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September 10, 2021

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When Will Ocean Cruise Lines Resume Service?

When Will River Cruise Lines Resume Service?

(Updated 11 a.m. EDT) -- With many ocean and river cruise lines gradually returning to service around the world after a long pause due to the COVID-19 pandemic, keeping track of the seemingly minute-by-minute changes to the cruise industry can be challenging.

We've got you covered, with the latest information on when cruise lines will resume cruising -- and which ones have already started. The information here will be regularly updated, though return to service dates are subject to change based on a variety of factors.

For a look at which cruise lines require full vaccination against COVID-19 as they resume service, visit our Vaccination Information page.

When Will Ocean Cruise Lines Resume Service?

Adventure Canada: January 7, 2022

AIDA:

Sailings resumed March 20, 2021 aboard AIDAperla.

Additional voyages will restart in late May in Greece.

AIDAsol will begin cruises from Kiel, Germany on June 16, and Warnemunde on June 26.

Alaskan Dream Cruises: Operations resumed in Alaska in April 2021.

Aqua Expeditions. Aqua Expeditions' ship Aqua Blu opened in Indonesia for local Indonesia residents in August 2020.

Aurora: October 29, 2021

Australis: September 25, 2021

Azamara: August 28, 2021 on Azamara Quest

All cruises on Azamara Pursuit and Azamara Journey are suspended until September 2021

Bahamas Paradise: July 16, 2021

Blue Lagoon Cruises: August 1, 2021

Captain Cook Cruises: Operations resumed December 19, 2020

Carnival:

Carnival Vista resumed sailings from Galveston July 3, 2021.

Carnival Horizon resumed sailings from Miami July 4, 2021

Carnival Breeze resumed sailings from Galveston July 15, 2021.

Carnival Miracle resumed from Seattle July 27, 2021

Mardi Gras from Port Canaveral July 31, 2021

Carnival Magic, beginning August 7, 2021 from Port Canaveral

Carnival Sunrise from Miami, August 14, 2021.

Carnival Panorama from Long Beach, August 21, 2021

Carnival Glory from New Orleans, September 5, 2021

Carnival Pride from Baltimore, September 12, 2021

Carnival Dream from Galveston, September 19, 2021

Carnival Freedom from Miami, October 9, 2021

Carnival Valor from New Orleans, November 1, 2021

Carnival Legend from Baltimore, November 14, 2021

Carnival Radiance from Long Beach, December 13, 2021

Carnival Conquest from Miami, December 13, 2021

Carnival Sensation from Mobile, January 2022

Celebrity:

Sailings in Asia, Australia, New Zealand and South America are canceled for the 2020-2021 season.

In addition: The May 1 Transatlantic crossing on Apex; May through October 2021 Europe and transatlantic cruises on Celebrity Edge and Celebrity Constellation will also be suspended.

Voyages aboard Celebrity Millennium began from St. Maarten on June 5, 2021 before repositioning to Alaska to begin sailings on July 23, 2021.

Voyages aboard Celebrity Apex began from Athens, Greece from June 19, 2021.

Voyages on Celebrity Edge began from Fort Lauderdale on June 26, 2021

Voyages aboard Celebrity Silhouette began from Southampton, U.K. July 3, 2021.

Voyages about Celebrity Summit will take over from Celebrity Millennium from St. Maarten in July.

Voyages aboard Celebrity Flora resumed in The Galapagos Islands on July 4, 2021.

Voyages aboard Celebrity Equinox resume in Fort Lauderdale on July 25, 2021

Voyages aboard Celebrity Xpedition will resume in The Galapagos Islands on July 31, 2021.

Voyages aboard Celebrity Xploration resume in the Galapagos on September 18, 2021

Celestyal Cruises:

Celestyal Crystal: June 12, 2021

Celestyal Olympia: June 30, 2021

Coral Expeditions: Coral Adventurer resumed operations in January 2021.

Costa: May 1, 2021 aboard Costa Smeralda only; May 16 aboard Costa Luminosa only.

CroisiEurope: June 7, 2021 on the Douro in Portugal. Remainder of the fleet will return on a staggered basis through October.

Crystal Cruises:

Crystal Esprit: December 2021

Crystal Serenity: July 3, 2021 on new cruises from the Bahamas.

Crystal Symphony: August 22, 2021 from Boston; September 24, 2021 from New York (Manhattan).

Crystal Endeavor: July 17, 2021 on new cruises from Iceland.

Cunard Line:

Queen Elizabeth: Mid-August for ex-UK voyages. New international sailings begin October 13, 2021.

Queen Mary 2: November 14, 2021. World Cruise 2022 cancelled & replaced with Caribbean voyages January-April 2022.

Queen Victoria: April 22, 2022.

Disney Cruise Line:

Disney Magic: November 8, 2021 (Disney Magic will begin new UK-only "staycation" voyages on July 15, 2021).

Disney Wonder: September 24, 2021

Disney Dream: August 9, 2021

Disney Fantasy: September 11, 2021

Dream Cruises: Sailings resumed in the spring of 2021.

Fred. Olsen:

Balmoral: December 6, 2021

Bolette: August 16, 2021 on UK-only voyages

Borealis: July 5, 2021 on UK-only voyages.

Braemar: April 15, 2022

G Adventures August 1, 2021

Hapag-Lloyd Cruises: Limited sailings resumed July 31, 2020 aboard Europa 2 for German, Swiss and Austrian residents only. Hanseatic Inspiration will resume from Hamburg and Kiel from June 5, 2021 and will be joined by Hanseatic Nature on June 15, 2021.

Hebridean Island Cruises: June 8, 2021

Holland America Line:

Nieuw Amsterdam will relaunch Alaska cruises on July 24, 2021 from Seattle.

Eurodam will restart Mediterranean cruises on August 15, 2021, and begin Caribbean sailings from Fort Lauderdale on November 14.

Rotterdam will now enter service September 26, 2021 from Amsterdam, and November 3 from Fort Lauderdale.

Zuiderdam restarts September 19, 2021 from San Diego.

Koningsdam resumes October 10, 2021 from San Diego.

Nieuw Statendam resumes November 21, 2021 from Fort Lauderdale.

Volendam and Zaandam sailings are paused through the end of 2021.

Cruises in Asia, Australia, New Zealand and South America are cancelled through the remainder of 2021.

Cruises departing from or ending in a Canadian port of call have been cancelled through the remainder of 2021.

Hurtigruten: August 15, 2021, from Dover, U.K. on MS Maud (note Norwegian coastal voyages have continued through the pandemic for Norwegians only).

Select expedition itineraries aboard MS Fram, MS Fridtjof Nansen and MS Roald Amundsen are canceled through July 2021.

Expedition sailings aboard MS Trollfjord are canceled entirely.

From July on the Coastal Voyage (Bergen-Kirkenes-Bergen) for the following ships: MS Kong Harald, MS Nordlys, MS Nordnorge, MS Nordkapp, MS Polarlys, MS Richard With, MS Vesterålen

Lindblad June 4, 2021 for Alaska and Galapagos sailings. All other destinations TBA.

The Majestic Line: May 18 2021.

Maple Leaf Adventures: July 1, 2021.

Marella Cruises: June 25, 2021 on Marella Explorer

Metropolitan Touring: Metropolitan restarted Galapagos voyages on August 2, 2020.

MSC Cruises:

MSC Meraviglia from Miami: August 2, 2021.

MSC Divina from Port Canaveral: September 16, 2021.

Voyages for UK passengers only began aboard MSC Virtuosa from Southampton on May 20, 2021.

Baltic sailings will commence for guests of all ages from the Schengen area in Europe, plus residents of Croatia, Romania and Bulgaria on July 3 from Kiel, Germany on MSC Seaside, operating seven-night itineraies with port calls in Sweden and Estonia.

MSC Grandiosa began sailings from Barcelona on June 26, 2021.

MSC Splendida restarted summer sailings for Schengen residents on June 13, 2021 offering Eastern Mediterranean itineraries from Trieste.

Norwegian Cruise Line: September 2, 2021 except for the following ships:

Norwegian Jade on July 25 from Piraeus, Athens

Norwegian Encore from Seattle on August 7, 2021

Norwegian Gem from Miami on August 15, 2021

Norwegian Breakaway from New York on September 26, 2021.

Norwegian Bliss from Los Angeles to Mexican Riviera on October 24, 2021

Norwegian Escape from Port Canaveral on November 13, 2021.

Norwegian Pearl will sail from Miami offering Panama Canal, Bahamas and Caribbean cruises beginning Dec. 23, 2021.

Beginning Jan. 20, 2022, Norwegian Jewel will be the first ship in the fleet to offer roundtrip Panama Canal cruises from Panama City (Colón and Fuerte Amador).

Norwegian Sun will sail for the first time in Asia beginning Jan. 28, 2022, offering a five-day Japan itinerary from Hong Kong, before sailing a variety of 11-day cruises from Hong Kong, Singapore and Bangkok.

Norwegian Spirit will cruise 12-day Australia and New Zealand voyages from Sydney, and Auckland, New Zealand beginning Feb. 9, 2022.

Sailings on Norwegian Joy are suspended through November 13, 2021.

Sailings on Norwegian Dawn are suspended through November 21, 2021

Sailings on Norwegian Sky are suspended through January 21, 2022

Sailings on Norwegian Star are suspended through January 2, 2022

Pride of America sailings are suspended through November 20, 2021

NYK Cruises November, 2020 and resumed again on March 26, 2021.

Oceania Cruises: August 29, 2021, from Copenhagen on Marina.

Riviera from Istanbul on October 18, 2021.

Insignia from Miami, on December 21, 2021.

Sirena from Miami, on January 22, 2022.

P&O Cruises: June 27, 2021, on Britannia; August 7 on Iona, for domestic sailings only.

Ventura -- October 3

Azura -- December 10, 2021

Arcadia -- March 27

Aurora -- April 13, 2022.

P&O Cruises Australia: December 17, 2021; select voyages cancelled through February 2022

Paul Gauguin: August 21, 2021

Pearl Seas Cruises: TBA

Ponant: Ponant resumed operations June 16, 2021, with itineraries in Iceland, France and the Mediterranean.

Poseidon Expeditions: July 9, 2021

Princess Cruises: Staggered restart as follows:

Majestic Princess from Seattle to Alaska: July 25, 2021.

Regal Princess from Southampton: July 31, 2021.

Grand Princess from Los Angeles (San Pedro): September 25, 2021

Ruby Princess from San Francisco: October 24, 2021

Sky Princess from Fort Lauderdale: November 20, 2021

Crown Princess from Fort Lauderdale: November 26, 2021

Caribbean Princess from Fort Lauderdale: November 28, 2021

Enchanted Princess from Fort Lauderdale: November 30, 2021

Sailings to Hawaii are cancelled until January 2022

Quark Expeditions: July 10, 2021

Regent Seven Seas: September 11, 2021, from the U.K., on Seven Seas Splendor.

October 16, 2021, from Venice, on Seven Seas Explorer.

December 18, from Miami, on Seven Seas Mariner.

January 6, 2022, from Miami, on Seven Seas Navigator.

February 15, 2022, from Barcelona, on Seven Seas Voyager.

Ritz Carlton Yacht Collection: The first ship for Ritz Carlton, Evrima, has been pushed back once again and will now debut in May 2022 instead of November 2021.

Royal Caribbean: September 1, 2021, except:

Sailings aboard Quantum of the Seas in Singapore, which began in December 2020

Sailings aboard Spectrum of the Seas in China, which started April 29, 2021 (and from July 30 will include Hong Kong).

Sailings aboard Adventure of the Seas from Nassau, which began June 12, 2021.

Sailings onboard Freedom of the Seas, began on July 2 from Miami.

Sailings onboard Anthem of the Seas from the U.K. began on July 7, 2021.

Sailings onboard Jewel of the Seas from Limassol, Cyprus began on July 10.

Sailings onboard Serenade of the Seas to Alaska from Seattle began on July 19.

Sailings onboard Odyssey of the Seas, beginning July 31 from Fort Lauderdale.

Sailings onboard Allure of the Seas from Port Canaveral beginning August 8.

Sailings onboard Ovation of the Seas to Alaska from Seattle will begin on August 13.

Sailings onboard Symphony of the Seas from Miami beginning August 14.

Sailings onboard Independence of the Seas from Galveston beginning August 15.

Sailings onboard Mariner of the Seas from Port Canaveral beginning August 23.

Sailings on Oasis of the Seas from Cape Liberty (Bayonne) beginning September 5.

Saga Cruises:

Spirit of Adventure: July 26, 2021

Spirit of Discovery: June 27, 2021

Sea Cloud Cruises:

Sea Cloud: August 6, 2021

Sea Cloud II: August 30, 2021

Sea Cloud Spirit: September 14, 2021

Seabourn: Seabourn has paused its fleet until the following dates:

Seabourn Ovation: July 3, 2021 with new voyages from Piraeus, Greece.

Seabourn Odyssey: July 18, 2021 from Bridgetown, Barbados

Seabourn Quest: November 7, 2021 from Miami

Seabourn Sojourn: January 11, 2022 from Los Angeles

Seabourn Encore: April 17, 2022 from Piraeus, Greece

SeaDream Yacht Club: June 26, 2021

Scenic: January 1, 2022 for South America, Antarctica voyages aboard Scenic Eclipse.

Silversea: Sailings will resume beginning in June 2021 aboard Silver Moon.

Silver Moon: Resumed June 18, 2021

Silver Origin: Resumed June 19, 2021

Silver Muse: July 29, 2021

Silver Shadow: July 30, 2021

Silver Spirit: September 3, 2021

Silver Dawn: November 9, 2021

Silver Explorer: November 10, 2021

Silver Cloud: November 14, 2021

Silver Whisper: November 17, 2021

Silver Wind: November 20, 2021

Star Clippers:

Royal Clipper: September 14, 2021

Star Flyer: September 18, 2021

Star Clipper: November 13, 2021

Tauck: July 2021 for select cruise departures like the Galapagos Islands.

TUI (Mein Schiff): Mein Schiff 1 and 2 operate voyages through the Canary Islands. Mein Schiff 5 will sail from Crete beginning in May 2021.

UnCruise Adventures: May 7, 2021

Variety Cruises May 14, 2021

Viking Cruises: May 22 for three U.K. coastal cruises; June 2021 for new departures from Bermuda and Iceland.

Virgin Voyages: August 6, 2021 for Scarlet Lady for a series of coastal cruises from Portsmouth, England; and for its second ship, Valiant Lady, November 14, 2021.

Windstar Cruises: On March 26, 2021, Windstar announced it will return its fleet to service on the following schedule, excluding voyages to Alaska, Mexico or the United States: