Royal Caribbean has opened bookings for its summer 2028 cruise program, with 11 ships scheduled to sail from April through October. Florida will serve as the homeport for six of them, including three Icon Class vessels.
Miami will host Hero of the Seas, Royal Caribbean’s fourth Icon Class ship, after its planned summer 2027 debut. The ship is scheduled for seven-night Eastern and Western Caribbean itineraries calling at destinations including Philipsburg, Charlotte Amalie and Perfect Day CocoCay.
Legend of the Seas will sail six- and eight-night cruises from Fort Lauderdale beginning in April 2028, with ports including Cabo Rojo, Oranjestad and Perfect Day CocoCay. From Port Canaveral, Star of the Seas will operate seven-night Eastern and Western Caribbean itineraries with calls that include Samaná, San Juan, CocoCay, Charlotte Amalie and Cozumel.
Royal Caribbean’s Florida lineup also includes Symphony of the Seas from Miami, offering six- and eight-night cruises that include Willemstad and Falmouth. The cruise line said the ship will receive new Royal Amplified experiences in 2028, but has not yet released details of those upgrades.
Harmony of the Seas, which completed a five-week Royal Amplified refurbishment in May 2026, will sail seven-night itineraries from Port Canaveral, including Nassau. Brilliance of the Seas will round out the Florida deployment with six- and seven-night cruises from Tampa that include Belize City and Grand Cayman.
Outside Florida, Icon of the Seas will continue sailing from Galveston, Texas, on six- and eight-night Western Caribbean cruises following its 2027 homeport move. Royal Caribbean will also position ships in San Juan, Puerto Rico; Baltimore; and Cape Liberty, New Jersey.
Bookings opened November 5, 2026, first for Crown & Anchor Society members and later that day for general booking.
