• Royal Caribbean Cruises to Costa RicaSurfers in Jaco, Costa Rica image by Oren Sarid from Fotolia.com
  
  Costa Rica is a Central American country bordered by Nicaragua to the north and Panama to the south and east. Royal Caribbean cruises dock in Puntarenas, known as "Pearl of the Pacific," where travelers can enjoy beaches, national parks and ecological reserves. Royal Caribbean also docks in Puerto Limon, on the Caribbean coast, where travelers can visit a Dole banana processing facility and visit world-renowned Cahuíta National Park and Gandoca Manzanillo Reserve, a tropical oasis noted for its beauty and commitment to conservation projects.
  
  

Jewel of the Seas

• The 962-foot Jewel of the Seas offers its 2,501 passengers a rock-climbing wall, colonial British-themed lounge with self-leveling pool tables (to compensate for the ship's movement), large indoor solarium, indoor/outdoor country club with golf simulator, day spa and fitness center, and sports court with basketball and volleyball court. The ship also features Adventure Ocean facilities, supervised youth activities for kids divided by appropriate age group, from 3 to 17 years old. Jewel of the Seas' 10-night Ultimate Caribbean and Panama roundtrip cruise from Fort Lauderdale, Fla., makes port stops in Royal Caribbean's private island of Labadee, Haiti, then on to Cartagena, Columbia; Colon, Panama; Puerto Limon, Costa Rica, and George Town, Grand Cayman.
  
  Royal Caribbean International
  1050 Caribbean Way
  Miami, FL 33132
  800-256-6649
  royalcaribbean.com
  
  

Grandeur of the Seas

• Grandeur of the Seas welcomes 2,446 guests aboard a 916-foot ship and offers them eight themed bars and lounges, as well as its Great Gatsby main dining room. An open atrium stretches six decks high and passengers can enjoy two pools and six whirlpools, full-service spa and fitness center, a jogging track, and a rock-climbing wall on the top deck. Kids receive a special "Explorations" edition of the ship's daily newsletter. Grandeur of the Seas has Adventure Ocean youth facilities, supervised activities for kids ages 3 to 17. Grandeur of the Seas sails from Fort Lauderdale, Fla., on a six-night western Caribbean cruise with full day port stops in Cozumel, Mexico; Costa Maya, Mexico, and Puerto Limon, Costa Rica. Grandeur of the Seas passengers disembark in Colon, Panama.
  
  Royal Caribbean International
  1050 Caribbean Way
  Miami, FL 33132
  800-256-6649
  royalcaribbean.com
  
  

Radiance of the Seas

• Radiance of the Seas' 2,501 passengers are sure to enjoy the ship's light and airy decor. The atrium in the center of the 962-foot ship rises nine decks with floor-to-ceiling glass. Cascades, the elegant two-level main dining room, has a waterfall, winding staircase and enormous pillars that resemble the set of a 1940s film set. There are two specialty restaurants requiring reservations and charging small surcharge: Chops, a premium steakhouse choice, and Portofino, home to a Murder Mystery dinner theater. The two-level Aurora Theatre has an arctic theme with decor resembling glacial landscapes and a stage curtain inspired by the aurora borealis (sky phenomenon in the Arctic region). Radiance of the Seas has a 15,000-plus square-foot, ocean-view, full-service spa and fully equipped fitness center. The Sports Club and Country Club has golf simulators, nine-hole miniature golf course, jogging track, basketball court and deck games. Adventure Ocean youth program separates kids from 3 to 17 years old into five groups for supervised age-specific activities.
  Radiance of the Seas' 15-night eastbound cruise through the Panama Canal begins in San Diego with port stops in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico; Acapulco and Huatulco, Mexico; Puntarenas, Costa Rica; Panama Canal crossing; Cartagena, Columbia, and George Town, Grand Cayman before disembarkation in Tampa, Fla.
  
  Royal Caribbean International
  1050 Caribbean Way
  Miami, FL 33132
  800-256-6649
  royalcaribbean.com