Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd has moved to further consolidate its fleet, announcing a plan to sell Splendour of the Seas to German line TUI Cruises.
The eighteen-year old ship will leave the RCI fleet in a little over a year from now, upon which time it will be leased to low-cost cruise operator Thomson Cruises.
TUI Cruises – which itself is half-owned by Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd – currently operates three vessels dubbed Mein Schiff and has five more scheduled for delivery over the next five years.
“The ship’s sale is in line with our strategic objective of divesting ourselves of older hardware,” chairman Richard Fain said.
In the meantime, no scheduled sailings on the 1,830-passenger ship will be impacted, with the final departure now scheduled for 04 Apr next year.
