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Dozen ships in Royal's 2026/27 Caribbean/Northeast US lineupDozen ships in Royal's 2026/27 Caribbean/Northeast US lineup

Cruises sail from eight homeports — Cape Liberty, Baltimore, Canaveral, Everglades, Miami, Tampa, San Juan, Galveston — and the new Royal Beach Club Cozumel will be an added destination attraction starting in late 2026.

Anne Kalosh, Editor, Seatrade Cruise News & Senior Associate Editor, Seatrade Cruise Review

November 20, 2024

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Royal Beach Club Cozumel is scheduled to open in late 2026RENDERING: ROYAL CARIBBEAN

Perfect Day at CocoCay and the new Royal Beach Club Cozumel, set to open in late 2026, feature in Royal Caribbean International's 12-ship 2026/27 Caribbean/US Northeast lineup.

It includes Icon of the Seas from PortMiami and sister Star of the Seas from Port Canaveral, plus getaways from Tampa, San Juan and Galveston, as well as Port Everglades on the soon-to-be-amplified Allure of the Seas. In the Northeast, travelers can sail from New Jersey's Cape Liberty or Baltimore to the Caribbean or north to Canada.

Star of the Seas from Port Canaveral

Year-round eastern and western Caribbean cruises on Star of the Seas continue from Port Canaveral with destinations including Perfect Day at CocoCay, San Juan, Roatán and Costa Maya.

Icon from Miami

Marking another year of seven-night eastern and western Caribbean getaways, Icon of the Seas will chart destinations including Perfect Day at CocoCay, St. Maarten and St. Thomas.

Allure of the Seas from Port Everglades

After debuting its more than $100m amplification in 2025, Allure will offer summer cruises of six and eight nights to the western, eastern and southern Caribbean with calls at Nassau, Falmouth (Jamaica) and Labadee, or Perfect Day at CocoCay, San Juan, Curaçao, Aruba and other ports.

New additions on Allure will include the Pesky Parrot tiki bar and 10-story dry slide the Ultimate Abyss.

Adventure of the Seas from Canaveral and Everglades

Adventure will spend the summer sailing from Port Canaveral on six- and eight-night Caribbean getaways to Grand Cayman and beyond. Later it will reposition to Port Everglades for with six- and eight-night vacations to new Dominican Republic port Cabo Rojo and Costa Maya, plus visits to Perfect Day at CocoCay throughout both seasons.

Enchantment of the Seas from Tampa

Enchantment is back in Tampa for seven-night western Caribbean getaways to Belize City, Roatán, Costa Maya and Cozumel, where the Royal Beach Club Cozumel opens in late 2026.

Symphony of the Seas from Galveston

Symphony will call Royal Caribbean's, and the world's, first zero-energy terminal in Galveston home for the 2026-27 season of six- and eight-night western Caribbean cruises. Ports include

Costa Maya, Roatán, Nassau and Perfect Day at CocoCay. Passengers will also be able to visit  Royal Beach Club Cozumel from late 2026.

Brilliance and Radiance from San Juan

Sailing from Puerto Rico, Brilliance of the Seas will chart destinations such as St. Thomas, Antigua and St. Croix on seven-night cruises during the winter season. 

Sailing year-round from San Juan, Radiance of the Seas' weeklong cruises fature Dominica, Tortola and other ports.

Oasis, Odyssey and Independence from Cape Liberty

Sailing from Bayonne in summer 2026 Oasis of the Seas will head to The Bahamas on seven- and nine-night cruises to Perfect Day at CocoCay, Nassau and Port Canaveral.

In the winter, Odyssey of the Seas will operate seven- and eight-night escapes to the Bahamas (Nassau and Perfect Day CocoCay). A different summer deployment sees 11- and 12-night vacations around the Caribbean to destinations like St. Kitts, St. Lucia and Barbados.

On Independence of the Seas, in the summer travelers can head to Bermuda and the eastern Caribbean on five- and nine-night getaways. Fall/winter cruises switch to four-night jaunts to Canada, and nine-night Canada/New England and Caribbean itineraries.

Vision of the Seas from Baltimore

The Baltimore resident ship offers a varied combination of five- and nine-night vacations to Bermuda and The Bahamas, including Perfect Day at CocoCay. In the fall, travelers can head to Canada/New England on nine-night cruises.

Further Caribbean cruises will be announced in 2025.

About the Author

Anne Kalosh

Editor, Seatrade Cruise News & Senior Associate Editor, Seatrade Cruise Review

Anne Kalosh covers global stories, reporting both breaking and in-depth news on cruising's significant people, places, ships and trends. A sought-after expert on cruising, she has moderated conferences around the world, including the high-profile State of the Industry panel at Seatrade Cruise Global. She created and led the acclaimed itinerary-planning case study for Seatrade's cruise master classes held at Cambridge and Oxford universities. She has been the cruise columnist for AFAR.com, and her freelance stories have appeared in a wide range of publications, from The New York Times to The Miami Herald.

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