https://nofluffcruising.com/ Expert cruise tips, ship reviews and ship tours. Every claim named and dated. en-us https://nofluffcruising.com/guides/royal-caribbean-crown-anchor-tiers/ https://nofluffcruising.com/guides/royal-caribbean-crown-anchor-tiers/ Sat, 29 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT Six tiers, real math, and one widely repeated beverage package price that turned out to be stale. Diamond is the first tier worth planning around. https://nofluffcruising.com/news/spectrum-of-the-seas-typhoon-saudel-delay/ https://nofluffcruising.com/news/spectrum-of-the-seas-typhoon-saudel-delay/ Sat, 29 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT Port of Shanghai closed, extending the 28 August sailing and shortening the one after it. Royal Caribbean is compensating both. https://nofluffcruising.com/news/freedom-of-the-seas-2027-southampton/ https://nofluffcruising.com/news/freedom-of-the-seas-2027-southampton/ Fri, 28 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT Royal Caribbean is redeploying Freedom of the Seas to Southampton, cancelling more than twenty Miami departures. Affected guests get future cruise credit or a rebook. https://nofluffcruising.com/news/hero-of-the-seas-maiden-voyage-2027/ https://nofluffcruising.com/news/hero-of-the-seas-maiden-voyage-2027/ Fri, 28 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT The next Icon-class ship has a date, and Royal Caribbean is putting its onboard dog's name to a public vote. https://nofluffcruising.com/guides/royal-caribbean-drink-package-worth-it/ https://nofluffcruising.com/guides/royal-caribbean-drink-package-worth-it/ Thu, 27 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT Current Deluxe Beverage Package pricing, the fleet median, and the number of drinks a day you need to break even. https://nofluffcruising.com/news/carnival-2028-29-west-coast-panorama/ https://nofluffcruising.com/news/carnival-2028-29-west-coast-panorama/ Thu, 27 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT Carnival Panorama anchors an expanded Long Beach programme as bookings open two years out. https://nofluffcruising.com/news/royal-caribbean-food-waste-52-percent/ https://nofluffcruising.com/news/royal-caribbean-food-waste-52-percent/ Thu, 27 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT The line beat its own 50% reduction target by two points, on a fleet that serves 40 million pizza slices a year. https://nofluffcruising.com/guides/royal-caribbean-ceo-refuses-to-change/ https://nofluffcruising.com/guides/royal-caribbean-ceo-refuses-to-change/ Wed, 26 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT Free Wi-Fi, all-inclusive pricing, overnight stays at CocoCay and three more requests Michael Bayley has turned down on the record. https://nofluffcruising.com/news/galveston-royal-caribbean-terminal-14/ https://nofluffcruising.com/news/galveston-royal-caribbean-terminal-14/ Wed, 26 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT Cruise Terminal 14 is proposed between Terminals 10 and 16, with Icon of the Seas relocating to Galveston in August 2027. https://nofluffcruising.com/news/perfect-day-cococay-renamed/ https://nofluffcruising.com/news/perfect-day-cococay-renamed/ Wed, 26 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT The private island is now Perfect Day CocoCay. Twenty ships call there on sailings through April 2028. https://nofluffcruising.com/guides/more-underrated-royal-caribbean-ships/ https://nofluffcruising.com/guides/more-underrated-royal-caribbean-ships/ Sun, 23 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT Freedom, Grandeur and Independence of the Seas, and the case for booking them over the headline ships. https://nofluffcruising.com/guides/royal-caribbean-casino-changes/ https://nofluffcruising.com/guides/royal-caribbean-casino-changes/ Thu, 20 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT Club Royale changed four things, none of them announced, and every one costs you money. https://nofluffcruising.com/guides/royal-caribbean-gratuities-where-the-money-goes/ https://nofluffcruising.com/guides/royal-caribbean-gratuities-where-the-money-goes/ Sun, 09 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT Automatic gratuities now run $18.50 to $21 per person per day. Over $500 for a family of four on a seven-night cruise. https://nofluffcruising.com/reviews/celebrity-beyond-review/ https://nofluffcruising.com/reviews/celebrity-beyond-review/ Sun, 02 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT Testing the arrival experience, the design, the cabins and the food on Celebrity Beyond, from a Royal Caribbean regular's point of view. https://nofluffcruising.com/guides/icon-class-vs-oasis-class/ https://nofluffcruising.com/guides/icon-class-vs-oasis-class/ Wed, 29 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT The two biggest ship classes at sea, and the honest case for picking the older one. https://nofluffcruising.com/guides/underrated-royal-caribbean-ships/ https://nofluffcruising.com/guides/underrated-royal-caribbean-ships/ Sun, 19 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT Navigator, Jewel and Adventure of the Seas can beat the newest ships on value, depending on how you cruise. https://nofluffcruising.com/guides/best-worst-royal-caribbean-ships-for-families/ https://nofluffcruising.com/guides/best-worst-royal-caribbean-ships-for-families/ Sun, 12 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT Which Royal Caribbean ships actually work for families, and which ones you should skip.