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The Miami-based company, formally known as Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd., is the world's second largest cruise line behind its neighbor Carnival Cruise Lines. The company reported a net income of $633 million in fiscal 2006. Under the brands Royal Caribbean International, Celebrity Cruises and Pullmantur, its 35 ships visit 170 ports in Alaska, Asia, Australia, the Bahamas, Bermuda, Canada, Caribbean, Europe, Hawaii, Mexico, New England, the Panama Canal and South America. Its home ports in Florida are Port Everglades in Fort Lauderdale, the Port of Miami, Tampa and Port Canaveral. But cruises also depart from Amsterdam, Baltimore, Barcelona, Boston, Buenos Aires, Rome, Dubai, Ensenada, Ga...
The Miami-based company, formally known as Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd., is the world's second largest cruise line behind its neighbor Carnival Cruise Lines. The company reported a net income of $633 million in fiscal 2006. Under the brands Royal Caribbean International, Celebrity Cruises and Pullmantur, its 35 ships visit 170 ports in Alaska, Asia, Australia, the Bahamas, Bermuda, Canada, Caribbean, Europe, Hawaii, Mexico, New England, the Panama Canal and South America. Its home ports in Florida are Port Everglades in Fort Lauderdale, the Port of Miami, Tampa and Port Canaveral. But cruises also depart from Amsterdam, Baltimore, Barcelona, Boston, Buenos Aires, Rome, Dubai, Ensenada, Galveston, Hong Kong, Honolulu, Lisbon, Los Angeles, Newark, Norfolk, Oslo, Perth, Rio De Janeiro, San Diego, San Francisco, San Juan, Santo Domingo, Sao Paulo, Seattle, Seward, Shanghai, Singapore, Southampton, Stockholm, Sydney, Valparaiso, Vancouver and Venice. The line markets aggressively to all demographics but it has been targeting middle-age and younger patrons with its "Get out there" campaign that highlights extensive on-board and on-shore activities ranging from glacier-trekking in Alaska to cave-tubing in Belize to biking through the vineyards of Croatia. "Bigger is better" is the company's unofficial philosophy. It has five 142,000-ton Voyager-class ships, each with a full-length basketball court and miniature golf course on its sports deck and an ice-skating rink in addition to its signature rock-climbing wall. It has taken other existing ships, cut them in half and dropped in a new huge center section as part of refurbishing projects. The "size" trend seemed to peak in May 2006 when Royal Caribbean unveiled the $800 million Freedom of the Seas, the world's largest cruise ship with the capacity of handling 4,000 passengers. Two similar-sized ships followed soon after. But the company has ordered two 5,400-passenger behemoths in the new Genesis class. The company was created in 1968 by three Norwegian shipping lines and its first ship sailed in 1970. The company went public on the New York Stock Exchange in 1993. In 1994, it completed a six-story office building for its world headquarters at the Port of Miami. Like their competitors, Royal Caribbean has been struggling with rising fuel prices, travelers' concerns about hurricanes and changing customer preferences such as a cooling market for Caribbean cruises but an upsurge in the demand for European destinations. The company is deeply involved in marine conservation programs both on ship as well as donating heavily to environmental organizations. Richard D. Fain is chairman and Chief Executive Officer. The company headquarters is located at 1050 Caribbean Way, Miami. Its main telephone number is 305-539-6000.
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Royal Caribbean ship returning to Baltimore next year
Royal Caribbean International will bring the newly renovated Grandeur of the Seas cruise ship back to Baltimore next year, officials said Tuesday.
The ship, which is undergoing a $48 million modernization, will replace another cruise vessel early in...Tags: Cruise Line Ports
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Getting high on the high seas?
For the few who want to get high on the high seas, watch out for customs. U.S. Customs officers said they've had a busy week at the South Baltimore terminal -- issuing what it called seven $500 "zero-tolerance" citations to passengers trying to board a...
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Cruise employee guilty of sexually abusing minor
A Jamaican man pleaded guilty in Maryland federal court Thursday to having sex with a young girl who was vacationing with her family on a cruise ship where he worked, prosecutors said. Fabian Palmer, 25, was working for Royal Caribbean Cruises,...Tags: Lawyers, Sex Crimes, Personal Service, Prosecution, Justice System
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Man sentenced to 20 years for importing heroin aboard cruise ship
The ringleader of a heroin ring that imported drugs into Baltimore aboard the Royal Caribbean cruise ship Enchantment of the Seas has been sentenced to 20 years in prison, according to federal prosecutors.
Loxly Johnson, 49, of Norfolk, Va., was the...Tags: Lawyers, Punishment, Dominican Republic, Trials, Caribbean Islands
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Cruising the Mediterranean with Ravens' Chris Carr
Ravens cornerback Chris Carr is everywhere, all at once.
He had played in 97 straight games before being injured in this year's season opener, where he was part of a defense that forced a franchise-record seven turnovers in a 35-7 victory over the...Tags: France, Radiohead (music group), Cruises, Dining and Drinking, Rome (Italy)
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Royal Caribbean employee charged with sexually abusing teenage girl aboard cruise
A 25-year-old Royal Caribbean employee has been indicted on charges of sex abuse of a minor after authorities say he had sex with a teenage girl aboard a cruise ship out of Baltimore, records show. According to a complaint filed in U.S. District Court,...Tags: Punishment, Cruises, Dominican Republic, Trials, Punishment
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Abbey Victor Kovens, travel agent
Abbey Victor Kovens, a Baltimore travel agent who during the 1970s circled the world in record time, earning him a mention in the Guinness Book of World Records, died Wednesday of complications from heart disease at his Owings Mills home.
He was 67.
The...Tags: University of Baltimore, Bangkok (Thailand), Pikesville, College Sports, Colleges and Universities
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Ravens fan cruise set for July
The Baltimore SunThe Ravens may not have cruised to the Super Bowl but the Baltimore team spirit is still afloat. Fans can keep the "purple passion" alive right through the summer with the third annual AAA Ultimate Ravens Fan Cruise set for July. The seven-day sailing ...Tags: Jonathan Ogden, Paul Kruger, Dennis Pitta, Super Bowl, Cruises
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If you go: Cruising to Bermuda
Baltimore SunBermuda is in the Atlantic Ocean, about 650 miles east of North Carolina. Although the island is only 21 square miles, it has nine parishes and about 75 miles of coastline. Getting there From Baltimore, travelers can visit Bermuda by plane or cruise...Tags: Cruises, Atlantic Ocean, International Travel, Tour Operations Industry, Golf
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Bermuda by boat: an itinerary for 48 hours in port
It's an island that measures only 21 square miles, about the size of Manhattan.
But instead of skyscrapers packed in like sardines, imagine miles and miles of sparkling cerulean water and pink-glittered sand.
Replace the honking yellow cabs with...Tags: Dining and Drinking, Cruises, Trips and Vacations, Restaurants, International Travel
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Baltimore vs. Norfolk: A tale of two ports
It was just one headline among many of its kind in The Baltimore Sun during the 1980s and 1990s: "Baltimore loses round to Va."
The 1995 article noted that the shipping giant Maersk Lines was ending its service between South America and the port of...Tags: John Martin, Hampton Roads, Concerts, Cruises, Executive Branch
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Baltimore moves up on list of top ports for cruises
The Baltimore SunThe Port of Baltimore ranks as the fifth-largest port for the number of cruise passengers on the East Coast, according to numbers released recently by the Cruise Lines International Association. The ranking, based on data from 2010 when Baltimore...Tags: Fort Lauderdale, Jacksonville (Duval, Florida), Port Everglades, New York City, Port Canaveral
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