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Royal Caribbean to end partnership with Fisher Price

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Royal Caribbean will end its partnership with toy manufacturer Fisher Price as of January 1, 2014.

The ending of this deal doesn’t mean the end of Fisher Price onboard. Rather, Royal Caribbean will augment the Fisher Price toys with toys from other brands as well.

A statement from Royal Caribbean summarizes the change, “As of January 1, 2014, Fisher Price will no longer be the official partner of the Nursery or our Babies and Tots program.  Our guest may still find Fisher Price product onboard but it will be complimented by various other brands.”

Royal Caribbean will discontinue the following programs as a result of the end of the deal.

  • Fisher Price Playgroups
  • Royal Babies & Tots Nursery Décor
  • Fisher Price Curriculum
  • Little People Birthday Party
  • Hot Wheels Race Track on CocoCay
  • Dining Room Kid’s Menus
  • Fisher Price Toys in Adventure Ocean
  • Décor on Labadee and CocoCay
  • In-stateroom television content
  • Toy Lending Program​

Guest with kids under 3 years old will still be able to enjoy the following experiences to compliment their family cruising experience:

  • Adventure Art for Tots
  • Maritime Music (on select ships)
  • Royal Bedtime Stories

Medical emergency delays Royal Caribbean cruise

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Medical emergency delays Royal Caribbean cruise

By Donna Tunney
Royal Caribbean International’s Explorer of the Seas will arrive a day late to Cape Liberty, its homeport in Bayonne, N.J., on Jan. 28 due to a medical emergency onboard the 1,185-passenger ship.

According to the cruise line, an ill passenger required urgent medical treatment in a hospital, so the ship altered course to its closest port of call, San Juan.

The U.S. Coast Guard evacuated the sick passenger Jan. 25, and the ship is now headed back to New Jersey.

The delayed arrival will impact the itinerary of the cruise departing Jan. 28. The ship will spend Jan. 29 and 30 at sea, and a planned call at Labadee, Royal Caribbean’s private destination on Haiti, has been canceled.