In case your 2024 was like mine, you barely had time to prep for the vacations, not to mention take into consideration this yr’s journey plans. So, now that the presents are unwrapped and the brand new yr has arrived, you will be itching to e book that subsequent journey.
After digging by means of what’s new and thrilling within the cruise trade, I’ve compiled an inventory of eight dream-worthy cruise itineraries which might be something however typical. They embody new locations, returns to locations cruise traces have not sailed in years and waterways that passenger vessels have not but sailed however quickly will.
With some cruise traces claiming that as much as 75% of their stock is already offered for 2025, you will need to look effectively into this yr — and even 2026 and 2027 — to plan your subsequent at-sea trip. Add these standout itineraries to your bucket record of cruises for 2025 and past.
Word: All costs listed are per individual, based mostly on double occupancy, until in any other case famous. Fares had been correct on the time of publication however are topic to vary.
AmaWaterways’ Magdalena River cruises
Starting in March, AmaWaterways will change into the primary main cruise line to sail the Magdalena River, as famous in TPG’s finest locations to journey in 2025. The waterway flows north throughout Colombia, by means of the Andes Mountains, and a cruise alongside the river gives a glimpse into Spanish colonial life and the natural world of the close by rainforests.
The cruise line will place two ships, AmaMagdalena and AmaMelodia, on the river, providing two seven-night itineraries — “Wonders of Colombia” and “Magic of Colombia” — which can sail between Cartagena and Barranquilla on an everyday cadence. Overnights in Santa Cruz de Mompox, a UNESCO-listed colonial metropolis, and a name on Palenque, generally known as the primary free African city within the Americas, are highlights.
Scenic cruising by means of the picturesque La Mojana area, visits to Indigenous communities, hen watching and a go to to the floating village of Nueva Venecia are additionally on the schedule. As is the case on all AmaWaterways voyages, cruise fares — which begin at $3,839 per individual — embody every day excursions from native guides.
Azamara Cruises’ New England and Canada voyages
In September and October 2025, upscale line Azamara Cruises is returning to New England with three itineraries that vary from 12 to 14 nights. Though the area is not new for cruisers, this would be the first time in almost a decade that Azamara will name on Boston; Newport, Rhode Island; and Bar Harbor and Portland, Maine.
With Canadian ports like Saint John, New Brunswick; Halifax, Nova Scotia; Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island; and Montreal combined in, these itineraries are an effective way for passengers to benefit from the attract of charming coastal cities on the peak of leaf-peeping season.
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The three one-way sailings embody two 12-night “Canada/New England Intensive Voyages,” departing Sept. 23 and Oct. 5, 2025, and a 14-night “Canada/Colonial America Intensive Voyage,” departing Oct. 17, 2025, all on Azamara Quest. Respectively, they sail from Montreal to New York, New York to Montreal and Montreal to Miami (with the final one additionally making stops in New York; Norfolk, Virginia; and Charleston, South Carolina). Costs begin from $3,519 per individual for an inside cabin on the Oct. 17 cruise.
Holland America’s small-port crusing in Alaska
On Sept. 16, 2026, Holland America will supply a single “Nice Bear Rainforest and Alaskan Explorer” itinerary on Zaandam. This uncommon cruise will journey 18 days round-trip from Vancouver and have a number of Alaska ports of name — together with Homer, Valdez, Wrangell, Kodiak and Anchorage — not continuously visited by cruise ships. The extra generally visited ports of Ketchikan, Juneau and Sitka additionally seem on the itinerary.
As a part of the voyage, the ship will spend two full days exploring the gorgeous and tight channels that reduce by means of the western fringe of British Columbia — most notably, the Grenville Channel and the Seymour Narrows.
Fares for this one-off crusing begin from $3,029 per individual for an inside cabin.
Cruises to Carnival’s Celebration Key
Carnival Cruise Line is in the midst of a building growth, and I am not referring to ships. Non-public vacation spot Celebration Key, which can cater to the road’s passengers, is slated to open in July 2025 on the south aspect of Grand Bahama Island.
Carnival cruisers can go to at no cost throughout calls there; finally, the port could have room for as much as 4 ships to dock on the similar time. With 5 distinct areas for passengers to discover, Celebration Key will characteristic two massive waterslides and areas for household actions and sports activities, in addition to an adults-only space and loads of spots to eat, drink and store.
Greater than 500 Carnival itineraries presently have Celebration Key listed as a port of name, that means you should not have any bother discovering a voyage to take you there. Costs begin from $334 per individual for an inside cabin on a three-night Carnival Conquest cruise, crusing round-trip from Miami on Jan. 2, 2026.
Atlas Ocean Voyages’ 2026 eclipse cruises
Eclipse chasers wishing to soak up the photo voltaic eclipse on Aug. 12, 2026, are in luck. Atlas Ocean Voyages is providing two voyage choices, each of which can put you in a first-rate viewing location as you take pleasure in sailings round Europe. You may anticipate every day lectures and nighttime discussions concerning the sky from astronomers who might be serving as expedition guides on board.
The primary — a weeklong Journey of the Photo voltaic Eclipse voyage on the road’s World Traveller ship, from Barcelona to Monte Carlo, Monaco — departs Aug. 9, 2026, and contains visits to Ibiza and Palma de Mallorca, Spain, in addition to Cannes, France. The second cruise, a nine-night Polar Eclipse Quest voyage on World Navigator, departs Aug. 11, 2026, sails round-trip from Reykjavik and calls on a number of small Icelandic cities and native fjords.
Costs for the World Traveller voyage begin from $5,500 for an ocean-view cabin (which has a window however no balcony). Fares for the World Navigator cruise begin at $8,899 per individual for an ocean-view room.
Virgin Voyages cruises from Los Angeles
Though cruises from California aren’t new, we’re excited when brand-new ships sail from the West Coast, giving the often-overlooked area some love. Virgin Voyages‘ fourth and remaining ship, Good Girl, is about to debut in fall 2025, and a part of its inaugural season will embody cruises from Los Angeles.
The vessel will supply a sequence of three voyages round-trip from Los Angeles, working between April and Could 2026. They embody a five-night cruise to Santa Barbara and San Diego in California, in addition to Ensenada, Mexico; a six-night foray to Cabo San Lucas and Mazatlan, Mexico; and a seven-night crusing to Cabo San Lucas, Mazatlan and Puerto Vallarta. A fourth crusing, an eight-nighter from Los Angeles to Vancouver, options calls on San Francisco; Astoria, Oregon; and Victoria in Canada’s British Columbia.
Costs begin from $896 per individual for an inside cabin on the five-night voyage.
Abercrombie & Kent on the Amazon
Beginning in mid-2025, Abercrombie & Kent — a luxurious journey firm that features small-ship cruises in its portfolio — will place new riverboat Pure Amazon on the Peruvian Amazon, providing three-, four- and seven-night itineraries within the Pacaya-Samiria Nationwide Reserve.
Passengers can seek for sloths, monkeys and pink dolphins; fish for piranhas; and take a look at their hand at kayaking. However what’s actually particular concerning the expertise is that the vessel has solely 10 suites and two solo lodging, that means the utmost passenger capability is about 20 folks.
Costs begin from $5,475 per individual for a three-day voyage in lodging with panoramic home windows.
Cunard in South America
This yr, Cunard is sending a ship to South America for a circumnavigation of the continent as a part of an extended “Grand” cruise that lasts a whopping 78 days.
The 2025 South America Grand Voyage on Queen Victoria is already offered out, however vacationers can choose as an alternative for segments of the total voyage. The second half of the total crusing is a 31-night cruise from San Antonio, Chile, to Southampton within the U.Ok., that includes ports in Chile, Peru, Ecuador and Panama (together with a full canal transit), from $5,299 per individual for an inside cabin. A 17-night choice can also be out there — crusing from San Antonio, Chile, to Fort Lauderdale — from $2,899 per individual for an inside cabin. Each of the segments depart on Feb. 25, 2025.
In case you have your coronary heart set on an extended cruise or want extra time to plan, you possibly can look to the road’s 2027 Grand South America Adventures itinerary, a 90-night voyage on Queen Anne, crusing round-trip from Hamburg, Germany on Jan. 5, 2027. The itinerary contains ports in Brazil, Uruguay, Argentina, Chile, Peru, Ecuador and Panama (with a full canal transit). Costs begin from $17,029 per individual for an inside cabin. Segments are additionally out there.
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