RCI-Royal Caribbean International has announced its summer 2028 Caribbean and Mexico deployment, featuring 11 ships operating from Florida, Texas, Puerto Rico and the northeastern USA.
Running between April and October, the schedule includes 4 ICON-class ships, with itineraries calling at destinations such as Nassau in the Bahamas, Cozumel in Mexico, Grand Turk, St. Croix and Samaná in the Dominican Republic.
Bookings are now open.
The newest ICON ship, Hero of the Seas, scheduled to enter service in 2027, will operate 7-night Eastern and Western Caribbean itineraries from Miami, including calls at RCI's private Bahamian resort island CocoCay. Also sailing from Miami, Symphony of the Seas will offer 6- and 8-night round-trips, with new onboard experiences planned for introduction in 2028.
From Fort Lauderdale, Florida, Legend of the Seas will begin operating 6- and 8-night itineraries in April 2028, including visits to Cabo Rojo in Dominicana and Oranjestad in Aruba.
Port Canaveral, Florida, will serve as homeport for 7-night Caribbean cruises aboard Star of the Seas and Harmony of the Seas, while Brilliance of the Seas will offer 6- and 7-night Western Caribbean voyages.
From Galveston, Texas, Icon of the Seas will operate 6- to 8-night Western Caribbean itineraries. Meanwhile, Enchantment of the Seas, sailing from Puerto Rico, will explore the Southern Caribbean, with calls in the British Virgin Islands, Antigua and Barbuda, St. Kitts and Nevis, St. Lucia, Dominica and Barbados.
The northeastern deployment will include Vision of the Seas, based in Baltimore, Maryland, offering 5- to 9-night voyages to Bermuda and the Southern Caribbean, including Martinique and Antigua.
From Cape Liberty/Bayonne, New Jersey, Independence of the Seas will operate 4- to 9-night itineraries covering Canada, New England, Bermuda and the Eastern Caribbean, while Oasis of the Seas will offer 7-night Caribbean cruises.
The schedule further expands RCI's Caribbean deployment, providing a range of itinerary lengths and departure options for the 2028 summer season.