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# Royal Caribbean heads to the Black Sea in 2015
- URL: https://hospitality.pro/royal-caribbean-heads-to-the-black-sea-in-2015/
- Published: 2014-03-03T04:56:31.000Z
- Updated: 2014-03-03T04:56:31.000Z
- Author: H L
- Tags: Hospitality Industry News, News, #wordpress, #Import 2026-04-16 12:15

Royal Caribbean International will sail its first Black Sea cruises in summer 2015, including visiting Sochi, Russia.

The cruise line is moving its 1,998-passenger Rhapsody of the Seas from Alaska for the new itineraries. The Vision-class ship will do three round-trip 10- and 11-day sailings from Istanbul beginning in June.

The Rhapsody will make maiden calls in Sochi; Burgas, Bulgaria; Odessa, Yalta and Sevastapol, Ukraine ? with overnight stays in Sochi, Odessa and Istanbul.

From July to November, the Rhapsody will cruise on 7- to 11-day itineraries from Rome.

Meanwhile, Royal will deploy two Radiance-class ships to cruise Alaska for the 2015 summer season ? the cruise line’s 26th year in the 49th State.

The 2,100-passenger Radiance of the Seas will return to Alaska, where it will also cruise this summer. New in the market will be sister ship Jewel of the Seas.

The Radiance-class ships are noteworthy for their expanses of glass. The addition of the Jewel also brings Royal Caribbean more oceanview and balcony cabins in the Alaska market.

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###### Source USA Today, http://www.usatoday.com/story/cruiselog/2014/02/28/royal-caribbean-black-sea-sochi-alaska/5894135/?utm\_source=feedburner&utm\_medium=feed&utm\_campaign=Feed%3A+UsatodaycomTravel-TopStories+%28USATODAY+-+Travel+Top+Stories%29