Why Royal Caribbean isn't going all in on massive cruise ships despite the wild success of its new Icon of the Seas

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Icon of the Seas at Perfect Day at CocoCay
Royal Caribbean has seen great success with its mega cruise liners. Despite this, the company is now considering a new class of ships that would be smaller.

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Virgin Voyages is pitching a monthlong cruise to remote workers starting at $10K for two people

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Virgin Voyages Scarlet Lady pool deck
Virgin Voyages says it's targeting remote workers with its upcoming summertime cruise pass starting at $9,990 for two people and four weeks on the Scarlet Lady.

Virgin Voyages

Travelers booked the residential cruise of their dreams. Now, some doubt it'll happen — and say they've waited months for refunds.

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A cruise ship in a thought bubble surrounded by falling money
Victoria Cruises Line is selling apartments on a residential cruise ship. But after several embarkation delays, some buyers asked for a refund — and say they're struggling to get their money back.

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A Royal Caribbean cleaner has been arrested over suspicions he hid cameras in ship bathrooms to film young female passengers

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A bathroom showing a white sink, shower, toilet and mirror; the Symphony of the Seas vessel docked in 2018

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Hollywood's newest star is the Waymo robotaxi

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a white car blocks a line of cars waiting behind it on a city street. It's a Waymo self-driving taxi.
A self-driving taxi from the Google-offshoot company Waymo blocks traffic in San Francisco.

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A Gen Xer who made over $300,000 secretly working 3 jobs at the same time says overemployment allowed his partner to stop working and paid for a $20,000 cruise

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remote worker
A Florida Gen Xer secretly worked three remote jobs to boost his income and job security. Worker in the story not pictured.

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Holland America wants travelers to live on a cruise ship for 4 ½ months while it sails to 39 countries on all 7 continents — see what it'll be like

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Holland America Line's Zuiderdam
Holland America Line says its 2026 Grand World Voyage will sail to 47 ports in 39 countries on all seven continents.

Holland America Line

Royal Caribbean's CEO said its massive new ship was designed for Instagram. I saw 9 things on board that make it a social-media sensation.

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Icon of the Seas' water park
Jason Liberty, Royal Caribbean Group's president and CEO, said Icon of the Seas has "Instagrammable moments" that generate "FOMO" from guests' friends and family, in turn driving more bookings.

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She's been on over 40 cruises and says AirTags are now a must-have for her travels

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woman in front of cruise ship
Allie Hubers said she packs an Airtag in her bag whenever she travels.

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We took trips on a year-old Norwegian Cruise Line ship and a 25-year-old one. The differences show the evolution of the industry.

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The Norwegian Sky next to the Norwegian Prima.
The newer Norwegian Prima (bottom) is larger with more grandiose amenities compared to the older Norwegian Sky (top).

Norwegian Cruise Lines

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