Two Royal Caribbean Group brands announced on Friday that they would restart in the Alaska market this summer, sailing round-trip cruises from Seattle.
Royal Caribbean International will have two ships in Alaska this summer, while Celebrity Cruises will have one, according to the news from Friday.
Cruises will leave from Seattle on round-trip itineraries.
Here are the details:
Royal Caribbean International
Ship: Serenade of the Seas
Built: 2003
Occupancy at 100 Percent: 2,100 Guests
First Cruise: July 19
Details: The Serenade will begin cruising in July. The week-long itinerary features a lineup of popular ports of call, including Juneau, Sitka, Ketchikan and Icy Strait Point, Alaska, as well as the jaw-dropping Endicott Arm fjord and Dawes Glacier.
Royal Caribbean International
Ship: Ovation of the Seas
Built: 2016
Occupancy at 100 Percent: 4,100 Guests
First Cruise: August 13
Details: The Ovation follows suit in August cruising to Glacier National Park, the Inside Passage and calling in Juneau and Skagway.
Celebrity Cruises
Ship: Celebrity Summit
Built: 2001
Occupancy at 100 Percent: 2,038 Guests
First Cruise: July 23
Details: Celebrity will sail a program of seven-night itineraries roundtrip from Seattle on the Celebrity Summit, recently part of a $500 million fleetwide revolution drydock program. The ship is scheduled for nine cruises.