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Cruises are a fantastic way to explore the world and experience different cultures. One popular cruise embarkation port is Southampton, located on the south coast of England. Southampton offers a rich maritime history and is a gateway to various destinations such as Northern Europe and Mediterranean cruises.
Barcelona, a vibrant city in Spain, is another exciting world destination for cruises. With its stunning architecture, delicious cuisine, and lively atmosphere, Barcelona offers a perfect blend of culture and relaxation for cruise-goers.
Florida, known as the "Sunshine State" in the United States, is a popular cruise destination with its beautiful beaches and warm weather. From Miami to Key West, Florida offers a wide range of activities and attractions for cruise passengers of all ages.
Alaska, with its breathtaking landscapes and abundant wildlife, is a dream destination for nature lovers. Cruising through the icy fjords and witnessing glaciers calving into the sea is an unforgettable experience that Alaska offers.
Asia, with its rich history and diverse cultures, is an enchanting destination for cruise enthusiasts. From the bustling cities of Tokyo and Singapore to the tranquil beaches of Thailand and Vietnam. Asia offers a fascinating blend of ancient traditions and modern wonders.
Australia, with its stunning coastline and unique wildlife, is a must-visit destination for cruise-goers. From exploring the Great Barrier Reef to experiencing the vibrant cities of Sydney and Melbourne, Australia offers a diverse range of experiences for travellers.
Week Commencing 27th November 2023
Celebrity Ascent naming ceremony;
Norwegian Viva Christened;
Icon of the Seas official delivered.
Friday 1st December
Celebrity Cruises
Celebrity Ascent had her officially naming ceremony at a special event in Fort Lauderdale, Florida and will set sail on her maiden voyage with paying guests on Sunday 3rd December on a 7 night sailing to the Eastern Caribbean. Guests will be able to enjoy calls to St Maarten, St Thomas and Puerto Plata as well as the wide range of facilities on board.
Celebrity Ascent will use Fort Lauderdale as her home port throughout the winter months before sailing to the Mediterranean in April for the summer season.
Tuesday 28th November
Norwegian Cruise Line
After debuting in the Mediterranean since her maiden sailing from Trieste, Italy in August 2023, Norwegian Viva was officially christened in the port of Miami, Florida. From mid December she will move to her homeport of San Juan, Puerto Rico for the winter months with Caribbean sailings before repositioning back to the Mediterranean in April 2024 for the summer season.
Monday 27th November
Royal Caribbean
Icon of the Seas has now been officially delivered to Royal Caribbean at celebration event at the Meyer Turku shipyard in Turku, Finland. She will be heading to Miami to officially start her debut voyage on 27th January 2024 on an Eastern Caribbean itinerary calling at St Kitts & Nevis, St Thomas and Royal Caribbeans private island CocoCay in the Bahamas.
Miami will be the home port for Eastern and Western Caribbean 7 night cruises and dates are available to book all the way through to April 2026.
Week Commencing 20th November 2023
Princess Cruises announces their 2025-26 itineraries for Australia and New Zealand
Monday 22nd November
Princess Cruises
Princess Cruises announced their 2025-26 program for Australia and New Zealand, with Discovery Princess, Crown Princess and Grand Princess. Homeports during the season will include Sydney (Australia), Brisbane (Australia) and Auckland (New Zealand).
The Discovery Princess will be the largest ship from the Princess's fleet to sail in Australia/New Zealand carrying up to 3660 guests.
In May 2026, Crown Princess will commence a 114 night World Cruise round trip from Australia in 2026. This will be the longest around the World cruise from Australia and will visit 48 destinations in 31 countries on 6 continents. The voyage will take in countries in Southeast Asia and will travel through the Suez Canal to the Mediterranean and onto Northern Europe where she will call at destinations in the Baltic Sea. From there, she will travel across the North Atlantic Ocean visiting Iceland and Canada before heading to Panama to transit through the Panama Canal and sailing across the Pacific Ocean back to Australia.
Grand Princess which holds holds 2600 guests will be sailing out of Brisbane during the season. (More details to follow).
Week Commencing Monday 13th November
MSC orders two new World Class ships
Celebrity announces their itineraries and on sale dates for 2025-26
Carnival Jubilee completes sea trials
Royal Caribbean opens itineraries for their 2025-26 season and their ship "Rhapsody of the Seas" commences sailings in Latin America
Thursday 16th November
Celebrity Cruises
Celebrity Cruises have announced their itineraries for the 2025-2026 season and the on-sale dates. It's fleet of 16 ships will be sailing to all 7 continents with embarkations and port calls to hundreds of destinations.
The on-sale dates for the various destinations are:
- 16th November 2023 - Europe
- 28th November 2023 - Alaska & Australia
- 5th December 2023 - Bermuda, Caribbean, Iceland & South America
- 12th December 2023 - Asia
- February 2024 - additional Caribbean itineraries.
CELEBRITY XCEL - NEW SHIP
The newest ship in the fleet and in the Edge Class of ship will debut in November 2025. Her homeport will be Fort Lauderdale and she will be sailing 5 & 7 night vacations to the Bahamas and Caribbean with bookings available through to April 2026.
Europe
In 2025-26, Celebrity Apex, Celebrity Ascent, Celebrity Constellation, Celebrity Eclipse, Celebrity Equinox, Celebrity Infinity and Celebrity Silhouette will be sailing in Europe with vacations departing from Amsterdam, Barcelona, Civitavecchia (Rome), Lisbon, Piraeus (Athens), Ravenna, Rotterdam and Southampton.
Alaska
Celebrity Edge, Celebrity Solstice and Celebrity Summit will be the 3 ships sailing Alaskan itineraries during the 2025-26 season. Seattle will be the homeport for Celebrity Edge, while Vancouver and Seward will be the homeports for Celebrity Solstice and Celebrity Summit during the Alaskan season.
Australia/New Zealand
Celebrity Edge will be returning to Australia and New Zealand for the 2025-26 season and bookings will go on sales on 28th November 2023.
Caribbean
During the winter season, guests will be able to choose from 9 ships with Celebrity Xcel, Celebrity Beyond, Celebrity Ascent, Celebrity Apex, Celebrity Constellation, Celebrity Silhouette, and Celebrity Eclipse which will be available to book from 5th December 2023. Celebrity Reflection and Celebrity Summit itineraries will go on sale in February 2024.
South America
Celebrity Equinox will be based in South America for the 2025-26 season with voyages sailing from Buenos Aires. Itineraries will include visits to Chile, Uruguay, the Falkland Islands and Antarctica.
Asia
The two Celebrity Cruises ships sailing in Asia during the 2025-26 season will be Celebrity Millennium and Celebrity Solstice. Celebrity Millennium will be sailing itineraries around Japan, with also itineraries from South Korea to Japan for the first time. Celebrity Solstice will have itineraries taking in Hong Kong, Thailand and Vietnam.
Wednesday 15th November
Carnival Cruise Line
The newest ship in the fleet, Carnival Jubilee has undertaken her first sea trials which she has successfully completed. The trials took place on Tuesday 14th November and Carnival Cruise Line will officially take delivery on 4th December 2023.
Carnival Jubilee will be homeported in Galveston, Texas with round trip vacations of 7 nights to destinations in the Caribbean and will make her debut on the 23rd of December 2023.
Her itinerary includes the destinations of Mahogany Bay on the island of Roatan (Honduras), Costa Maya and Cozumel (Mexico), along with 3 fun filled days at sea.
Sailing dates are available through to April 2026.
Tuesday 14th November
Carnival Cruise Line
New Australian itineraries have opened up for the 2025-26 season on Carnival Splendour and Carnival Luminosa, with vacations taking in various destinations such as the Great Barrier Reef, Fiji and New Zealand.
Carnival Splendor will be homeported in Sydney with sailings of 3 to 6 and 8 to 12 nights to destinations such as Tasmania, the Great Barrier Reef, Fiji and New Zealand and other South Pacific islands. There is also a Melbourne Cup cruise from November 2nd to 8th 2025 to take in one of the most famous horse races in the world.
From its homeport in Brisbane, Carnival Luminosa has round trip vacations of 3 and 4 nights with a sea day and a day at Airlie Beach on the 4 night sailing. 6 to 8 nights itineraries take in the Great Barrier Reef and islands in the South Pacific, with the 11 night cruise calling at destinations in Papua New Guinea.
Royal Caribbean
Bookings for the Caribbean in 2025-26 are now open.
Royal Caribbean have opened their bookings for the 2025-26 Caribbean season on their ships Icon of the Seas (New Icon Class), Oasis and Harmony of the Seas (Oasis Class), Adventure of the Seas (Voyager Class), Independence of the Seas (Freedom Class) as well as Grandeur and Rhapsody of the Seas (Vision Class).
Icon of the Seas
Based out of Miami, she will be sailing 7 night vacations to the islands in the Eastern and Western Caribbean as well as a Perfect Day visit to Royal Caribbeans own island of CocoCay. As the newest ship in Royal Caribbean's fleet, she will be debuting in January 2024, also out of Miami with Eastern and Western Caribbean with Perfect Day CocoCay included.
Adventure of the Seas
She will be sailing 6 and 8 night voyages from Port Canaveral (Orlando) to the Eastern, Western and Southern Caribbean are available throughout the season. Included in the itineraries are visits to Royal Caribbeans private islands of either Perfect Day CocoCay or Labedee.
Grandeur of the Seas
Based out of Tampa, she will be sailing round trip vacations of 7 nights to the islands in the Western Caribbean as well as a visit to Perfect Day CocoCay. Ports of call will also include Costa Maya and Cozumel (Mexico), Roatan (Honduras) and Belize City.
Harmony of the Seas
From the port of Galveston, Harmony of the Seas will be sailing 6 and 8 night voyages to the Western Caribbean and the Bahamas. Vacations will take in Costa Maya and Cozumel on the Yucatan Peninsular (Mexico) as well as the island of Roatan, Honduras and Nassau, Bahamas. Perfect Day CocoClay (Royal Caribbean’s private island) is also one of the visits on the itineraries.
Independence of the Seas
For the 2025-26 Caribbean season, Independence of the Seas will be based out of Miami, Florida. Vacations to the Eastern and Western Caribbean on 7 night voyages are available.
Oasis of the Seas
Sailing out of Fort Lauderdale, Oasis of the Seas will sail round trip vacations to the Eastern, Western and Southern Caribbean on 6 and 8 night voyages.
Rhapsody of the Seas
San Juan and Tampa will be the embarkation ports with voyages to the Western and Southern Caribbean. Through to October 2025, she will be homeported in San Juan on Southern Caribbean voyages. From November 2025, Rhapsody of the Seas will then move to Tampa where she will embark on Western Caribbean voyages.
Monday 13th November
Carnival Cruise Line
Carnival Vista has arrived in Port Canaveral to commence voyages to the Caribbean. With bookings available up to April 2026, she will have 6 night vacations to the Eastern Caribbean and 8 nights to the Southern Caribbean.
There are various itineraries available with Eastern Caribbean ports of Grand Turk, Amber Cove (Dominican Republic), Nassau (Bahamas), Celebration Key, Princess Cays and Half Moon Cay.
Various itineraries on the 8 night vacations to the Eastern & Southern Caribbean include the ports of Grand Turk, San Juan, St Maartem, St Thomas, Amber Cove on the eastern sailings and Bonaire, Aruba, Grand Turk and Celebration Key in the southern Caribbean.
MSC Cruises
MSC Cruises have confirmed the order of two new ships in their "World Class" range of ships. The order has been placed with Chantiers de l'Atlantiqu, the French ship builders. The two ships are currently called World Class 3 and World Class 4 and MSC will take delivery in 2026 and 2027. These two ships will follow on from MSC World Europa and MSC World America.
- MSC World Europa is currently sailing in the Western Mediterranean
- MSC World America will be making her debut in April 2025 with sailings in the Eastern and Western Caribbean.
Royal Caribbean
Rhapsody of the Seas commences voyages in Latin America with embarkations in Colon, Panama and Cartagena, Colombia. 6 and 7 nights round trip vacations are available through to April 2024 taking in ports on the islands in the southern Caribbean.
Week Commencing 5th November 2023
Celebrity Cruises names new ship "Celebrity Ascent" and releases update on "Celebrity Ascent".
Royal Caribbean's entertainment on new ship "Icon of the Sea's" and information on their 2025 summer season in Europe.
Wednesday 8th November
Royal Caribbean
Royal Caribbean has announced its summer 2025 itineraries in the Mediterranean and Northern Europe, with six ships from 5 classes which offer guests a vast array of entertainment options. Voyager of the Seas and Explorer of the Seas (Voyager Class), Brilliance of the Seas (Radiance Class), Independence of the Seas (Freedom Class), Allure of the Seas (Oasis Class) and Odyssey of the Seas (Quantum Class).
Allure of the Seas
From Barcelona and Civitavecchia (Rome), Allure of the Seas will be sailing around the Western Mediterranean taking in the ports of Marseille, La Spezia, Naples, and Palma de Mallorca. The itineraries are 3 to 7 night one way and round trip vacations from the months of April through to October 2025.
Brilliance of the Seas
Homeporting out of Piraeus (Athens), Brilliance of the Seas will sail 7 night round trip vacations in the Eastern Mediterranean visiting ports in Cyprus, Türkiye and the Greek Islands.
Explorer of the Seas
From Ravenna, Explorer of the Seas will sail Eastern Mediterranean cruises through the Adriatic and Aegean seas visiting ports in Croatia, Montenegro, and Greece. Throughout the months of May to September, she will sail 7 night round trip voyages.
Independence of the Seas
Independence of the Seas will be sailing out of Southampton on 2 to 12 night voyages to ports in Northern Europe, Norwegian Fjords, Portugal, Spain and the Canary Islands
Odyssey of the Seas
Home porting in Civitavecchia (Rome) throughout the summer months from May to October 2025. She will be sailing 7 to 12 night vacations calling at ports on the west coast of Italy and in the Eastern Mediterranean to locations such as the Greek mainland and islands, Türkiye and Cyprus.
Voyager of the Seas
From May to October 2025, Voyager of the Seas will be using the ports of Barcelona, Civitavecchia (Rome), Piraeus (Athens) and Ravenna, Italy for embarkations. One way and round trip vacations are available throughout the season on 6 to 11 night voyages.
Celebrity Cruises - NEW SHIP
Celebrity have taken delivery of their new ship "Celebrity Ascent". She is the fourth ship in the Edge Class and will commence her voyages on the 3rd December 2023 visiting the Eastern Caribbean on 7 night cruises from Fort Lauderdale.
Her inaugural sailing will take in the destinations of Philipsburg, (St Maarten), Charlotte Amalie (St Thomas), Puerto Plata (Dominican Republic), along days 2,3 and 6 at sea for guests to relax and enjoy the facilities onboard.
From her homeport in Fort Lauderdale from December 2023 through to April 2024, guests can book onto a range of itineraries to destinations such as the Bahamas, Mexico, Grand Cayman, Puerto Rico, and St Kitts.
From April 2024, Celebrity Ascent will be sailing in the Mediterranean based out of the ports of Barcelona, Civitavecchia (Rome) and Piraeus (Athens). Vacations on offer include sailings visiting destinations in Spain, Italy, France, Greece, Malta and Türkiye.
She will be back in Fort Lauderdale for the winter 2024-25 season offering more vacations in the Caribbean.
Tuesday 7th November
Royal Caribbean
Royal Caribbean announced an update on the entertainment that guests can look forward to on their new ship "Icon of the Seas". The Wizard of Oz will feature at sea for the first time and there will be stages for performances. The Royal Theatre, The AquaDome with with the Aqua Theatre and Absolute Zero with the ice shows.
Celebrity Cruises - NEW SHIP
Celebrity Cruises new ship in the Edge Class has been named - "Celebrity Xcel". Due to make her maiden voyage in November 2025, she will be sailing from Fort Lauderdale to the Bahamas, and Caribbean on 7 night itineraries. Bookings are now open for her inaugural sailing on November 18th 2025 and vacations through to April 2026.
Her maiden voyage is a 5 night cruise to Cozumel (Mexico) with 3 sea days.
Itineraries are available for her maiden season
- 7 nights to Puerto Plata, (Dominican Republic), Charlotte Amalie (St Thomas), and Philipsburg (St Maarten) with 3 sea days.
- 7 nights to Bimini (Bahamas), Cozumel (Mexico) and George Town (Grand Cayman) with 3 sea days.
Week Commencing 28th October 2023
New winter program for MSC Orchestra
Norwegian Cruise Lines new ship, Norwegian Aqua
Royal Caribbean opens bookings for Alaskan summer season 2025
Royal Caribbean's Ovation of the Seas arrives in Sydney
Regal Princess Arrives in Galveston
Sunday 5th November
Princess Cruises
Regal Princess has arrived in Galveston to commence her winter vacations to the Caribbean. She is the largest ship in the Princess fleet to be home ported in Galveston. Regal Princess holds 3560 guests and will be sailing various itiniraries of 6 to 8 and 10 to 12 night vacations to locations in the Western Caribbean.
Depending on the exact date, the places of call are Costa Maya and Cozumel (Mexico), Roatan (Honduras), Belize City (Belize), Montego Bay (Jamacia), and Grand Cayman (Cayman Islands). There is also a one way Caribbean island cruise in March 2024 which visits Cozumel, Aruba, Curacao, Antigua, Tortola before arriving in Fort Lauderdale.
Friday 3rd November
Royal Caribbean
Royal Caribbeans "Ovation of the Seas" arrived in Sydney harbour to begin her Australian, New York and South Pacific itineraries. Cruise bookings are available through to April 2024, and she will also be returning to Sydney in November 2024 for another 6 months.
Thursday 2nd November
Norwegian Cruise Line - NEW SHIP
Norwegian Cruise Lines have released the itineraries for "Norwegian Aqua" and bookings are now open. Norwegian Aqua is the newest ship in the fleet and offers a more spacious experience for quests, as well a first of its kind at sea hybrid rollercoaster and waterslide called Aqua Slidecoaster. Norwegian Aqua will also be the first ship in the new "Prima Class".
The first sailing of Norwegian Aqua will be on the 20th March 2025 on a Transatlantic voyage from Southampton to Boston.
Bookings are available through to April 2026, and she will be home porting in Port Canaveral (Orlando), Miami and New York with cruises to the Bahamas, Bermuda and the Caribbean.
The ports of call from Port Canaveral from April to August 2025 are 7 night vacations calling at Puerto Plata, St Thomas, Tortola, Great Stirrup Cay.
From New York she will sail to Bermuda during August and September 2025 on 5 and 7 night vacations. The 5 night includes and overnight in Bermuda, while the 7 night cruise has a 3 day stop over in Bermuda.
During the months of October 2025 through to April 2026, she will be based in Miami as her homeport. She will sail 4, 5 and 7 night voyages with the ports of call being Bimini, Harvest Caye, Cozumel, Puerto Plata, St Thomas, Tortola, and Great Stirrup Cay depending on the exact itinerary.
Wednesday 1st November
Royal Caribbean
Bookings are now open for Alaskan cruises for the summer of 2025. Four ships will be sailing the Alaskan itineraries which are Quantum of the Seas, Radiance of the Seas, Serenade of the Seas, and for the first time Anthem of the Seas. These ships will be sailing from the beginning of May to the end of September 2025.
Anthem of the Seas will be sailing 7 night round trip cruises from Seattle, Washington.
Quantum of the Seas will be sailing 7 night round trip cruises from Seattle, Washington
Radiance of the Seas will be sailing 7 night round trip and one way cruises from Vancouver, British Columbia and Seward, Alaska. Vacations can be extended with pre or post cruise land tours from Steward.
Serenade of the Seas will be sailing 7 night round trip cruises from Vancouver, British Columbia
- Anthem of the Seas and Quantum of the Seas are two of the four ships in the Quantum Class
- Radiance of the Seas and Serenade of the Seas are two of the four ships in the Radiance Class
Monday 30th October
MSC Cruises
After the cancellation of MSC Orchestra’s planned winter voyages for the winter 2023-24, MSC have announced a new winter program for the ship. She was due to sail in the Red Sea, but due to the proximately to Israel, her winter program was cancelled on the 23rd October 2023.
MSC Orchestra’s new itinerary will see her sailing from and calling at destinations in the Western Mediterranean. From the 16th December 2023, guests will be able to embark from the port of Valencia which will call at Cagliari, Civitavecchia (Rome), Livorno, Marseille and Palma de Mallorca. Guests will also be able to embark at any of these ports during the winter sailings.
The itinerary is available until early April 2024, which gives guests plenty of options on dates and ports to begin their vacation.
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