RCI-Royal Caribbean International has revealed its lineup of cruises departing from East Coast USA ports for the summer and winter seasons of 2025-2026, with sales commencing on February 15th.
Key highlights include the Odyssey OTS and Symphony OTS departing from Bayonne NJ., and the return of the Allure OTS to Galveston Texas.
Following her consecutive summers in Europe, Odyssey OTS will once again be based in the New York area, offering 7-night Bahamas cruises featuring stops in Nassau and the private island Perfect Day at CocoCay.
The Symphony will return to the Northeast for the summer of 2025, making calls in Port Canaveral and CocoCay on roundtrips from New Jersey before relocating to Miami in October.
The winter season will see the Allure of the Seas starting in Fort Lauderdale, offering a mix of 6- and 8-night eastern and western Caribbean cruises, before concluding in Galveston with Western Caribbean itineraries visiting Isla Roatan, Costa Maya, and Cozumel.
The Liberty of the Seas will operate a range of 4-, 5-, and 9-night cruises from New Jersey, visiting the Eastern Caribbean, Bermuda, and Canada/New England.
After a decade-long absence, the Brilliance OTS returns to Boston for 7-night Canada/New England cruises in the summer. During the winter, the Brilliance will be based in San Juan Puerto Rico for the first time since 2013, offering various Southern Caribbean voyages. Jewel OTS will also sail Southern Caribbean voyages from Puerto Rico.
Vision OTS (homeported in Baltimore year-round) will offer voyages to Bermuda and Bahamas/CocoCay, or to Canada on 5- and 9-night roundtrips during the summer. In the winter, it will provide 8-night voyages to the Bahamas and 12-night to Southern Caribbean destinations such as St Croix USVI, Dominica, and St Maarten.