Dental CE Cruises (Updated 2025)

Before we started this site, we had absolutely no idea just how many different dental CE cruises were out there. It’s amazing! Over the past year that this site has been live, we’ve seen dental cruises literally all over the world. From European river cruises, to Alaskan voyages to classic Caribbean cruises … the options are limitless!

Since cruises can be expensive, combining the cruise with a continuing education course is a great way to optimize your education spending and tax deductions. There are several companies that specialize in dental continuing education cruise vacations – Smiles at Sea, Continuing Education, Inc. and Cruise and Travel Partners, just to name a few. Or, you can search ALL dental CE cruises right here, on CompositeCE.

Search Tips for Finding Dental CE Cruises

Since there are so many cruise options, you may want to employ some other search features to make sure you zero in on the cruises that are the best fits for you.  In addition to searching on our “cruise” button (on the left hand pane), you could also click on “international”, “mountains”, or “beach” to make sure the results reflect the kind of cruise that you’re interested in. If you want to go to British Columbia or Alaska, you may want to search “mountains” in addition to “cruise”. If you want to hit some major European hubs, try adding “international” and “city” to narrow down your results.

You can also search by port city, since all cruises are listed based on the city in which they depart. Or, if you’re hoping for a specific topic, why not try the topic filter to narrow in on the cruises with the courses that are of interest to you. (Most focus on general dentistry, but some are offered with more specialized topics).

At the time of publishing this article, there are 36 upcoming dental CE cruises in 2024, 2025 and beyond! Over thirty! Here are some interesting ones, but be sure to check here to see the full list!

Composite CE Cruise Picks:
  1. 10-day Northern European Dental CE Cruise – June 2026 is when you’ll depart on this once-in-a-lifetime European cruise. Offered by Gordon Christensen’s Practical Clinical Courses. You’ll sail to some of the most iconic European cities while learning the latest practical advice. This cruise is offers CE that’s useful for all dental professionals.
  2. Smiles at Sea Utopia Cruise – No one does fun quite like Elijah Desmond and the Smiles at Sea team. Check out this Spring 2025 cruise aboard the new Utopia of the Seas cruise ship.
  3. Rhine Castles & Swiss Alps – Advancing Medical & Dental Patient Care and Prevention – In September 2026, take a cruise that’s truly unique. Professional Education Society invites you on the AmaVenita, starting in Amsterdam and touring along the Rhine.
  4. 7-Night Alaska Adventure Cruise – See the splendors of Alaska from both the sea and land with this weeklong Alaska cruise from Continuing Education, Inc. This cruise departs Seattle July 2025.

With so many options, it begs the question … if you’re going on a cruise, why not make it a dental CE cruise??

Here is the full list of upcoming dental CE cruises: