Royal Caribbean International’s Explorer of the Seas’ summer and autumn 2013 line-up will feature 30 sailings to 17 spectacular ports of call on seven itineraries all from the Cape Liberty Cruise Port in New Jersey, near Manhattan.

Holidaymakers can combine a visit to the Big Apple with a cruise to destinations such as Bermuda, Caribbean and Canada and New England from April until October 2013.

From April through August 2013 Explorer of the Seas will alternate five-night Bermuda and nine-night Bermuda and Caribbean itineraries.

The five-night itinerary will feature an overnight at Kings Wharf, Bermuda, while the nine-night sailing calls at Kings Wharf; St. Maarten; San Juan, Puerto Rico; and Labadee, Royal Caribbean International’s private destination on the north coast of Haiti.

From September through October holidaymakers can choose a seven-night Bermuda itinerary, which uniquely features three days and two nights at Kings Wharf to enjoy more of the 181-island nation.

Explorer of the Seas also will offer a special Canada and New England sailing to catch the arrival of autumn and the changing of the leaves.

Departing August 31st 2013 guests will call at Boston, Massachusetts; Portland and Bar Harbor, Maine; Saint John, New Brunswick; and Halifax, Nova Scotia.

Based year-round from New Jersey, Explorer of the Seas is one of the world’s largest and most innovative cruise ships, featuring iconic Royal Caribbean International onboard activities such as an ice-skating rink, nine-hole mini-golf course, a rock-climbing wall, full-size basketball court and the Royal Promenade, a boulevard that runs nearly the length of the ship, flanked by restaurants, lounges and boutiques. Explorers of the Seas’ summer 2013 cruises are now open for booking.