Carnival in Rio from a reserved Sambadrome seat. New Year’s Eve in Funchal and Sydney. Truffle hunts in Tuscany. Silversea’s 103 new voyages for 2028-2029 are timed to the moments most travelers miss by a day. Here’s where to be.

What happens when the president of a luxury ocean brand joins the guest list? Anna Nash is sailing Explora II through the winter Mediterranean, with sunset cocktails at Casablanca’s Royal Mansour and a private look inside Gibraltar’s historic Governor’s residence.

Azamara Quest crosses the International Date Line twice on a 195-night world cruise, losing a day in January, reliving one in May. Along the way: 126 ports and, according to Azamara, more port time than any other 2029 world cruise.

Silversea's Silver Spirit has set out on a 50-day Mediterranean voyage—40 ports, 48 UNESCO sites and the kind of after-hours access few travelers ever get, from Michelangelo's David without the crowds to a private evening inside Istanbul's fifth-century Şerefiye Cistern.