Royal Caribbean Cruise Ship Line
The Royal Caribbean International company is a subsidiary line and a feature brand name of Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd (RCCL) - a Norwegian-American company, and the world's second largest cruise passenger ships operator, after Carnival Corporation. As of 2009, RCCL controls 25% of the world cruise market.
The Royal Caribbean Line operates 42 of the world's biggest passenger ships, under 5 different fully owned brands. The list with Royal Caribbean International's sister lines includes Celebrity, Pullmantur, Azamara, and CDF (Croisieres de France), plus a 50% stake in TUI Cruises. RCL headquarters adress in Miami: Royal Caribbean International, 1050 Royal Caribbean Way, Miami, FL, 33132-2096 USA.
Royal Caribbean is in top 3 best family cruises lines in the world, and owns some of the most popular ships for young adults, kids, and teens. The best of the mass-market lines is recommended mostly for young and middle-age, active and sports-oriented travelers. The high class new cruise ships (called "floating towns" for a reason) have larger staterooms, and endless choices of activities, with the best ideas for family fun cruises.
The Royal Caribbean itineraries cover all the world's major sea ship vacation destinations, with the exception of Antarctica, and the Around the World ship cruise deals. The Royal Caribbean all-inclusive cruise wedding packages and the Royal Caribbean cheap Honeymoon cruises packages are some of the greatest options for an unique and exotic eomance at sea.
The Royal Caribbean ships destinations
- Alaska, Hawaii, South Pacific, Australia New Zealand
- Bahamas, Bermuda, all Caribbean
- Mediterranean, Northern and Western Europe
- Mexico, South America, Asia.
The Royal Caribbean liners sail to approximately 400 destinations, with over 100 ports of call in all six continents. The line owns 2 of the best Caribbean Private Islands resorts, used as exclusive ports of call on the majority of the trips to Western Caribbean and Bahamas: Labadee (on the northern coast of Haiti), and CocoCay (in the Bahamas). Each resort features pristine beaches, magnificent scenery, numerous water activities , disembarkation and embarkation by tenders.
The Best Royal Caribbean Cruise Specials
- Spacious family staterooms and suites (connecting cabins, and staterooms with 3rd berth available)
- "Viking Crown Lounge" (a signature design element of every Royal Caribbean vessel), alternative dining venues and specialty bars, beautiful lounges. ShipShape Fitness Center & Spa, beauty salons, saunas. Broadway-style entertainment, big on-board swimming pools, huge sun decks with hundreds of deck chairs.
- "Adventure Ocean" program (for kids ages 6 months to 17 y.o.), "The Living Room" (a teens-only lounge) and "FUEL" (a teens-only club). Private babysitting services.
- "Get Out There" shore excursions program (outdoor activities in a particular port). Flightseeing (boarding a helicopter for tours and sightseeing). Online booking.
The Voyager-class Royal Caribbean cruise liners boast several unique features, such as 3-story dining rooms, 5-story Grand Theaters, the "Royal Promenade" (huge open atrium area), the "FlowRider" (surf-simulation facility), on-board installed rock-climbing walls, ice-skating rinks, on-board Zip-line, jogging- and roller-blade tracks, massive, fully equipped fitness centers, huge casinos and discos.
Royal Caribbean International operates a fleet of 25 super huge passengers ships, in 6 different classes: Oasis, Freedom, Voyager, Radiance, Vision, and Sovereign. Its fleet of innovative and stylish super- and mega liners includes the largest passenger cruise ship in the world, Allure of the Seas. The new Freedom-class ships will be the largest cruise ships ever. Since 1991, all of the Royal Caribbean ships have added to their names the suffix "of the Seas".