Royal Caribbean Trumpets 2008-2009 Seasonal Caribbean Itineraries for Two of its Liners

Cruisers looking for a quick winter escape to the Caribbean will continue to have diverse Royal Caribbean cruise offerings during the 2008-2009 winter season.

The cruise line recently announced 42 Caribbean sailings aboard Grandeur of the Seas and Vision of the Seas, ranging from four- to 10-night Eastern, Western and Southern Caribbean voyages from Tampa or Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. Grandeur and Vision sailings are currently open for bookings.

Travelers may choose from 10-night Eastern Caribbean cruises or four- and five-night Western Caribbean roundtrip voyages starting November 10, 2009, aboard Grandeur of the Seas. Eastern Caribbean ports-of-call include San Juan, Puerto Rico; Philipsburg, St. Maarten; Basseterre, St. Kitts; St. Johns, Antigua; and Tortola, British Virgin Islands.

Travelers have two itinerary choices on the five-night Western Caribbean sailings, calling at Yucatan (Progreso) and Cozumel, Mexico; or Costa Maya, Mexico, and Belize City, Belize. The four-night voyage will include calls at Key West, Florida, and Cozumel.

At the beginning of 2009, Vision of the Seas will take guests on two fascinating seven-night itineraries to the Southern Caribbean. Sailing roundtrip from Santo Domingo, she will call at Pointe A Pitre, Guadeloupe; Fort De France, Martinique; Bridgetown, Barbados; and Castries, St. Lucia.

The alternate itinerary takes guests to ports-of-calls at Philipsburg, St. Maarten; Roseau, Dominica; Margarita Island, Venezuela; and Oranjestad, Aruba. Travelers also can choose a 14-night eastbound Panama Canal repositioning cruise, sailing on January 4, 2009, with calls at Cabo San Lucas, Acapulco, and Huatulco, Mexico; Puntarenas and Puerto Limon, Costa Rica; Cristobal Pier, Panama; and Montego Bay, Jamaica.