Thomas Cook plc, the world's second larges tour operator, will start to sell cruises of three brands of Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd (RCCL) in the region, RCCL said in a statement.

The company will include cruises of Royal Caribbean International, Celebrity Cruises and Azamara Club Cruises in its portfolio in Denmark, Norway, Sweden and Finland. In the three first named countries, the cruises will be sold through Thomas Cook's Vingresor brand of travel shops and in Finland through Tjareborg.

Customers can book connecting flights and overnight accommodation in port of embarkation and disembarkation with the company as well.

Tjareborg is a brand of Thomas Cook plc, the London based tour operating company. Figures from Cruise Lines' International Assoociation show that the Nordic source market generated 350,000 passengers last year and that the region has experienced a growth rate of 185% in numbers of passengers over the past five years.