MIAMI — Royal Caribbean has announced an adapted winter sailing schedule for 2021-22, including new itineraries in the Caribbean, Australia and New Zealand.
The updated schedule – informed by market research and feedback from guests and travel partners around the ***** – adds variety in departure ports and itinerary length. Guests will have even more choices in the Caribbean with ships sailing from the most popular cruise ports across ******* and Texas. In Australia, vacationers can choose from three ships sailing throughout the South Pacific and New Zealand.
The following changes will be made for the winter 2021-22 season:
Australia and New Zealand
- Ovation of the Seas will remain in Sydney with all-new itineraries. The ship will traverse the Tasman Sea, sailing nine- to 12-night itineraries to New Zealand; five- and seven-night itineraries to Queensland, Australia; and six- and eight-night itineraries to Tasmania, Australia.
- Quantum of the Seas is now slated to sail from Brisbane, Australia, offering a variety of cruises that range from three-night weekday getaways to seven- to nine-night adventures throughout the South Pacific.
- Serenade of the Seas will make the voyage from Vancouver, British Columbia to Sydney, which will be her homeport through February 2022. Guests can choose to embark on 12- to 15-night cruises around the South Pacific to Fiji and New Zealand, or take a short ******** Melbourne and around the east coast of Australia.
The Bahamas and Caribbean
- Allure of the Seas, previously set to make her Galveston, Texas debut, will now sail from Fort Lauderdale to offer 6-night Western and 8-night Eastern Caribbean cruises.
- Explorer of the Seas, originally scheduled to sail from Miami, will call San Juan, Puerto Rico home for the season and sail seven-night Southern Caribbean itineraries.
- Freedom of the Seas will move from San Juan to the *****’s cruise capital of Miami with more three- and four-night short Caribbean escapes to The Bahamas and the cruise line’s private island destination, Perfect Day at Coco Cay.
- Radiance of the Seas, originally planned to sail from Brisbane, Australia, will now embark on 5- and 9-night sailings from Miami.
Guests with confirmed bookings between October 2021 and March 2022 whose cruises are affected by these changes will be notified directly.
Royal Caribbean’s other winter 2021-22 cruises will sail on as planned in the Caribbean, Australia and Asia-Pacific. Visiting more than 200 destinations in over 50 countries with 27 ships in 2021-22, the cruise line’s winter highlights bring variety, convenience and adventure to next year’s highly anticipated vacations.
