7 Cruise Ships Crusing from San Diego This 12 months and Past

San Diego’s cruise trade is able to make waves once more, and the 2025-2026 and 2026-2027 seasons are wanting like a full-on comeback with no less than seven ships providing common sailings.

After some quieter years, the Port of San Diego is gearing up for a surge in sailings, with massive names like Royal Caribbean and Holland America main the cost.

Royal Caribbean is even giving a ship a homeport in San Diego for the primary time in ages. Holland America Line can be an enormous a part of the story with common choices on three ships from the port and a few epic sailings as properly, like a 35-day South Pacific odyssey and quite a lot of Panama Canal crossings.

So, what’s on deck? Right here’s the lowdown on the cruise ships crusing out of San Diego over the following couple years

1. Koningsdam: Holland America’s Frequent Mexican Riviera and Pacific Explorer

Holland America Line’s Koningsdam is a daily in San Diego, providing journeys to Mexico and the South Pacific. This ship offers a mixture of quick and lengthy voyages.  

• Sail Dates: Primarily late 2026 to early 2027 for Mexican Riviera cruises, with choose Hawaii/North America voyages in late 2025 and early 2027.
• Key Itineraries:
  • 4-Day West Coast: Visits Santa Barbara, Catalina Island, and Ensenada, Mexico.
  • 7-Day Mexican Riviera: Calls at Cabo San Lucas, La Paz, and Loreto, Mexico.
  • 14-Day Mexican Riviera: Roundtrip from San Diego, visiting Cabo San Lucas, La Paz, Loreto, Puerto Vallarta, and Mazatlan.
  • 35-Day South Pacific (February 13, 2027): Contains Kona, Maui, Honolulu, Kauai, Tabuaeran, Raiatea, Tahiti, Moorea, Fakarava, and Nuku Hiva.

2. Nieuw Amsterdam: Numerous Itineraries from San Diego

Holland America’s Nieuw Amsterdam provides quite a lot of cruises from San Diego, starting from quick Mexican Riviera journeys to prolonged Pacific voyages.  

• Sail Dates: Late 2025 via early 2026 for Mexican Riviera/Pacific voyages, returning late 2026 and April 2027.
• Key Itineraries:
  • 7-Day Mexican Riviera: Visits Puerto Vallarta, Mazatlan, and Cabo San Lucas.
  • 14-Day Pacific Coast/Mexican Riviera: Contains Ensenada, Cabo San Lucas, Puerto Vallarta, and a two-day cease in San Francisco and Santa Barbara.
  • 17-18 Day Hawaii: Hawaiian island hopping.
  • 20-24 Day North America: Contains journey to or from Vancouver.
  • 35-Day South Pacific (February 14, 2026): Contains Maui, Hilo, Honolulu, Kauai, Kona, Tabuaeran, Raiatea, Tahiti, Moorea, Fakarava, and Nuku Hiva.

3. Zaandam: Lengthy Voyages to the South Pacific

Holland America Line’s Zaandam focuses on lengthy cruises, specializing in the South Pacific.  

• Sail Dates: Late 2025 via 2026 for South Pacific voyages, with Mexican Riviera cruises in April 2025/2026, and the Grand Australia/New Zealand voyage in early 2026.
• Key Itineraries:
  • 35-Day South Pacific: Visits Kauai, Honolulu, Kona, Maui, Tabuaeran, Rangiroa, Huahine, Bora Bora, Raiatea, Tahiti, Moorea, Fakarava, and Nuku Hiva.
  • 51-Day South Pacific: Contains Kona, Kauai, Honolulu, Maui, Hilo, Tabuaeran, Pago Pago, Apia, Suva, Lautoka, Dravuni Island, Savusavu, Nuku’alofa, Vava’u, Rarotonga, Bora Bora, Raiatea, Moorea, Huahine, Tahiti, Rangiroa, Fakarava, and Nuku Hiva.
  • 93-Day Grand Australia & New Zealand (January 4, 2026): Contains Honolulu, Kona, Maui, Pago Pago, Apia, Savusavu, Suva, Lautoka, Lifou, Noumea, Vila, Guadalcanal, Rabaul, Alotau, Kiriwina Island, Kawanasausau Strait & Milne Bay, Cairns, Nice Barrier Reef, Darwin, Broome, Exmouth, Perth, Albany, Adelaide, Penneshaw, Melbourne, Hobart, Port Arthur, Sydney, Milford Sound, Dunedin, Timaru, Wellington, Tauranga, Auckland, Bay of Islands, Nuku’alofa, Tahiti, Moorea, Raiatea, Bora Bora, Fakarava, and Nuku Hiva.

4. Serenade of the Seas: Coastal and Mexican Riviera Cruises

Royal Caribbean’s Serenade of the Seas begins crusing from San Diego in early 2027, providing quick coastal journeys and longer Mexican Riviera cruises.  

• Sail Dates: Late 2026 via April 2027, primarily 7-day Mexican Riviera cruises with some West Coast journeys.
• Key Itineraries:
  • 3- and 4-Day Fast Journeys: Sailings to Ensenada and Catalina Island with the shorter 3-day sailings simply visiting Ensenada.
  • 7-Day Mexican Riviera: Contains Ensenada, Cabo San Lucas, and Mazatlan, Mexico.

5. Disney Marvel: Household-Pleasant West Coast and Riviera Journeys

Disney Cruise Line’s Disney Marvel provides household cruises from San Diego, with quick and longer journeys to the West Coast and Mexico.  

• Sail Dates: Spring 2025 and 2026 for West Coast and Mexican Riviera cruises.
• Key Itineraries:
  • 3- and 4-Day Coastal: Visits Catalina Island and Ensenada, Mexico.  
  • 7-Day Mexican Riviera: Contains Cabo San Lucas, Ensenada, and Puerto Vallarta, Mexico.

6. Norwegian Jade: Mexican Riviera Sailings

Norwegian Cruise Line’s Norwegian Jade is providing quite a lot of sailings to residence of San Diego with 21 cruises at present on the schedule. From October 2025 via April 2026, the ship provides quite a lot of itineraries, primarily specializing in 7-day sailings.

• Sail Dates: October 2025 via April 2026, primarily 7-day Mexican Riviera cruises with some longer voyages.
• Key Itineraries:
  • 7-Day Mexican Riviera: Voyages exploring varied ports alongside the Mexican Riviera.
  • Diversified Itineraries: Whereas there’s an 8-day crusing in October 2025, Norwegian Jade additionally provides a 15-day one-way Panama Canal crusing from San Diego to Miami on February 12, 2026.

7. Norwegian Star: Winter Getaways from San Diego

Norwegian Star additionally provides a devoted season of Mexican Riviera cruises from San Diego, primarily in the course of the winter months. The ship offers a constant schedule of 7-day voyages.

• Sail Dates: Mid-December 2026 via March 2027, with weekly 7-day Mexican Riviera cruises.
• Key Itineraries:
  • 7-Day Mexican Riviera: Cruises specializing in ports alongside the Mexican Riviera.
  • Vacation Cruises: Contains particular vacation sailings in late December.
  • Panama Canal Voyage: Incorporates a 15-day crusing from San Diego to Miami on April 3, 2027.

 Past the Regulars: Different Ships Crusing from San Diego

Whereas these ships are frequent guests, San Diego’s port additionally hosts a variety of different cruise traces and vessels. Oceania Cruises’ Oceania Insignia will cruise on epic journeys to the South West Pacific, whereas Princess Cruises’ Island Princess additionally options Mexican Riviera voyages.

Additionally, many ships make the most of San Diego’s cruise port as a beginning or ending level for Panama Canal transits, trans-Pacific voyages, and sailings to Tahiti with Silversea’s Silver Shadow.