Regent Seven Seas Cruises Unveils Festive Sailings

Regent Seven Seas Cruises has unveiled a collection of special festive voyages in spectacular destinations across the globe. Luxury travelers can choose from up to 12 selected sailings through the 2025-26 and 2026-27 holiday season, savoring epicurean themed menus paired with holiday-style performances, which range from musical revues to dazzling cabaret shows.

Carefully curated holiday dishes and specialty beverages from Regent’s culinary and bar team will be on offer, with feasts designed for Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, Hannukah and New Year’s Eve. A specially crafted cranberry Santa Clausmopolitan and eggnog will be available in every bar to extend the pre- and post-feast festivities. Christmas and Hanukkah services will be held as well as festive-themed trivia nights and musical performances. There will also be a special champagne experience for New Year’s Eve, while seasonal specialty coffees and hot chocolate will be available onboard all of Regent’s festive voyages, at Coffee Connection.

Here are a few highlights of this year’s Festive Season Voyages:

“Sojourn to Oz” (December 12, 2025) – Embarking from Bali (Benoa), this 16-night sailing aboard Seven Seas Explorer visits ports including Lombok and Komodo before cruising the Timor Sea to reach Australia via Darwin for an overnight stay, with stops along the east coast of Australia, including Cairns and an overnight in Airlie Beach, before guests end their voyage with two days in Sydney. December 25 will be spent in Brisbane with its spectacular riverfront, gardens and rich variety of international cuisines. Guests can choose from up to 32 included shore excursions, visiting Bali’s rice fields and the ancient offshore Hindu shrine of Tanah Lot or seeing Komodo dragons in the wild, and a luxury high-speed catamaran cruise to Whitehaven Beach in the Whitsundays.
“South American Splendor” (December 17, 2025) – Spend Christmas Day at the beach resort of Punta del Este in Uruguay on this 11-night voyage from Rio de Janeiro to Buenos Aires. This sailing aboard Seven Seas Splendor explores the tropical beauty of Brazil, Uruguay and Argentina, with visits to the former pirate hideaway, Ilha Grande, the equally breathtaking Ilhabela, Santos, Porto Belo and Rio Grande, followed by Uruguay’s Punta del Este and its capital city, Montevideo. With up to 28 included shore excursions, guests can look forward to exploring Santos, experiencing the gaucho life on a local estancia in Rio Grande, and hearing the melodies of the tango rise from the milongas along San Telmo’s cobbled streets in Buenos Aires.
“World Holiday Spectacular” (December 19, 2025) – This 21-night sailing from Barcelona to Cape Town aboard Seven Seas Voyager calls at Cadiz, the Canary Islands of Arrecife and Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Mindelo and Dakar. Other highlights include Banjul—one of Africa’s smallest cities—Abidjan, Sekondi and Lome, followed by São Tomé and Namibia’s Walvis Bay, before disembarking in Cape Town. Guests can choose from 86 included shore excursions, including a seal and pelican cruise where dolphins play beside the boat in Walvis Bay Lagoon, marvel at the Boca do Inferno blowhole on São Tomé or explore the village-like atmosphere of Gambia’s capital Banjul.

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Looking ahead to the 2026-27 holiday season, guests can look forward to six themed itineraries including the inaugural voyage aboard Seven Seas Prestige, Regent’s newest ultra-luxury ship. Its inaugural voyage will be a 14-night transatlantic “Felices Fiestas” sailing from Barcelona to Miami, calling on Malaga; the Portuguese island of Funchal (Madeira); and Tortola in the British Virgin Islands.

Additional festive sailings for the 2026-27 season include:

“Masterpieces of Petra” (December 7, 2026) – This 21-night sojourn from Athens to Dubai aboard Seven Seas Voyager transits the Suez Canal before calling into Sharm El Sheikh, Muscat, Abu Dhabi and Sir Bani Yas Island. The voyage includes overnights in Aqaba, Luxor (Safaga) and Jeddah.
“Tropical Sparkle & Holiday Cheer” (December 11, 2026) – This 17-night roundtrip sailing from Galveston aboard Seven Seas Splendor calls at Montego Bay, Ocho Rios, Punta Cana, San Juan, Tortola, Philipsburg, Gustavia, St. John’s and George Town.
“An Aussie Celebration” (December 19, 2026) – The 10-night roundtrip journey from Sydney aboard Seven Seas Explorer visits Australian ports including Eden, Melbourne, Phillip Island, Portland and Hobart (Tasmania).
“Lesser Antilles Journey” (December 19, 2026) – The 10-night roundtrip cruise from Miami aboard Seven Seas Grandeur calls at Charlotte Amalie, Roseau, St. John’s, Basseterre and Tortola.
“Caribbean Celebration” (December 21, 2026) – This sailing from Tampa Bay to Miami, aboard Seven Seas Mariner calls at George Town, Ocho Rios, Oranjestad, Willemstad, Kralendijk, Gustavia, Philipsburg and Tortola.