Serenade of the Seas to sail from San Juan for Eighth Consecutive Season 
 

London, 4 May, 2010 – Royal Caribbean International has announced the cruise line’s 2011-12 Southern Caribbean deployment and Mariner of the Seas’ South America circumnavigation cruises.

Serenade of the Seas will sail its eighth consecutive season in the Southern Caribbean from San Juan, Puerto Rico, where Adventure of the Seas also will return for winter 2011-12. Guests also can choose from two sailings in January 2011 aboard Mariner of the Seas, which combined, circumnavigate the South American continent. Alternatively, Royal Caribbean International’s Machu Picchu Adventure Cruisetour combines a sailing aboard Mariner of the Seas with a five-night escorted land tour itinerary.
 

In total, the three ships will offer 73 sailings on 19 distinct itineraries that include 25 unique ports of call. Bookings for these 2011-12 sailings are now open.
 

“These cruises and the South America cruisetour land package offer guests a memorable family holiday,” said Betsy O’Rourke, senior vice president of Marketing, Royal Caribbean International. “Adventure of the Seas, Mariner of the Seas and Serenade of the Seas offer exclusive onboard amenities and entertainment options for every member of the family.”
 

Adventurers can choose the 16 January 2011 sailing aboard Mariner of the Seas followed by the five-night land tour itinerary from Valparaiso, Chile, to cultural centres and the major Incan archeological sites of Chile and Peru. The highlight of the land tour features a full day to explore Machu Picchu. Guests also can choose the pre-cruise land tour itinerary, followed by a grand South America odyssey to Brazil aboard Mariner of the Seas, sailing 1 February 2011. All Royal Caribbean cruisetours are escorted by a Tour Director who specialises in the region and includes guests’ transportation, hotel accommodations, certain activities and some meals.
 

In Peru Mariner of the Seas’ guests can rediscover the mysterious Lost City of the Incas on “Cuzco & Machu Picchu Adventure.” In Ushuaia, Argentina, guests can cruise Lapataia Bay and the Beagle Channel in the Tierra del Fuego National Park by catamaran to view a colony of Magellanic penguins on "Penguin Rookery Navigation." On one of the two days in Montevideo, Uruguay, guests can choose a visit to a Uruguayan gaucho ranch and enjoy a barbeque lunch on "Day at the Estancia."
 

Guests have a variety of exciting Royal Caribbean International shore excursion options to enhance their Southern Caribbean cruise, such as relaxing like a Rockefeller on the 150-acre, eco-friendly Carambola Resort at St. Croix on “Carambola Beach Break,” or enjoying Aruba's countryside from a four-seat SUV as guests make their way to De Palm Island for lunch, swimming and snorkeling on "Jeep Off-Road Adventure." To get the blood pumping, guests can take on "Antigua Canopy & Challenge," a unique eco-tour with 21 unforgettable journey-elements through the island’s lush rainforest.
 

Serenade of the Seas will offer a third consecutive year of seven-night roundtrip cruises to the Southern Caribbean from San Juan, beginning in April 2011. Serenade of the Seas will depart weekly on Sundays in the summer 2011 season and on Saturdays during the winter season. The two alternating summer itineraries will offer guests no repeating ports when booking two consecutive sailings, whereas the two alternating winter itineraries have St. Kitts in common. Travellers also have the choice of a one-time eight-night and a six-night itinerary that will sail on 7 May and 13 November 2011.
 

Adventure of the Seas will begin its winter 2011-12 season in November, alternating two distinct seven-night itineraries that also will offer guests, booked on two consecutive sailings, no repeat calls at any port for a more comprehensive Southern Caribbean adventure. Two special holiday itineraries, an eight-night and a seven-night cruise, departing on 18 December and 26 December 2011 will feature onboard holiday celebrations and a shipwide New Year’s countdown party. Guests also can choose a one-time, six-night Southern Caribbean itinerary, sailing on 2 January 2012.
 

For its part, Mariner of the Seas will depart Los Angeles on 16 January 2011 on a 16-night repositioning itinerary to Valparaiso, Chile, followed by a 14-night itinerary to Sao Paulo (Santos), Brazil, via Cape Horn and the southern tip of South America. The 14-night sailing features an overnight in the embarkation port of Valparaiso and then at Montevideo, Uruguay, before arriving in Santos, Brazil on 15 February.
 

Guests on all three ships will enjoy Broadway entertainment by Royal Caribbean International Productions, complimentary and award-winning Adventure Ocean kids and teen-only programmes, an extensive menu of rejuvenating spa treatments to choose from in the Day Spa, and spectacular views from the top of Royal Caribbean’s iconic rock-climbing wall. Voyager-class Adventure of the Seas and Mariner of the Seas offer guests exclusive activities such as an ice-skating rink, inline-skating track, nine-hole mini-golf course, and the Royal Promenade, an interior boulevard flanked by boutiques, restaurants and lounges, where street dance parties and magical parades occur. Radiance-class Serenade of the Seas features a nine-deck atrium with a glass wall and glass elevators for unobstructed views of the sea.
 

Royal Caribbean International is a global cruise brand with 21 ships currently in service and one under construction. The line also offers unique cruise tour land packages in Alaska, Dubai, Europe, and Australia and New Zealand. For additional information or to make reservations, call your travel agent, visit www.royalcaribbean.co.uk or call 0844 493 2061. Travel professionals should go to www.cruisingpower.co.uk.
 

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Cruise Line to Offer Short Cruises aboard Freedom-class Ship for the First Time. Royal Caribbean International has unveiled its 2011-12 Caribbean deployment featuring Liberty of the Seas as the first Freedom-class ship to offer short itineraries from Port Everglades in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, and Jewel of the Seas debuting in November 2011 at its new seasonal homeport of Tampa.

Allure of the Seas, Oasis of the Seas and Freedom of the Seas will continue seven-night Eastern and Western Caribbean voyages while Monarch of the Seas and Majesty of the Seas will sail year-round short Bahamas getaways. In total, the seven ships will offer 439 sailings that call at 18 Caribbean ports on 55 itineraries. Bookings for these 2011-2012 Caribbean cruises are now open.

To ensure their guests won’t miss a minute of the action while on holiday, Azamara Club Cruises, Celebrity Cruises, and Royal Caribbean International have obtained rights to air all games of the 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa while at sea in international waters on every ship across the three fleets.

Guests sailing with any of the three cruise lines any time during the entire competition – taking place from 11 June to 11 July 2010 – will be able to watch games in the comfort of their staterooms and in designated onboard lounges.* 

Football fans can combine a memorable Azamara Club Cruises, Celebrity Cruises, and Royal Caribbean International holiday and still cheer on their team in special onboard programmes that include themed activities, food and beverages. On some ships, guests can also participate in onboard tournaments, workshops and other special 2010 FIFA World Cup-themed activities.

*Games featured for public viewing will vary by ship itinerary, time zone and demographics.

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About Royal Caribbean:

Royal Caribbean International is a global cruise brand with 21 ships currently in service and one under construction. The line also offers unique cruise tour land packages in Alaska, Canada, Dubai, Europe, and Australia and New Zealand. 

For additional information or to make reservations, call your travel agent, visit www.royalcaribbean.co.uk or call 0844 493 2061. 

About Celebrity Cruises:

Celebrity Cruises offers comfortably sophisticated, upscale cruise experiences with highly personalised service, exceptional dining, and extraordinary attention to detail. Celebrity Cruises sails in Alaska, Australia/New Zealand, California, Canada/New England, the Caribbean, Europe, Galapagos Islands, Hawaii, the Pacific Coast, Panama Canal and South America. The line also offers unique cruisetour holidays in Alaska, Australia, Canada, Europe and South America. Celebrity Cruises' current fleet will be joined by Celebrity Equinox in 2009, Celebrity Eclipse in 2010, a fourth Solstice-class ship in 2011 and a fifth in 2012.

For more information see www.celebritycruises.co.uk, call 0845 456 0523 or talk to a travel agent. 

About Azamara Club Cruises:

Azamara Club Cruises is a destination-immersive cruise line for upmarket travelers who want to not only see the places and cultures they visit, but to live them. Azamara's two intimate, 694-guest ships, Azamara Journey and Azamara Quest, with a combination of 353 suites and staterooms, offer a boutique European hotel ambience with extraordinary service, fine cuisine and wines from around the world, and wellness and vigor programs, all while sailing to a host of destinations larger ships can't reach. Azamara Club Cruises sails in Europe, Asia, the Panama Canal, Transatlantic, and the less-traveled islands of the Caribbean, with more overnight and late-night stays in every region.

For more information visit www.azamaracruises.co.uk, call Azamara Club Cruises on 0845 456 0523, or talk to your travel agent.

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MIAMI, 30 March 2010 – Royal Caribbean International has today announced the expansion of Allure of the Seas’ inaugural season with a special four-night cruise, departing Port Everglades on 1 December 2010.

The itinerary will feature two days at sea and a call at Labadee, Royal Caribbean International’s private beach destination on the northern coast of Haiti. The new itinerary will be on sale from 31st March 2010.
 
Guests booked on the 5 December 2010 inaugural seven-night voyage have until 30 April 2010, to choose if they wish to be re-accommodated in the same class of stateroom on the additional cruise. Any price difference will be adjusted on their booking. Additionally, these guests will receive $100 onboard credit per stateroom when adding the new four-night cruise to their existing 5 December booking for an 11-night Western Caribbean sailing.
 
Royal Caribbean International’s Allure of the Seas shares the title of the world’s largest and most revolutionary cruise ship with sister-ship Oasis of the Seas. An architectural marvel at sea, she will span 16 decks, encompass 225,282 gross registered tons, carry 5,400 guests at double occupancy, and feature 2,700 staterooms.
 
Allure of the Seas will feature Royal Caribbean International’s neighbourhood concept of seven distinct themed areas, which will include Central Park, Boardwalk, the Royal Promenade, the Pool and Sports Zone, Vitality at Sea Spa and Fitness Center, Entertainment Place and Youth Zone. The ship will alternate a Western Caribbean itineary with an Eastern Caribbean seven-night itinerary from her home port of Port Everglades in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Additional information is available at www.AllureoftheSeas.com.
 
 Royal Caribbean International is a global cruise brand with 21 ships currently in service and one under construction. The line also offers unique cruise tour land packages in Alaska, Canada, Dubai, Europe, and Australia and New Zealand.

Cruise Line to Offer Widest Selection of Europe Cruises and Cruisetours

LONDON – 17 March 2009 – A phenomenal ten ships from the Royal Caribbean International’s fleet will sail in Europe during 2011 making this the cruise line’s biggest ever European deployment sailing the Baltic and Mediterranean waters.

The 2011 European deployment will be an increase from eight ships in 2010 and offer over 100 unique itineraries, ranging from three to 18 nights and visiting 27 countries and 78 ports. Two ships, Liberty of the Seas and Grandeur of the Seas, will sail their maiden European seasons from Barcelona and Palma de Mallorca, Spain, respectively. Independence of the Seas will continue its year-round service from Southampton and, together with sister ship Liberty of the Seas, brings for the first time to European waters, two Freedom-class ships.

To coincide with the new 2011 deployment schedule, Royal Caribbean International have featured popular Spanish/Italian Mediterranean and Canary Island breaks throughout the new Europe and Mediterranean brochure. The new brochure, packed with cruise options for summer 2011, also highlights a number of exciting cruises all-year-round from Southampton for Independence of the Seas.  Most 2011 Royal Caribbean International Europe cruises and cruisetours are now open for sale.

The brochure is broken up into sections dedicated to different holiday choices such as short breaks, traditional 14-night main summer holidays, Northern Europe and winter sun. Agents will also find pages of short cruise options designed for first time cruisers to sample an at-sea holiday option. Plus, agents can pass on early booking savings of up to £500 per stateroom to their clients for cruises booked before 30 June 2010.

Mark Walter, head of field sales, Royal Caribbean International, explained:

“Our European line-up for 2011 is offering the greatest itinerary variety in the region, and our ships are second to none with both Independence of the Seas and Liberty of the Seas being the most innovative ships in the Mediterranean.  With new ships in the region home porting for the first time in popular traditional holiday destinations such as Malaga and Palma de Mallorca, we are confident that our mix of itineraries and onboard experiences will appeal to every type of holidaymaker.  Our 2011 brochure is packed with cruise options ensuring that Royal Caribbean International remains the favourite mainstream cruise line of travel agents”.

Highlights include:

·         Continuation of Independence of the Seas sailing all year round from Southampton as well as offering short cruises to Le Havre (Paris) and Cork, as well as 14-night Italian Mediterranean and Mediterranean Treasures options, 11-night Spain and Canary Island cruises and the Ultimate Mediterranean cruises for 18-nights. Prices from £299 per person for a three-night short cruise including an overnight stay in Le Havre (Paris)

·         Confirmation of Liberty of the Seas sailing for the first time in Europe from Barcelona offering a number of short fly/cruise to the Western Mediterranean and two short itineraries to the Italian Riviera, as well as 7-night Western Mediterranean cruises from £1,089 per person.

·         New for 2011 sees Grandeur of the Seas undertaking consecutive 7-night fly/cruise to the Italian Mediterranean and Spanish Mediterranean and home porting for the first time from Palma de Mallorca, Spain from £949 per person.

·         Adventure of the Seas offering short Mediterranean cruises based from Malaga (Spain) for the second season. Cruises start at £689 per person for 5-night French Riviera fly/cruise as well as 7-night Western Mediterranean fly/cruise which visits for the first time, Valencia (Spain) from £949 per person.

·         Continuing its popular itinerary, Brilliance of the Seas will return to weekly 8-night fly/cruise Arabian Adventure cruises from Dubai around the Arabian Peninsula from £1,189 per person.  As well as 13-night Dubai and India fly/cruise featuring Goa and Bombay for £1,779 per person.

·         7-night Eastern Mediterranean, Greek Islands and Turkey from Navigator of the Seas, Voyager of the Seas and Brilliance of the Seas. A seven-night Greek Isles and Turkey fly/cruise starts from £1,159 per person onboard Voyager of the Seas

·         12-night Egypt and Eastern Mediterranean winter sun options onboard Brilliance of the Seas featuring an overnight in Alexandria (Egypt), as well as Sicily, Greece and Malta. Prices start from £1,089 per person for a fly/cruise with cruise departing Barcelona

·         Onboard Vision of the Seas discover St Petersburg & the Baltics with a 7-night fly/cruise for £929 per person, or two short 5-night fly/cruises to the Norwegian Fjords or Amsterdam and Bruges

·         Scandinavia and Russia cruises including overnight in St Petersburg from Harwich onboard Jewel of the Seas. Prices for a 12-night fly/cruise itinerary start from £1,619 per person.

Royal Caribbean International 2010 Europe and the Mediterranean cruises go on sale on this week.  An early booking saving of £250 per person (£500 per stateroom) for selected 18-night cruises, £200 per person (£400 per stateroom) on selected seven and 14-night cruises, and £100 per person (£200 per stateroom) on selected sailings of seven – 12 night cruises is available on cruises booked before 30 June 2010.

Royal Caribbean International is a global cruise brand with 21 ships currently in service and one under construction. The line also offers unique cruise tour land packages in Alaska, Canada, Dubai, Europe, and Australia and New Zealand.

Royal Caribbean International has announced it will homeport two ships in Sydney from October 2011: Rhapsody of the Seas, currently in its third Australian summer season, will be joined by Radiance of the Seas offering cruises in Australia, New Zealand and the South Pacific from October to April. 

The announcement comes just 14 months after the Miami-headquartered company opened its Sydney office. Gavin Smith, managing director, Royal Caribbean Cruises Australia said, “The move is a demonstration of the strength of the local cruise market, and is in response to demand from American, European and Asian visitors to experience Australia onboard our cruise ships. The move will double the number of tourists the company brings to Australia each year to more than 30,000.”

MIAMI, 16 February 2010 – Royal Caribbean International has announced Daily Reservations, an online reservation system for guests enrolled in the My Time Dining programme.

By using Daily Reservations, My Time Dining guests can make nightly reservations in the main dining room for themselves, and include other guests at their table. Guests can access, request and review their Daily Reservations in advance of their sailing through the Pre-Cruise Planner or Cruise Enhancements section of RoyalCaribbean.com.

Daily Reservations is currently available for Royal Caribbean International Oasis of the Seas sailings and will be deployed fleetwide in spring 2010.

More information can be found at www.RoyalCaribbean.com/MyTimeDining.

“Daily Reservations offers guests greater convenience when it comes to enjoying all of Royal Caribbean International’s dining options. My Time Dining guests should take advantage of Daily Reservations to give them complete flexibility as they plan their evenings, particularly for the first few nights onboard,” said Lisa Bauer, senior vice president of Hotel Operations, Royal Caribbean International.

Dinner reservations can be requested for a table for two or a larger table accommodating up to 10 people. Guests can request reservations for the same time with the same people nightly or a different time every evening with different companions. If a particular time is unavailable, Daily Reservations will suggest an alternative time that is closest to the request. Guests will then be able to review their daily dinner reservation details in an easy-to-navigate calendar view, as well as request changes for their dinner reservations through RoyalCaribbean.com.

My Time Dining provides guests with the flexibility to enjoy dinner in the main dining room whenever they wish during dining hours. Guests choosing My Time Dining will not have a pre-assigned table, but will be seated in the ship’s main dining room and order from the same menu. My Time Dining guests can make daily reservations for specific seating times. To ensure a smooth and undisrupted experience, no additional guests will be seated at a table once dinner service has begun. Guests choosing My Time Dining must prepay gratuities and enroll in advance through www.RoyalCaribbean.com, their travel agent, or Royal Caribbean International’s reservations department.

Oasis of the Seas guests can also make reservations in four of Oasis of the Seas specialty restaurants, including Royal Caribbean International’s signature Chops Grille steakhouse, 150 Central Park, Solarium Bistro and the Italian family-style dining in Giovanni’s Table.

Royal Caribbean International is a global cruise brand with 21 ships currently in service and one under construction. The line also offers unique cruise tour land packages in Alaska, Canada, Dubai, Europe, and Australia and New Zealand. For additional information or to make reservations, call your travel agent, visit www.royalcaribbean.co.uk or call 0844 493 2061. Travel professionals should go to www.cruisingpower.co.uk.

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Madrid, 15 February 2010. Royal Caribbean International has announced the deployment of Royal Caribbean International’s Liberty of the Seas to Barcelona next year.  Liberty of the Seas will be the world’s largest and most innovative cruise ship to be based in the Mediterranean Sea in 2011.

The cruise ship sector in Spain continues to grow at an annual rate of between eight and 10 percent with huge investment in the destination by cruise ship operators a major influencing factor. The Royal Caribbean International Spanish office predicts a 60 percent growth in guest volume in 2010 from Spain, compared with a growth of 30 percent in 2009.

Belén Wangüemert, Managing Director of Royal Caribbean Cruises Espana commented: “We are proud to continue our commitment to the Spanish market, as well as bringing in new ships, we have also significantly increased our staff in Spain so that we can achieve a growth of 60 percent, allowing us to offer almost 100,000 berths. The arrival of Liberty of the Seas in 2011 will consolidate our position as one of the top brands in the market.”

Royal Caribbean International’s Liberty of the Seas was launched in May 2007 and is one of Royal Caribbean International’s Freedom-class cruise ships. The Freedom-class ships were the world’s largest until Royal Caribbean International launched Oasis of the Seas in November 2009. Liberty of the Seas has a capacity of 3,634 guests, double occupancy, and 1,365 crewmembers. Onboard guests can choose from the FlowRider (the first wave pool for surfing onboard a ship), a rock-climbing wall and ice-skating rink, to a full service spa and the Casino Royal.

Itineraries for the seven-night cruise will be announced in March 2010 when bookings are opened to the public.

Royal Caribbean International is a global cruise brand with 21 ships currently in service and one under construction. The line also offers unique cruise tour land packages in Alaska, Canada, Dubai, Europe, and Australia and New Zealand.

Royal Caribbean International’s Liberty of the Seas will move to Barcelona in 2011, joining two other large cruise ships sailing from the Spanish port city that year.

NCL's 4,200-passenger Norwegian Epic and the 3,690-passenger Carnival Magic also are scheduled to spend summer 2011 in Barcelona. The Epic will make its debut this summer, and the Magic is scheduled to enter service in 2011.

The 3,600-passenger Liberty has been based in Miami since its debut in 2007. Royal Caribbean said the Barcelona move demonstrates its commitment to the Spanish market.

"In such a pessimistic economic environment, we are proud to continue our commitment to the Spanish market and to keep investing in it," Belén Wangüemert, managing director of Royal Caribbean’s Spanish division, said in a statement.

Royal Caribbean said the Spanish cruise sector has grown 8-10% annually, despite a fall in general tourism there. The line predicts 60% growth in passenger volume from Spain in 2010, compared with 30% growth in 2009.

The Liberty will be the second Freedom-class vessel to be based in Europe. Its sister ship, the Independence of the Seas, will homeport year-round in Southampton, England, beginning in late April.

In March, Royal Caribbean said it will reveal the Liberty's itineraries from Barcelona as well as how long the ship will be based there. The ship is scheduled to sail from Miami though March 2011.

London, February 8, 2010 – Royal Caribbean International has announced that the first revenue sailing for Allure of the Seas’ inaugural season will take place one week earlier than originally planned.

The ship’s first voyage on sale to the general public will be a seven-night Western Caribbean itinerary, sailing on 5 December 2010. Allure of the Seas’ new cruise for the inaugural season is now open for booking.
 
Guests booked on the original inaugural season sail date – 12 December, 2010 will be contacted by their travel agent or a Royal Caribbean International representative and given the opportunity to move their cruise holiday to the new sail date. Booked guests who wish to take the 5 December sailing will be re-accommodated in the same stateroom and category, and the cruise price will be the lower of either the price paid or current prices. Guests booked on the 12 December 2010 sailing will have until the end of February 2010 to opt to change their cruise to 5 December sailing and ensure they keep the same stateroom.

Prices for the first seven-night Western Caribbean cruise only onboard Royal Caribbean International’s Allure of the Seas start from £774 per person (based on two people sharing an inside cabin). Price is based on 5 December 2010 departure.
 
Royal Caribbean International’s Allure of the Seas shares the title of the world’s largest and most revolutionary cruise ship with sister-ship Oasis of the Seas. An architectural marvel at sea, the ship will span 16 decks, encompass 225,282 gross registered tons, carry 5,400 guests at double occupancy and feature 2,700 staterooms. 
 
Allure of the Seas will feature Royal Caribbean International’s exclusive neighborhood concept of seven distinct themed areas, which will include Central Park, Boardwalk, the Royal Promenade, the Pool and Sports Zone, Vitality at Sea Spa and Fitness Center, Entertainment Place and Youth Zone. The ship will alternate between seven-night Western Caribbean and Eastern Caribbean itineraries from its home port of Port Everglades in Fort Lauderdale (Florida). Additional information is available at www.AllureoftheSeas.com.
 
Royal Caribbean International is a global cruise brand with 21 ships currently in service and one under construction. The line also offers unique cruise tour land packages in Alaska, Canada, Dubai, Europe, and Australia and New Zealand. For additional information or to make reservations, call your ACE travel agent.

Royal Caribbean International has announced that the first revenue sailing for Allure of the Seas’ inaugural season will take place one week earlier than originally planned.

The ship’s first voyage on sale to the general public will be a seven-night Western Caribbean itinerary, sailing on 5 December 2010. Allure of the Seas’ new cruise for the inaugural season is now open for booking.

Guests booked on the original inaugural season sail date – 12 December, 2010 will be contacted by their travel agent or a Royal Caribbean International representative and given the opportunity to move their cruise holiday to the new sail date. Booked guests who wish to take the 5 December sailing will be re-accommodated in the same stateroom and category, and the cruise price will be the lower of either the price paid or current prices. Guests booked on the 12 December 2010 sailing will have until the end of February 2010 to opt to change their cruise to 5 December sailing and ensure they keep the same stateroom.

Prices for the first seven-night Western Caribbean cruise only onboard Royal Caribbean International’s Allure of the Seas start from £774 per person (based on two people sharing an inside cabin). Price is based on 5 December 2010 departure.

Royal Caribbean International’s Allure of the Seas shares the title of the world’s largest and most revolutionary cruise ship with sister-ship Oasis of the Seas. An architectural marvel at sea, the ship will span 16 decks, encompass 225,282 gross registered tons, carry 5,400 guests at double occupancy and feature 2,700 staterooms.

Allure of the Seas will feature Royal Caribbean International’s exclusive neighborhood concept of seven distinct themed areas, which will include Central Park, Boardwalk, the Royal Promenade, the Pool and Sports Zone, Vitality at Sea Spa and Fitness Center, Entertainment Place and Youth Zone. The ship will alternate between seven-night Western Caribbean and Eastern Caribbean itineraries from its home port of Port Everglades in Fort Lauderdale (Florida). Additional information is available at www.AllureoftheSeas.com.

Royal Caribbean International is a global cruise brand with 21 ships currently in service and one under construction. The line also offers unique cruise tour land packages in Alaska, Canada, Dubai, Europe, and Australia and New Zealand. For additional information or to make reservations, call your travel agent, visit www.royalcaribbean.co.uk or call 0844 493 2061. Travel professionals should go to www.cruisingpower.co.uk.

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MIAMI, Dec 21, 2009 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX/ -- Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. (NYSE: RCL; Oslo) today announced it has arranged commitments for unsecured financing in the amount of up to USD 1,130,000,000 or 80 percent of the contract price of Royal Caribbean International's Allure of the Seas.

The facility will be 95 percent guaranteed by Finnvera, the official export credit agency of Finland, and amortizes over 12 years. BNP Paribas, Citi, Nordea Bank and SEB have each committed to provide 25 percent of the financing and each has a seven year put option. The company has an option of a floating or fixed rate of interest. The commitments are subject only to customary closing conditions.

Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. is a global cruise vacation company that operates Royal Caribbean International, Celebrity Cruises, Pullmantur, Azamara Cruises and CDF Croisieres de France. The company has a combined total of 39 ships in service and four under construction. It also offers unique land-tour vacations in Alaska, Asia, Australia, Canada, Europe, Latin America and New Zealand. Additional information can be found on www.royalcaribbean.com, www.celebrity.com, www.pullmantur.es, www.azamaraclubcruises.com or www.rclinvestor.com.

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Seven Celebrity Godmothers Inaugurate the World’s Largest and Most Revolutionary Cruise Ship

Miami - Royal Caribbean International officially named its newest cruise ship, Oasis of the Seas, on Monday 30 November, during an elaborate maritime celebration designed especially for the world’s largest and most revolutionary cruise ship. Putting a new twist on one of maritime’s longest standing traditions, the global cruise line was honoured to have not one, but seven celebrity godmothers – Gloria Estefan, Daisy Fuentes, Shawn Johnson, Keshia Knight Pulliam, Michelle Kwan, Jane Seymour and Dara Torres – preside over the festivities. The celebration took place throughout the seven signature neighbourhood’s onboard Oasis of the Seas, culminating with the traditional Champagne bottle breaking ceremony followed by a fireworks display in the AquaTheater, the ship’s dazzling oceanfront theatre.

Video and high res images of the event are available on the ship’s dedicated website www.oasisoftheseas.com
 

MIAMI, 24 November, 2009 – Global cruise line Royal Caribbean International has reached yet another milestone in the company’s history with the “floating out” of Allure of the Seas.  The next Oasis-class ship, Allure of the Seas was moved from dry dock to wet dock on Friday at the STX Europe shipyard in Turku, Finland, signaling that the second of the world’s largest and most revolutionary cruise ship is nearing completion and will soon be ready to welcome its own guests onboard.

Adam Goldstein, president and CEO of Royal Caribbean International said:“This is simply a thrilling time for Royal Caribbean.  Oasis of the Seas has been welcoming her first guests these past few days, and to think that Allure of the Seas will follow suit in just one short year is just extraordinary.” 

When the ship launches in December 2010, Allure of the Seas will offer the many features and amenities currently being introduced by Oasis of the Sea and will share the accolade of ‘world’s largest and most revolutionary cruise ship’.  From seven themed neighbourhoods – Central Park, Boardwalk, the Royal Promenade, Pool & Sports Zone, Vitality at Sea Spa and Fitness Center, Entertainment Place and Youth Zone – to unparalleled dining, shopping and entertainment, Allure of the Seas will continue to deliver the outstanding experience Royal Caribbean International is known for.

Royal Caribbean International is a global cruise brand with 21 ships currently in service and one under construction.  The line also offers unique cruise tour land packages in Alaska, Canada, Dubai, Europe, and Australia and New Zealand.  For additional information or to make reservations including advance bookings for Allure of the Seas' inaugural season, guests should call their ACE travel agent. Travel professionals should go to www.CruisingPower.co.uk.

These are the first interior photographs of the world’s largest cruise ship, Oasis of the Seas, which will be named by seven godmothers on Monday 30 November.

Photos: Simon Brooke-Webb