Haul out the holly… and the Hallmark stars!

Variety was the first to reveal the network’s celebrities set to participate in this year’s annual Hallmark Christmas Cruise, which will travel from Miami, Florida to Cozumel, Mexico and back between Nov. 6 and Nov. 10.

Hosted by Jonathan Bennett and Nikki DeLoach, the lineup of stars joining this fully booked cruise includes Benjamin Ayres, Rachel Boston, B.J. Britt, Wes Brown, Erin Cahill, Paul Campbell, Sarah Drew, Heather Hemmens, Tyler Hynes, Ginna Claire Mason, Kevin McGarry, Brendan Penny, Kristoffer Polaha, Kimberley Sustad, Andrew Walker, and Ashley Williams.

Participants will enjoy a variety of entertaining and holiday-themed activities, such as an exclusive premiere of a new Hallmark holiday film.

The Hallmark Christmas Cruise, which marked its first trip in November 2024, is a collaboration between Hallmark and Sixthman, according to the network. Last year’s trip to the Bahamas is documented in the network’s new four-part series, Christmas at Sea. The first episode of the series premiered on Monday (July 7), and is currently streaming on Hallmark+. The remaining three episodes will air weekly on Mondays on Hallmark Channel at 8 p.m. ET/PT, with next-day streaming on Hallmark+.

Last year, Bennett spoke with DECIDER ahead of the release of Finding Mr. Christmas — a holiday reality competition series in which 10 aspiring Hallmark hunks competed to be crowned Mr. Christmas, and star alongside Jessica Lowndes in Happy Howlidays — about what sets Hallmark apart when it comes to their Christmas content, noting that “no one does Christmas better than Hallmark. “

“We are the network that everyone comes and turns to, and I think what’s so special about Hallmark Channel is that we have become a holiday tradition,” he explaned. “We are no longer just a network, we are a part of people’s lives. We are the movies they watch during the holidays to either get them through what they need to get through, or whatever they’re dealing with, or the movies they watch to come together as a family. And so, just like putting up the Christmas tree is a tradition, just like opening presents on Christmas morning is a tradition, for so many million[s’ of Americans, watching Hallmark Channel, from the day Countdown to Christmas starts until New Year’s Day, it’s become part of their holiday tradition.”