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By Twenty2020 , January 4 in Royal Caribbean International

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So if Royal no longer doing port intensive Southern Caribbean itineraries?

Seems they used to have offerings leaving from Barbados and San Juan.... But looking forward I'm seeing nothing other than Rhapsody out of SJ going into 2026.

Really hoped to find something other than Vision class but perhaps need to look at other lines?

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This year the Anthem does 11 night southern itineraries out of Bayonne. Next year the Odyssey is doing 11 and 12 southern trips in January as well.

I'm seeing Rhapsody sailing out of Tampa in early 2026. No ships out of SJ. I wonder if they haven't released that part of the schedule yet. 

Edit: Look for the San Juan cruise schedule to be released the week of February 19.

We do 11 days Anthem (next year Odyssey) Southern Caribbean cruises out of Bayonne, NJ in January and 12 days Vision class in March out of Baltimore 

Steeler Nation At Sea

Long Caribbean cruises are not yet released. Due on Feb. 12th.

2025-2026_Deployment_Opening_Schedule.pdf

I have an 11 niter out of Miami sailing January 5, 2025, that does an overnighter in Aruba.

I was going off of this 

3 hours ago, Steeler Nation At Sea said: Long Caribbean cruises are not yet released. Due on Feb. 12th.     2025-2026_Deployment_Opening_Schedule.pdf 700.3 kB  ·  6 downloads

Ok thanks. That is from Oct25 and onward, correct? 

From April '24 - Oct '25 it looks like only Rhapsody is in San Juan. Mostly 7Ns...a few 8-10Ns.

1 hour ago, Twenty2020 said: Ok thanks. That is from Oct25 and onward, correct? 

The itineraries that will open in February will be for April, 2025-April, 2026

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