Royal Caribbean will debut a new San Diego homeport in October 2026 to give passengers more opportunities to experience the Mexican Riviera.

Cruise lines lack that space. Royal Caribbean, like its chief rival, Carnival Cruise Line, offers nonsmoking areas in their casinos. In reality, though, the spaces are small, and even with enhanced ventilation systems post-Covid, the smoke still affects nonsmokers.

Royal Caribbean, the world's largest cruise line, is adding a new homeport in the U.S. that is part of their new deployment schedule for 2026-2027. Royal

It's, of course, up to the courts to decide the merits of any lawsuit and Royal Caribbean will be heading to court over an incident that happened at Perfect Day ar CocoCay. In addition to facing a lawsuit,