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.
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#1 Ranked Cruise

10 Night Classic Panama Canal Passage

Viking Mars
Viking Ocean Cruises
Departs Panama City on December 20th
Arrives Fort Lauderdale on December 30th

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#2 Ranked Cruise

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

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#3 Ranked Cruise

17 Night South America and The Chilean Fjords

Viking Jupiter
Viking Ocean Cruises
Departs Valparaiso on December 16th
Arrives Buenos Aires on January 2nd

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#4 Ranked Cruise

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

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#5 Ranked Cruise

19 Night Transatlantic Crossing And Caribbean Celebration

Queen Mary 2
Cunard
Departs Southampton on December 15th
Arrives New York City on January 3rd

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#6 Ranked Cruise

20 Night Transatlantic Crossing And Caribbean Celebration

Queen Mary 2
Cunard
Departs New York City on December 22nd
Arrives Southampton on January 11th

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#7 Ranked Cruise

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

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#8 Ranked Cruise

16 Night Panama Canal - Ocean to Ocean Holiday

Island Princess
Princess Cruises
Departs Fort Lauderdale on December 23rd
Arrives Los Angeles on January 8th

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#9 Ranked Cruise

14 Night Mediterranean Antiquities

Viking Neptune
Viking Ocean Cruises
Departs Barcelona on December 23rd
Arrives Piraeus (Athens) on January 6th

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#10 Ranked Cruise

14 Night Mediterranean Antiquities

Viking Star
Viking Ocean Cruises
Departs Piraeus (Athens) on December 21st
Arrives Barcelona on January 4th

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#11 Ranked Cruise

14 Night Ancient Mediterranean Antiquities

Viking Vela
Viking Ocean Cruises
Departs Istanbul on December 20th
Arrives Civitavecchia (Rome) on January 3rd

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#12 Ranked Cruise

21 Night Iconic Mediterranean Treasures

Viking Vela
Viking Ocean Cruises
Departs Istanbul on December 20th
Arrives Barcelona on January 10th

#13 Ranked Cruise

14 Night Australia and New Zealand

Viking Orion
Viking Ocean Cruises
Departs Auckland on December 16th
Arrives Sydney on December 30th

#14 Ranked Cruise

14 Night Australia and New Zealand

Viking Venus
Viking Ocean Cruises
Departs Auckland on December 14th
Arrives Sydney on December 28th

#15 Ranked Cruise

14 Night Ancient Adriatic Treasures

Viking Vesta
Viking Ocean Cruises
Departs Venice on December 15th
Arrives Istanbul on December 29th

#16 Ranked Cruise

14 Night Mediterranean Antiquities

Viking Saturn
Viking Ocean Cruises
Departs Barcelona on December 13th
Arrives Piraeus (Athens) on December 27th

#17 Ranked Cruise

21 Night Adriatic and Mediterranean Sojourn

Viking Vesta
Viking Ocean Cruises
Departs Civitavecchia (Rome) on December 8th
Arrives Istanbul on December 29th

#18 Ranked Cruise

11 Night South American Splendor Rio De Janeiro To Buenos Aires

Seven Seas Splendor
Regent Seven Seas Cruises
Departs Rio De Janeiro on December 17th
Arrives Buenos Aires on December 28th

#19 Ranked Cruise

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

#20 Ranked Cruise

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

#21 Ranked Cruise

15 Night Auckland To Sydney

Silver Nova
Silversea Cruises
Departs Auckland on December 12th
Arrives Sydney on December 27th

#22 Ranked Cruise

18 Night Auckland To Melbourne

Silver Moon
Silversea Cruises
Departs Auckland on December 16th
Arrives Melbourne on January 3rd

#23 Ranked Cruise

12 Night Rio De Janeiro To Buenos Aires

Silver Whisper
Silversea Cruises
Departs Rio De Janeiro on December 16th
Arrives Buenos Aires on December 28th

#24 Ranked Cruise

9 Night Cartagena To Bridgetown

Silver Shadow
Silversea Cruises
Departs Cartagena on December 19th
Arrives Bridgetown on December 28th

#25 Ranked Cruise

16 Night Cartagena To Philipsburg, St. Maarten

Silver Shadow
Silversea Cruises
Departs Cartagena on December 19th
Arrives Philipsburg on January 4th

#26 Ranked Cruise

15 Night Mumbai To Mahe

Silver Muse
Silversea Cruises
Departs Mumbai on December 22nd
Arrives Mahe on January 6th

#27 Ranked Cruise

20 Night Holiday Caribbean Enchantment

Seabourn Ovation
Seabourn Cruise Line
Departs San Juan on December 14th
Arrives Bridgetown on January 3rd

#28 Ranked Cruise

15 Night Australia and New Zealand Holiday

Seabourn Quest
Seabourn Cruise Line
Departs Sydney on December 20th
Arrives Auckland on January 4th

#29 Ranked Cruise

7 Night Iconic Western Mediterranean

Viking Neptune
Viking Ocean Cruises
Departs Barcelona on December 23rd
Arrives Civitavecchia (Rome) on December 30th

#30 Ranked Cruise

7 Night Ancient Mediterranean Treasures

Viking Vesta
Viking Ocean Cruises
Departs Piraeus (Athens) on December 22nd
Arrives Istanbul on December 29th

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