Loyalty Awards for the best Travel Trade performers of the last 4 years

Dubai.  05 May 2015

Royal Caribbean Arabia honored seventeen travel industry partners from the Middle East today with the "Loyalty" Awards for their outstanding contribution and excellent performance from 2010 to 2014. The award ceremony was attended by travel trade and media at a special ceremony held at the Crowne Plaza Hotel, Dubai.

Best Caribbean Sales, Outstanding Sales Growth, Sales Excellence and Agency of the Year were some of the categories for the much sought after "Loyalty" Awards given to the travel agents who go the extra mile in providing the unmatched Royal Caribbean vacation to their guests.

Travel Agents awarded are from Bahrain, KSA, Kuwait, Qatar, Lebanon, Jordan and Egypt. They have been continuously dedicated to Royal Caribbean International and Azamara Club Cruises and their performance has been steadily increasing with the support of Royal Caribbean Arabia (Safeen Tourism L.L.C.) over the past years.

"We are very happy to recognize these agents with the Loyalty Awards and thank them deeply for their support over the last four years. We look forward to increasing cooperation between us in the future" said Mohamed Saeed, General Manager Royal Caribbean International and Azamara Club Cruises Middle East.

Royal Caribbean Arabia (Safeen Tourism L.L.C.) also gave Appreciation Awards to the Department of Tourism & Commerce Marketing, Dubai; Oman Ministry of Tourism; Port Services Corporation, Oman; TCA Abu Dhabi; Abu Dhabi Ports Company; Arabian Adventures, UAE; Zahara Tours, Oman; Wilhelmsen Ships Service; Emirates Airlines; DP World and Caribbean Tourism Organization for their continuous support and cooperation over the years.

 "Congratulations to all the winners. It is a pleasure to recognise and appreciate the efforts and achievements of our travel trade "partners, who have continued to support us through this exciting and challenging past year." said Dr. Abdulaziz AlOshban, Partner & Managing Director of Safeen Tourism L.L.C., the international representative of Royal Caribbean International / Azamara Club Cruises in the Middle East, who opened the ceremony.

Helen Beck, Regional Director, International Representatives, EMEA said, "It always gives me great pleasure to be able to appreciate and thank our loyal travel partners for their long standing dedication to Royal Caribbean International and Azamara Club Cruises.  I would particularly like to thank our partners from around the region for their support in facilitating the return of Splendour of the Seas to sail in the Arabian Gulf from December 2015 to March 2016."

Royal Caribbean Arabia is delighted to welcome Splendour of the Seas to the Arabian Gulf for her season of 7 night sailings departing from Dubai from 14 December 2015 until the end of March 2016 calling at Muscat and Khasab, Oman as well as Abu Dhabi, UAE.

To further enhance cruising as a holiday option for Middle Eastern guests, Royal Caribbean Arabia had updated their infrastructure by launching their 24/7 call center to give the maximum support for their travel trade partners and individual inquiries as well. Also, Royal Caribbean Arabia has upgraded their communication system and augmented its reservation and sales teams to support the investment in a strong marketing and media campaign for the year 2015.

Royal Caribbean International is an award-winning global cruise brand with a 45-year legacy of innovation and introducing industry "firsts" never before seen at sea. The cruise line features an expansive and unmatched array of features and amenities only found on Royal Caribbean including, jaw-dropping, Broadway-style entertainment and industry-acclaimed programming that appeals to families and adventurous vacationers alike. Onboard, guests are catered to with the cruise line's world-renowned friendly and engaging Gold Anchor Service by every staff and crew member. Royal Caribbean has been voted "Best Cruise Line Overall" for 12 consecutive years in the Travel Weekly Readers Choice Awards.

Owned by Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. (NYSE/OSE: RCL), the cruise line sails 22 of the world's most innovative cruise ships to the most popular destinations in Bermuda and the Caribbean, Europe, Canada and New England, Alaska, South America, Asia, and Australia and New Zealand. Media can stay up-to-date by following @RoyalCaribPR on Twitter, and visiting RoyalCaribbeanPressCenter.com. For additional information or to make reservations, vacationers should call their travel agent; visit RoyalCaribbean.com; or call (800) ROYAL- CARIBBEAN.

Azamara Club Cruises, just named one of the top two large ship cruise lines by Travel + Leisure readers in the magazine's annual "World's Best Awards" survey recently enhanced its Azamara Insider AccessSM and Nights and Cool PlacesSM andLand Discoveries® programs. Azamara's ships stay in ports late or for multiple days which affords guests a substantial destination immersive experience. Voyagers can use the new fare savings to take advantage of the behind the scenes style shore excursions that are not usually experienced by most travelers that embark on a cruise vacation. Azamara Club Cruises is a brand of Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. (NYSE/OSX: RCL), a global cruise vacation company that also owns Royal Caribbean International, Celebrity Cruises, Pullmantur, and CDF Croisières de France, as well as TUI Cruises through a 50 percent joint venture. Together, the six brands operate a combined total of 41 ships with four under construction. They operate diverse itineraries around the world that call on approximately 460 destinations on all seven continents.

To make reservations, vacationers should call their travel agent; or visit www.royalcaribbean-arabia.com ; or call +9714 3314285 / email: info@royalcaribbean-arabia.com

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