Royal Caribbean International is offering parents family cruise bargains with reduced child fares from €142 for selected Mediterranean and Dubai sailings on Liberty of the Seas, Navigator of the Seas, Legend of the Seas and Serenade of the Seas.
Available now for selected departure dates, the family-friendly fares include:
* May Bank Holiday break of a seven-night Eastern Mediterranean Cruise on Navigator of the Seas from €1,779 (cruise-only pricing based on two adults and two children sharing an inside stateroom) with an upgrade to an oceanview stateroom available from €170 per stateroom. The ship departs from Rome (Civitavecchia), Italy on 5th May 2013 and calls at Sicily (Messina), Italy; Athens (Piraeus), Greece; Ephesus (Kusadasi), Turkey and Chania (Souda), Crete, and Greece ahead of the return to Rome.
* Five-Night Short Western Mediterranean Cruise on Liberty of the Seas from €142 per child (cruise-only pricing based on sharing an inside stateroom with a parent). The cruise departs from Barcelona, Spain, on 20th April 2013 before visiting Nice (Villefranche), France; Rome (Civitavecchia), Italy and Florence, Italy, before the return to Barcelona.
* Seven-Night Western Mediterranean Cruise on Legend of the Seas from €180 per child (cruise-only pricing based on sharing an inside stateroom with a parent). The cruise departs from Rome (Civitavecchia), Italy, on 4th May 2013 and visits Genoa, Italy; Provence (Marseilles), France; Barcelona, Spain; Palma de Mallorca, Spain and Valencia, Spain, before returning to Rome.
* Seven-Night Dubai Cruise on Serenade of the Seas from €399 per child (cruise-only pricing based on sharing an inside stateroom with a parent). The cruise departs from Dubai, UAE, on 1st April 2013 and calls at Fujairah, UAE; Muscat, Oman, and Abu Dhabi, UAE, before returning to Dubai for an overnight to explore the city.
All departure ports have easy air connections from Ireland and all cruise prices quoted include meals and entertainment onboard, including the Adventure Ocean kids and teens activity clubs and all relevant cruise taxes/fees.
The exclusive ‘Barbie premium experience’ will soon be unveiled across Royal Caribbean’s fleet for young girls to enjoy staterooms decorated in the iconic doll’s signature style as well as an invitation-only tea party, mermaid dance class, a fashion design workshop and Barbie Girls fashion show.
Families on Liberty of the Seas can look forward to highlights such as meeting characters from popular Dreamworks films including Shrek, Kung-Fu Panda and Madagascar, the popular Royal Babies and Tots Nursery, a Flowrider surf simulator, the Adventure Ocean dedicated kids and teen clubs, supervised rock-climbing wall, children’s waterpark, ice skating rink, outdoor LED movie screen on the pool deck and family-friendly dining options.
Attractions on board Navigator of the Seas include an ice rink and inline skating track, rock-climbing wall and the Adventure Ocean clubs.
Serenade of the Seas and Legend of the Seas have both recently benefitted from a $300 million fleetwide makeover and offer attractions including the Adventure Ocean kids and teen areas, pools, rock-climbing wall, an outdoor cinema screen, aerial entertainment in the Centrum, and flat-panel TVs in staterooms.