RCCL’s 2023 Itineraries Preview: Key Deployment Moves

Royal Caribbean International operates 26 cruise ships across six continents. In 2023, the company will deploy the following technologies:

• Return of Symphony to the Mediterranean

Symphony of the Seas will return to the Mediterranean as part of Royal Caribbean’s summer program in Europe.

Starting in April, the Oasis-class vessel will begin offering seven-night cruises to Italy, Spain and France.

• Australia is receiving more ships

2023-24 will be a busier season for Royal Caribbean in Australia after it returns in late 2022.

During the season, three ships are scheduled to sail from Australian ports, including the Brilliance of the Seas, Ovation of the Seas, and Quantum of the Seas.

• Enchantment to Europe; Vision to Baltimore

Vision of the Seas is scheduled to reposition in Baltimore in April. A year-round program of varied itineraries will be offered on board the 1998-built ship, which will replace the Enchantment of the Seas.

In 2023, the Enchantment will return to the Mediterranean thanks to Vision taking over its Baltimore program. Following several years in Europe, the Vision-class vessel will offer a series of seven-night cruises in the Western Mediterranean, the Adriatic, and Greece.

• Galveston Welcomes Harmony

In Galveston, Royal Caribbean will replace the Allure of the Seas with the Harmony of the Seas.

Beginning in November, the ship’s home port will host week-long cruises to the Western Caribbean year-round.

• Embark on a short cruise with Allure

A regular schedule of short cruises is set to be offered by the Allure of the Seas after it repositions from Galveston.

A series of three- and four-night itineraries will begin in late October aboard the 220,000-ton vessel headquartered in Port Canaveral.

• Colombia and Panama as homeports

A nine-year hiatus in homeport operations in Latin America will be finally put to an end by Royal Caribbean International in late 2023.

A series of seven-night cruises will be offered from Panama’s Colón and Colombia’s Cartagena de Indias on the Rhapsody of the Seas, featuring visits to the Panama Canal, ABC Islands, and more.