| Royal Caribbean in the UK

NEXT year, Royal Caribbean will base its
3,114-guest Adventure of the Seas alongside
her sister ship the 3,634-guest Independence
of the Seas in Southampton for the northern
hemisphere summer season.
The move marks the first time that Royal
Caribbean has had two ships in the region.
After her arrival in Southampton on 24 May
2013, Adventure of the Seas will offer a series
of seven-, 12-, 13-, 14- and 16-night cruises
with schedule highlights including a sevennight
France and Spain cruise departing 24
May and calling at Vigo, Gijon, Bilbao and Le
Havre (Paris); as well as a 14-night
Mediterranean Cities cruise departing on 07
Jul and 13 Oct with ports of call including
Malaga, Cannes, Barcelona, Palma de
Mallorca, Valencia, Cartegena, Lisbon and Vigo.
Meanwhile Independence of the Seas will
arrive in Southampton on 02 May and will
feature a series of short voyages including a
two-night cruise to Paris, and three- and fournight
cruises to Zeebrugge (Bruges), Belgium
and Le Havre (Paris), France.
Whilst in Southampton, Independence will
also feature six and eight-night cruises to
Norway; 14-night Norway and Cork cruises;
14-night Mediterranean voyages; and 12 night
Canary Islands sailings.
Fares for Adventure’s Southampton season
start at $1,929pp, whilst fares for
Independence’s season start at $2,329pp.