Royal Caribbean Offers Deals Over Independence Day

CruiseNews · July 1, 2011

Royal Caribbean International is promoting a number of deals available over the Independence Day Weekend. The deals offer ChoiceAir credits up to $2,000, up to eight Group Amenities Plus (GAP) points for travel agents, family-value pricing, and onboard credits.

The “Bring a Friend” offer rewards Crown & Anchor Society members for introducing new vacationers to Royal Caribbean. Crown & Anchor Society members can receive $25 onboard credit per stateroom when they invite and make a new booking with their first-time-on-Royal friends or family in additional staterooms on the same sailing. The offer is applicable for up to five staterooms per sailing, depending on the length of their cruise, for new bookings made before July 31.

For new individual reservations made for Voyager of the Seas’ seven-night sailings in July and August, vacationers can get $2,000 ChoiceAir credit per stateroom. From select major gateways, vacationers can enjoy a $300 ChoiceAir credit per newly booked interior stateroom, $400 per ocean-view stateroom, $500 per balcony stateroom and $2,000 per suite-category accommodation.

Cruise fares for four-, five- and seven-night Western Caribbean itineraries start at $896 per quad-occupancy stateroom on Jewel of the Seas, Mariner of the Seas and Voyager of the Seas, sailing from Tampa, Galveston and New Orleans. respectively. From November through April, the three ships will sail their first seasons out of their respective homeports, with Voyager of the Seas marking Royal Caribbean’s first return to the Big Easy since 2007.

Additionally, travel agents can earn up to eight GAP points on new group bookings for Jewel of the Seas, Mariner of the Seas and Voyager of the Seas’ winter 2011-12 season. Travel agents can redeem GAP points on onboard incentives such as a bottle of wine, onboard credit, robes and slippers to use while onboard, and other items.

On the recently renovated Radiance of the Seas, cruise fares start at $649 per guest on a seven-night north or southbound itinerary between Seward and Vancouver for Aug. 5 through Sept. 9 departures.

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