Travel | cruise lines Latest Cruise Ship Drama: Fire Onboard Everyone safe on Royal Caribbean ship By Evann Gastaldo Posted May 27, 2013 1:18 PM CDT Copied The Royal Caribbean cruise ship Allure of the Seas is seen as it pulls into Port Everglades in Ft. Lauderdale, Fla., Thursday, Nov. 11, 2010. (AP Photo/Miami Herald, Patrick Farrell) Another day, another example of why you should probably opt for a land-based vacation: A fire broke out aboard a Royal Caribbean cruise ship this morning, the AP reports. The good news: It was quickly extinguished and all passengers and crew members are safe. The Grandeur of the Seas left Baltimore Friday for a 7-night cruise to the Bahamas. It was headed toward CocoCay but was re-routed to Freeport for further evaluation, where guests in affected staterooms will be put up in hotels, USA Today reports. Read These Next Beyonce leaves national anthem unfinished. A space capsule carrying ashes of 160 people crashed in the ocean. The death toll in the Texas floods has risen to 27, including 9 kids. Desperate search for missing campers continues in Texas. Report an error