Royal Caribbean has even more tropical fun planned for 2027 and 2028.
The cruise line's newest deployment release adds more island-hopping options to the already packed lineup. Now, cruisers have even more options to choose from — ranging from short sailings aboard Jewel of the Seas to Southern Caribbean adventures on Vision of the Seas.
Many cruises also highlight Royal Caribbean's upcoming additions to its private destination portfolio, visiting ports like Nassau (for the Royal Beach Club Paradise Island), Cozumel (for the Royal Beach Club Cozumel), and Costa Maya (for Perfect Day Mexico).
New Royal Caribbean 2027-28 Itineraries
Starting with Jewel of the Seas, the Radiance Class ship will embark on a series of 3 and 4-night voyages from Fort Lauderdale, Florida, in 2027 and 2028. This isn't exactly breaking news, as it was previously revealed that Jewel would offer sailings from Fort Lauderdale in the December 9, 2025, deployment release.
The 90,090-gross-ton vessel will officially relocate from Tampa to Port Everglades in April 2027 for short getaways to The Bahamas.
Itineraries will visit popular ports of call such as Nassau and the cruise line’s private island destination, Perfect Day at CocoCay, along with Bimini, Grand Bahama Island, and Key West.
Serenade of the Seas will also be based out of Florida, sailing a variety of cruises to the Western Caribbean from Tampa.
She will begin sailing from Western Florida in Oct. 2027, with voyages ranging from 5-night cruises to the Western Caribbean to longer 9-night Eastern Caribbean adventures.
6-night voyages in 2028 will call at a mix of ports like Roatán, Cozumel, Costa Maya, and Progreso, while 8-night sailings will expand the itinerary to include additional destinations such as Belize City and George Town.
Finally, Vision of the Seas will leave her seasonal homeport of Baltimore for sunny San Juan in Oct. 2027. This continues the trend of having an older ship stationed out of Puerto Rico.
The Vision Class vessel will primarily offer weeklong cruises to the Southern Caribbean, visiting the picturesque ports of Antigua, Dominica, Barbados, Grenada, and St. Thomas.
However, to kickstart 2028, Vision of the Seas will embark on a 6-night Southern Caribbean sailing to the ABC islands.
Royal Caribbean Deployment Schedule
Royal Caribbean's 2027 — 2028 deployment release has almost been completed. The next round of sailings is scheduled for the week of March 2, 2026.
As of now, the cruise line's Oct. 2027 — April 2028 deployments in Australia, China, and Singapore are still unavailable.
Here's what's available for booking — and what else cruisers have to look forward to:
- NOW OPEN: Alaska (May 2027 — Sept. 2027)
- NOW OPEN: Europe (April 2027 — Oct. 2027)
- NOW OPEN: 7-Night & Short Caribbean (March 2027 — April 2028)
- NOW OPEN: Northeast, California, & Texas (April 2027 — April 2028)
- NOW OPEN: Seasonal Caribbean (April 2027 — April 2028)
- NOW OPEN: Remaining Caribbean (April 2027 — April 2028)
- Week of March 2, 2026: Singapore (October 2027 — April 2028)
- Week of March 16, 2026: Australia (October 2027 — April 2028)
- TBD: China (October 2027 — April 2028)
