Royal Caribbean International today announced that Liberty of the Seas, Navigator of the Seas and Serenade of the Seas will be among the cruise line’s ships in 2013 to offer sailings throughout Europe. Calling at 30 ports, the latest deployment plan features 121 sailings on 25 itineraries. Following the already announced Independence of the Seas and Adventure of the Seas’ deployment from Southampton, Royal Caribbean International’s 2013 Europe cruise offerings will feature five of the world’s largest and most innovative cruise ships, sailing to some of Europe’s must-see destinations. Royal Caribbean International’s 2013 Europe cruises for these five ships are open for booking and additional deployments in the region will be announced later in April.

“Royal Caribbean International is the perfect choice for couples and families to experience and share all the wonders, flavours and colours of Europe,” said Dominic Paul, Vice President & Group Managing Director for EMEA, Royal Caribbean International

“Liberty of the Seas, Navigator of the Seas, and Serenade of the Seas already offer holidaymakers so many things that other operators do not, such as the DreamWorks Experience onboard Liberty of the Seas, or a real ice-skating rink featuring breath-taking shows onboard Navigator of the Seas and even self-levelling pool tables onboard Serenade of the Seas. In fact, Royal Caribbean International will be the only cruise line to feature Madagascar 3 in 3-D at sea in Europe this summer onboard Liberty of the Seas, making it a perfect option for families.”

As the only ship in Europe to offer the DreamWorks Experience, as well as featuring Madagascar 3 in 3-D, Liberty of the Seas will delight guests with onboard entertainment featuring the lovable characters from DreamWorks Animation’s popular films. Guests can also watch DreamWorks Animation’s films in 3-D in the ship’s onboard 3-D cinema. Shrek and Fiona, Alex the lion, Po the Dragon Warrior, and many more characters also join in daily to greet guests, offer photo opportunities and lead themed-activities for kids.

Holidaymakers can also choose a Royal Caribbean International Europe Cruisetour to experience the not-to-be-missed destinations that lie inland in Spain in Italy. Royal Caribbean Cruisetours combine a sailing onboard one of the cruise line’s ships with an escorted land tour itinerary. Guests can choose from a five-night Venice, Florence & Rome Cruisetour, which features tours of the must-see attractions in the three cities followed by a sailing onboard Navigator of the Seas, or a four-night Madrid & Barcelona Cruisetour, which is coupled with a sailing onboard Serenade of the Seas.

Liberty of the Seas
·      Sailing from its homeport of Barcelona between April and October 2013, Liberty of the Seas will begin with a series of five-night Western Mediterranean cruises with calls in France and Italy.
·      Liberty of the Seas will then sail every Sunday on seven-night Western Mediterranean itineraries, calling at ports on the French and Italian rivieras, including Provence (Toulon), Nice (Villefranche, France), Florence/Pisa (Livorno, Italy), Rome (Civitavecchia), and Naples.
·      Guests can also choose to embark on a seven-night cruise aboard Liberty of the Seas at Provence (Toulon) or Naples. Called interporting, the option offers guests the flexibility to board a cruise at secondary embarkation ports where they will return to debark.
·      The Liberty of the seas five-night Short Western Mediterranean fly/cruise is available from £662 per person (based on two people sharing an inside stateroom). Price includes return flights from London Heathrow, transfers and a five-night cruise departing Barcelona (Spain) and calling at Villefranche (Nice, France), Civitavecchia (Rome, Italy) and Livorno (Florence/Pisa, Italy) before returning to Barcelona for the flight home; meals and entertainment on board and all relevant cruise taxes/fees. Price is based on 25 April 2013 departure.

Navigator of the Seas
·      Navigator of the Seas will sail seven-night itineraries from Rome (Civitavecchia) and in the Eastern Mediterranean. Ports of call include Sicily (Messina, Italy), Ephesus (Kusadasi, Turkey), Athens (Pireus, Greece), Chania (Souda, Greece) and Crete.
·      Guests can also choose to embark on their seven-night Eastern Mediterranean cruise roundtrip from Sicily.
·      The Navigator of the seas seven-night Eastern Mediterranean fly/cruise is available from £842 per person (based on two people sharing an inside stateroom). Price includes return flights from London Heathrow, transfers, meals and entertainment on board and all relevant cruise taxes/fees. Price is based on 21 April 2013 departure.

Serenade of the Seas
·      Serenade of the Seas offers guests a choice of 12-night Mediterranean Greek Isles and Mediterranean Venice itineraries, both sailing from Barcelona.
·      Guests can choose among several variations, but nearly all Mediterranean Greek Isles itineraries feature calls in Cannes (France), the Italian cities of Florence/Pisa (Livorno, Italy), Rome (Civitavecchia, Italy), and Naples (Salerno, Italy) and the Greek ports of Athens (Piraeus) and Santorini.
·      The Mediterranean Venice itinerary also offers several variations, but all feature an overnight call in Venice, as well as calls in Florence/Pisa (Livorno, Italy), Rome (Civitavecchia, Italy), Naples(Salerno, Italy), and Ravenna (Italy), and a call at either Cannes (France) or Monte Carlo (Monaco).
·      The Serenade of the seas 12-night Mediterranean Greek Isles fly/cruise is available from £1,094 per person (based on two people sharing an inside stateroom). Price includes return flights from London Heathrow, transfers and a five-night cruise departing Barcelona (Spain) and calling at Villefranche (Nice, France), Livorno (Florence/Pisa, Italy), Civitavecchia (Rome, Italy), Piraeus (Athens, Greece), Kusadasi (Ephesus, Turkey), Santorini (Greece) and Naples (Salerno, Italy) before returning to Barcelona for the flight home; meals and entertainment on board and all relevant cruise taxes/fees. Price is based on 19 May 2013 departure.