cruisinlife Posted July 1, 2018 #1 Share Posted July 1, 2018 I know that Royal Caribbean flies the Bahamian Flag because that's where their ships are registered, I also know that when they are in port they fly the country flag of whatever port they are in. My question is: Whenever Royal Caribbean ships are in a U.S. port, do they fly the U.S. Flag, the State Flag of that port or both ? Thank You in advance for your responses. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FLACRUISER99 Posted July 1, 2018 #2 Share Posted July 1, 2018 I know that Royal Caribbean flies the Bahamian Flag because that's where their ships are registered, I also know that when they are in port they fly the country flag of whatever port they are in. My question is: Whenever Royal Caribbean ships are in a U.S. port, do they fly the U.S. Flag, the State Flag of that port or both ? Thank You in advance for your responses. Both Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FLACRUISER99 Posted July 1, 2018 #3 Share Posted July 1, 2018 BothUS flag from the mast, Bahamas flag at the stern. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chengkp75 Posted July 1, 2018 #4 Share Posted July 1, 2018 The only vessels that I've ever seen that fly a state flag are Texas tugs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goodtime Cruizin Posted July 1, 2018 #5 Share Posted July 1, 2018 On the first day/night when leaving Galveston, they hang a very large Texas flag in the promenade. Me? I hang a small garden style University of Oklahoma flag from our balcony w/ suction cups. ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aquahound Posted July 1, 2018 #6 Share Posted July 1, 2018 The only vessels that I've ever seen that fly a state flag are Texas tugs. I've seen cruise ships fly the Conch Republic flag when in Key West. I know Majesty of the Seas used to do....don't know if they still do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EatonDoolittle Posted July 1, 2018 #7 Share Posted July 1, 2018 I've seen cruise ships fly the Conch Republic flag when in Key West. I know Majesty of the Seas used to do....don't know if they still do. When we stopped at Key West on the way to Havana last year on the Empress, I noticed the rainbow flag flying at sailaway. Got a kick out of it, but did not get a pic. Nice of them to honor one of Key West's main demographics. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RSLeesburg Posted July 1, 2018 #8 Share Posted July 1, 2018 Years ago I remember Grandeur flew the Maryland flag, and when we were just in Ketchikan I noticed that the NCL Jewel was flying the Alaska state flag - Radiance had a rainbow flag too. Sent from my iPhone using Forums Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillB48 Posted July 2, 2018 #9 Share Posted July 2, 2018 This topic sent me through my pictures looking since I have seen ships flying the particular US state flag along with the US flag on numerous occasions. Could not find any, so went out to Port Canaveral today and found NCL's Gem flying Florida's flag along with the US flag. I assume there is no standard protocol for displaying, but think it is a nice gesture. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare John&LaLa Posted July 2, 2018 #10 Share Posted July 2, 2018 I've seen cruise ships fly the Conch Republic flag when in Key West. I know Majesty of the Seas used to do....don't know if they still do.Oasis flys a Rainbow flag as well. Liberty had a much smaller one. Sent from my SM-G965U using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRF Posted July 3, 2018 #11 Share Posted July 3, 2018 The convention is flag of registry from the stern. Flag of the country once in that country's waters from the mast. State flag would be optional. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NavyCruiser Posted July 4, 2018 #12 Share Posted July 4, 2018 On the first day/night when leaving Galveston, they hang a very large Texas flag in the promenade. The Texas flag is the National Flag... :cool: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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