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CRUISE SHIP PHOTO FEATURE 

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ROYAL CARIBBEAN INTERNATIONAL

In this pictorial, we present some of the cruise ships that have been seen over the years in New York harbor.  This page focuses on the ships of Royal Caribbean International (RCI) both at the Manhattan Cruise Terminal and at the Cape Liberty Cruise Terminal in New Jersey.

Royal Caribbean has been cruising from New York almost from the time the line started.  Here is Royal first cruise ship Song of Norway departing from the Manhattan Cruise Terminal.

​Rhapsody of the Seas in Manhattan.

​Freedom of the Seas, then the world's largest cruise ship, came to New York for a special event shortly after entering service.

Freedom's sister Liberty of the Seas came the next year and docked at the new Cape Liberty Cruise Port (left).   She returned several years later for a season of cruising and found that the cruise port was much more developed than it was when she first arrived (below). 

The first RCI ship to be based in New York harbor year-round was the very popular Explorer of the Seas.

Quantum of the Seas took over as the New York - New Jersey ship but only stayed for one winter season. 

​After sailing her first summer from England, Anthem of the Seas moved to Cape Liberty.

Above: Adventure of the Seas was named by New York mayor Rudi Giuliani not long after the 911 attacks.  She returned to New York harbor to sail a summer season in 2018 along with Anthem.
Below:  From time-to-time Royal Caribbean ships visit New York harbor.  Here is Vision of the Seas at Cape Liberty.  

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