Azamara, NCL, Carnival, & Princess Reveal 2025/2026 Itineraries

A slew of cruise lines has revealed pieces of their 2025 and 2026 itineraries over the past week or so. Here is a roundup of some of what’s available to your clients.

Azamara
Azamara’s new 2025 fall itineraries will see the cruise line return to New England for the first time in nearly 10 years. In total, Azamara will sail six voyages spanning ports across Canada, New England, Iceland and Greenland between Aug. 2025 and Oct. 2025.

The six new voyages that cruisers can opt for onboard Azamara Quest include a 10-night Iceland-intensive voyage sailing roundtrip from Reykjavik, a 14-night Iceland, Greenland, & Eastern Canada voyage, a 10-night Quebec-intensive sailing, two 12-night Canada/New England cruises, and a 14-night Canada/Colonial America sailing.

Carnival Cruise Line
Carnival revealed the 2025 deployment for Carnival Venezia out of New York, as well as more options than ever to visit Bermuda.

• Starting in May 2025 and going through September, Venezia will sail four-day long weekend getaways to Bermuda from New York departing on Thursdays. The ship will also sail two five-day cruises, one in August and one in October.
• Rounding out Carnival’s largest upcoming deployment to Bermuda in 2025 are seven week-long sailings onboard Carnival Pride, departing Baltimore, and seven six-day cruises on Carnival Sunshine from Norfolk.
• Carnival Venezia will also offer a range of new eight-, nine- , and 10-day Eastern Caribbean itineraries from New York with stops in San Juan, Grand Turk, St. Thomas, St. Maarten, Half Moon Cay, and Celebration Key.
• Carnival also revealed several new 12-day Carnival Journeys voyages, including two that are roundtrip from New York, with visits to ports not frequently visited by Carnival ships such as St. Kitts, Tortola (British Virgin Islands), Dominica, Barbados, St. Lucia, Aruba, Curacao, St. Croix, and more.
• Carnival Venezia cruises out of Port Canaveral also opened for sale, including a three-day sailing that visits Celebration Key, and a week-long Western Caribbean cruise visiting Mahogany Bay (Belize) and Cozumel.

Norwegian Cruise Line
NCL opened up sales for fall and winter 2025/2026 sailings, with voyages to the Caribbean, South America, Asia, and Africa on the menu. Among the more notable changes, Norwegian Escape will become the first Breakaway-Plus ship to sail form New Orleans for a season of seven-day Western Caribbean cruises, and the Norwegian Viva will sail from Galveston for the first time in Dec. 2025.

Highlights of the new deployments include:

• NCL’s newest ship, Norwegian Viva will homeport in Galveston for the first time in Dec. 2025, through April 2026. During Viva’s winter season, the ship will offer seven-day roundtrip Western Caribbean itineraries to Cozumel and Costa Maya (Mexico), Roatan (Honduras), as well as Harvest Caye (Belize).
• Between Nov. 2025 and April 2026, Norwegian Escape will homeport in New Orleans, offering a series of seven-day roundtrip Western Caribbean voyages, along with two 14-day Southern Caribbean cruises in Feb. 2026.
• Homeporting for a second season in La Romana, Dominican Republic, Norwegian Sky is offering a selection of seven-, nine- , and 12-day roundtrip Southern Caribbean itineraries from Dec. 2025 through April 2026, calling to ports in Aruba, Bonaire, Curacao, and more.
• The South American voyages begin with a transatlantic crossing onboard Norwegian Star from Lisbon to Rio de Janeiro in Nov. 2025. Star then embarks on a 17-day cruise from Rio, calling in cities in Argentina, Uruguay, and Chile, and making its way to the South Pole, passing by Paradise Bay and Elephant Island in Antarctica, before ending in Buenos Aires. The ship will also sail two 14-day drive-by Antarctica sailings from Buenos Airies.
• From Oct. 2025 through April 2026, Norwegian Jade will offer sailings between 11 and 17 days traversing the Panama Canal, with a variety of embarkation and disembarkation ports including Miami, New York City, Tampa, and, for the first time, Callao, Peru.
• Norwegian Sun in Asia, starting with a Japan fall foliage sailing in Nov. 2025 that starts in Tokyo and ends in Incheon, South Korea. From Nov. 2024 through March 2025, Norwegian Sun will offer a selection of cruises between 11- and 15-days sailing through Southeast Asia with several embarkation ports.
• Norwegian Spirit will sail open-jaw sailings to and from Sydney, Australia and Auckland, New Zealand between Dec. 2025 and March 2026. Voyages will be 11 to 14 days.
• Starting in Nov. 2025, through March 2026, Norwegian Dawn will sail a series of port-intensive cruises in Africa featuring multiple embarkation ports including Cape Town (South Africa), Port Louis (Mauritius), and Doha (Qatar). Due to demand for more open-jaw voyages that start or end in Cape Town and Port Louis, Dawn will sail four 12-day cruises between the two cities, all of which include the option of a safari tour out of Richard’s Bay.

Princess Cruises
Princess Cruises unveiled its largest-ever Americas season for 2025/26, including the debut of Star Princess in the Caribbean. In total, the line will offer a total of 278 cruises departing from seven North American homeports. Among the more notable announcements include the debut of Sky Princess, as the first-ever Royal-class ship to homeport in Port Canaveral, as well as a Dec. 20, 2025 Mexican Riviera cruise onboard Royal Princess – a nostalgic throwback marking the 60th anniversary of the very first Princess cruise.

Highlights include:

• Caribbean: 178 total departures of 25 unique departures on 10 ships – the largest deployment ever – including Star Princess, sailing its maiden season in the North America, joining Sun Princess, Caribbean Princess, Emerald Princess, Enchanted Princess, Island Princess, Majestic Princess, Regal Princess, Sapphire Princess, and Sky Princess, visiting 29 destinations in 22 countries throughout the Caribbean. Departures vary in length from four to 20 days.
• Panama Canal: 28 total departures of eight itineraries on five ships – Caribbean Princess, Island Princess, Coral Princess, Emerald Princess, and Sapphire Princess – will transit the Panama Canal in the fall and/or spring, visiting 27 destinations in 13 countries throughout Central America and the Caribbean.
• Mexico: 31 total departures of four unique itineraries on three ships – Emerald Princess, Royal Princess, and Ruby Princess – departing from Los Angeles and San Francisco on voyages of seven to 14 days. Additionally, Princess will sail a special 60th anniversary 14-day cruise departing on Dec. 6, 2025, featuring overnight stays in Cabo San Lucas and Puerto Vallarta.
• California Coast: 21 total departures on nine unique itineraries onboard seven ships – Caribbean Princess, Coral Princess, Discovery Princess, Grand Princess, Royal Princess, Ruby Princess, and Sapphire Princess – sailing from Los Angeles, San Francisco, or Vancouver. Sailings range from four to 11 days.
• Hawaii & South Pacific: 20 total departures of five itineraries (16 to 54 days in length) visiting 23 destinations in 11 countries onboard five ships – Coral Princess, Emerald Princess, Island Princess, Ruby Princess, and Sapphire Princess. Among the sailings are a choice of three voyages to Hawaii

  Norwegian Cruise Line
  NCL opened up sales for fall and winter 2025/2026 sailings, with voyages to the Caribbean, South America, Asia, and Africa on the menu. Among the more notable changes, Norwegian Escape will become the first Breakaway-Plus ship to sail form New Orleans for a season of seven-day Western Caribbean cruises, and the Norwegian Viva will sail from Galveston for the first time in Dec. 2025.

  Highlights of the new deployments include:

  • NCL’s newest ship, Norwegian Viva will homeport in Galveston for the first time in Dec. 2025, through April 2026. During Viva’s winter season, the ship will offer seven-day roundtrip Western Caribbean itineraries to Cozumel and Costa Maya (Mexico), Roatan (Honduras), as well as Harvest Caye (Belize).
  • Between Nov. 2025 and April 2026, Norwegian Escape will homeport in New Orleans, offering a series of seven-day roundtrip Western Caribbean voyages, along with two 14-day Southern Caribbean cruises in Feb. 2026.
  • Homeporting for a second season in La Romana, Dominican Republic, Norwegian Sky is offering a selection of seven-, nine- , and 12-day roundtrip Southern Caribbean itineraries from Dec. 2025 through April 2026, calling to ports in Aruba, Bonaire, Curacao, and more.
  • The South American voyages begin with a transatlantic crossing onboard Norwegian Star from Lisbon to Rio de Janeiro in Nov. 2025. Star then embarks on a 17-day cruise from Rio, calling in cities in Argentina, Uruguay, and Chile, and making its way to the South Pole, passing by Paradise Bay and Elephant Island in Antarctica, before ending in Buenos Aires. The ship will also sail two 14-day drive-by Antarctica sailings from Buenos Airies.
  • From Oct. 2025 through April 2026, Norwegian Jade will offer sailings between 11 and 17 days traversing the Panama Canal, with a variety of embarkation and disembarkation ports including Miami, New York City, Tampa, and, for the first time, Callao, Peru.
  • Norwegian Sun in Asia, starting with a Japan fall foliage sailing in Nov. 2025 that starts in Tokyo and ends in Incheon, South Korea. From Nov. 2024 through March 2025, Norwegian Sun will offer a selection of cruises between 11- and 15-days sailing through Southeast Asia with several embarkation ports.
  • Norwegian Spirit will sail open-jaw sailings to and from Sydney, Australia and Auckland, New Zealand between Dec. 2025 and March 2026. Voyages will be 11 to 14 days.
  • Starting in Nov. 2025, through March 2026, Norwegian Dawn will sail a series of port-intensive cruises in Africa featuring multiple embarkation ports including Cape Town (South Africa), Port Louis (Mauritius), and Doha (Qatar). Due to demand for more open-jaw voyages that start or end in Cape Town and Port Louis, Dawn will sail four 12-day cruises between the two cities, all of which include the option of a safari tour out of Richard’s Bay.

  Princess Cruises
  Princess Cruises unveiled its largest-ever Americas season for 2025/26, including the debut of Star Princess in the Caribbean. In total, the line will offer a total of 278 cruises departing from seven North American homeports. Among the more notable announcements include the debut of Sky Princess, as the first-ever Royal-class ship to homeport in Port Canaveral, as well as a Dec. 20, 2025 Mexican Riviera cruise onboard Royal Princess – a nostalgic throwback marking the 60th anniversary of the very first Princess cruise.

  Highlights include:

  • Caribbean: 178 total departures of 25 unique departures on 10 ships – the largest deployment ever – including Star Princess, sailing its maiden season in the North America, joining Sun Princess, Caribbean Princess, Emerald Princess, Enchanted Princess, Island Princess, Majestic Princess, Regal Princess, Sapphire Princess, and Sky Princess, visiting 29 destinations in 22 countries throughout the Caribbean. Departures vary in length from four to 20 days.
  • Panama Canal: 28 total departures of eight itineraries on five ships – Caribbean Princess, Island Princess, Coral Princess, Emerald Princess, and Sapphire Princess – will transit the Panama Canal in the fall and/or spring, visiting 27 destinations in 13 countries throughout Central America and the Caribbean.
  • Mexico: 31 total departures of four unique itineraries on three ships – Emerald Princess, Royal Princess, and Ruby Princess – departing from Los Angeles and San Francisco on voyages of seven to 14 days. Additionally, Princess will sail a special 60th anniversary 14-day cruise departing on Dec. 6, 2025, featuring overnight stays in Cabo San Lucas and Puerto Vallarta.
  • California Coast: 21 total departures on nine unique itineraries onboard seven ships – Caribbean Princess, Coral Princess, Discovery Princess, Grand Princess, Royal Princess, Ruby Princess, and Sapphire Princess – sailing from Los Angeles, San Francisco, or Vancouver. Sailings range from four to 11 days.
  • Hawaii & South Pacific: 20 total departures of five itineraries (16 to 54 days in length) visiting 23 destinations in 11 countries onboard five ships – Coral Princess, Emerald Princess, Island Princess, Ruby Princess, and Sapphire Princess. Among the sailings are a choice of three voyages to Hawaii and the South Pacific, including one the goes all the way to Australia and New Zealand.