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ROYAL CARIBBEAN'S ALLURE OF THE SEA

DECEMBER 1, 2010

As of December 1, 2010, Allure of the Sea is the first to welcome the DreamWorks Experiences onboard the Royal Caribbean family of ships, providing a stunning collection of experiences for the whole family. Allure of the Sea will be the exclusive ship in fleet with the How to Train Your Dragon Ice Show and Madagascar Aqua Show. Guest on board will be surprised with DreamWorks-themed activities throughout their cruise vacation, featuring characters year round from some of DreamWorks most popular feature films like Shrek, Madagascar, Kung Fu Panda, and more.

There will be photo opportunities. Its not every day while on vacation you can have your photo taken with Shrek, or kiss the hand of a Princess who is really an Ogre who is a Princess. Everyone loves a parade! Royal Caribbean will throw a parade unlike anything you have ever seen before. Get ready to be astonished and amazed and double over with laughter as Shrek and friends participate in events like you have never seen at sea.

The How to Train Your Dragon Ice Show will feature your favorite characters from the DreamWorks film and is sure to capture the whole family's imagination. It is sure to be a highlight of your cruise. Then there is The Madagascar Aqua Show-"Let you entertain me" where all your favorites Marty, Alex, Gloria and Melman mix and mingle with high divers, swimmers, acrobats and more. This show is certain to be a blast.

Still want more. How about 3D movies. Dragons fly in your face in DreamWorks How to Train Your Dragon and giant robots battle all around you in Monsters vs Aliens. The new enhanced 3D theater lets you feel like your part of the action.

DreamWorks experiences with be added to other Royal Caribbean ships in 2011.

The Allure of the Sea is the sister ship to the Oasis of the Sea. The revolutionary design will fill your days at sea with wonder. Take a stroll through Central Park, catch a Broadway style show like Chicago, catch a wave on a flow ride or zipline across the top of the ship. There will be something for the whole family. The Allure of the Sea will be sailing from Ft Lauderdale doing a 7 day Western Caribbean through 2011.

THE PANAMA CANAL!

Picture yourself wandering among the ruins of a colonial town or gliding through the tops of a thick canopy of forest. The Panama Canal offers you a once in a life time experience like no other. Considered to be one of the engineering marvels in the world, the Panama Canal should be on everyone's list of must-see places. Ninety years after completion, this link between the Caribbean sea and the Pacific ocean is as vital and vibrant as ever.

Most of the major cruise lines offer at least a few Panama Canal sailings each year. The most popular Panama Canal cruise is normally about 14 days, starting in Ft Lauderdale ending in San Diego, Los Angeles, or San Francisco. But the cruises lines do offer other itineraries during the season. The season for the Panama Canal runs from October to April. One of the best months to visit the Panama Canal is in December when the average high is 87 degrees, with mid March also being a popular time, but your weather is hotter with averages of 90 degrees. March is also the driest month of the year with October and November being the rainiest.

You will need to decide if you want to do a traditional itinerary, which means spending a day on the Canal crossing from ocean to ocean. Some of the cruise lines offer "partial crossing," in which the ship doesn't actually cross the entire Canal. Rather, the ship crosses through one lock, then lets passengers off in the town of Gamboa, along the Canal where passenger can enjoy a multitude of shore excrusions for the day then return to the ship and return back to Florida.

Most Panama Canal cruises call on ports in the Western Caribbean and Costa Rican ports of Limon and Puntarenas. Ships that are not doing the full trans-canal journey will also stop at Colon Panama at the entrance of the Canal.

FEATURED SHORE EXCURSION

MONTEVERDE CLOUD FOREST WITH LUNCH

Board your motor coach for the approximately two and a half hour drive into Costa's central highlands and the Meteverde Cloud Forest. You will then set off with your guide on an approximately 99 minute walk that travels on suspension bridges through the forest canopy and along trails on the forest floor. After your walk, visit the hummingbird garden, where your guide will point out the many species and relates information on their life cycles. Tour the insect museum, which features over one million insects from around the world.. Your visit includes a luncheon of local dishes, and there will be time to browse the gift shop before returning to the ship. This is a 9.5 hour tour, and you need to be in good physical condition to participate.

FEATURED PORT OF CALL

COZUMEL MEXICO

Cozumel is a paradise where tradition, flavor and joy come together. You'll find friendly faces and warm welcomes to make your stop in this port an unforgettable one. Famous all over the world for its coral reefs, there are plenty of water sports such as diving, snorkeling, and many more excursions to make your stop in Cozumel memorable. You will discover many treasures at the many port side shops where you'll find the perfect gifts for family and friends back home. You can visit Cozumel on most Western Caribbean 4-7 day cruises offered by most of the cruises lines year round from Galveston and New Orleans.

One of the most popular shore excursions in the destination is a visit to Tulum to visit the Mayan Ruins. The impressive cliff top site of Tulum is on of the most famous landmarks of the Mayan world. After taking a 45 minute ferry ride to the mainland you will board a motor coach and enjoy a one hour drive south to Tulum where you will have a guided tour of this walled city, its temples, and buildings. Most excursion will provide a box lunch and drinks in price. Remember that there is a fee for video taping in Tulum it can range from $5.00 to $7.00. Cost for excursion range from $75.00 to $100.00.