Royal Caribbean to Base 13 Ships in Caribbean in 2012-13

Royal Caribbean to Base 13 Ships in Caribbean in 2012-13

Royal Caribbean International will offer Caribbean cruises on 13 ships for the 2012-13 winter season. Continuing year-round Caribbean and Bahamas cruises are Oasis of the Seas, Allure of the Seas, Freedom of the Seas, Explorer of the Seas, Enchantment of the Seas, Monarch of the Seas and Majesty of the Seas. Six additional ships -- Adventure of the Seas, Brilliance of the Seas, Jewel of the Seas, Liberty of the Seas, Mariner of the Seas and Navigator of the Seas -- will operate four- to 12-night Caribbean itineraries from four domestic U.S. ports.

The 2012-13 cruises are open for booking on Adventure of the Seas, Mariner of the Seas, Navigator of the Seas, Brilliance of the Seas, Enchantment of the Seas and Explorer of the Seas. Bookings will open throughout next week for Oasis of the Seas, Allure of the Seas, Freedom of the Seas, Liberty of the Seas, Jewel of the Seas, Majesty of the Seas and Monarch of the Seas.

In 2012, Oasis, Allure and Freedom of the Seas will continue to alternate seven-night Eastern and Western Caribbean itineraries. Every weekend, Oasis and Allure of the Seas sail from Port Everglades in Fort Lauderdale while Freedom of the Seas sails from Port Canaveral.

Throughout winter 2012-13, Brilliance of the Seas will take over for Serenade of the Seas and join Adventure of the Seas on roundtrip, seven-night Southern Caribbean cruises from San Juan.

Explorer and Enchantment of the Seas continue their year-round departures from Cape Liberty in Bayonne, N.J., and Baltimore, respectively, to the Caribbean. Explorer offers seven-night Bahamas and nine- to 11-night Eastern and Southern Caribbean itineraries. In mid-April 2013, it will offer five- and six-night Bermuda and nine-night Bermuda and Caribbean itineraries. Enchantment of the Seas will sail seven-night Bahamas, nine-night Eastern Caribbean and 12-night Southern Caribbean itineraries throughout the season.

Sailing seven-night Western Caribbean itineraries, Navigator of the Seas will replace Voyager of the Seas as a new seasonal product from New Orleans, while Mariner of the Seas will sail roundtrip from Galveston again. Jewel of the Seas will continue four- and five-night cruises from Tampa, where the new five-night itinerary will alternate calls at Cozumel and Grand Cayman or Cozumel and Key West.

Liberty of the Seas also will offer four- and five-night Western Caribbean itineraries from Port Everglades. Additionally, Monarch and Majesty of the Seas continue to sail three- and four-night Bahamas getaways from Port Canaveral and Miami, respectively, to Nassau and CocoCay, Royal Caribbean’s private island in the Bahamas.