Royal Caribbean cancels West Coast cruises on two ships for 2027

Royal Caribbean is pulling two ships out of Los Angeles in 2027, and West Coast cruisers who planned ahead and booked early now have to start planning their vacations all over again.

Cruise cancellation emails began appearing in Royal Caribbean passengers' inboxes after Royal Caribbean decided to redeploy Navigator of the Seas and Ovation of the Seas in 2027.

Royal Caribbean is cutting West Coast cruises to expand Asia-Pacific capacity

The cancellations are tied to Royal Caribbean's Asia-Pacific expansion , which was announced on Aug. 12. Instead of sailing Mexican Riviera cruises from Los Angeles as originally planned, Navigator of the Seas will sail from Singapore for most of 2027 and Ovation of the Seas will move to Australia for the 2027-28 season.

Rather than returning to North America in May 2027, Navigator of the Seas will extend its highly anticipated Asia season from Singapore through October 2027, sailing mostly two- to five-night cruises to Vietnam, Malaysia, and Thailand. The ship will now sail from Singapore for a full year, beginning in October 2026, before offering Mexican Riviera cruises from Los Angeles between November 2027 and April 2028.

The recently revamped Ovation of the Seas , which was originally scheduled to sail from Los Angeles through April 2028 alongside Navigator during the 2027-28 season, is now shifting to Brisbane, Australia. Beginning in November 2027, Ovation will sail three- to eight-night South Pacific and Queensland cruises, just as Royal Caribbean opens its first exclusive destination in the Southern Hemisphere, Royal Beach Club Lelepa in Vanuatu.

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What Royal Caribbean's redeployments mean for West Coast cruisers

Royal Caribbean is giving passengers impacted by the cancellations three paths forward, and options differ slightly based on ship and sailing dates booked, according to emails shared by cruisers on Reddit and other social media sites.

Passengers have the option to rebook a comparable sailing in a like-for-like cabin at the prevailing rate with change fees waived. Any difference in fare, taxes, fees, or gratuities is on the guest, though. Those booked on select Navigator voyages get an onboard credit to "sweeten the offer" to move to an alternate sailing.

Royal Caribbean is also offering guests options to rebook anywhere else in the fleet, with change fees waived but no like-for-like cabin guarantee. Cruisers can also choose not to rebook and receive a full refund of their paid cruise fare, including non-refundable deposits.

Related: Carnival cancels 9 more cruises to add adults-only sailings

"Although it doesn't happen often, cruise lines sometimes redeploy ships as demand shifts, operational needs change, or due to unforeseen issues, so if you've got a cruise booked more than a year out, don't assume the itinerary is locked," said Dennis Post, co-owner of Postcard Travel Planning . "When something like this happens, our travel agents walk clients through all the options — rebooking, switching ships, or refunding — and help them figure out which actually makes sense for their vacation."

West Coast cruise options are still available with Royal Caribbean for 2027-28, but options are more limited, which could make it worth considering what other cruise lines that sail from Los Angeles are offering, like Norwegian, Carnival, or Princess.

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