FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — As if you needed another reason to order drinks on a cruise, soon you’ll be able to buy a cocktail made by a robot bartender aboard Royal Caribbean’s Wonder of the Seas. And ...

Rarely have so many of my favorite words cohabited in the same sentence. But that was the recommendation I got upon boarding Royal Caribbean’s so-awesome-it’s-ridiculous ship, Quantum of the Seas. The ...

A bartender called N1-C fixed my drink, but he couldn’t listen to my woes. That’s because N1-C is a robot. He and his pal, B1-O, man a Bionic Bar — the only such bar anywhere in the world — and it’s ...

Automation has been in a slow burn of permeating every industry and occupation on the planet. From automobiles to customer service, computers and machines have become commonplace as the backbone of ...

“Welcome aboard! You must go to the bar with the robot bartenders!” Rarely have so many of my favorite words cohabited in the same sentence. But that was the recommendation I got upon boarding Royal ...

ABOARD QUANTUM OF THE SEAS - I am the cruise industry's biggest problem: the avid traveler who is reluctant to sail. I've been lucky enough to have hiked glaciers in Iceland, visited ancient ruins in ...

Assuming you weren't traveling on the Carnival Ecstasy or Crown Princess, your last cruise ship probably had flushing toilets and 24/7 electricity, but not much else in the way of tech amenities.

Royal Caribbean International took delivery today of the newest addition to the cruise line’s fleet, Quantum of the Seas, from Meyer Werft Yard, at an official signing ceremony in Bremerhaven, Germany ...

ABOARD QUANTUM OF THE SEAS -- Finally, a robot that does something useful. Cruise giant Royal Caribbean is making waves this weekend with a new bar that boasts robot bartenders -- a cruise industry ...