Royal Caribbean’s Updated Opening Deployment Schedule for 2028-2029

Royal Caribbean, the world’s largest cruise line, has begun to release its opening deployment schedule for cruises in 2028-2029.

Opening deployment schedules are when cruise lines open new cruises for bookings. Royal Caribbean releases them a week at a time, with cruises to the same region grouped together.

For instance, they will release all cruises to Alaska one week, sailings to Europe another, etc.

So far, Royal Caribbean has released a good portion of its opening deployment schedule for 2028-2029, starting with sailings to Alaska in 2028.

Last year, the schedule was spread out across eight different weeks.

Royal Caribbean’s Opening Deployment Schedule for 2028-2029 (so far)

• Week of September 28, 2026 – 2028 Alaska season
• Week of October 12, 2026 – 2028 Europe season (Part 1)
• Week of November 2, 2026 – May 2028 through September 2028 7-night Caribbean cruises
• Week of February 1, 2027 – 2028 Europe season (Part 2)
• Week of February 15, 2027 – April 2028 through April 2029 short Caribbean cruises (Part 1)
• Week of February 22, 2027 – October 2028 through April 2029 7+ night Caribbean cruises
• April 5, 2027 – June 2028 through April 2029 short Caribbean cruises (Part 2)
• TBD – Singapore, Australia, and China

Cruise Fever will have the entirety of Royal Caribbean’s opening deployment schedule for 2028-2029 when it is announced by the cruise line.

Royal Caribbean did state that opening timelines are subject to change without notice.

Note: This article was updated on October 21, 2026, after Royal Caribbean released more deployment dates.