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Northern Europe cruises in July 2028, under $5,000 per person

85 sailings on 16 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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85 Northern Europe sailings leave in July 2028 on 9 lines, all with a balcony cabin for sale. The lowest balcony price per night is $186 per person, on Princess' Caribbean Princess (26 nights from Southampton, Jul 27, $4,833 for the cruise). Running below their usual balcony price this month: Explora Journeys (62% under). Running above it: Virgin (43% over) and Cunard (20% over). Prices per person with taxes and port fees, read from the booking page Oct 27, 2026.

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Norwegian Jewel · Helsinki
Norwegian Getaway · Southampton
Caribbean Princess · Copenhagen
Caribbean Princess · Reykjavik
Caribbean Princess · Southampton
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EXPLORA V · Copenhagen

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Northern Europe cruises in July 2028, under $5,000 per person: the lines compared (balcony cabins)

Cruise lineSailingsShipsLowest price, whole cruiseTypical per nightAgainst its usual
Royal Caribbean72 $752 Freedom of the Seas, Jul 6, 3 nights $283 typical (+8%)
MSC Cruises284 $1,329 MSC Splendida, Jul 14, 5 nights $265 typical (+5%)
Norwegian103 $2,639 Norwegian Jewel, Jul 29, 7 nights $377 typical (+5%)
Princess104 $1,488 Sky Princess, Jul 8, 7 nights $232 typical (-4%)
Celebrity72 $2,014 Celebrity Apex, Jul 30, 7 nights $286 typical (+1%)
Holland America133 $1,968 Zuiderdam, Jul 22, 7 nights $276 typical (+1%)
Virgin21 $2,513 Valiant Lady, Jul 31, 7 nights $374 ▲ 43% over
Cunard73 $1,779 Queen Anne, Jul 23, 7 nights $276 ▲ 20% over
Explora Journeys11 $4,455 EXPLORA V, Jul 30, 14 nights $318 ▼ 62% under

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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