Royal Caribbean International

From: European Cruise Guide

ABOVE: Splendour of the Seas in Venice, Italy.

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 more are likely to be on the way by the time you read this.

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 10 ships in Europe, with 113 cruises that range from two to 16 nights. (Among the cruise line's more attractive offerings will be a series of roundtrip itineraries from Venice on Legend of the Seas and Splendour of the Seas.)

Cruise line's Web site:

Royal Caribbean International

Cruise video:

Spendour of the Seas in Venice, Italy

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