'Mariner of the Seas' leaves Port Canaveral but not without a BANG!
We have been fortunate having such a beautiful ship at Port Canaveral since it arrived in 2003. The incredible 138,000 ton voyager class beauty will be leaving us in January 2009.
Royal Caribbean's 'The Mariner of the Seas' will sail from Port Canaveral on a wonderous 46 night journey around the horn to its new port of Los Angeles. The cruise will consist of three segments offering 15 & 16 night itineraries along the way. You can choose to sail on one, two, or all three segments. There are 16 different ports of call on this itinerary.
She starts this magnificent journey on January 4, 2009 and sails to the eastern Caribbean with stops at CocoCay, Bahamas (Royal Caribbean's Private Island), Philipsburg, St. Maarten, Basseterre, St. Kitts, and Bridgetown, Barbados before making its way to South America where she will make a stop in Salvador De Bahia, Brazil before her first segment ends in Rio De Janeiro, Brazil on February 18th.
If you choose to stay aboard, you will depart Rio on January 19 for another 15 night cruise visiting Montevideo, Uraguay, Buenos Aires, Argentina (over night in port), Cape Horn, Chile, Ushuaia, Argentina before cruising throught the Strait of Magellan and the Chilean Fjords as you make your way to Valparaiso, Chile on the Pacific Ocean where this segment ends on February 2nd.
The final segment will sail February 3rd for 16 nights from Valparaiso to Arica, Chile, Callao (Lima), Peru, Puerto Caldera, Costa Rica, Acapulco, Mexico, and Cabo San Lucas, Mexico before arriving at your final destination and the Mariners new home of Los Angeles, California.
You may choose to sail the entire 46 night itinerary from $4787 per person for an inside stateroom and $7167 per person for a balcony stateroom (fares are per person, based on double occupancy and includes port charges ' gov. taxes and fees and airfare are additional).
The first segment 15 nights from Pt. Canaveral to Rio have fares from $1529 pp. Segment two (15 nights) Rio to Valparaiso from $1829 pp and segment three (16 nights) Valparaiso to Los Angeles from $1429 pp.
Reserve early if you choose the 46 night itinerary for best available stateroom and enjoy a generous onboard credit per stateroom.
Now back to Port Canaveral. Royal Caribbean has not yet named a replacement for the Mariner ' but we would like to see one of Royal Caribbean's new Freedom class ships come to the port. The 154,000 ton ship which has all of the incredible amenities of the Voyager class ship with its added activities such as the new H20 Zone and the FLOWRIDER the first ever at sea surf park. Something for everyone.
We shall miss the Mariner of the Seas as she leaves us. But before she does she will continue her alternating eastern and western Caribbean intineraries. The other cruise options that sail from Pt. Canaveral at this time are Disney Magic and Disney Wonder sailing 3,4, & 7 night itineraries. Carnival Sensation sailing 3 & 4 night Bahamas, and Carnival Glory sailing alternating eastern and western Caribbean Itineraries. Royal Caribbean also has the Sovereign of the Seas sailing 3 & 4 nights to the Bahamas. Pt. Canaveral is a 'port of call' for NCL and other various cruise lines making their way to and from Caribbean Ports. It is a growing port and easy to navigate.
Don't miss out on an incredible journey that starts in our own back yard.
