Royal Caribbean has released its Short Caribbean sailings for April 2024 — April 2025, which are now available for booking.

Royal Caribbean's website has been updated with the new itineraries, which are available to book immediately.
Eight cruise ships have new sailings you can book through mid-2025.
Short Caribbean sailings

Allure of the Seas will continue offering 3- and 4-night weekend cruises from Port Canaveral that visit Nassau, Bahamas and Perfect Day at CocoCay.
Enchantment of the Seas will sail from Tampa and offer primarily 4- and 5-night Western Caribbean cruises to destinations in Mexico, and Grand Cayman.
There's also a 10-night Southern Caribbean sailing included.
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Grandeur of the Seas will also sail from Tampa and offer 4- and 5-night Western Caribbean cruises.
Independence of the Seas will offer more of a variety of short Caribbean cruises, including 4-, 5- cruises. Independence will sail from Miami, Florida.
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Liberty of the Seas will continue offering 3- and 4-night short Caribbean cruises from Fort Lauderdale to the Bahamas.
Mariner of the Seas will shift to Galveston, where she will offer 4- and 5-night Western Caribbean cruises.
Navigator of the Seas will remain in Los Angeles and offer a mix of 3- and 4-night cruises along with 7-night Mexican Riviera cruises.
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After completing a transatlantic from Barcelona, Voyager of the Seas will sail 4- and 5-night cruises from Port Canaveral.
View the full Short Caribbean 2024-2025 sailings:
- Allure of the Seas
- Enchantment of the Seas
- Grandeur of the Seas
- Independence of the Seas
- Liberty of the Seas
- Mariner of the Seas
- Navigator of the Seas
- Voyager of the Seas
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The release of the short Caribbean sailings is the first of the new spring deployments.
Over the next few months, more sailings will be released for the 2024-2025 season, although changes to the deployment schedule are possible.

Royal Caribbean's deployment schedule is as follows:
- Week of February 20, 2023: Winter Caribbean
- Week of May 1, 2023: Australia
- Week of July 24, 2023: Singapore
- TBD: China
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