Royal Caribbean International

From: European Cruise Guide

ABOVE: The Splendour of the Seas in Villefranche. INSET BELOW: Voyager of the Seas, and a junior suite on Navigator of the Seas.

Royal Caribbean International is an American cruise line that serves the mass market with affordable cruises on large ships that carry 2,076 to 5,400 passengers. The last time we checked, the company had 22 ships in its fleet, and there are rumors that a new vessel may be on the drawing board for 2014.

Although most Royal Caribbean guests are English-speaking tourists from the United States and Canada, the line also has Spanish-language information on its U.S. Web site and markets to customers outside of North America.

In 2012, Royal Caribbean is basing a dozen ships in Europe, with 101 port calls in 34 countries and itineraries of 3 to 16 nights. (Among the cruise line's more attractive offerings will be a series of roundtrip itineraries from Venice on Grandeur of the Seas and the newly renovated Splendour of the Seas.)

Cruise line's Web site:

Royal Caribbean International

Cruise video:

Spendour of the Seas in Venice, Italy

Photos: Royal Caribbean International.

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