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Mediterranean cruises in August 2028, under $5,000 per person

330 sailings on 19 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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330 Mediterranean sailings leave in August 2028 on 13 lines, all with a balcony cabin for sale. The lowest balcony price per night is $158 per person, on Norwegian's Norwegian Dawn (13 nights from Barcelona, Aug 23, $2,049 for the cruise). Running below their usual balcony price this month: Viking Ocean (24% under), Silversea (19% under) and Viking River (14% under). Running above it: MSC Cruises (20% over). Prices per person with taxes and port fees, read from the booking page Oct 27, 2026.

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Mariner of the Seas · Ravenna
Freedom of the Seas · Southampton
Liberty of the Seas · Barcelona
Mariner of the Seas · Piraeus (Athens)
Rhapsody of the Seas · Piraeus (Athens)
Liberty of the Seas · Piraeus (Athens)
Mariner of the Seas · Barcelona
Liberty of the Seas · Civitavecchia (Rome)
Mariner of the Seas · Lisbon
MSC Meraviglia · Southampton
Norwegian Dawn · Ravenna
Norwegian Pearl · Ravenna
Norwegian Epic · Civitavecchia (Rome)
Norwegian Viva · Istanbul
Norwegian Dawn · Civitavecchia (Rome)
Norwegian Pearl · Piraeus (Athens)
Norwegian Viva · Civitavecchia (Rome)
Norwegian Dawn · Barcelona
Enchanted Princess · Civitavecchia (Rome)
Sun Princess · Civitavecchia (Rome)
Enchanted Princess · Trieste
Celebrity Eclipse · Civitavecchia (Rome)
Celebrity Infinity · Piraeus (Athens)
Celebrity Constellation · Civitavecchia (Rome)
Celebrity Xcel · Piraeus (Athens)
Celebrity Constellation · Ravenna
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Viking Star · Fusina (Venice)
Viking Jupiter · Piraeus (Athens)
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Oceania Marina · Barcelona
Oceania Allura · Lisbon
Oceania Allura · Civitavecchia (Rome)
Oceania Allura · Piraeus (Athens)
Oceania Allura · Trieste
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Nieuw Amsterdam · Barcelona
Nieuw Amsterdam · Piraeus (Athens)
Nieuw Amsterdam · Civitavecchia (Rome)
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Viking Hermod · Lyon
Viking Lofn · Avignon
Viking Heimdal · Avignon
Viking Forseti · Bordeaux
Viking Buri · Lyon
Viking Hermod · Avignon
Viking Lofn · Lyon
Viking Heimdal · Lyon
Viking Buri · Avignon
Silver Dawn · Civitavecchia (Rome)
Silver Dawn · Piraeus (Athens)
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Scarlet Lady · Civitavecchia (Rome)
Queen Elizabeth · Civitavecchia (Rome)
Queen Elizabeth · Trieste
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Mediterranean cruises in August 2028, under $5,000 per person: the lines compared (balcony cabins)

Cruise lineSailingsShipsLowest price, whole cruiseTypical per nightAgainst its usual
Royal Caribbean206 $1,359 Explorer of the Seas, Aug 19, 7 nights $239 typical (+2%)
MSC Cruises23414 $1,321 MSC Magnifica, Aug 31, 7 nights $267 ▲ 20% over
Norwegian175 $2,049 Norwegian Dawn, Aug 23, 13 nights $323 typical (0%)
Princess32 $2,194 Enchanted Princess, Aug 15, 11 nights $199 typical (-1%)
Celebrity165 $1,573 Celebrity Eclipse, Aug 29, 9 nights $237 ▼ 11% under
Viking Ocean22 $3,999 Viking Jupiter, Aug 12, 7 nights $563 ▼ 24% under
Oceania52 $3,299 Oceania Allura, Aug 16, 7 nights $471 typical (+2%)
Holland America41 $3,209 Nieuw Amsterdam, Aug 13, 14 nights $235 typical (-4%)
Viking River105 $4,499 Viking Hermod, Aug 2, 7 nights $686 ▼ 14% under
Silversea21 $4,200 Silver Dawn, Aug 26, 7 nights $572 ▼ 19% under
Virgin41 $1,813 Scarlet Lady, Aug 20, 7 nights $269 typical (+2%)
Cunard62 $1,649 Queen Anne, Aug 20, 7 nights $232 typical (+1%)
Explora Journeys73 $4,720 EXPLORA II, Aug 7, 14 nights $674 typical (-4%)

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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