Royal Caribbean announces 2020-2021 schedule, new perks on ships leaving Galveston Where you can sail to from Galveston

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The global cruise line's largest ship sailing short getaways, Adventure of the Seas (pictured here), will homeport in Galveston for the first time in 2020.

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The global cruise line's largest ship sailing short getaways, Adventure of the Seas (pictured here), will homeport in Galveston for the first time in ... more Photo: Courtesy Royal Caribbean International Photo: Courtesy Royal Caribbean International Image 1 of / 21 Caption Close Royal Caribbean announces 2020-2021 schedule, new perks on ships leaving Galveston 1 / 21 Back to Gallery

Cruise ship travelers will have some exciting new perks to check out whenever sailing out of Galveston soon.

Royal Caribbean International recently announced its 2020-2021 winter season with some big news for Texans looking for a tropical escape. The global cruise line's largest ship sailing short getaways, Adventure of the Seas, will homeport in Galveston for the first time in 2020, according to a release.

Adventure of the Seas boasts "only-on-Royal" features like the "Splashaway Bay," an interactive aqua park for kids and the "Perfect Storm" waterslides, per the release. Houstonians looking for a quick getaway can book a cruise on the ship for a four or five-night vacation to Costa Maya and Cozumel, Mexico, the release stated.

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In addition to Adventure of the Seas, Liberty of the Seas, the largest cruise ship to sail from Texas, will continue to sail seven-night Caribbean cruises year-round from Galveston, according to a Dec. release from the cruise line. Seven-night trips to the Bahamas, Bermuda and Caribbean were available to book as of Dec. 13, 2018, according to the release.

The Dec. release also announced that another ship, Enchantment of the Seas, will sail out of Galveston for the first time this summer. The ship will offer a lineup of four and five-night trips sailing to the Western Caribbean and Perfect Day at CocoCay "for adventurous vacationers who want to wrangle first-time experiences that will top any bucket list," the release stated.

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