Top Christmas 2025 Cruises Worldwide
Includes cruises departing before Christmas and arriving at destination after December 25 (but excluding the super-long cruises of longer than 21 days)
Top Christmas Cruises
There are 327 cruises scheduled to depart from various ports around the world that include Christmas. You'll find the Top 30 listed here, ranked by our proprietary cruise scoring system that is based on ship, cruise line, destination, duration and other factors.
17 Night Panama Canal and The Pacific Coast
Viking Sky
Viking Ocean Cruises
Departs Fort Lauderdale on December 19th
Arrives Los Angeles on January 5th
17 Night South America and The Chilean Fjords
Viking Jupiter
Viking Ocean Cruises
Departs Valparaiso on December 16th
Arrives Buenos Aires on January 2nd
21 Night World Holiday Spectacular Barcelona To Dubai
Seven Seas Voyager
Regent Seven Seas Cruises
Departs Barcelona on December 19th
Arrives Dubai on January 9th
19 Night Transatlantic Crossing And Caribbean Celebration
Queen Mary 2
Cunard
Departs Southampton on December 15th
Arrives New York City on January 3rd
20 Night Transatlantic Crossing And Caribbean Celebration
Queen Mary 2
Cunard
Departs New York City on December 22nd
Arrives Southampton on January 11th
16 Night Panama Canal - Ocean to Ocean Holiday
Island Princess
Princess Cruises
Departs Fort Lauderdale on December 23rd
Arrives Los Angeles on January 8th
21 Night Iconic Mediterranean Treasures
Viking Vela
Viking Ocean Cruises
Departs Istanbul on December 20th
Arrives Barcelona on January 10th
21 Night Adriatic and Mediterranean Sojourn
Viking Vesta
Viking Ocean Cruises
Departs Civitavecchia (Rome) on December 8th
Arrives Istanbul on December 29th
16 Night Sojourn To Oz Bali (Benoa) To Sydney
Seven Seas Explorer
Regent Seven Seas Cruises
Departs Bali on December 12th
Arrives Sydney on December 28th
18 Night Star Collector: Latin America Explorer via the Panama Canal
Star Pride
Windstar Cruise Line
Departs Puerto Caldera on December 20th
Arrives Callao (Lima) on January 7th
15 Night Auckland To Sydney
Silver Nova
Silversea Cruises
Departs Auckland on December 12th
Arrives Sydney on December 27th
18 Night Auckland To Melbourne
Silver Moon
Silversea Cruises
Departs Auckland on December 16th
Arrives Melbourne on January 3rd
16 Night Cartagena To Philipsburg, St. Maarten
Silver Shadow
Silversea Cruises
Departs Cartagena on December 19th
Arrives Philipsburg on January 4th
15 Night Mumbai To Mahe
Silver Muse
Silversea Cruises
Departs Mumbai on December 22nd
Arrives Mahe on January 6th
20 Night Holiday Caribbean Enchantment
Seabourn Ovation
Seabourn Cruise Line
Departs San Juan on December 14th
Arrives Bridgetown on January 3rd
15 Night Australia and New Zealand Holiday
Seabourn Quest
Seabourn Cruise Line
Departs Sydney on December 20th
Arrives Auckland on January 4th
14 Night Mediterranean Antiquities
Viking Neptune
Viking Ocean Cruises
Departs Barcelona on December 23rd
Arrives Piraeus (Athens) on January 6th
14 Night Mediterranean Antiquities
Viking Star
Viking Ocean Cruises
Departs Piraeus (Athens) on December 21st
Arrives Barcelona on January 4th
14 Night Ancient Mediterranean Antiquities
Viking Vela
Viking Ocean Cruises
Departs Istanbul on December 20th
Arrives Civitavecchia (Rome) on January 3rd
14 Night Australia and New Zealand
Viking Orion
Viking Ocean Cruises
Departs Auckland on December 16th
Arrives Sydney on December 30th
14 Night Australia and New Zealand
Viking Venus
Viking Ocean Cruises
Departs Auckland on December 14th
Arrives Sydney on December 28th
14 Night Ancient Adriatic Treasures
Viking Vesta
Viking Ocean Cruises
Departs Venice on December 15th
Arrives Istanbul on December 29th
14 Night Mediterranean Antiquities
Viking Saturn
Viking Ocean Cruises
Departs Barcelona on December 13th
Arrives Piraeus (Athens) on December 27th
13 Night Panama Canal: Curacao and Aruba
Norwegian Jade
Norwegian Cruise Line
Departs Panama City on December 22nd
Arrives New York City on January 4th
10 Night Classic Panama Canal Passage
Viking Mars
Viking Ocean Cruises
Departs Panama City on December 20th
Arrives Fort Lauderdale on December 30th
16 Night South Africa: Seychelles, Kenya and Tanzania
Norwegian Dawn
Norwegian Cruise Line
Departs Doha on December 21st
Arrives Port Louis on January 6th
15 Night Asia: Hong Kong and Thailand
Norwegian Sun
Norwegian Cruise Line
Departs Singapore on December 20th
Arrives Keelung on January 4th
17 Night Antarctica
Sapphire Princess
Princess Cruises
Departs Buenos Aires on December 22nd
Arrives Buenos Aires on January 8th
16 Night Asia and Australia
Crown Princess
Princess Cruises
Departs Singapore on December 19th
Arrives Brisbane on January 4th
18 Night Asia and Australia
Crown Princess
Princess Cruises
Departs Singapore on December 19th
Arrives Sydney on January 6th
More Holiday Cruises
- Valentine's Day
- Presidents Day
- Easter
- Mother's Day
- Memorial Day
- Father's Day
- 4th of July
- Labor Day
- Halloween
- Thanksgiving
- New Year's Day
Cruise Updates
New Zealand and Australia in DecemberViking Venus starts in Auckland, travels the length of the west coast of New Zealand, visits Tasmania then Melbourne and ends in Sydney
Christmas Cruises Worldwide
Expand your horizons with our list of great Christmas cruises departing from the US, England, Spain, Italy, Greece, Turkey, Bali, Peru, Australia and New Zealand
Historic Istanbul Cruises
Hundreds of cruises every year make a visit to Istanbul when touring the eastern Mediterranean and Aegean Seas
Thanksgiving Cruises from Galveston
Cruises out of Galveston at sea on Thanksgiving include the usual selection of trips to the eastern and western Caribbean, plus a 4-day quickie cruise on Disney Magic
Equinox from Argentina
Celebrity Equinox will be spending next December and January making two-week trips out of Buenos Aires to the southern tip of South America and Antarctica