Royal Caribbean International will deploy Serenade of the Seas on roundtrips from Cartagena, Colombia and Colón, Panama October 2025 through April 2026. 

Passengers may embark at either city for the seven-night southern Caribbean cruises that also call at Aruba, Bonaire and Curaçao.

‘We are very happy to return to the region with Serenade of the Seas and fulfill our continued commitment to the Latin American market,’ said Alberto Muñoz, Royal Caribbean’s AVP for Latin America and the Caribbean.

Younger, slightly larger ship

As with Rhapsody of the Seas’ 2023/24 season in Latin America, Royal Caribbean plans experiences tailored for the market that will be revealed at a later date.

The Radiance-class Serenade is a younger and slightly larger ship than the Vision-class Rhapsody. Built in 2003, the 90,090gt Serenade has capacity for 2,578 passengers compared to the 1997-built, 78,878gt Rhapsody with 2,431-passenger capacity.