YEAR 2007-08

Rhapsody's new exotic
itineraries Down Under

October 17, 2006 - Royal Caribbean is combining its signature active cruising experience with crocodiles, kangaroos and koala bears, when the cruise line returns Down Under for the 2007/8 season.

Rhapsody of the Seas will sail a series of new itineraries to the South Pacific, Australia and New Zealand as she heads for her recently announced Far East adventure.

On 27 October and 10 November 2007, Rhapsody of the Seas offers 14-night roundtrip cruises from Sydney to New Zealand, cruising through Milford Sound, Doubtful Sound, Dusky Sound and calling on the ports of Dunedin, Christchurch, Wellington, Napier, Tauranga and Auckland. These sailings will be available for sale through travel agents in the UK and Ireland.

Three out of the five new itineraries on Rhapsody of the Seas, sailing 28 September, 15 October and 24 November 2007, have been chartered by Cruiseco, a consortium of more than 120 cruise specialist travel agencies in Australia.

For guests wanting to enhance their cruise vacation with a land-based experience, Royal Caribbean offers some exciting cruisetour packages out of Sydney. Adventurers can take a charter flight to Cairns - the best place to see crocodiles and native wildlife in tropical North Queensland - and experience the "Quicksilver" boat tour, which enables guests to participate in various marine adventures at the Great Barrier Reef, including swimming, snorkeling, diving or exploring the Reef from an underwater observatory.

At the Olgas, vacationers have the opportunity to discover ancestral secrets of the desert land during the aboriginal Liru tour or visit the vividly coloured dome rocks rising from the plains.