Royal Caribbean has posted more cruises to book around the Caribbean through April 2028.
As part of its scheduled deployment release, we now have new sailings that encompass 7-night and Short Caribbean year round sailings.
These are new sailings on ships that spend all year sailing from a Florida homeport, including 3, 4, and 7-night cruises.
A total of five cruise ships are included in this week's deployment release, and they are arguably the bread and butter of the cruise industry. The ships and itineraries new cruisers and vacationers look typically look for first because they are the quintessential tropical cruise.
Here's a closer look at what's been posted, and what we can expect next.
Star of the Seas will sail 7-night Caribbean cruises from the family vacation magnet
The world's newest cruise ship (today), Star of the Seas, will continue offering 7-night cruises to the Caribbean from Port Canaveral.
Having debuted in summer 2025, Star of the Seas is arguably the best cruise ship in the world. Not only is she the biggest, but she offers an approach to cruising that out classes the rest.
You can book 7-night cruises to Mexico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and Perfect Day at CocoCay.
Select itineraries will also visit Labadee, Jamaica, Samaná, Dominican Republic, or Roatan.
A majority of the sailings are eastern Caribbean voyages that visit CocoCay, St. Thomas, and St. Maarten.
Utopia of the Seas is still doing short cruises only
Royal Caribbean isn't messing with what works, and will keep Utopia of the Seas offering short 3- and 4-night cruises from the Orlando area.
The ship debuted in 2024 and it's been marketed as the best ship for first timers because of how many parties and things to do are packed in there.
Utopia will sail to just two places: Nassau, Bahamas and Perfect Day at CocoCay. The short distance is perfect for getaway cruises and those that simply want to try a cruise to see if it's the vacation for them.
Utopia of the Seas broke the mold when she became the first Royal Caribbean ship to ever enter service with just short sailings. Typically new ships sail weeklong cruises.
Wonder of the Seas is also back to short cruises
Royal Caribbean's formula will retain Wonder of the Seas doing exactly what Utopia is doing, but from Miami, Florida.
Wonder's itineraries match Utopia with visits to CocoCay or Nassau and sailing just 3- and 4-night cruises.
Each cruise begins on either Monday or Friday, meaning you can take a weekend cruise and be back on Monday morning.
Harmony of the Seas will offer mostly 7-night cruises from Port Canaveral
An Oasis Class ship will be based in Orlando (Port Canaveral) to offer weeklong cruises to the eastern and western Caribbean.
There are also a smattering of 2- and 5-night cruises thrown in as well, but the 7-nighters are the norm.
Harmony of the Seas is getting a makeover in early 2026 when she gets a Royal Amplification.
The ship will get a pool deck upgrade, new specialty restaurants, and even a few new suites and cabins.
Radiance of the Seas will sail from Tampa
It's not just megaships in this week's deployment, as Radiance of the Seas will be homeporting in Tampa.
This is a Radiance Class ship, accommodating a little over 2,000 passengers. However, it's a fan-favorite because of quaint and well-laid out it is.
Radiance will offer 4-, 5-, and 7-night cruises to destinations in the western Caribbean.
Most of the sailings visit either Cozumel or Costa Maya, or both. Costa Maya will be transformed in late 2027 to become Perfect Day Mexico, adding a lot of value to these sailings.
Icon is missing from this week's deployment
For those keeping score at home, Icon of the Seas isn't included in this week's deployment and that could be because Royal Caribbean has bigger plans for it.
In fact, there's no ship listed yet to be sailing 7-night cruises from Miami.
That means Icon of the Seas is likely not sailing from Miami beyond April 2027. Since we know all the ships sailing from Florida year-round through early 2028, it's likely Icon is headed to another homeport.
Moreover, there's a new spot open in Miami.
We're expecting a new unnamed Icon Class ship to be delivered in 2028. Icon 4 just began construction, but the cruise line hasn't announced any details yet about this ship.
Since Legend of the Seas will be in Europe for summer 2027, that likely means Legend won't be taking up the 7-night cruises from Miami.
Let the rumor mill swirl!
More deployments next week
Royal Caribbean will continue releasing new sailings next week when we get cruises from the Northeast US, Texas, and California.
The new sailings are coming the week of November 10, and could be any day that week.
- Week of October 20, 2025: Alaska
- Week of October 27, 2025: Europe
- Week of November 3, 2025: 7-night & Short Caribbean Year-Round
- Week of November 10, 2025: Northeast, California & Texas
- Week of December 8, 2025: Seasonal Caribbean
With each deployment, we get a clearer picture of where all of the ships will be based in the coming years.
