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MIAMI, Oct 12, 2007 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX/ -- Royal Caribbean
Cruises Ltd. announced today that Royal Caribbean International's Sovereign of
the Seas will be reassigned to the company's Pullmantur fleet, and the Los
Angeles- based Monarch of the Seas will assume Sovereign of the Seas' sailings
out of Port Canaveral. These changes will take place in October and November
2008.
"We are fortunate that our mix of brands allows us the flexibility and
opportunity to expand in key strategic markets and to diversify in existing
ones," said Royal Caribbean International President and CEO Adam Goldstein. "We
thank our partners at the ports of Los Angeles, Ensenada, Catalina and San Diego
for our outstanding and ongoing relationship. We look forward to providing our
Monarch of the Seas guests with exceptional vacations as we visit those
locations through next fall."
Sovereign of the Seas' last scheduled sailing for Royal Caribbean International
will be on October 31, 2008. Two subsequent cruises, scheduled for November 3
and 7, will be canceled, and guests booked on those cruises will receive a full
refund and an onboard credit for rebooking an earlier Sovereign of the Seas
sailing during 2008 (excluding holidays). All rebookings must be made by
December 31, 2007. All guests currently booked on Sovereign of the Seas on or
after November 10, 2008, will be re-accommodated onboard Monarch of the Seas.
Monarch of the Seas will make its last regularly scheduled sailing out of Los
Angeles on October 13, 2008. All guests currently booked on a subsequent sailing
will receive a full refund and an onboard credit for rebooking a three, four or
five-night Caribbean sailing, or a seven-night Mexican Riviera sailing, onboard
Royal Caribbean International in 2008 (excluding holidays). All rebookings must
be made by December 31, 2007.
On October 17, 2008, Monarch of the Seas will reposition to the East Coast when
it departs Los Angeles on a 16-night Panama Canal cruise to Miami. The ship will
then undergo a scheduled, weeklong dry-dock before welcoming its first Port
Canaveral guests for three and four-night Bahamas sailings starting November 10,
2008.
Royal Caribbean International has established a special help desk to assist its
guests and travel agents impacted by these changes. The toll free phone number
is 1-888-281-9344.
Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. is a global cruise vacation company that operates
Royal Caribbean International, Celebrity Cruises, Pullmantur, Azamara Cruises
and CDF Croisieres de France. The company has a combined total of 35 ships in
service and seven under construction. It also offers unique land- tour vacations
in Alaska, Asia, Australia, Canada, Europe, Latin and South America and New
Zealand. Additional information can be found on www.royalcaribbean.com,
www.celebrity.com, www.pullmantur.es, www.azamaracruises.com, or
www.rclinvestor.com.
SOURCE Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.
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MIAMI, Oct 12, 2007 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX/ -- Royal Caribbean
Cruises Ltd. announced today that Royal Caribbean International's Sovereign of
the Seas will be reassigned to the company's Pullmantur fleet, and the Los
Angeles- based Monarch of the Seas will assume Sovereign of the Seas' sailings
out of Port Canaveral. These changes will take place in October and November
2008.
"We are fortunate that our mix of brands allows us the flexibility and
opportunity to expand in key strategic markets and to diversify in existing
ones," said Royal Caribbean International President and CEO Adam Goldstein. "We
thank our partners at the ports of Los Angeles, Ensenada, Catalina and San Diego
for our outstanding and ongoing relationship. We look forward to providing our
Monarch of the Seas guests with exceptional vacations as we visit those
locations through next fall."
Sovereign of the Seas' last scheduled sailing for Royal Caribbean International
will be on October 31, 2008. Two subsequent cruises, scheduled for November 3
and 7, will be canceled, and guests booked on those cruises will receive a full
refund and an onboard credit for rebooking an earlier Sovereign of the Seas
sailing during 2008 (excluding holidays). All rebookings must be made by
December 31, 2007. All guests currently booked on Sovereign of the Seas on or
after November 10, 2008, will be re-accommodated onboard Monarch of the Seas.
Monarch of the Seas will make its last regularly scheduled sailing out of Los
Angeles on October 13, 2008. All guests currently booked on a subsequent sailing
will receive a full refund and an onboard credit for rebooking a three, four or
five-night Caribbean sailing, or a seven-night Mexican Riviera sailing, onboard
Royal Caribbean International in 2008 (excluding holidays). All rebookings must
be made by December 31, 2007.
On October 17, 2008, Monarch of the Seas will reposition to the East Coast when
it departs Los Angeles on a 16-night Panama Canal cruise to Miami. The ship will
then undergo a scheduled, weeklong dry-dock before welcoming its first Port
Canaveral guests for three and four-night Bahamas sailings starting November 10,
2008.
Royal Caribbean International has established a special help desk to assist its
guests and travel agents impacted by these changes. The toll free phone number
is 1-888-281-9344.
Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. is a global cruise vacation company that operates
Royal Caribbean International, Celebrity Cruises, Pullmantur, Azamara Cruises
and CDF Croisieres de France. The company has a combined total of 35 ships in
service and seven under construction. It also offers unique land- tour vacations
in Alaska, Asia, Australia, Canada, Europe, Latin and South America and New
Zealand. Additional information can be found on www.royalcaribbean.com,
www.celebrity.com, www.pullmantur.es, www.azamaracruises.com, or
www.rclinvestor.com.
SOURCE Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.
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