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SHANGHAI International Port Group yesterday signed a memorandum of understanding to deepen a strategic partner relationship with a cruise line operator in an effort to boost the cruise economy in the city.

Every few years a new cruise ship becomes the world's biggest and claims to be a game-changer. Royal Caribbean's Oasis of the Seas may have a better shot than most.

Oasis of the Seas, the world's largest cruise ship, encountered heavy weather while crossing the North Atlantic Ocean on its way to Port Everglades, Florida.

One of the topics that is most controversial among cruise passengers is tipping.

Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.'s "Oasis of the Seas" is seen during sea trials in this undated handout photograph released to the media on Wednesday, Oct.

The world's largest cruise ship, Oasis of the Seas, will be two days late getting into Port Everglades after it encountered strong winds and heavy seas as it traveled across the North Atlantic Ocean.

Royal Caribbean Cruises hopes enviro-friendly Oasis of the Seas can burnish its green image.

Fully into the Atlantic, Captain Wright turns the ship into the ocean, slowing down to just 6 knots speed to allow for a smooth ride in near-hurricane force winds.

Strong close-in bookings pushed Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. to a $230.4 million third-quarter profit, down from the same period in 2008 but the companya s first quarterly profit of 2009.

Royal Caribbean , while not necessarily a sinking ship, is at least a listing one, as it announced today that its third-quarter profit tumbled 44%. And the cruise operator doesn't expect to right itself any time soon, predicting a loss in its fourth quarter.

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Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. today announced earnings for the third quarter of 2009 and provided guidance for the fourth quarter and full year.

Shares of Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. rose 44 cents, or 2.17 percent, to close at $20.67 on Monday in advance of an earnings announcement on Tuesday.

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By ASHLEY M. HEHER Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. said Tuesday that the recession kept passengers from booking vacations on its cruise ships during the third quarter, cutting into profit and revenue.The company also forecast a fourth-quarter loss because of the weak economy in Florida where many of its frequent winter travelers live.Still, the news ...

Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. reports results for the third quarter on Tuesday morning.

Royal Caribbean's record-setting $1.5 billion, 1200-foot-long, 16-deck-high, 220,000-ton, Tower-of-Babel-on-sea luxury cruiser has finally set sail from Finland to Miami.

Royal Caribbean International's Oasis of the Seas, the largest cruise ship in the world, has set sail from Turku,Finland for South Florida.

The world's largest cruise liner -- the Oasis of the Seas -- has set sail for Miami from the Finnish shipyard where it was built.

In other words, the cruise vessel passed from the South Korean-owned shipbuilding concern STX Europe to the US Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines .