise or Not to Cruise...... That is the question ?????

There are two types of travellers in the world  those who love to cruise and those who have so many preconceptions of cruising that it is the last choice of holiday they would possibly consider......

With so many cruise lines on offer now to suit a variety of tastes cruising certainly offers something for everyone.