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Mediterranean cruises in September 2027, under $5,000 per person

360 sailings on 21 lines · prices per person for the whole cruiseprices for two sharing a cabin, whole cruiseprices per person, per night, taxes & port fees included.

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360 Mediterranean sailings leave in September 2027 on 12 lines, all with a balcony cabin for sale. The lowest balcony price per night is $129 per person, on Royal Caribbean's Brilliance of the Seas (7 nights from Ravenna, Sep 25, $902 for the cruise). Running below their usual balcony price this month: Viking Ocean (46% under) and Cunard (16% under). Running above it: Celebrity (15% over) and Holland America (10% over). Prices per person with taxes and port fees, read from the booking page Oct 27, 2026.

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Carnival Sunshine · Civitavecchia (Rome)
Carnival Sunshine · Barcelona
Carnival Miracle · Dover (London)
Carnival Miracle · Civitavecchia (Rome)
MSC Sinfonia · Alicante
MSC Sinfonia · Malaga
MSC Armonia · Split
MSC Meraviglia · Southampton
Norwegian Epic · Barcelona
Norwegian Epic · Civitavecchia (Rome)
Norwegian Gem · Piraeus (Athens)
Norwegian Viva · Ravenna
Norwegian Viva · Barcelona
Sun Princess · Piraeus (Athens)
Celebrity Eclipse · Amsterdam
Celebrity Constellation · Ravenna
Celebrity Equinox · Barcelona
Celebrity Eclipse · Barcelona
Celebrity Constellation · Civitavecchia (Rome)
Celebrity Xcel · Piraeus (Athens)
Celebrity Eclipse · Piraeus (Athens)
Celebrity Equinox · Civitavecchia (Rome)
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Viking Sky · Tilbury (London)
Oceania Allura · Civitavecchia (Rome)
Oceania Nautica · Civitavecchia (Rome)
Oceania Allura · Barcelona
Oceania Marina · Le Havre (Paris)
Oceania Marina · Southampton
Oceania Marina · Lisbon
Oosterdam · Piraeus (Athens)
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Scarlet Lady · Civitavecchia (Rome)
Scarlet Lady · Piraeus (Athens)
Queen Mary 2 · Southampton
Queen Elizabeth · Barcelona
Queen Anne · Southampton
Queen Elizabeth · Trieste
Queen Victoria · Southampton
Queen Elizabeth · Civitavecchia (Rome)
Costa Serena · Piraeus (Athens)
Costa Fascinosa · Savona (Genoa)
Costa Diadema · Kiel
Costa Serena · Civitavecchia (Rome)
Costa Fascinosa · Marseille
Costa Favolosa · Hamburg
Costa Serena · Savona (Genoa)
Costa Serena · Marseille
Costa Diadema · Marseille
Costa Serena · Barcelona
Costa Fascinosa · Civitavecchia (Rome)
Costa Diadema · Savona (Genoa)
Costa Favolosa · Barcelona
Costa Favolosa · Marseille

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Mediterranean cruises in September 2027, under $5,000 per person: the lines compared (balcony cabins)

Cruise lineSailingsShipsLowest price, whole cruiseTypical per nightAgainst its usual
Carnival62 $1,411 Carnival Miracle, Sep 19, 9 nights $170 typical (-1%)
Royal Caribbean297 $902 Brilliance of the Seas, Sep 25, 7 nights $256 typical (-6%)
MSC Cruises19113 $1,019 MSC Musica, Sep 30, 7 nights $216 typical (0%)
Norwegian144 $1,639 Norwegian Epic, Sep 26, 7 nights $325 typical (+9%)
Princess11 $2,368 Sun Princess, Sep 19, 7 nights $338 typical (0%)
Celebrity196 $1,574 Celebrity Equinox, Sep 9, 9 nights $302 ▲ 15% over
Viking Ocean11 $2,599 Viking Sky, Sep 30, 7 nights $371 ▼ 46% under
Oceania73 $3,849 Oceania Nautica, Sep 9, 7 nights $550 typical (+7%)
Holland America11 $2,044 Oosterdam, Sep 4, 7 nights $292 ▲ 10% over
Virgin72 $1,743 Resilient Lady, Sep 26, 7 nights $259 typical (0%)
Cunard64 $1,359 Queen Anne, Sep 17, 7 nights $196 ▼ 16% under
Costa788 $534 Costa Diadema, Sep 20, 3 nights $212 typical (+6%)

Per person, taxes and port fees included, read from the booking page Oct 27, 2026. “Against its usual” is the middle of this line’s sailings here, each compared with the same cabin on other dates of the same sailing, else the same ship or line at that length.

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