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Royal Caribbean fees add to cruise vacation costs

Daily service charges, purchase-based gratuities, port duties and late-night childcare can increase the total cost of a sailing.

Royal Caribbean’s fourth Icon-class ship is scheduled to begin seven-night Caribbean cruises from PortMiami in August 2027.

Four Captain’s Circle Elite members will receive trips for two and opportunities to ride aboard the cruise line’s float in Pasadena in 2027.

Crew members retrieved the child from the water between the cruise ship and pier during boarding on December 21.