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View Adventure of the Seas 2021 European Sailings Adventure of the Seas® Get ready to dive deeper into Old World adventures in Summer 2021. Rediscover the Med’s greatest hits onboard Harmony of the Seas® , sailing from Barcelona and Rome, or on returning favorites Vision® and Rhapsody of the Seas® . Head north for unforgettable sights in the Baltics and the British Isles onboard Jewel of the Seas® . Choose from fjord filled thrills in Norway to Mediterranean marvels and everywhere in between onboard Anthem of the Seas® , sailing from Southampton —all open to book now. ITINERARY SAIL DATE PORT OF CALL 18-Night Galveston to April 21, 2021 Galveston, Texas • Cruising (9 Nights) • Gran Canaria, Copenhagen Canary Islands • Cruising • Lisbon, Portugal • Cruising (2 Nights) • Paris (Le Havre), France • Rotterdam, Netherlands • Cruising • Copenhagen, Denmark 7-Night Scandinavia & May 16, 2021 Copenhagen, Denmark • Cruising • Stockholm, Sweden Russia • Tallinn, Estonia • St. Petersburg, Russia • Cruising (2 Nights) • Copenhagen, Denmark 8-Night Scandinavia & May 30, 2021 Copenhagen, Denmark • Cruising • Stockholm, Sweden Russia • Tallinn, Estonia • St. Petersburg, Russia • Helsinki, Finland • Cruising (2 Nights) • Copenhagen, Denmark 10-Night Scandinavia & June 7, 2021 Copenhagen, Denmark • Cruising • Riga, Latvia • Russia Tallinn, Estonia • St. Petersburg, Russia (Overnight) • Helsinki, Finland • Stockholm, Sweden • Cruising • Copenhagen, Denmark (Overnight) 10-Night Ultimate June 17, 2021 Copenhagen, Denmark • Berlin (Warnemunde), Scandinavia Adventure Germany • Cruising • Helsinki, Finland • St. Petersburg, Russia (Overnight) • Tallinn, Estonia • For deployment information and marketing resources, visit LoyalToYouAlways.com/Deployment Features vary by ship. All itineraries are subject to change without notice. ©2019 Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. Ships’ registry: The Bahamas. ITINERARY SAIL DATE PORT OF CALL Visby, Sweden • Riga, Latvia • Stockholm, Sweden (Overnight) 7-Night Scandinavia & June 27, 2021 Stockholm, Sweden • Cruising • St. Petersburg, Russia Russia July 4, 18, 2021 (Overnight) • Helsinki, Finland • Tallinn, Estonia • Visby, Sweden • Stockholm, Sweden 7-Night Scandinavia & July 11, 2021 Stockholm, Sweden • Cruising • St. Petersburg, Russia Russia (Overnight) • Helsinki, Finland • Riga, Latvia • Visby, Sweden • Stockholm, Sweden 10-Night Ultimate July 25, 2021 Stockholm, Sweden (Overnight) • Helsinki, Finland • Scandinavia & Russia St. Petersburg, Russia (2 Nights) • Tallinn, Estonia • Riga, Latvia • Visby, Sweden • Cruising • Aarhus, Denmark • Copenhagen, Denmark 10-Night Ultimate August 5, 2021 Copenhagen, Denmark • Cruising (2 Nights) • Tallinn, Scandinavia & Russia Estonia • St. Petersburg, Russia (Overnight) • Helsinki, Finland • Riga, Latvia • Visby, Sweden • Cruising • Copenhagen, Denmark 7-Night Scandinavia & August 15, 2021 Copenhagen, Denmark • Cruising • Stockholm, Sweden Russia • Helsinki, Finland • St. Petersburg, Russia • Cruising (2 Nights) • Copenhagen, Denmark 9-Night Scandinavia & August 22, 2021 Copenhagen, Denmark • Cruising • Stockholm, Sweden Russia • Helsinki, Finland • St. Petersburg, Russia (Overnight) • Tallinn, Estonia • Cruising (2 Nights) • Copenhagen, Denmark For deployment information and marketing resources, visit LoyalToYouAlways.com/Deployment Features vary by ship. All itineraries are subject to change without notice. ©2019 Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. Ships’ registry: The Bahamas. .
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