Norwegian Dawn and Star to Sail from Tampa in 2025-26 – Cruise Industry News

Norwegian Cruise Line is redeploying the Norwegian Dawn and the Norwegian Star in Tampa for the 2025-26 winter season.

Already available for bookings on the company’s website, the new itineraries replace previously cancelled seasons in South America and Africa.

After offering a trans-Atlantic cruise from Spain, the Norwegian Dawn is scheduled to start its Tampa homeporting season on Nov. 16, 2025.

Cruising to the Western Caribbean, the ship is set to offer a series of seven-night cruises that sail to destinations such as Cozumel, Costa Maya, Harvest Caye, Roatán and Key West.

The deployment also features ten-night cruises to additional ports of call in the Western and Southern Caribbean, including Cabo Rojo, George Town, Falmouth, Aruba and Curaçao.

Before embarking on a repositioning cruise to Europe in early April, the Norwegian Dawn offers four-night cruises to the Bahamas that include a visit to Norwegian’s private island destination, Great Stirrup Cay.

The Norwegian Star is set to arrive in Tampa later, concluding a trans-Atlantic cruise in the port on Dec. 5, 2025.

As part of its newly announced deployment, the ship offers a series of four- to 12-night cruises to the Eastern, Southern and Western Caribbean, as well as the Bahamas.

Ports of call set to be visited by the ship include St. Thomas, St. Maarten, Cabo Rojo, Falmouth, Key West, Great Stirrup Cay and more.

The Norwegian Star concludes its season in Tampa with a trans-Atlantic cruise to Portugal in mid-April 2026.

In addition to the Dawn and the Star, Norwegian Cruise Line also changed the 2025-26 deployments of the Norwegian Jewel and the Norwegian Jade.

Previously scheduled to sail from Tampa, the Jewel will offer cruises to the Bahamas, the Southern Caribbean and Panama Canal from Miami.

Instead of offering trans-Canal cruises from Miami and Panama City, the Jade will remain on the West Coast for Mexican Riviera cruises departing from San Diego.