Royal Caribbean's Rhapsody of the Seas returns for 09/10

Find out how the journey can be just as exciting as the destination itself.

If you want a value-packed holiday with a difference, why not try swapping the skies for the seas and start feeling special the moment you step onboard?

Australia's youngest superliner, Rhapsody of the Seas, returns to Australia for her 2009/2010 cruising season in October 2009 with itineraries in Australia, New Zealand and the South Pacific including Tropical Queensland, the Australian Top End, Tasmania, New Zealand, Hawaii and Tahiti.

Rhapsody of the Seas is a 2,000-guest ship with a wide range of facilities including; a stunning 11-deck atrium, a unique 30-foot rock climbing wall, indoor and outdoor swimming pools, state-of-the-art accommodation, an exquisite two-storey dining room, "Casino Royale", a two-deck-high "Broadway Melodies Theatre" featuring Broadway-style production shows and dance spectaculars, boutique shopping and many restaurants, lounges and bars.

The Fitness Centre offers a fully-equipped gym, exercise classes, personal training sessions, yoga and Pilates classes and a jogging track.

Children are especially well-looked after with Royal Caribbean's award winning "Adventure Ocean" programme, a free onboard program with activities for children from as young as six months old!

Prices start from $1,109 per person and highlights include:

• 17 cruises from Sydney with itineraries ranging from eight to 18 nights in eight countries;
  
  
• 17 night Christmas and New Year Australia/ New Zealand cruise departing December 21;
  
  
• 10 night tropical Queensland cruise with port of calls in the Whitsunday Islands and Cairns;
  
  
• 17 night Australia's Top End cruise from the east to west of Australia's top coast;
  
  
• 14 night Australia and New Zealand tour visiting New Zealand's breath taking fiords; and
  
  
• Rhapsody of the Seas' 16 night trans-Pacific crossing from Hawaii to Sydney calling at four French Polynesian ports including Moorea, Papeete, Bora Bora, and Raiatea, which operates in reverse at the end of the season.