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Royal Caribbean unveils programme for 2020-21


Samantha Mayling


samantha.mayling@ travelweekly.co.uk


Royal Caribbean International has unveiled its sailings for 2020-21, with Anthem of the Seas and Independence of the Seas offering European cruises from Southampton.


Seven ships will by then have


emerged from the $1 billion oyal lified odernisation


programme launched this year. Allure of the Seas and


Explorer of the Seas will have undergone multimillion-dollar modernisations in time for their


2020 Mediterranean cruises. Oasis of the Seas will be


revamped next year and will ecoe te first lified si to sail from New Jersey, in May 2020. It will cruise to the Bahamas, New England and Canada. Bahamas voyages will include a day at te lines riate island,


Perfect Day at CocoCay. Adventure of the Seas will return


to New Jersey, with itineraries to Bermuda, New England and Canada, as well as the Bahamas and the


Caribbean. Vision of the Seas


will offer cruises between Bayonne, in New Jersey,


and Quebec City. Symphony


of the Seas and ANTHEM OF THE SEAS: Will offer European cruises from Southampton $1bn


Sum invested in Royal Amplified programme


Harmony of the Seas will return to Florida to offer itineraries to the Caribbean, with visits to Perfect Day at CocoCay on most sailings.


Brilliance of the Seas will sail from Boston to Canada from


September 2020. Grandeur of the Seas will continue to offer autumn itineraries to Canada and New England from Baltimore, while cruising to Bermuda and the Bahamas in the summer and the Bahamas and Caribbean in the winter. San Juan in Puerto Rico will


welcome the renovated newly modernised Freedom of the Seas, which will cruise around the


southern Caribbean. Liberty of the Seas will continue to sail from Galveston to the Caribbean, ahead of its refurbishment in early 2021. o lified sis


– Mariner of the Seas and Navigator of the Seas – will


cruise from Florida to the Bahamas.


royalcaribbean.co.uk NEWS IN BRIEF


U by Uniworld offers 30% early-booking discount


U by Uniworld is offering savings of up to 30% on selected 2019 sailings when booked by February 28. The eight-day The Danube Flow voyage, departing from Regensburg, Germany, on August 31, leads in at £1,119. ubyuniworld.com


A-Rosa boosts trade focus by opening UK sales office


A-Rosa River Cruises will open a UK sales and marketing office early next year. Lucia Rowe has been promoted to the new role of UK managing director and will put together an on-the-road team to help agents and operators. a-rosa.de/en


MSC puts 119-day World Cruise for 2021 on sale


MSC Cruises’ 119-day 2021 World Cruise, featuring 53 destinations, has gone on sale. The cruise, departing Civitavecchia, Italy, on January 4, leads in at £11,599. Six extended overnight stays include Sydney and Tokyo. msccruises.co.uk


AmaWaterways launches 2020 preview brochure


AmaWaterways has released its 2020 preview brochure. AmaMagna will sail four Gems of the Southeast Europe departures on the Lower Danube, with prices starting at £2,754. AmaDante’s new cruises include the seven-night Treasures of the Main & Rhine, from Nuremberg to Amsterdam, and the Vineyards of the Rhine & Moselle, from Amsterdam to Luxembourg. amawaterways.co.uk


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