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Royal Caribbean Goes BIG in Australia?! 🚒 Celebrity Cruise Deployments! Cruise Port Strike

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Creator's Key Takeaways

Royal Caribbean is strengthening its Australian presence for the summer 2728 season bringing three ships down under

We're going to bump that to next week. We are. That's cool.

I think you're going to see Bris Voyager bounce around a little bit.

Creator's Tips & Advice

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Questions This Creator Answers

QWill Royal Caribbean bring three ships to Australia in 2027-28?
QShould you book shore excursions through the ship or the port?
QHow can you deal with seasickness?
QWill Celebrity ships visit Lopitu?
QCan you get a drinks package on a short cruise?

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Port Highlights

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🚒 Could Royal Caribbean really be bringing THREE ships to Australia for the 2027–28 cruise season? Tonight on Deb & Matt Chat LIVE, we're digging into a very interesting Royal Caribbean story. An Australian travel publication reported that Anthem of the Seas, Ovation of the Seas AND Voyager of the Seas would form part of Royal Caribbean's expanded Australian program β€” and then the story disappeared. But there's more... πŸ”Ž We've been doing some digging of our own and have independently found Voyager of the Seas listed at Sydney's Overseas Passenger Terminal across future seasons, including multiple calls during 2027 and 2028. So what is Royal Caribbean planning for Australia? 🚒 TONIGHT'S BIG STORY πŸ‡¦πŸ‡Ί THREE Royal Caribbean ships for Australia? We'll look at: βš“ Anthem of the Seas from Sydney βš“ Ovation of the Seas reportedly returning to Brisbane βš“ Voyager of the Seas moving between Brisbane, Sydney and Asia 🏝️ Royal Beach Club Lelepa opening in 2027 πŸ”Ž The Sydney port bookings we've independently found ❓ And why the original three-ship story suddenly disappeared! Important: Royal Caribbean has not yet formally released the complete deployment we're discussing. We'll separate what has been officially announced, what appeared in the subsequently removed report, and what we've independently found in port schedules. πŸ—žοΈ ALSO TONIGHT 🌏 Celebrity Cruises expands Australia & Asia Celebrity Edge and Celebrity Solstice are both heading Down Under as part of Celebrity's huge 2028–29 global deployment. 🌎 Celebrity reveals cruises across ALL SEVEN CONTINENTS Four Edge Series ships in Europe, Solstice's first full Japan season, Alaska, Hawaii, South America, Antarctica and much more. ⚠️ Plus more cruise and travel news And, as always... ⚑ 30 Second Quick Questions πŸ’¬ Your questions LIVE πŸ˜‚ Deb & Matt banter 🚒 And plenty of cruise chat! πŸ’¬ TONIGHT'S BIG QUESTION If Brisbane gets BOTH Voyager and the newly amplified Ovation of the Seas β€” which one are you booking first? πŸ‘ LIKE the stream πŸ”” SUBSCRIBE and turn on notifications πŸ’¬ Tell us where you're watching from! Deb & Matt Chat β€” Life, Cruise & Travel