Of the 22 cruise ships in the Royal Caribbean fleet, many will offer repositioning cruises during the spring and fall months of 2011. Popular spring repositioning cruises include those from the Caribbean to Europe. Alternatively, in the fall many cruise ships relocate back to the Caribbean or South America. Here is a sampling of Royal Caribbean's repositioning cruises for 2011.
Repositioning Cruises Spring 2011
Transatlantic Cruises from Caribbean to Europe – Royal Caribbean offers repositioning cruises to Europe in April 2011 on the Grandeur of the Seas and the Liberty of the Seas. Transatlantic cruises from the Caribbean to Europe in May 2011 are offered on the Jewel of the Seas, Adventure of the Seas, Navigator of the Seas and the Voyager of the Seas.
Royal Caribbean Cruises to Vancouver – Royal Caribbean will send two ships to Alaska for 2011, the Rhapsody of the Seas and the Radiance of the Seas. The Rhapsody of the Seas will offer a Hawaii cruise to Vancouver departing Honolulu, Hawaii on April 30, 2011 and arriving in Vancouver, Canada on May 13, 2011. The Radiance of the Seas will sail a five-night cruise to Vancouver from San Diego on May 15, 2011.
Exotic Repositioning Cruises – On April 14, 2011, the Rhapsody of the Seas will depart Sydney, Australia on a 17-night cruise to Honolulu, Hawaii. The cruise will also offer a handful of ports in the French Polynesia.
Repositioning Cruises from South America – Royal Caribbean offers cruises from South America to Europe in Spring 2011 on the Vision of the Seas, Splendor of the Seas, and Mariner of the Seas. Mariner of the Seas departs Rio, Brazil on March 14, 2011 bound for Rome, Italy. Vision of the Seas and Splendor of the Seas depart Sao Paulo, Brazil bound for Lisbon, Portugal on April 4, 2011 and March 21, 2011 respectively.
Repositioning Cruises Fall 2011
Royal Caribbean Cruises from Europe to Caribbean – Royal Caribbean offers repositioning cruises to the Caribbean from Europe in October 2011 on the Grandeur of the Seas, Liberty of the Seas and Mariner of the Seas. And, on November 7, 2011, the Adventure of the Seas departs Malaga, Spain bound for San Juan, Puerto Rico in the Caribbean.
Cruises from Europe to South America – Both the Splendor of the Seas and the Vision of the Seas will offer transatlantic cruises from Europe to South America. The Splendor of the Seas will sail a 16-night cruise from Barcelona, Spain to Sao Paulo, Brazil departing on November 25, 2011. The Vision of the Seas sails a 14-night transatlantic cruise from Lisbon, Portugal to Sao Paulo, Brazil departing on November 18, 2011.
Other Repositioning Cruises – The Jewel of the Seas will offer a 14-night repositioning cruise from Harwich, England to Boston, Massachusetts departing on September 3, 2011. The cruise will include the ports of Le Havre (Paris), France, Reykjavik, Iceland and St. John's Newfoundland. Alternatively the Jewel departs Boston on October 29, 2011 on a 14-night Caribbean cruise that ends in Tampa, Florida.
Royal Caribbean's repositioning cruises for 2011 offer a variety of itineraries. Choose from typical repositioning cruises to and from the Caribbean and Europe as well as some world-wide options. Although there may be an increased flight cost, often times repositioning cruises are offered at a lower price per diem than regular cruises.
Renee Ruggero - Renee is a published travel writer and cruise industry insider with more than 1,000 days on cruise ships, visiting over 50 countries.
