Serenade of the Seas will sail from Cartagena, Colombia and Colón, Panama in 2025 and 2026.
The Radiance Class vessel is ready to conclude Royal Caribbean’s first-ever world cruise on September 10, 2024. Afterward, the 90,090 gross registered ton ship will stay in Tampa by means of March 2025, providing 5- to 9-night cruises to the Caribbean, earlier than relocating to the West Coast for a summer time season in Alaska.
Then, Serenade of the Seas will embark on a 13-night Panama Canal cruise from San Diego to Miami on September 19, marking the final time the ship will go to Florida by means of a minimum of April 2026.
Efficient October 5, Serenade will provide cruises to the Southern Caribbean from Cartagena, Colombia and Colón, Panama.
Sailings departing from Cartagena, Colombia will spend a day in Colon, Panama, and vice versa
Much like many European cruises, all voyages on Serenade of the Seas from Colombia and Panama are “interport” sailings, which means that visitors could select their embarkation metropolis.
In contrast to Caribbean sailings that depart solely from Miami, Fort Lauderdale, or Port Canaveral, interport cruises provide flexibility and a broader alternative for vacationers, permitting visitors to find out which metropolis is most handy or interesting for his or her departure.
At present, Royal Caribbean’s Oasis of the Seas is crusing interport cruises, the place passengers could embark in Barcelona, Spain or Civitavecchia (Rome), Italy.
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Most itineraries are 7 nights
On October 5, 2025, Serenade will depart from Cartagena, Colombia on a 7-night cruise to Willemstad, Curaçao; Oranjestad, Aruba; and Colón, Panama earlier than returning to Colombia on October 12.
Although all itineraries go to a minimum of two of the ABC (Aruba, Bonaire, and Curaçao) islands, every voyage provides a mix of locations and experiences. Some, for instance, could solely go to Bonaire and Curaçao, whereas others name at Curaçao and Aruba or Aruba and Bonaire.
Choose sailings go to all three:
- December 12, 2025 from Colón, Panama
- December 14, 2025 from Cartagena, Colombia
On sailings with three ports of name, together with Panama or Colombia, the ship will spend three days at sea.
If you wish to sail by means of the Panama Canal, you’ll have to guide a devoted Panama Canal cruise
Colón, Panama sits on the entrance to the Panama Canal and is a major port metropolis for maritime commerce. Nevertheless, it isn’t situated contained in the canal. As a substitute, it serves as a gateway to the canal’s operations.
Crusing by means of the Panama Canal is a bucket record cruise for a lot of, because it provides a novel alternative to traverse one of many world’s most well-known engineering marvels.
Don’t guide a crusing to the Southern Caribbean on Serenade of the Seas in hopes of seeing the canal in individual—you may find yourself disillusioned.
Royal Caribbean provides repositioning cruises by means of the canal all year long, usually within the fall and spring. In 2025, visitors could select from 4 sailings on two Radiance Class ships: Serenade of the Seas and Radiance of the Seas.
- 16-night Panama Canal cruise on Serenade of the Seas from Fort Lauderdale, Florida to Los Angeles, California on April 13
- 15-night Panama Canal cruise on Radiance of the Seas from Tampa, Florida to Los Angeles, California on April 19
- 13-night Panama Canal cruise on Serenade of the Seas from San Diego, California to Miami, Florida on September 19
- 16-night Panama Canal cruise on Radiance of the Seas from San Diego, California to Fort Lauderdale, Florida on October 4
Updates to Royal Caribbean’s Crown & Anchor single complement profit
WAAAYTOOO took to Royal Caribbean Weblog’s dialogue discussion board to share an replace they acquired of their latest Crown & Anchor publication.
“Beginning August 1, Pinnacle Membership and Diamond Plus members with greater than 340 factors will get pleasure from a diminished single complement cruise fare of 125% on all Transatlantic, Transpacific, and Panama Canal sailings,” the put up reads.
“We wish to make reserving these widespread voyages even simpler. For all different sailings, you’ll proceed to get pleasure from a diminished single complement fare of 150%.”
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This implies, for instance, if the cruise fare is $1,000 per individual, Pinnacle Membership and Diamond Plus cruisers would solely pay $1,250. Earlier than this replace, the fare would have value $1,500.
The change solely applies to Pinnacle Membership and Diamond Plus sailors with 340+ cruise factors. There is not any single complement profit for Gold, Platinum, Emerald, or Diamond Crown & Anchor members.