It appears that Anthem of the Seas, the second Royal Caribbean International’s Quantum class vessel, may replace Independence of the Seas in Southampton in the UK in 2015.

A list of cruise ships visiting the Port of Le Havre in France shows that the ship will call at the French port six times in 2015, starting on 30 April and with the last call scheduled for 28 October. Southampton is either the previous or next port in the schedule of the ship, information posted on the website of the port shows.

Independence of the Seas does not appear on the list after the autumn of next year. Meanwhile, Adventure of the Seas, Royal Caribbean’s second Southampton based ship, is shown as due to visit Le Havre also in 2015, as is Brilliance of the Seas that operates a series of cruises from Harwich in the UK.

The Quantum class is designed for year-round operations from ports with wintry conditions as many activities that on most ships are outdoor will be indoors on these 168,000 gross ton ships that are on order at Meyer Werft in Germany.