Brisbane base for RCI's Legend of the Seas

Brisbane base for RCI's Legend of the Seas
By admin


Brisbane is set to become the second Australian home port for Royal Caribbean International as the cruise line confirmed it will base Legend of the Seas in the Queensland capital for the 2015/16 summer season.

The deployment of the 2,000-guest vessel will take RCI’s Australian fleet to four ships. Combined with the recently announced replacement of Rhapsody of the Seas with the 3,800-passenger Explorer of the Seas, it will boost its total Australian capacity by 47%. 

An influx of international guests to sail on the vessel is expected to generate an estimated economic impact in the region of $25-30 million.

Legend of the Seas will provide a new choice in local cruising – and is the logical next stage in Royal Caribbean’s growth in Australia,” regional vice-president Asia Pacific Gavin Smith said.

“This move comes off the back of strong demand from both the local and international guests and represents another major investment by Royal Caribbean in the Australian cruise market.

“Our Sydney and now Brisbane vessels represent the largest investment made by a cruise line in Australia and demonstrate our absolute commitment to the local cruise market.”

Legend, which underwent a $50 million revamp in 2013, will arrive in Brisbane in December 2015 for a five-month season. 

It features a central atrium with an acrobatic aerial show, a rock climbing wall, a mini golf course, an indoor swimming pool, a babies nursery and multiple speciality dining venues. It also has a two-deck grand dining room, an 800-seat theatre, the Vitality Spa & Fitness centre, a beauty salon and a shopping arcade. 

Latest News

  • Destinations
  • News

APT Launches 2025 Asia Adventures

APT has launched its Asia Adventures for 2025, including new luxury holidays in India, Sri Lanka and Japan. Five new tours lead guests to the highlights of India, including a seven-night cruise along the rarely travelled Lower Ganges aboard the Ganges Voyager. Further south, Sri Lanka’s greatest destinations are revealed on a new 15-day Land […]

  • Cruise
  • Luxury
  • News

Seabourn announces Western Kimberley Traditional Owners as Godparents of Seabourn Pursuit

Seabourn has named Western Kimberley Traditional Owners, the Wunambal Gaambera, as Godparents of the ultra-luxury purpose-built Seabourn Pursuit. It is the first cruise line to appoint Traditional Owners as godparents of a ship. Seabourn Pursuit embarks on its inaugural season in the Kimberley region this June. The naming ceremony will take place on Seabourn Pursuit’s […]

  • Luxury

Malolo Island Resort opens brand new Spa

Fiji’s Malolo Island has added another string to its bow – opening its $1.3 million day spa on Thursday, 18th April 2024. (Lead Image: matriarch Rosie Whitton with spa staff) Located at the edge of the resort’s luscious patch of tropical rainforest, the new “Leilani’s Spa” adds another level of elevated experiences to Malolo’s already […]