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Mediterranean cruises in December 2026

203 Mediterranean sailings leave in December 2026; 193 of them, on 6 lines, have a balcony cabin for sale. The lowest balcony price per night is $78 per person, on Costa's Costa Smeralda (7 nights from Las Palmas, Dec 10, $545 for the cruise). Running below their usual balcony price this month: AmaWaterways (23% under) and Viking Ocean (18% under). Running above it: Celebrity (39% over) and Oceania (10% over). Prices per person with taxes and port fees, read from the booking page Oct 1, 2026.

203 sailings on 8 lines (5 hidden). 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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Dec 2026
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MSC Fantasia · Civitavecchia (Rome)
MSC Magnifica · Civitavecchia (Rome)
MSC Lirica · Split
MSC Fantasia · Las Palmas
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Celebrity Infinity · Barcelona
Viking Neptune · Barcelona
Viking Vesta · Piraeus (Athens)
Viking Libra · Piraeus (Athens)
Viking Saturn · Civitavecchia (Rome)
Viking Vela · Civitavecchia (Rome)
Viking Neptune · Civitavecchia (Rome)
Viking Vesta · Istanbul
Viking Mira · Piraeus (Athens)
Viking Star · Piraeus (Athens)
Viking Neptune · Piraeus (Athens)
Viking Libra · Civitavecchia (Rome)
Viking Neptune · Istanbul
Viking Mira · Barcelona
Viking Vesta · Civitavecchia (Rome)
Viking Vesta · Barcelona
Oceania Sirena · Civitavecchia (Rome)
Oceania Sirena · Barcelona
Oceania Sirena · Lisbon

10 more sailings have no balcony for sale right now — tap Ocean view or Inside or Suite to see them.

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Mediterranean cruises in December 2026: the lines compared (balcony cabins)

Cruise lineSailingsShipsLowest price, whole cruiseTypical per nightAgainst its usual
MSC Cruises1007 $298 MSC Magnifica, Dec 5, 2 nights $159 typical (-6%)
Celebrity21 $2,885 Celebrity Infinity, Dec 8, 12 nights $297 ▲ 39% over
Viking Ocean267 $2,399 Viking Libra, Dec 13, 7 nights $432 ▼ 18% under
Oceania31 $5,200 Oceania Sirena, Dec 9, 12 nights $529 ▲ 10% over
AmaWaterways135 $4,198 AmaKristina, Dec 17, 7 nights $657 ▼ 23% under
Costa494 $391 Costa Pacifica, Dec 16, 4 nights $165 typical (+7%)

Per person, taxes and port fees included, read from the booking page Oct 1, 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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