If the winter blues are kicking in this January, you may want to start planning the perfect antidote for this time next year: hanging with four of Hallmark’s biggest stars in the middle of the ocean. Expedia Cruises just announced that in January 2027, it will host two back-to-back Hallmark fan cruises aboard the Celebrity Reflection, with the option to sail on one or both getaways.
The first, from January 4 to 8, will give fans a chance to hobnob with Andrew Walker and Ashley Williams, dear friends who co-starred in 2024’s “Jingle Bell Run.” The second cruise, from January 8 to 11, is a Romance University-themed event with Benjamin Ayres and Wes Brown.
Cruises Will Support Hallmark Channel Stars’ Favorite Charities
On January 11, Walker and Williams posted a funny announcement about their cruise on social media, with Williams dancing to the tune of Ozzy Osbourne’s “Crazy Train” as Walker described the trip. Their getaway will sail from Fort Lauderdale to Key West, and then on to Bimini Island in the Bahamas.
The duo’s “Cruise for a Cause” will raise awareness and funding for the Alzheimer’s Association, an organization close to their hearts, having both lost their moms to the disease. Among the ways the Alzheimer’s Association will benefit, according to cruise organizer Jennifer Baldock, fans will have an opportunity to purchase exclusive, commemorative t-shirts benefiting the charity, and a chance to donate to a raffle for a free cabin on the cruise.
Every bit of support adds up quickly. In early January, Walker held a raffle to give away a t-shirt signed by himself and his “Three Wisest Men” co-stars, which brought in nearly $7,000 for the Alzheimer’s Society of Canada.
Baldock said Ayres and Brown’s Romance University (RU) cruise will also have a charity component, just like most of RU’s events. Since late 2022, Ayres has raised tens of thousands of dollars through online and in-person gatherings with a community of Hallmark fans and stars. Ayres and Brown will sail with fans from Fort Lauderdale to Key West, and then to the Grand Bahamas.
Hallmark Channel’s Taylor Cole, BJ Britt, & Victor Webster Just Returned From 2026 Fan Cruise
Expedia Cruises — based in Ontario, Canada — announced the 2027 cruises two days after its 2026 cruise returned to port. Hallmark stars Taylor Cole, Victor Webster, and BJ Britt posted fun pics and videos from their five-day trip, after sailing from Los Angeles to Ensenada, Mexico, and back. Cole called it a “perfect way to kick off the new year.”
Unlike the annual Hallmark Christmas Cruises, which feature many stars and are exclusively for Hallmark fans (2025’s sail had 18 stars and over 4,000 fans on board), Expedia Cruises’ trips typically feature two to three stars and a couple of hundred fans, with special activities scheduled separately from the rest of the ship’s travelers.
Tickets to the 2027 cruises will first be available during a brief pre-sale window for those who were on the 2026 cruise, and will then open to the public. Baldock said pricing and instructions will be released soon.
I can’t imagine they could charge very much with the Hallmark Cruise having 18 stars and these only have 2 on each cruise. Better ship though, the Joy for the Hallmark Cruise is mediocre.
When will everyone be able to sign up to go on the cruise for 2027
I love to go on a Cruise. Haven’t been on a Cruise since 1986. It would fun
Was going to book for the cruise benefitting Alzheimers until I saw that it would be open to prior cruise guests first, then to the public. I’m out. I’ll give directly to my local Alzheimers association.