Royal Caribbean will sell their interest in Island Cruises to their partner in the venture, First Choice Holidays.
One of the two ships, Island Star, which Island charters from RCCL will be returned to RCCL in April 2009 and redeployed to RCCL's Pullmantur brand.
From later statements by TUI, First Choice's parent, the Island Cruises brand apparently will next year be folded into Thomson Cruises, another of TUI's holdings.
The complete story appeared in the October 6 (2008) edition of Cruise News Daily.