Serenade Of The Seas
Cruise line
Royal Caribbean
Serenade Of The Seas current position
Serenade Of The Seas current location is at Gulf of Mexico (coordinates 24.71304 N / -84.53033 W) cruising at speed of 17.2 kn (32 km/h | 20 mph) en route to TPA,US. The AIS position was reported 11 minutes ago.
All Itineraries Current PositionCurrent itinerary of Serenade Of The Seas
Serenade Of The Seas current cruise is 5 days, round-trip Western Caribbean Cruise. Prices start from USD 579 (double occupancy rates). The itinerary starts on 17 Nov, 2024 and ends on 22 Nov, 2024.
| Date / Time | Port |
|---|---|
| 17 Nov 16:00 | Departing from Tampa, Florida hotels |
| 19 Nov 07:00 - 17:00 | Cozumel, Mexico, Riviera Maya |
| 20 Nov 08:00 - 17:00 | Costa Maya, Perfect Day Mexico, Royal Caribbean |
| 22 Nov 07:00 | Arriving in Tampa, Florida hotels |
Specifications of Serenade Of The Seas
| Year of build | 2003 / Age: 21 |
| Flag state | Bahamas |
| Builder | Meyer Werft (Papenburg, Germany) |
| Class | RCI RADIANCE |
| Building cost | USD 350 million |
| Engines (power) | General Electric gas turbines (58 MW / 77779 hp) |
| Propulsion power | 44 MW / 59005 hp |
| Speed | 25 kn / 46 km/h / 29 mph |
| Length (LOA) | 293 m / 961 ft |
| Beam (width) | 39 m / 128 ft |
| Gross Tonnage | 90090 gt |
| Passengers | 2148 - 2578 |
| Crew | 859 |
| Passengers-to-space ratio | 35 |
| Decks | 13 |
| Cabins | 1074 |
| Decks with cabins | 7 |
| Last Refurbishment | 2022 |
| Sister-ships | Brilliance OTS, Jewel OTS, Radiance OTS |
| Christened by | Whoopi Goldberg |
| Owner | RCG-Royal Caribbean Group (via RCCL-Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd) |
| Operator | RCI-Royal Caribbean International |
Serenade Of The Seas Itineraries
| Date | Itinerary | Departure Port | Price from |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 Oct 25 | 9 days, round-trip Eastern Caribbean Cruise | Tampa | $595 |
| 2024 Nov 03 | 5 days, round-trip Western Caribbean Cruise | Tampa | $478 |
| 2024 Nov 08 | 9 days, round-trip Western Caribbean Cruise | Tampa | $1046 |
| 2024 Nov 17 | 5 days, round-trip Western Caribbean Cruise | Tampa | $579 |
| 2024 Nov 22 | 9 days, round-trip Eastern Caribbean Cruise | Tampa | $718 |
| 2024 Dec 01 | 5 days, round-trip Western Caribbean Cruise | Tampa | $414 |
| 2024 Dec 06 | 9 days, round-trip Western Caribbean Cruise | Tampa | $988 |
| 2024 Dec 15 | 5 days, round-trip Western Caribbean Cruise | Tampa | $712 |
| 2024 Dec 20 | 9 days, round-trip Eastern Caribbean Cruise | Tampa | $1705 |
| 2024 Dec 29 | 5 days, round-trip Western Caribbean Cruise | Tampa | $1572 |
| 2025 Jan 03 | 9 days, round-trip Western Caribbean Cruise | Tampa | $1158 |
| 2025 Jan 12 | 5 days, round-trip Western Caribbean Cruise | Tampa | $451 |
| 2025 Jan 17 | 9 days, round-trip Eastern Caribbean Cruise | Tampa | $1141 |
| 2025 Jan 26 | 5 days, round-trip Western Caribbean Cruise | Tampa | $493 |
| 2025 Jan 31 | 5 days, round-trip The 90s Cruise | Tampa | |
| 2025 Feb 05 | 4 days, round-trip Comic-Con The Cruise | Tampa | |
| 2025 Feb 09 | 5 days, round-trip Western Caribbean Cruise | Tampa | $464 |
| 2025 Feb 14 | 9 days, round-trip Eastern Caribbean Cruise | Tampa | $1120 |
| 2025 Feb 23 | 5 days, round-trip Western Caribbean Cruise | Tampa | $617 |
| 2025 Feb 28 | 9 days, round-trip Western Caribbean Cruise | Tampa | $1410 |
| 2025 Mar 09 | 5 days, round-trip Western Caribbean Cruise | Tampa | $791 |
| 2025 Apr 13 | 16 days, one-way from Fort Lauderdale to Los Angeles | Fort Lauderdale | $1362 |
| 2025 Apr 29 | 5 days, one-way from Los Angeles to Vancouver | Los Angeles | $458 |
| 2025 May 04 | 7 days, round-trip Alaska Inside Passage Cruise | Vancouver | $1500 |
| 2025 May 11 | 7 days, round-trip Alaska Inside Passage Cruise | Vancouver | $907 |
| 2025 May 18 | 7 days, round-trip Alaska Inside Passage Cruise | Vancouver | $948 |
| 2025 May 25 | 7 days, round-trip Alaska Inside Passage Cruise | Vancouver | $1049 |
| 2025 Jun 01 | 7 days, round-trip Alaska Inside Passage Cruise | Vancouver | $929 |
| 2025 Jun 08 | 7 days, round-trip Alaska Inside Passage Cruise | Vancouver | $987 |
| 2025 Jun 15 | 7 days, round-trip Alaska Inside Passage Cruise | Vancouver | $1077 |
| 2025 Jun 22 | 7 days, round-trip Alaska Inside Passage Cruise | Vancouver | $1183 |
| 2025 Jun 29 | 7 days, round-trip Alaska Inside Passage Cruise | Vancouver | $1187 |
| 2025 Jul 06 | 7 days, round-trip Alaska Inside Passage Cruise | Vancouver | $1498 |
| 2025 Jul 13 | 7 days, round-trip Alaska Inside Passage Cruise | Vancouver | $1118 |
| 2025 Jul 20 | 7 days, round-trip Alaska Inside Passage Cruise | Vancouver | $1070 |
| 2025 Jul 27 | 7 days, round-trip Alaska Inside Passage Cruise | Vancouver | $1045 |
| 2025 Aug 03 | 7 days, round-trip Alaska Inside Passage Cruise | Vancouver | $1034 |
| 2025 Aug 10 | 7 days, round-trip Alaska Inside Passage Cruise | Vancouver | $985 |
| 2025 Aug 17 | 7 days, round-trip Alaska Inside Passage Cruise | Vancouver | $944 |
| 2025 Aug 24 | 7 days, round-trip Alaska Inside Passage Cruise | Vancouver | $968 |
| 2025 Aug 31 | 7 days, round-trip Alaska Inside Passage Cruise | Vancouver | $1028 |
| 2025 Sep 07 | 7 days, round-trip Alaska Inside Passage Cruise | Vancouver | $1032 |
| 2025 Sep 14 | 5 days, one-way from Vancouver to San Diego | Vancouver | $512 |
| 2025 Sep 19 | 13 days, one-way from San Diego to Miami | San Diego | $1615 |
| 2025 Oct 11 | 7 days, round-trip Southern Caribbean Cruise | Colon | $986 |
| 2025 Oct 12 | 7 days, round-trip Southern Caribbean Cruise | Cartagena Colombia | $1185 |
| 2025 Oct 18 | 7 days, round-trip Southern Caribbean Cruise | Colon | $1016 |
| 2025 Oct 19 | 7 days, round-trip Southern Caribbean Cruise | Cartagena Colombia | $1164 |
| 2025 Oct 25 | 7 days, round-trip Southern Caribbean Cruise | Colon | $937 |
| 2025 Oct 26 | 7 days, round-trip Southern Caribbean Cruise | Cartagena Colombia | $1218 |
| 2025 Nov 01 | 7 days, round-trip Southern Caribbean Cruise | Colon | $986 |
| 2025 Nov 02 | 7 days, round-trip Southern Caribbean Cruise | Cartagena Colombia | $1059 |
| 2025 Nov 08 | 7 days, round-trip Southern Caribbean Cruise | Colon | $934 |
| 2025 Nov 09 | 7 days, round-trip Southern Caribbean Cruise | Cartagena Colombia | $1006 |
| 2025 Nov 15 | 7 days, round-trip Southern Caribbean Cruise | Colon | $936 |
| 2025 Nov 16 | 7 days, round-trip Southern Caribbean Cruise | Cartagena Colombia | $1009 |
| 2025 Nov 22 | 7 days, round-trip Southern Caribbean Cruise | Colon | $936 |
| 2025 Nov 23 | 7 days, round-trip Southern Caribbean Cruise | Cartagena Colombia | $1026 |
| 2025 Nov 29 | 7 days, round-trip Southern Caribbean Cruise | Colon | $932 |
| 2025 Nov 30 | 7 days, round-trip Southern Caribbean Cruise | Cartagena Colombia | $1027 |
| 2025 Dec 06 | 6 days, round-trip Southern Caribbean Cruise | Colon | $861 |
| 2025 Dec 07 | 7 days, round-trip Southern Caribbean Cruise | Cartagena Colombia | $1009 |
| 2025 Dec 12 | 8 days, round-trip Southern Caribbean Cruise | Colon | $1024 |
| 2025 Dec 14 | 7 days, round-trip Southern Caribbean Cruise | Cartagena Colombia | $1169 |
| 2025 Dec 20 | 7 days, round-trip Southern Caribbean Cruise | Colon | $1080 |
| 2025 Dec 21 | 7 days, round-trip Southern Caribbean Cruise | Cartagena Colombia | $1201 |
| 2025 Dec 27 | 7 days, round-trip Southern Caribbean Cruise | Colon | $1205 |
| 2025 Dec 28 | 7 days, round-trip Southern Caribbean Cruise | Cartagena Colombia | $1325 |
| 2026 Jan 03 | 7 days, round-trip Southern Caribbean Cruise | Colon | $919 |
| 2026 Jan 04 | 7 days, round-trip Southern Caribbean Cruise | Cartagena Colombia | $1058 |
| 2026 Jan 10 | 7 days, round-trip Southern Caribbean Cruise | Colon | $913 |
| 2026 Jan 11 | 7 days, round-trip Southern Caribbean Cruise | Cartagena Colombia | $962 |
| 2026 Jan 17 | 7 days, round-trip Southern Caribbean Cruise | Colon | $789 |
| 2026 Jan 18 | 7 days, round-trip Southern Caribbean Cruise | Cartagena Colombia | $938 |
| 2026 Jan 24 | 7 days, round-trip Southern Caribbean Cruise | Colon | $789 |
| 2026 Jan 25 | 7 days, round-trip Southern Caribbean Cruise | Cartagena Colombia | $838 |
| 2026 Jan 31 | 7 days, round-trip Southern Caribbean Cruise | Colon | $759 |
| 2026 Feb 01 | 7 days, round-trip Southern Caribbean Cruise | Cartagena Colombia | $838 |
| 2026 Feb 07 | 7 days, round-trip Southern Caribbean Cruise | Colon | $769 |
| 2026 Feb 08 | 7 days, round-trip Southern Caribbean Cruise | Cartagena Colombia | $959 |
| 2026 Feb 14 | 7 days, round-trip Southern Caribbean Cruise | Colon | $814 |
| 2026 Feb 15 | 7 days, round-trip Southern Caribbean Cruise | Cartagena Colombia | $912 |
| 2026 Feb 21 | 7 days, round-trip Southern Caribbean Cruise | Colon | $810 |
| 2026 Feb 22 | 7 days, round-trip Southern Caribbean Cruise | Cartagena Colombia | $838 |
| 2026 Feb 28 | 7 days, round-trip Southern Caribbean Cruise | Colon | $920 |
| 2026 Mar 01 | 7 days, round-trip Southern Caribbean Cruise | Cartagena Colombia | $939 |
| 2026 Mar 07 | 7 days, round-trip Southern Caribbean Cruise | Colon | $924 |
| 2026 Mar 08 | 7 days, round-trip Southern Caribbean Cruise | Cartagena Colombia | $943 |
| 2026 Mar 14 | 7 days, round-trip Southern Caribbean Cruise | Colon | $924 |
| 2026 Mar 15 | 7 days, round-trip Southern Caribbean Cruise | Cartagena Colombia | $936 |
| 2026 Mar 21 | 7 days, round-trip Southern Caribbean Cruise | Colon | $924 |
| 2026 Mar 22 | 7 days, round-trip Southern Caribbean Cruise | Cartagena Colombia | $936 |
| 2026 Mar 28 | 7 days, round-trip Southern Caribbean Cruise | Colon | $1210 |
| 2026 Mar 29 | 7 days, round-trip Southern Caribbean Cruise | Cartagena Colombia | $1082 |
| 2026 Apr 04 | 7 days, round-trip Southern Caribbean Cruise | Colon | $1086 |
| 2026 Apr 05 | 7 days, round-trip Southern Caribbean Cruise | Cartagena Colombia | $1039 |
| 2026 Apr 11 | 7 days, round-trip Southern Caribbean Cruise | Colon | $1016 |
| 2026 Apr 12 | 7 days, round-trip Southern Caribbean Cruise | Cartagena Colombia | $996 |
| 2026 Apr 18 | 7 days, round-trip Southern Caribbean Cruise | Colon | $941 |
| 2026 Apr 19 | 7 days, round-trip Southern Caribbean Cruise | Cartagena Colombia | $996 |
| 2026 May 05 | 5 days, one-way from Los Angeles to Vancouver | Los Angeles | $615 |
| 2026 May 10 | 7 days, round-trip Alaska Inside Passage Cruise | Vancouver | $874 |
| 2026 May 17 | 7 days, round-trip Alaska Inside Passage Cruise | Vancouver | $894 |
| 2026 May 24 | 7 days, round-trip Alaska Inside Passage Cruise | Vancouver | $931 |
| 2026 May 31 | 7 days, round-trip Alaska Inside Passage Cruise | Vancouver | $1030 |
| 2026 Jun 07 | 7 days, round-trip Alaska Inside Passage Cruise | Vancouver | $1053 |
| 2026 Jun 14 | 7 days, round-trip Alaska Inside Passage Cruise | Vancouver | $1073 |
| 2026 Jun 21 | 7 days, round-trip Alaska Inside Passage Cruise | Vancouver | $1174 |
| 2026 Jun 28 | 7 days, round-trip Alaska Inside Passage Cruise | Vancouver | $1223 |
| 2026 Jul 05 | 7 days, round-trip Alaska Inside Passage Cruise | Vancouver | $1171 |
| 2026 Jul 12 | 7 days, round-trip Alaska Inside Passage Cruise | Vancouver | $1171 |
| 2026 Jul 19 | 7 days, round-trip Alaska Inside Passage Cruise | Vancouver | $1172 |
| 2026 Jul 26 | 7 days, round-trip Alaska Inside Passage Cruise | Vancouver | $1171 |
| 2026 Aug 02 | 7 days, round-trip Alaska Inside Passage Cruise | Vancouver | $1169 |
| 2026 Aug 09 | 7 days, round-trip Alaska Inside Passage Cruise | Vancouver | $1071 |
| 2026 Aug 16 | 7 days, round-trip Alaska Inside Passage Cruise | Vancouver | $1070 |
| 2026 Aug 23 | 7 days, round-trip Alaska Inside Passage Cruise | Vancouver | $1021 |
| 2026 Aug 30 | 7 days, round-trip Alaska Inside Passage Cruise | Vancouver | $1020 |
| 2026 Sep 06 | 7 days, round-trip Alaska Inside Passage Cruise | Vancouver | $988 |
| 2026 Sep 13 | 7 days, round-trip Alaska Inside Passage Cruise | Vancouver | $959 |
| 2026 Sep 20 | 7 days, round-trip Alaska Inside Passage Cruise | Vancouver | $930 |
| 2026 Sep 27 | 5 days, one-way from Vancouver to San Diego | Vancouver | $717 |
Serenade Of The Seas Review
Review of Serenade Of The Seas
The 2003-built Serenade of the Seas cruise ship is the 3rd Radiance-class Royal Caribbean Royal Caribbean liner, with sisterships Jewel OTS, Radiance OTS, Brilliance OTS.
The vessel (IMO number 9228344) is currently Bahamas-flagged (MMSI 311492000) and registered in Nassau.
History - construction and ownership
Royal Caribbean International (RCI) is a USA passenger shipping company, trademarked travel brand, and subsidiary owned by Royal Caribbean Group (RCG/shipowner). RCI was established in 1968 and currently has over 1/5 of the worldwide cruise market. RCI also has RCG's largest fleet by both vessel number and GT tonnage (ship sizes and capacities).
All RCI liners have names ending with "of the Seas".
The 2500-passenger ship Serenade OTS fits just within Panama Canal's Panamax measurements. That also means that all Radiance-class boats can access pretty much any region of the world. These mid-sized ships offer plenty of options, from dining to entertainment, and have ~3 acres / 1,2 hectares of exterior glass, including glass-walled elevators with ocean views.
Decks and Cabins
Serenade Of The Seas staterooms (1074 total, in 32 grades) include 61 Suites, 517 Balcony, 247 Oceanviews, 249 Inside (3 Single). Most cabins are sized 165-190 ft2 (15-18 m2). Most cabin balconies are sized 45 ft2 (4 m2). The smallest is Studio Interior (110 ft2 / 10 m2). The largest is Royal Suite (1000 ft2 / 93 m2 plus 105 ft2 / 10 m2 terrace). Wheelchair-accessible cabins are 19.
The boat has 13 decks, of which 12 are passenger-accessible and 8 with cabins.
Shipboard dining options - Food and Drinks
Reflections is the ship's 2-deck-high formal dining room. The focal point of its decor is the cascading waterfall. For dinner, guests can choose between assigned early or late dining, or opt for My Time Dining, in which you pick anytime between 6 and 9:30 pm. Those passengers who opt for My Time Dining have to pre-pay gratuities. The Reflections restaurant operates under an open seating policy for breakfast and lunch. Food is delicious and offers a pretty good variety, including alternate menu items for guests on restricted diets.
Windjammer Cafe is the main buffet venue. It is open for breakfast, lunch, afternoon snacks and informal dinner. Numerous stations serve up pasta, burgers, salads and sweets. Portofino and Chops Grille are ship's alternative restaurants.
Chops is a steakhouse venue with an open kitchen. Enjoyable as Chops is, the real highlight of the onboard dining is Portofino with favorites including tiger shrimp risotto and spaghetti with lobster sauce. Both Chops Grille and Portofino levy a per-person service fee ($30 in Chops and $20 in Portofino).
Follows the complete list of Serenade of the Seas restaurants and food bars.
- Reflections Restaurant (1096-seat aft Dining Room, with two smaller private dining rooms: 30-seat Mirage and 102-seat Illusions)
- Windjammer Cafe Lido buffet restaurant (638-seat, offers Early Breakfast at 6:30 am, Breakfast between 7-11:30 am, Lunch 11:30-3:30 pm, and Dinner 6.30-9 pm)
- Chops Grille (95-seat specialty restaurant; reservations recommended)
- Giovanni's Table (Italian specialty restaurant; reservations recommended)
- Chefs Table (12-seat gourmet dining room)
- Park Cafe (deli restaurant; complimentary - serves the Solarium area)
- Izumi (Asian specialty restaurant)
- Rita's Cantina (84-seat Mexican specialty restaurant).
Shipboard entertainment options - Fun and Sport
There is no shortage of entertainment onboard Serenade of the Seas. Cultural and educational courses like digital photography and wine-tasting seminars are offered, along with horse races, blackjack tournaments, elaborate production shows in the Tropical Theater, and informal dancing in the atrium lobby.
Those looking for more excitement have to visit the Vortex Disco on deck 13 (featuring a spinning bar), the spot for singles to congregate. The DJ plays everything from Top 40 rap hits to the Village People till late each evening.
Additional amenities include Complimentary 24-hour Room-Service, Supervised Youth program, Internet/WiFi Access, Laundry.
Follows the complete list of Serenade of the Seas lounges, clubs and other entertainment venues for kids, teens and adults.
- Tropical Theatre (915-seat, features grand production shows with dance, acrobatics, comedy and games)
- Vortex Disco and Nightclub (126-seat; revolving bar)
- Photo Gallery and Shop; Art Gallery
- The Centrum (social hub, offers aerial acrobatics entertainment); Card Room; Next Cruise Lounge; Safari Lounge (320-seat, hosts religious services and auctions); Crown Lounge (fka Diamond Club Lounge & Bar for past guests only); Concierge Club (suite and past guests only); Viking Crown Lounge and Nightclub
- R Bar (59-seat cocktail bar); Cafe Latte-tudes Bar (46-seat specialty coffee bar, Starbucks Coffee); Crown and Castle English Pub (sports bar); Vintages Bar (wine bar); Schooner Bar (74-seat piano bar); Sky Bar
- Centrum Boutiques (duty-free; clothes, perfumes, accessories, jewelry, logo souvenirs, General Store/alcohol and cigarettes)
- Casino Royale (258-seat)
- Royal Caribbean Online Center (Internet computers room; 24-hour)
- Vitality at Sea Spa and Fitness Center; 3 Jacuzzies; 2 pools
- Solarium lounge (includes Cafe Bar, pool bar and adults-only pool area)
- Outdoor movie screen; Cinema (53-seat)
- Video Games Arcade; Fuel Teen Disco club; Royal Babies and Tots Nursery
- Adventure Beach; Adventure Ocean kids lounge area
- Sports Court (golf simulator, table tennis, basketball court); Jogging Track; Rock-climbing Wall; Fairways of Serenade Mini-Golf Course.
Itineraries
Serenade of the Seas itinerary program groups voyages in the Caribbean and in Northern Europe (Baltic Sea ports in Scandinavia and Russia), with Transatlantic repositioning crossings between Europe and Florida USA. In summer 2025, Serenade OTS is deployed in Alaska with homeporting in Vancouver (BC Canada).
For winter 2025-2026 season (October-April), Serenade OTS is deployed in the Southern Caribbean, to operate 7-night itineraries leaving from homeports Cartagena Colombia and Colon Panama. The voyages were opened for booking on July 31, 2024.
Following the Coronavirus crisis, in 2021 Serenade OTS restarted services on July 19th, with an Alaskan roundtrip from Seattle WA. The 7-day Alaska Glacier itinerary included as destinations/call ports Sitka, Icy Strait Point, Juneau, Ketchikan, as well as Tracy Arm Fjord (Endicott Arm and Dawes Glacier). Serenade became the industry's first ship to resume operations in Alaska and RCI's second ship to restart services in the USA (after Freedom OTS from PortMiami /July 2nd).
After the Alaskan season, for Serenade OTS was planned an Australia-New Zealand deployment (2021-2022 winter/October-March, with homeporting in Sydney NSW), followed by Alaska 2022 (from Vancouver BC) and Bahamas-Western Caribbean from Tampa FL (2022-2023). However, the Australian program was canceled and replaced with the Caribbean (4-5-day roundtrips from Tampa) to Mexico (Cozumel, Costa Maya) and Bahamas (Nassau, CocoCay).
In October 2021, RCI announced the company's first World Cruise (2023 December - 2024 September), which became also Royal Caribbean's longest itinerary and one of the world's longest around-the-world voyages (274-night). Read more in the ship's Wiki section.
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Serenade Of The Seas Wiki
Serenade OTS is one of Royal Caribbean's Radiance-class liners, with sisterships Brilliance, Jewel, Radiance.
Serenade was built at Meyer Werft's Papenburg Shipyard. The vessel's godmother was the always charmingly smiling Whoopi Goldberg (US actress, Oscar winner). The naming ceremony was held in NYC on August 22, 2003. The inaugural voyage started on August 25th. The maiden season (2003) was based on 5-6-night roundtrips from New York to Canada and New England USA, then (in November) the ship was deployed in the Caribbean and homeported in San Juan, Puerto Rico.
All Radiance-Class ships were constructed in compliance with Panamax standards allowing marine vessels to transit through Panama Canal. Serenade, along with all her sisters, has gas turbines instead of diesel engines. This makes them more fuel efficient, also reducing the emissions of harmful gases.
Comic-Con Cruise 2025
Serenade OTS is RCI's first ship to host a Comic-Con - the annual event (by San Diego Comic-Con International (1970-inaugurated as "Golden State Comic Book Convention").
The special voyage (February 5-9, 2025, roundtrip from Tampa Florida) is a full-ship charter by Entertainment Cruise Productions (Clayton Missouri-based company) specializing in themed voyages.
The industry's first Comic-Con cruise ship experience will feature various small group events (including Q&A sessions, trivia, fun contests), video gaming competitions, parties (dancing, karaoke, cosplay/costume play, DJs).
When the announcement was made (in July 2023) prices (per person) varied between US$990 (interior cabin) and US$5620 (Royal Suite) with double occupancy, while single occupancy was US$1240 (interior).
World Cruise 2023-2024 (RCI's first around-the-world voyage)
In October 2021, RCI announced the company's first World Cruise, which is also Royal Caribbean's longest itinerary as well as one of the world's longest around-the-world voyages.
The 274-night itinerary (themed "Ultimate World Cruise"/December 10, 2023, through September 10, 2024) scheduled for Serenade OTS is roundtrip from Miami and visits 150 ports and islands (57 new for RCI) in 65 countries (7 continents).
Prices started at US$60,000 per person (double occupancy) inclusive of Business Class flights, Pre-Cruise Hotel (5-star/overnight), Premium Transportation (transfers airport-hotel-ship), onboard gratuities. Loyalty program's Platinum and above members received as bonus perks a Shore Excursion Package (7x guided land tours), Deluxe Beverage Package, free Wi-Fi Internet (VOOM Surf & Stream), free laundry (Wash & Fold services).
The next table shows the original itinerary, with some of its ports later substituted due to the Red Sea crisis (Houthi attacks on marine vessels).
| Date | Port |
|---|---|
| Dec 10 | Miami, Florida |
| Dec 11 | CocoCay, Bahamas |
| Dec 13 | Cozumel, Mexico |
| Dec 16 | Oranjestad, Aruba |
| Dec 17 | Willemstad, Curacao |
| Dec 18 | Kralendijk, Bonaire |
| Dec 20 | Bridgetown, Barbados |
| Dec 21 | St George's, Grenada |
| Dec 23 | Devil's Island, French Guiana |
| Dec 26 | Fortaleza, Brazil |
| Dec 28 | Recife, Brazil |
| Dec 31-Jan 1 (overnight) | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
| Jan 4 | Montevideo, Uruguay |
| Jan 5-6 (overnight) | Buenos Aires, Argentina |
| Jan 9 | Puerto Madryn, Argentina |
| Jan 11 | Port Stanley, Falkland Islands UK |
| Jan 14 | Gerlache Strait, Antarctica |
| Jan 15 | Paradise Bay, Elephant Island Antarctica |
| Jan 16 | Cape Horn, Chile |
| Jan 17-18 (overnight) | Ushuaia, Argentina |
| Jan 19 | Punta Arenas, Chile |
| Jan 20 | Magellan Straits |
| Jan 21 | Scenic Cruising Chilean Fjords |
| Jan 23 | Valparaiso-Santiago, Chile |
| Jan 24 | Coquimbo-La Serena, Chile |
| Jan 26 | Arica, Chile |
| Jan 28 | Puerto San Martin-Pisco, Peru |
| Jan 29-30 (overnight) | Calao-Lima, Peru |
| Feb 1 | Manta, Ecuador |
| Feb 3 | Puerto Caldera-Puntarenas, Costa Rica |
| Feb 4 | San Juan Del Sur, Nicaragua |
| Feb 8 | Cabo San Lucas, Mexico |
| Feb 10 | Ensenada, Mexico |
| Feb 11 | Los Angeles, California |
| Feb 17 | Lahaina, Hawaii |
| Feb 18 | Kailua-Kona, Hawaii |
| Feb 19 | Honolulu, Hawaii |
| Feb 25 | Moorea, French Polynesia |
| Feb 26 | Papeete, Tahiti, French Polynesia |
| Mar 4 | Auckland, New Zealand |
| Mar 5 | Bay of Islands, New Zealand |
| Mar 8 | Sydney, NSW Australia |
| Mar 9 | Newcastle, NSW Australia |
| Mar 11 | Brisbane, QLD Australia |
| Mar 13 | Airlie Beach, QLD Australia |
| Mar 14 | Cairns, QLD Australia |
| Mar 19 | Lembar, Lombok Indonesia |
| Mar 20 | Benoa, Bali Indonesia |
| Mar 24 | Manila, Philippines |
| Mar 25 | Subic Bay, Philippines |
| Mar 27-28 (overnight) | Hong Kong, China |
| Mar 30 | Taipei, Taiwan |
| Mar 31 | Ishigaki, Japan |
| Apr 1 | Okinawa, Japan |
| Apr 3 | Busan, Korea |
| Apr 4 | Jeju Island, Korea |
| Apr 5 | Seoul, Korea |
| Apr 7-8 (overnight) | Beijing, China |
| Apr 10 | Nagasaki, Japan |
| Apr 11 | Kagoshima, Japan |
| Apr 13-14 (overnight) | Tokyo, Japan |
| Apr 15 | Shimizu, Japan |
| Apr 16 | Osaka, Japan |
| Apr 21 | Nha Trang, Vietnam |
| Apr 22 | Saigon, Vietnam |
| Apr 24 | Singapore |
| Apr 25 | Port Klang-Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia |
| Apr 26 | Penang, Malaysia |
| Apr 29 | Hambantota, Sri Lanka |
| Apr 30 | Colombo, Sri Lanka |
| May 1 | Cochin, India |
| May 3 | Goa, India |
| May 4-5 (overnight) | Mumbai, India |
| May 8 | Abu Dhabi, UAE |
| May 9 | Dubai, UAE |
| May 12 | Salalah, Oman |
| May 17 | Aqaba-Petra, Jordan |
| May 18 | Safaga, Egypt |
| May 19 | Suez Canal |
| May 20 | Transit Suez Canal-Cruise Only |
| May 21-22 (overnight) | Alexandria-Cairo, Egypt |
| May 23-24 (overnight) | Ashdod-Jerusalem, Israel |
| May 25 | Limassol, Cyprus |
| May 26-27 (overnight) | Piraeus-Athens, Greece |
| May 28 | Kusadasi-Ephesus, Turkey |
| May 30 | Burgas, Bulgaria |
| May 31-Jun 1 (overnight) | Constanta-Bucharest, Romania |
| Jun 2 | Varna, Bulgaria |
| Jun 4 | Trabzon, Turkey |
| Jun 6-7 (overnight) | Istanbul, Turkey |
| Jun 9 | Thessaloniki, Greece |
| Jun 10 | Chios, Greece |
| Jun 11 | Bodrum, Turkey |
| Jun 12 | Rhodes Island, Greece |
| Jun 13 | Mykonos Island, Greece |
| Jun 14 | Santorini Island, Greece |
| Jun 15 | Chania, Crete Island Greece |
| Jun 16 | Katakolon-Olympia, Greece |
| Jun 17 | Corfu, Greece |
| Jun 18 | Bari, Italy |
| Jun 19-20 (overnight) | Venice, Italy |
| Jun 21 | Trieste, Italy |
| Jun 22 | Koper, Slovenia |
| Jun 23 | Zadar, Croatia |
| Jun 24 | Split, Croatia |
| Jun 25 | Dubrovnik, Croatia |
| Jun 26 | Kotor, Montenegro |
| Jun 28 | Valletta, Malta |
| Jun 29 | Catania, Sicily Island Italy |
| Jun 30 | Naples, Italy |
| Jul 1 | Civitavecchia-Rome, Italy |
| Jul 2 | Carrara-Florence/Pisa, Italy |
| Jul 3 | Portofino, Italy |
| Jul 4 | Ajaccio, Corsica Island France |
| Jul 5 | Cannes, France |
| Jul 6 | Nice, France |
| Jul 7 | Toulon, France |
| Jul 8 | Palma de Mallorca, Balearic Spain |
| Jul 9-10 (overnight) | Barcelona, Spain |
| Jul 11 | Valencia, Spain |
| Jul 12 | Cartagena, Spain |
| Jul 13 | Malaga, Spain |
| Jul 14 | Casablanca, Morocco |
| Jul 15 | Agadir, Morocco |
| Jul 17 | Lisbon, Portugal |
| Jul 18 | Leixoes-Oporto, Portugal |
| Jul 19 | Vigo, Spain |
| Jul 21 | Cobh-Cork, Ireland |
| Jul 23 | Cherbourg, France |
| Jul 24-25 (overnight) | Le Havre-Paris, France |
| Jul 26 | Southampton, England UK |
| Jul 27 | Zeebrugge-Bruges, Belgium |
| Jul 29 | Skagen, Denmark |
| Jul 30 | Warnemunde-Berlin, Germany |
| Aug 1 | Riga, Latvia |
| Aug 2 | Tallinn, Estonia |
| Aug 3 | Helsinki, Finland |
| Aug 4-5 (overnight) | Stockholm, Sweden |
| Aug 6 | Visby, Sweden |
| Aug 7 | Klaipeda, Lithuania |
| Aug 8 | Ronne, Bornholm Island Denmark |
| Aug 9 | Kiel, Germany |
| Aug 10 | Copenhagen, Denmark |
| Aug 11 | Aarhus, Denmark |
| Aug 12 | Oslo, Norway |
| Aug 13 | Kristiansand, Norway |
| Aug 14 | Haugesund, Norway |
| Aug 15 | Olden, Norway |
| Aug 16 | Alesund, Norway |
| Aug 17 | Bergen, Norway |
| Aug 19 | Amsterdam, Holland |
| Aug 23-24 (overnight) | Reykjavik, Iceland |
| Aug 26 | Qaqortoq, Greenland |
| Aug 28 | Nuuk, Greenland |
| Aug 31 | St John's, Newfoundland Canada |
| Sep 3-4 (overnight) | NYC, New York |
| Sep 6 | King's Wharf, Bermuda |
| Sep 9 | CocoCay, Bahamas |
| Sep 10 | Miami, Florida |
Shorter itineraries/world cruise segments included:
- 64-day (Dec 10 - Feb 11) "Round the Horn: Americas and Antarctica Expedition" itinerary visits 36 ports/islands, 3 continents, and destinations in the Caribbean, Central and South America, Cape Horn, Antarctica, Rio de Janeiro (New Year's Eve overnight), Los Angeles (overnight).
- 87-day (Feb 11 - May 9) "Wonders of Asia and the Pacific Expedition" itinerary visits 40 ports/islands, 3 continents, and destinations in North America (Hawaii), Oceania (French Polynesia), New Zealand, Australia, Asia (Indonesia, Vietnam, Malaysia, India, Japan).
- 63-day (May 9 - July 10) "Middle East Treasures and Marvels of the Med Expedition" itinerary visits 44 ports, 3 continents, and destinations in Arabia (Dubai, Jordan), Africa (Egypt), Mediterranean (Turkey, Greece, Italy, France, Spain), Adriatic (Croatia).
- 63-day (July 10 - Sept 10) "Capitals of Culture" itinerary visits 40 ports, 3 continents and destinations in the Mediterranean (Spain, Morocco), Baltic (Russia/St Petersburg, Norway), with the Transatlantic crossing from Europe to the USA (via Iceland and NYC New York) ending in PortMiami.
The Balcony stateroom cost USD 75,000 ($136 pp per day), the 4-passenger Royal Suite cost USD 760,000. ~70% of the ship was booked within the first week. Full-paid early bookings (made by January 6, 2023) receive a 10% discount. Additional costs include taxes-fees-port charges (USD 4667 USD pp).
The above-listed itinerary segments were open for booking on Feb 10, 2022. In April 2023 were open for booking more segments:
- 26-day (Dec 10, 2023 - Jan 5, 2024) "Ultimate Caribbean and South America" itinerary (Miami to Buenos Aires) visits CocoCay Bahamas, Cozumel Mexico, Oranjestad Aruba, Willemstad Curacao, Kralendijk Bonaire, Bridgetown Barbados, St George Grenada, Cayenne (Devil Island French Guiana), Brazil (Fortaleza, Recife, Rio de Janeiro, Copacabana) and Montevideo Uruguay.
- 18-day (Jan 5-23) "Ultimate South America and Antarctica" itinerary (Buenos Aires to Valparaiso-Santiago) visits Puerto Madryn Argentina, Port Stanley Falklands, Antarctica (Gerlache Strait, Paradise Bay, Schollaert Channel, Elephant Island), Cape Horn Chile, Ushuaia Argentina, Punta Arenas Chile, Magellan Straits, Chilean Fjords.
- 19-day (Jan 23 - Feb 11) "Ultimate Central and South America" itinerary (Valparaiso-Santiago to Los Angeles) visits ports in Chile (Coquimbo-La Serena, Arica), Peru (Pisco-Machu Picchu, Callao-Lima), Ecuador (Manta), Costa Rica (Puntarenas), Nicaragua (San Juan del Sur) and Mexico (Cabo San Lucas, Ensenada).
- 29-day (Feb 11 - Mar 11) "Ultimate Hawaii, Tahiti and Australia" itinerary (Los Angeles to Brisbane) visits ports in Hawaii USA (Maui-Lahaina), Hawaii-Kailua Kona, Oahu-Honolulu), French Polynesia (Moorea, Papeete Tahiti), New Zealand (Auckland, Russel-Bay of Islands) and NSW Australia (Sydney, Newcastle).
- 16-day (Mar 11-27) "Ultimate Australia and Southeast Asia" itinerary (Brisbane to Hong Kong China) visits ports in Queensland Australia (Airlie Beach, Cairns), Indonesia (Lombok, Benoa) and The Philippines (Manila, Subic Bay-Luzon).
- 12-day (Mar 27 - Apr 8) "Ultimate China, Japan and South Korea" itinerary (Hong Kong to Tianjin-Beijing China) visits ports in Taiwan China (Keelung-Taipei), Japan (Ishigaki, Naha) and South Korea (Busan, Jeju Island, Incheon-Seoul).
- 16-day (Apr 8-24) "Ultimate Japan, Vietnam and Singapore" itinerary (Beijing to Singapore) visits ports in Japan (Nagasaki, Kagoshima, Yokohama-Tokyo, Shimizu, Osaka-Kyoto) and Vietnam (Nha Trang, Phu My-Saigon).
- 15-day (Apr 24 - May 9) "Ultimate India, Sri Lanka and Malaysia" itinerary (Singapore to Dubai) visits ports in Malaysia (Kuala Lumpur (Port Klang-Kuala Lumpur, Penang), Sri Lanka (Hambantota, Colombo), India (Cochin, Mormugao-Goa, Mumbai) and UAE (Abu Dhabi).
- 18-day (May 9-27) "Ultimate Jordan, Egypt and Israel" itinerary (Dubai to Piraeus-Athens Greece) visits Salalah Oman, Aqaba-Petra Jordan, Safaga Egypt, Suez Canal (transit), Alexandria Egypt, Ashdod-Jerusalem Israel, Limassol Cyprus Greece.
- 11-day (May 27 - Jun 7) "Ultimate Bulgaria, Romania and Turkey" Black Sea itinerary (Piraeus-Athens to Istanbul) visits Kusadasi-Ephesus Turkey, Burgas Bulgaria, Constanta Romania, Varna Bulgaria, Trabzon Turkey
- 13-day (Jun 7-20) "Ultimate Greece, Turkey and Italy" itinerary (Istanbul to Ravenna-Venice) visits ports in Greece (Thessaloniki, Chios Island), Turkey (Bodrum), Greece (Rhodes Island, Mykonos Island, Santorini Island, Chania-Souda, Crete Island, Katakolon-Olympia, Corfu Island) and Italy (Bari).
- 11-day (Jun 20 - Jul 1) "Ultimate Italy, Croatia and Malta" Adriatic Sea itinerary (Ravenna-Venice and Civitavecchia-Rome) visits Trieste Italy, Koper Slovenia, Croatia (Zadar, Split, Dubrovnik), Kotor Montenegro, Valletta Malta, Italy (Catania Sicily, Naples).
- 9-day (Jul 1-10) "Ultimate Italy, France and Spain" itinerary (Civitavecchia-Rome to Barcelona) visits ports in Italy (Carrara-Florence/Pisa, Portofino), France (Ajaccio Corsica, Cannes, Villefranche-Nice, Toulon) and Balearic Spain (Palma de Mallorca).
- 16-day (Jul 10-26) "Ultimate Spain, Morocco and France" itinerary (Barcelona to Southampton England UK) visits ports in Spain (Valencia, Cartagena, Malaga), Morocco (Casablanca-Marrakesh, Agadir), Portugal (Lisbon, Leixoes-Oporto), Spain (Vigo), Ireland (Cobh-Cork), France (Cherbourg, Le Havre-Paris).
- 15-day (Jul 26 - Aug 10) "Ultimate Denmark, Germany and Sweden" Baltic Sea itinerary (Southampton to Copenhagen Denmark) visits Xeebruge-Bruges/Brussels Belgium, Skagen Denmark, Warnemunde-Berlin Germany, Riga Latvia, Tallinn Estonia, Helsinki Finland, Sweden (Stockholm, Visby), Klaipeda Lithuania, Ronne Denmark, Kiel Germany.
- 9-day (Aug 10-19) "Ultimate Norwegian Fjords" itinerary (Copenhagen to Amsterdam Holland) visits Aarhus Denmark and ports in Norway (Oslo, Kristiansand, Haugesund, Olden, Alesund, Bergen).
- 22-day (Aug 19 - Sep 10) "Ultimate Iceland, Greenland and Caribbean" Transatlantic itinerary (Amsterdam to Miami) visits Reykjavik Iceland, Greenland (Qaqortoq, Nuuk), St Johns Newfoundland Canada, NYC New York, King's Wharf Bermuda, CocoCay Bahamas.
Ultimate World Cruise itinerary change (2024)
In February 2024, RCI allowed the Ultimate World Cruise passengers (including those booked on the affected segments) to vote on the itinerary changes necessitated by the Red Sea crisis.
The company offered two route change options - "Immersive Africa" and "Africa & Greece", with the same length (43 nights, between May 9th and June 20th, 2024).
"Immersive Africa" itinerary (option 1)
- (May 9) Dubai (UAE)
- (May 10-13) at sea
- (May 14) Victoria (Mahe Island, Seychelles)
- (May 15) La Digue Island (Seychelles)
- (May 16) at sea
- (May 17: Antsiranana/Diego Suarez (Madagascar)
- (May 18) at sea
- (May 19: Port Louis (Mauritius)
- (May 20) Pointe Des Galets Cape (Reunion Island)
- (May 21-23) at sea
- (May 24) Port Elizabeth (South Africa)
- (May 25) Mossel Bay (South Africa)
- (May 26-27) Cape Town (South Africa)
- (May 28) at sea
- (May 29) Luderitz (Namibia)
- (May 30) Walvis Bay (Namibia)
- (May 31-June 1) at sea
- (June 2) Luanda (Angola)
- (June 3-4) at sea
- (June 5) Takoradi (Ghana)
- (June 6) Abidjan (Ivory Coast)
- (June 7-8) at sea
- (June 9) Dakar (Senegal)
- (June 10-11) at sea
- (June 12: Santa Cruz de Tenerife (Canary Islands Spain)
- (June 13) at sea
- (June 14) Gibraltar UK
- (June 14-16) at sea
- (June 17) Corfu Island Greece
- (June 18) Bari (Italy)
- (June 19-20/overnight) Ravenna/Venice (Italy)
"Africa & Greece" itinerary (option 2)
- (May 9) Dubai
- (May 10-13) at sea
- (May 14) Victoria/Mahe Seychelles)
- (May 15-20) at sea
- (May 21-22/overnight) Cape Town
- (May 23-31) at sea
- (June 1) Tenerife Canaries
- (June 2-6) at sea
- (June 7) Istanbul (Turkey)
- (June 8) at sea
- (June 9-10/overnight) Alexandria-Cairo (Egypt)
- (June 11) at sea
- (June 12) Piraeus-Athens (Greece)
- (June 13) Mykonos Island Greece
- (June 14) Santorini Island Greece
- (June 15) Chania-Souda (Crete Island Greece)
- (June 16) Katakolon-Olympia (Greece)
- (June 17) Corfu
- (June 18: Bari
- (June 19-20/overnight) Ravenna-Venice
Most passengers voted for Option 1. All guests received a 25% pro-rated refund (of the segment's fare) in a refundable OBC/onboard credit.
Serenade OTS refurbishments review
The list of deckplan changes after drydock refurbishment 2012 included:
- upgraded cabin amenities (flat TVs, bathrooms with shower floors)
- Jumbotron (huge poolside LED screen for movies / located close to the main pool on Lido Deck)
- new lounges ("Diamond" and "Concierge")
- new gourmet dining options at an additional charge (Giovanni's Table/Italian Trattoria, Izumi/Asian, Rita's Cantina/Mexican, Chef's Table/5-course VIP dining)
- Nursery
- upgraded Centrum Atrium entertainment options (acrobatic shows, LED screens)
- R Bar (retro 1960s-themed, replacing the old Lobby Bar), Vintages Bar (wine), an English pub
- Wi-Fi coverage was upgraded to shipwide.
- Digital signage boards were installed.
The last drydock (in 2022) included mainly routine maintenance works (hull cleaning and painting, mechanical/machinery inspections and upgrades), outdoor spaces renovations (sundeck, swimming pools), recarpeting of all indoor public areas (hallways, bars, lounges).