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Royal Caribbean International
Western Caribbean Getaway
Caribbean
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Sailing Itinerary
Trip Details
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Your Ship
Radiance of the Seas
Built with three acres of glass for cold-weather cruising, now parked year-round in the Gulf
Aboard
- Lead ship of the four-strong Radiance class, built by Meyer Werft at Papenburg and delivered in 2001
- Around three acres of glass, including exterior elevators that face the sea
- Gas turbines rather than conventional diesel engines
- Self-leveling billiard tables, a first at sea when she was new
- A solarium pool under a retractable glass roof
- Year-round from Tampa since June 2026 on four- and five-night Western Caribbean runs
Ashore
Where You Stop
Tampa
Costa Maya
Caribbean
The Caribbean
The most-sailed water on earth, and the easiest cruise to fall in love with, short flights, warm water twelve months a year, and a different island every morning.
- Best Time to Go
- December through April, outside hurricane season
- Typical Length
- 5 to 8 nights
Compare Dates
The Same Trip, Other Weeks
The identical itinerary on this ship, priced by departure. Fares move week to week, and the difference is often larger than anything else on this page.
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