Also new next year: the port of Holyhead on the Isle of Anglesey, Wales. And destinations returning to itineraries in 2018 after a brief hiatus include Flåm, Molde and Skjolden in Norway and Isafjordur, Iceland.
Debuting in Barcelona in April 2018, Symphony of the Seas will spend its inaugural season in the western Mediterranean. Starting April 21, the ship will offer seven-night cruises to Palma de Mallorca, Marseille, La Spezia, Civitavecchia (Rome) and Naples. Passengers can also sail round-trip Civitavecchia.
New in 2018, Vision of the Seas will join Symphony in Barcelona, to offer 12-night Greek Isles or Mediterranean sailings with calls at Civitavecchia, Nice, Santorini, Piraeus (Athens), the Amalfi Coast and Venice (overnight).
In northern Europe, Brilliance of the Seas will sail new 12-night itineraries from Amsterdam visiting countries throughout the Baltic, Norway and the British Isles, including new port Holyhead.
British favorite Independence of the Seas returns to Southampton, offering three- to 14-night voyages to the Mediterranean and a 14-night adventure to the Canary Islands. Navigator of the Seas will join Independence in Southampton and sail five- to 14-night cruises.
Serenade of the Seas will offer seven-night cruises to the Norwegian Fjords, plus a Scandinavia/Russia adventure with departures from Copenhagen and Stockholm.
Following a $30m makeover in 2016, Jewel of the Seas will operate seven- and nine-night itineraries though the Greek Isles and western Mediterranean.
Rhapsody of the Seas will return to Venice for week-long cruises to the Greek Isles, and Greece and Croatia.
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