The list of the RCCL Royal Caribbean Christmas cruise offers for 2012 and 2013 sailings – itineraries, schedule (cruise dates) and prices to compare. The RCI Royal Caribbean International Christmas cruises are the absolute choice for a big to biggest ship December Holiday cruise vacation – only if you are super excited by the overwhelming desire to enjoy a super fun voyage at very reasonable prices. And here’s the RCI equation explaining this particular case: Royal Caribbean Xmas cruises = the year’s merriest time + the world’s biggest cruise ships + top sea travel destinations + signature uniqueness + prices = a very merry Royal Fun Santa Claus ship vacation.
Just like with all the big lines, the majority of Royal Caribbean cruises for Christmas 2012-2013 are the holiday sailings to Caribbean with round-trip departures from Florida (Miami, Tampa, Fort Lauderdale, Port Canaveral). The Royal Caribbean Xmas 2012-2013 Caribbean offers again feature the extremely popular and very well traded Caribbean Holiday cruise deals from New York, Baltimore MD, Galveston TX, New Orleans LA and the round-trip sailings from Puerto Rico (San Juan) and Panama (Colon).
The list with exotic to most special Royal Caribbean cruises for Xmas 2012-2013 includes as destinations Asia (from Singapore), Australia (round-trips Sydney to NZ and the South Pacific Islands), South America (from Brazil) and Europe with a Mediterranean Christmas itinerary from Barcelona. With 7 ships in the top 10 largest passenger ships in the world (including the two 2014 and 2015 “Sunshine” projects), for better availability and cabin grades early booking is highly recommended – especially for the biggest RCCL ships.
Royal Caribbean cruise Christmas 2012-2013 prices per person in USD, indicative min fares for the lowest Interior category cabins (double occupancy), plus prices per day (in brackets). The RCCL ships are ordered alphabetically, their itineraries include the December-January dates of arrival in ports of call (in brackets) – all Royal Caribbean December Holidays sailings are round-trips. Closely related to Royal Caribbean New Years cruise 2013 and the RCI website
Christmas on Adventure Of The Seas – the cruise from San Juan, Puerto Rico.
- 2012 (Dec 23) 7night to USVI (St Thomas, 24), St Maarten (Philipsburg, Dec 25), Aruba (Oranjestad, 27), Curacao (Willemstad, 28) – $1,200 (from $171 per day).
- 2013 (Dec 22) 7night St Thomas (23), St Kitts (Basseterre, 24), Aruba (26), Curacao (27) – $950 ($136).
The world’s biggest passenger ship and the Allure Of The Seas Christmas cruise 2012-2013 to Eastern Caribbean from Fort Lauderdale.
- 2012 (Dec 23, 7night to Bahamas (Nassau, 24), St Thomas (26), St Maarten (27) – $1,950 ($279).
- 2013 (Dec 22) 7night Nassau (23), St Thomas, Dec 25), St Maarten (26) – $1,600 ($229).
The Brilliance Of The Seas Christmas cruise from Puerto Rico, and the next year – to Western Caribbean from Tampa, FL.
- 2012 (Dec 22) 7night leaving from San Juan to St Thomas (23), St Lucia (Castries, Dec 25), Guadeloupe (Pointe A Pitre, 26), Antigua (St Johns, 27), USVI (St Croix, 28) – $1,200 ($171).
- 2013 (Dec 21) 5night Tampa to Grand Cayman (George Town, 23) and Mexico (Cozumel, 24) – $750 ($150).
The Enchantment Of The Seas Bahamas Christmas cruise from Baltimore, MD, and from Florida (Port Canaveral).
- 2012 (Dec 22) 7night Baltimore to Florida (Port Canaveral, (24), Nassau (Dec 25) and Coco Cay (26, private island), in Baltimore on Dec29 – $970 ($139).
- 2013 (Dec 23) 4night leaving from Port Canaveral to Bahamas – Coco Cay (24) and Nassau (Dec 25) – $500 ($125).
The Explorer Of The Seas Bahamas Christmas cruise from New York with Florida.
- 2012 (Dec 23) 7night to Port Canaveral (Dec 25), Nassau (26) and Coco Cay (27), disembarkation in NYC on Dec30 – $980 ($140).
- 2013 (Dec 22) 7night to Pt Canaveral (24), Nassau (Dec 25), Coco Cay (26), in NYC on Dec29 – $900 ($140).
Number 6 in the list of the largest cruise ships – the Freedom Of The Seas Western Caribbean Christmas cruise from Port Canaveral to Jamaica and Haiti.
- 2012 (Dec 23) 7night to Haiti (Labadee, private island, Dec 25), Jamaica (Falmouth, 26), Grand Cayman (27) and Mexico ( Cozumel, 28) – $1,070 ($153).
- 2013 (Dec 22) 7night to Labadee (24), Jamaica (Falmouth, Dec 25), Grand Cayman (26), Cozumel (27) – $1,250 ($179).
A Christmas on Grandeur Of The Seas, leaving from Panama, and from Baltimore to Puerto Rico and Haiti.
- 2012 (Dec 23) 7night from Colon to Colombia (Cartagena, 24), Bonaire (Kralendijk 26), Curacao (Willemstad 27) and Aruba (Oranjestad, 28) – $1,230 ($177).
- 2013 (Dec 24) 10night from Baltimore to Haiti (Labadee, 27), Puerto Rico (28), St Thomas (29) and St Maarten (30), in Baltimore on Jan3 – $900 ($90).
Number 8 in the list of “the largest” – the Independence Of The Seas Christmas cruise 2012-2013 to Puerto Rico from Fort Lauderdale, FL.
- 2012 (Dec 22) 8night to St. Kitts (Basseterre, Dec 25), St Maarten (26), Puerto Rico (27) and Labadee (28) – $1,190 ($149).
- 2013 (Dec 21) 8night to St Maarten (24), St. Kitts (Basseterre, Dec 25), Puerto Rico (26), Labadee (27) – $1,350 ($169).
The Jewel Of The Seas Christmas cruise Tampa to Mexico and to Eastern Caribbean from Puerto Rico.
- 2012 (Dec 22) 5night leaving from Tampa to Key West (23) and Cozumel (Dec 25) – $750 ($150).
- 2013 (Dec 21) 7night from San Juan to St Thomas (22), St Croix (23), Antigua (24), St Lucia (26) and St Kitts (27) – $1,000 ($143).
Royal Caribbean, Asia and the Legend Of The Seas Christmas cruise from Singapore to Malaysia and Thailand, next year – to Southern Caribbean with Barbados from Fort Lauderdale.
- 2012 (Dec 21) 5night round-trip from Singapore to Malaysia - Kuala Lumpur (from Klang, 22) and Langkawi (23), and Thailand (Phuket, 24) – $830 ($166).
- 2013 (Dec 23) 11night departing from Fort Lauderdale to Aruba (26), Bonaire (27), Grenada (St Georges 28), Barbados (Bridgetown 29), Antigua (30) and St Maarten (31) – $1,500 ($136).
Number 7 in the “largest” list and the Liberty Of The Seas Christmas cruise to Western Caribbean from Fort Lauderdale.
- 2012 (Dec 22) 5night to Belize City (24) and Mexico (Cozumel, Dec 25) – $930 ($186).
- 2013 (Dec 21) 5night Belize City (23), Cozumel (24) – $800 ($160).
The Royal Caribbean Majesty Of The Seas Christmas and a cheap Bahamas cruise from Miami.
- 2012 (Dec 24) 4night to Coco Cay (26) and Nassau (27) – $450 ($112).
- 2013 (Dec 23) 4night to Nassau (24), Coco Cay (Dec 25) and Key West (26) – $450 ($115).
The Royal Caribbean Mariner Of The Seas Christmas cruise from Galveston to Jamaica and Mexico (2012) and the Southeast Asia cruise from Singapore in 2013.
- 2012 (Dec 23) 7night to Jamaica (Ocho Rios, 26), Grand Cayman (27) and Cozumel (28) – $1,150 ($164).
- 2013 (Dec 23) 5night Singapore to Malaysia and Thailand, visiting Klang (24), Penang (Dec 25) and Phuket (26) – fares from $700 ($140 pp pd).
The last Monarch Of The Seas Christmas cruise to Bahamas from Port Canaveral (the ship will be transferred to Pullmantur in April 2013).
- 2012 (Dec 24) 4night visiting “only” Coco Cay (Dec 25) and Nassau (26) from only $490 ($122).
The Navigator Of The Seas Christmas cruise to Jamaica and Mexico from New Orleans and Galveston, TX.
- in 2012 (Dec 22) 7night leaving out of New Orleans to Jamaica (Falmouth, Dec 25), Grand Cayman (26) and Cozumel (27) – $850 ($123).
- in 2013 (Dec 22) 7night from Galveston to Jamaica (Falmouth, Dec 25), Grand Cayman (26), Cozumel (27) – $1,200 ($171).
The second largest cruise ship ever and the Oasis Of The Seas Christmas cruise 2012-2013 Western Caribbean offers - Fort Lauderdale to Haiti, Jamaica and Cozumel.
- 2012 (Dec 22) 7night to Labadee (24), Falmouth (Dec 25), Cozumel (27) – $1,500 ($214).
- 2013 (Dec 21) 7night Labadee (23), Falmouth (24), Cozumel (26) – $1,600 ($229).
The Radiance Of The Seas Australia Christmas cruise to Queensland and the South Pacific from Sydney (round-trips).
- 2012 (Dec 20) 10night Australia only from Sydney to Brisbane (22), Airlie Beach (24), Willis Island (Dec 25), Cairns (26), Newcastle (29) – for only $1,170 (from $117 per day).
- 2013 (Dec 20) 9night Sydney to New Caledonia visiting Noumea (23), Lifou (24) and Isle of Pines (26) – $1,330 ($148).
Again Australia and the Rhapsody Of The Seas Christmas cruise 2012-2013 from Sydney to the South Pacific Islands.
- 2012 (Dec 18) 10night to New Caledonia (Noumea, 21) and Vanuatu – Mystery Island (22), Luganville (23) and Espiritu Santo (Champagne Bay, 24) – $1,280 ($128).
- 2013 (Dec 19) 9night to Noumea (22), Lifou (23), Champagne Bay (24) – $1,360 ($151).
Europe, Royal Caribbean and the Serenade Of The Seas Mediterranean Christmas cruise from Barcelona, Spain, or if you wait long enough – to the Bahamas from New Orleans.
- 2012 (Dec 24) 11night round-trip Barcelona to Italy with Livorno (26), Rome (Civitavecchia, 27), Naples (29), Sicily (Messina, 30), Malta (La Valletta, 31) and Tunisia (Tunis, Jan2) – from $1,250 ($114).
- 2013 (Dec 21) the classic 7night from New Orleans to Florida (Key West, 23) and Bahamas – Nassau (24) and Coco Cay (Dec 25) – $1,050 ($150).
Royal Caribbean in South America and a Splendour Of The Seas Christmas from Brazil.
- 2012 (Dec 21) a 7night round-trip from Santos (Sao Paulo) to Argentina (Buenos Aires, 23) and Uruguay – Montevideo (Dec 25) and Punta Del Este (26), disembarkation in Santos on Dec28 – $920 ($131).
- 2013 (Dec 21) again the 7-night round-trip from Brazil to Argentina and Uruguay (in Montevideo on Dec 25) – $1,190 ($170).
The Vision Of The Seas Southern Caribbean Christmas from Fort Lauderdale to Barbados.
- 2012 (Dec 24) 11night visiting St Kitts (27), St Lucia (28), Barbados (29), St Vincent (30), Martinique (Fort de France, 31) and not without Haiti (Labadee, Jan2) – $1,550 ($141).
- 2013 (Dec 21) 7night departing from Colon (Panama) to Southern Caribbean, visiting Colombia (Cartagena, 22), Bonaire (Kralendijk, 24), Aruba (Oranjestad, Dec 25) and Curacao (Willemstad, 26) – $1,000 ($143).

And the very last of the “Royal offers” – the Voyager Of The Seas Australian Christmas cruise from Sydney to New Zealand and Sydney to Fiji (both with a round-trip itinerary).
- in 2012 (Dec 22) 14night to Tasmania (Hobart, 24) and NZ with the Fjordland Park (27), Dunedin (28), Picton (29), Wellington (30), Tauranga (Jan1) and Auckland (Jan2), disembarkation in Sydney on Jan5 – $3,120 ($223).
- in 2013 (Dec 18) 9night to New Caledonia (Noumea, 21) and Fiji (Lautoka, 23), in Sydney on Dec27 – $1,380 ($153).
A very merry Royal Caribbean Xmas, and always happy biggest ship sailings with your Royal line!