Royal Caribbean Internationalunveiled the 2012 Asia deployment schedule for Voyager of the Seas. At 137,276 gross registered tons, Voyager of the Seas is the largest ship ever dedicated to the Asian market. The ship’s inaugural Asia season will start on May 26, 2012 in Singapore, followed by sailings from Shanghai (Baoshan) and Tianjin in China.

“We have a leading market position in China,” said Dr. Zinan Liu, group managing director of China and Asia for Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. “Customer demand is strengthening and we're responding by increasing our commitment to the region with an additional, bigger ship, to offer a wider range of itineraries to even more ports.”

With Voyager of the Seas and Legend of the Seas, which has been deployed in China since 2010, Royal Caribbean International will offer 49 sailings out of China in 2012, and will add Xiamen as its fourth homeport after Shanghai, Tianjin and Hong Kong.

Voyager of the Seas will offer cruise passengers a wide range of short cruises – three-, four-, five- seven- and eight-night itineraries in Asia – to longer, 14- to 18-night cruises in the South Pacific to New Zealand and Australia. Chinese guests also can expect to experience a greater variety of products and services tailored to their needs.

Cruises will include the seven-night “Pearls of the Orient” and “Jewels of Asia” sailings, calling at various destinations in Japan and South Korea. Cruise passengers also can choose a repositioning cruise aboard Voyager of the Seas from Singapore to Fremantle, Australia, departing Oct. 22, 2012, and returning on March 9, 2013. Voyager of the Seas will reposition to begin its winter season from Sydney on Nov. 5, 2012. Bookings for Voyager of the Seas' 2012 Asia itineraries opened Sept. 6, 2011. For more information, call 800-ROYAL-CARIBBEAN or visit www.royalcaribbean.com. Travel agents can call 800-327-2056 or visit www.cruisingpower.com.