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ROYAL Caribbean Arabia has launched its Arabic brochure for summer 2014 luxury cruise programmes. The brochures of Royal Caribbean International and Celebrity Cruises, available in English and Arabic contain information about more than 20 cruise itineraries for summer 2014 that will appeal to Middle Eastern travellers.
Royal Caribbean International is continuing its tradition of stimulating and growing the cruise industry with new ship investments. The new Quantum class of ships will combine a new set of first-at-sea innovations such as RipCord by iFly, a sky diving simulator; North Star, which lifts passengers 300 ft above sea level for great views; and bumper cars within SeaPlex, a distinctive and flexible sporting and entertainment venue with thrilling new features at sea. There are also musical offerings, including two music venues Two70° and Music Hall.
The first ship in the new highly innovative Quantum class of ships, Quantum of the Seas will launch in November 2014 and will homeport in Cape Liberty, in Bayonne, N.J., with winter sailings to the Bahamas and Caribbean. Anthem of the Seas, the second Quantum class ship aims to become the most-technologically advanced cruise ship to be based in Europe when it is launched in Spring 2015. Anthem of the Seas will call Southampton, UK, home in April 2015 and offer cruises to the Mediterranean before being based in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, for the winter months.
Royal Caribbean International will offer unforgettable vacations geared to families on five to nine night itineraries to Bermuda, The Bahamas and the Caribbean as well as Mediterranean, Northern Europe, Alaska, Far East and Australia / New Zealand.
Helen Beck, regional director (EMEA), says: “We have had an amazing response to our 2013 cruise programmes from Middle East travellers which has helped us to record double digit growth from the region. Now with our new itineraries and exciting new ships, we look forward to another successful year. We have our two of the world’s largest and most innovative cruise ships – Oasis of the Seas and Allure of the Seas- sailing in the Caribbean throughout next year, in addition to other Freedom and Voyager class of ships. Bookings are already open for those who want to plan their holidays ahead.”
Oasis of the Seas, Allure of the Seas, and Freedom of the Seas are among six of Royal Caribbean ships that exclusively offer the DreamWorks Experience, featuring parades, themed activities and events based on DreamWorks Animation’s popular feature-film characters, including Po of ‘Kung Fu Panda’, Shrek, Fiona and Puss In Boots of ‘Shrek’ and Alex the Lion, Gloria the Hippo, and the Penguins from ‘Madagascar’. Moreover, each ship is equipped with a 3-D movie theatre playing the latest DreamWorks Animation films.
Lakshmi Durai, executive director (Middle East) for Royal Caribbean Arabia, says: “Our Celebrity Cruises and Azamara Club Cruises have also lined up incredible voyages for 2014. Celebrity’s 2014 European itineraries will offer vacationers an unprecedented range of lengths from seven to 28 nights in compelling destinations. Celebrity Cruises is expanding its Europe line-up in 2014 to offer a series of seven night cruises that can be taken alone or enjoyed back-to-back as 14-, 21- or 28-night cruises with all new ports on each leg.”