Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines
Royal Caribbean cruise line offers some of the largest cruise ships at sea. Royal Caribbean cruise ships are identifiable by the "Viking Crown Lounge," a large circular structure that sits on top of the ships, and offers panoramic views while at sea and in port. Royal Caribbean cruise ship colors are predominately white with gold life boats, as in the pictures to the right. Royal Caribbean also owns
Celebrity Cruises.
Royal Caribbean International is a Norwegian-American cruise ship company. With 22 Royal Caribbean brand cruise ships in service and more on the way, Royal Caribbean is able to cruise the far reaches of the world. Popular Royal Caribbean cruise vacations include Alaska, Asia, Australia, New Zealand, Bahamas, Bermuda, Canada, New England, Europe, Hawaii, Mexico, Panama, South America, and our favorite cruise vacation destination, the Caribbean.
Royal Caribbean Caribbean Cruises
Royal Caribbean cruise lines offers Caribbean vacations which touch upon many of the Caribbean islands. Your cruise vacation itinerary determines which Caribbean island, beaches and cities you will visit on your Royal Caribbean cruise vacation. Eastern, Western and Southern Caribbean cruises are available. Royal Caribbean land activities are available and vary from port to port. The Caribbean cruise ports of departure are from where various Royal Caribbean Caribbean cruises begin.
| Caribbean Cruise Ports of Departure | ||
|---|---|---|
| Baltimore, Maryland | Cape Liberty, New Jersey | Colon, Panama |
| Fort Lauderdale, Florida | Galveston, Texas | Miami, Florida |
| Norfolk, Virginia | Port Canaveral, Florida | San Juan, Puerto Rico |
| Santo Domingo, Dom. Rep. | Tampa, Florida | |
| Caribbean Cruise Vacation Ports | ||
| Basseterre, St. Kitts | Belize City, Belize | Bridgetown, Barbados |
| Cartagena, Colombia | Casa De Campo, Dom. Rep. | Castries, St. Lucia |
| Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas | Coco Cay, Bahamas | Colon, Panama |
| Costa Maya, Mexico | Cozumel, Mexico | Fort De France, Martinique |
| George Town, Grand Cayman | Key West, Florida | Kings Wharf, Bermuda |
| Kralendijk, Bonaire | Labadee, Haiti | Margarita Island, Venezuela |
| Montego Bay, Jamaica | Nassau, Bahamas | Ocho Rios, Jamaica |
| Oranjestad, Aruba | Philipsburg, St. Maarten | Playa del Carmen, Mexico |
| Pointe A Pitre, Guadaloupe | Roatan, Honduras | Roseau, Dominica |
| Samana, Dominican Republic | San Juan, Puerto Rico | Santa Marta, Columbia |
| Santo Domingo, Dom. Rep. | St. George's, Grenada | St. John's, Antigua |
| Tortola, British Virgin Islands | Willemstad, Curacao | Yucatan (Progreso), Mexico |
On a Royal Caribbean cruise, you can climb Jamaica's Dunn's River Falls, go mountain biking in the Costa Rica rain forests, snorkel with stingrays, and go horseback riding on the beach. Other exciting Caribbean cruise activities include a dive 800 feet below sea level in a research submarine, discover a coral reef on a glass bottomed boat, and visit Labadee, one of two Royal Caribbean exclusive private Caribbean cruise destinations. Explore ancient civilizations and climb the Mayan pyramids, and more.
Royal Caribbean Cruise Line Ships
Royal Caribbean cruise ships in active service are listed in the table below. Royal Caribbean cruise ships feature a top of ship lounge called the "Viking Crown Lounge," which offers panoramic views while at sea and port. Royal Caribbean cruise lines first cruise ship was the Song of Norway which is now retired. Today's Royal Caribbean cruise ships are some of the largest passenger ships at sea, the Voyager Freedom and the future Genesis class being the largest for Royal Caribbean.
| Cruise Ship | First Cruise | Ship Class |
|---|---|---|
| Empress of the Seas | 1990 | - |
| Sovereign of the Seas | 1988 | Sovereign |
| Monarch of the Seas | 1991 | Sovereign |
| Majesty of the Seas | 1992 | Sovereign |
| Legend of the Seas | 1995 | Vision |
| Grandeur of the Seas | 1996 | Vision |
| Splendour of the Seas | 1996 | Vision |
| Enchantment of the Seas | 1997 | Vision |
| Rhapsody of the Seas | 1997 | Vision |
| Vision of the Seas | 1998 | Vision |
| Voyager of the Seas | 1999 | Voyager |
| Explorer of the Seas | 2000 | Voyager |
| Adventure of the Seas | 2001 | Voyager |
| Navigator of the Seas | 2002 | Voyager |
| Mariner of the Seas | 2003 | Voyager |
| Radiance of the Seas | 2001 | Radiance |
| Brilliance of the Seas | 2002 | Radiance |
| Serenade of the Seas | 2003 | Radiance |
| Jewel of the Seas | 2004 | Radiance |
| Freedom of the Seas | 2006 | Freedom |
| Liberty of the Seas | 2007 | Freedom |
| Independence of the Seas | 2008 | Freedom |
| Genesis Class | 2010 | Genesis |
| Genesis Class | 2011 | Genesis |
Royal Caribbean cruise ships are innovative and exciting. Rock climbing walls appear on every ship, elegant dining rooms, relaxing spas, and be treated like royalty with the Royal Caribbean signature Gold Anchor Service. Royal Caribbean Freedom class ships are among the largest cruise ships at sea. Royal Caribbean Freedom class ships have innovative onboard features like the FlowRider surf park, cantilevered whirlpools, ice skating rinks, full size boxing rings, H2O Zone water parks, and more.
Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines History
Royal Caribbean cruise line was founded in 1969 as a Norwegian shipping company. Royal Caribbean's first cruise ship, Song of Norway, was put into service in 1970. Throughout the years Royal Caribbean has produced some of the largest cruise ships at sea. In 1986 Royal Caribbean purchase a shore line property in Haiti, now called Labadee, for use as a private vacation port. A few years later Royal Caribbean also purchased Coco Cay, Bahamas, to be used as a second private vacation destination.
Royal Caribbean cruise ships are modern and large, with 11 new cruise ships put in service since the year 2000. Celebrity Cruises merged with Royal Caribbean International in 1997. Together, Celebrity and Royal Caribbean cruise lines have a combined total of 29 cruise ships at sea. Royal Caribbean also purchased Pullmantur Cruises of Spain in 2006. Azamara Cruises was recently created as a subsidiary of Celebrity Cruises in 2007, and additional new cruise line brands were recently announced to help expand cruise line travel in Europe.
Corporate Information: Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd, 1050 Caribbean Way, Miami, FL 33132.
this page last updated by fun cruise lines 1/7/08
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