| RCI beefs up HomePort

ROYAL Caribbean International (RCI) has enhanced its trade tools, in support of its travel partners.

RCI has redesigned its advisor portal HomePort, with brand new features and improved functionality, such as dedicated landing pages for local ships, bespoke flyers, deck plans, customisable digital resources for social media and email, and new share features to make communicating with clients more seamless.

From today, advisors will also have access to a plethora of information, such as training videos and new assets, designed to help sales and ensure they have more time to service their clients and secure bookings.

RCI is also hosting a Virtual Scavenger Hunt through the new HomePort, with prizes up for grabs, including a cruise famil during its local 22-23 season.

There are nine prizes on offer in total, including an iFLY voucher, a BridgeClimb Sydney experience, and more.

All travel partners are invited to compete in the event, which will be hosted on RCI’s Travel Agent Facebook group today until 5pm – CLICK HERE for full details.

Meanwhile, RCI has begun construction on its Icon class, with its newly named Icon of the Seas.

RCI’s first ship powered by liquefied natural gas (LNG) will debut in the Northern Hemisphere in autumn 2023, after construction is finished at Finnish shipyard Meyer Turku.

Icon of the Seas will be the first of three of RCI’s ships to be powered by liquefied natural gas and other environmentally friendly applications, such as shore power connection, the cruise line said.