More than 140 people on a Royal Caribbean cruise suffered with the mystery illness, with passengers and crew experiencing vomiting, cramps and diarrhoea onboard Navigator of the Seas

Royal Caribbean's massive new Star of the Seas departs the Meyer Turku shipyard in Finland, heads for Spain for final preparations.

Prices may have leveled off, at least for a while, but that’s not entirely a negative. Royal Caribbean cruises remain an incredibly good value when compared to, say, a week at Disney World or a week on a Disney cruise ship.