Royal Caribbean’s Magic Carpet & 10 Other High-Tech Cruise Innovations (2025 Guide)

Inside Royal Caribbean’s “Magic Carpet” and Other High-Tech Onboard Innovations The cruise industry has evolved from shuffleboard and deck chairs to robotic bartenders, cantilevered lounges and AI-optimized mega-ships. No company illustrates that leap better than Royal Caribbean Group—parent to Royal Caribbean International, Celebrity Cruises and Silversea. Across its brands the group has spent the past …

How MSC’s Hydrogen Fuel Cell Pilot Projects Are Shaping the Future of Cruising

1 | Why hydrogen matters for the cruise sector Commercial shipping generates ~3 % of global CO₂, with cruise vessels drawing extra scrutiny because their “hotel loads” (HVAC, lighting, kitchens, pools, entertainment) run 24 ⁄ 7—even when main engines are off in port. Hydrogen fuel cells convert hydrogen and oxygen to electricity in an electro-chemical …