Royal Caribbean has opened bookings for its 2028/29 European season, with seven ships sailing in the Mediterranean, Northern Europe and the Canary Islands.
The programme includes year-round European deployment for Rhapsody of the Seas, alongside the cruise line’s return to Copenhagen, Stockholm and the Baltic.
Rhapsody of the Seas will offer seven- to 12-night cruises from Athens (Piraeus), Barcelona and Lisbon. Between May and October 2028 itineraries will include Greece, Turkey and Egypt, with overnight calls in Alexandria and Istanbul on selected sailings.
From November 2028, the ship will operate nine- to 12-night itineraries visiting destinations across the Canary Islands, Portugal, Morocco, Cyprus, Malta and Greece. The season also includes Royal Caribbean’s first calls at Heraklion and Cagliari in more than a decade.
Other deployment highlights include:
- Explorer of the Seas: Seven-night Greek Isles and Croatia cruises from Ravenna, with later departures from Santorini, from May to October 2028.
- Freedom of the Seas: Three- to nine-night Northern and Southern European sailings from Southampton, including the Norwegian fjords, from May to October 2028.
- Jewel of the Seas: Seven- to 11-night cruises from Copenhagen and Stockholm between May and August 2028.
- Liberty of the Seas: Seven- and eight-night Mediterranean and Greek Isles cruises from Barcelona, Athens and Rome (Civitavecchia), between May and October 2028.
- Mariner of the Seas: Seven-night Mediterranean itineraries from Barcelona, Lisbon, Athens and Ravenna.
- Odyssey of the Seas: Seven-night Greek Isles cruises from Rome between April and October 2028.
