Ambassador Launches 20 Caribbean Sailings for 2027-29
Renaissance’s Christmas Caribbean Celebration departs Bridgetown on December 17, 2027, with Christmas Day at sea, while a New Year’s Eve sailing calls at Curacao, Aruba and Bonaire.
Ambassador Cruise Line has launched 20 Caribbean fly-cruise and repositioning sailings for winter 2027-28 and 2028-29 aboard the roughly 1,100-passenger Renaissance. Announced on September 29, 2026, the programs will be the line’s third and fourth Caribbean fly-cruise seasons.
Each winter schedule comprises eight 14-night Caribbean cruises and two transatlantic repositioning voyages linking the UK with Bridgetown, Barbados.
Lead-in fares are £1,999 per person for the first winter’s outbound crossing and £2,099 for the opening two-week Caribbean cruise the following winter. The Season Saver prices include full-board accommodation and are based on two passengers sharing an inside cabin. Ambassador did not include an executive statement with the announcement.
Atlantic crossings open both seasons
The 2027-28 program begins on November 10, 2027, with the 18-night Atlantic Horizons and Caribbean Discovery departure from London Cruise Terminal in Tilbury. Following the Atlantic crossing, Renaissance will visit St Kitts, Dominica, St Lucia, Martinique and Curacao before reaching Barbados. Passengers completing that voyage will return to either London Heathrow or Manchester on direct Virgin Atlantic flights.
The following winter opens on October 29, 2028, with a 21-night voyage carrying the same itinerary name. That departure from Tilbury includes Vigo and La Palma before crossing to the Caribbean, where the schedule takes in St Kitts, St Maarten, Antigua, Dominica and Guadeloupe. Passengers will disembark in Barbados for their return flight.
Caribbean rotations and holiday departures
Tropical Treasures opens the 2027-28 season’s 14-night fly-cruise schedule from Bridgetown on November 28, 2027. The winter program continues through April 8, 2028.
The same itinerary opens the following season’s Caribbean rotations on November 19, 2028. Island Rhythms and Blue Horizons follows on December 3, before two departures covering Christmas and New Year.
A Christmas Caribbean Celebration leaves on December 17, with Christmas Day scheduled at sea. Secrets of the Caribbean departs Bridgetown on New Year’s Eve, with celebrations aboard before a route taking in Curacao, Aruba, Guadeloupe, St Lucia, Grenada, Tobago and Bonaire.
The 2028-29 season’s remaining Caribbean itinerary names are Caribbean Escape – Shores of Paradise, Caribbean Explorer – Tropical Isles, Tropical Horizons – A Caribbean Adventure and Jewels of the Caribbean Sea.
The final departure is the 17-night Caribbean Highlights and Atlantic Discovery voyage from Bridgetown on March 11, 2029, calling at Grenada, St Lucia, Dominica, Antigua, the Azores and Leixoes. Renaissance is scheduled to arrive back at London Tilbury on March 28.
