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Mediterranean cruises in May 2028

397 Mediterranean sailings leave in May 2028; 377 of them, on 11 lines, have a balcony cabin for sale. The lowest balcony price per night is $148 per person, on MSC Cruises' MSC Magnifica (7 nights from Civitavecchia (Rome), May 9, $1,039 for the cruise). Running above their usual balcony price this month: Cunard (28% over), Viking River (26% over) and Holland America (18% over). Prices per person with taxes and port fees, read from the booking page Oct 1, 2026.

397 sailings on 13 lines (4 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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May 2028
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MSC Meraviglia · Southampton
Enchanted Princess · Istanbul
Sun Princess · Civitavecchia (Rome)
Enchanted Princess · Civitavecchia (Rome)
Sun Princess · Piraeus (Athens)
Enchanted Princess · Piraeus (Athens)
Sky Princess · Southampton
Celebrity Ascent · Civitavecchia (Rome)
Celebrity Constellation · Ravenna
Celebrity Constellation · Civitavecchia (Rome)
Viking Vela · Civitavecchia (Rome)
Viking Sea · Fusina (Venice)
Viking Sky · Barcelona
Viking Star · Fusina (Venice)
Viking Jupiter · Piraeus (Athens)
Viking Sea · Civitavecchia (Rome)
Viking Jupiter · Fusina (Venice)
Viking Mars · Fusina (Venice)
Viking Sea · Barcelona
Viking Vela · Lisbon
Viking Star · Barcelona
Viking Jupiter · Civitavecchia (Rome)
Viking Jupiter · Barcelona
Viking Sea · Piraeus (Athens)
Viking Lyra · Fusina (Venice)
Oceania Allura · Civitavecchia (Rome)
Oceania Marina · Istanbul
Oceania Allura · Trieste
Oceania Marina · Trieste
Oceania Vista · Southampton
Oceania Allura · Piraeus (Athens)
Oceania Marina · Civitavecchia (Rome)
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Nieuw Amsterdam · Trieste
Queen Mary 2 · Liverpool
Queen Elizabeth · Southampton
Queen Mary 2 · Southampton
Queen Elizabeth · Civitavecchia (Rome)
Queen Anne · Southampton
AmaKristina · Lyon
AmaCello · Lyon
AmaVerde · Budapest
AmaBella · Vilshofen
AmaVerde · Giurgiu
AmaBella · Budapest
AmaMagna · Giurgiu
Costa Fascinosa · La Spezia (Cinque Terre)
Costa Fascinosa · Civitavecchia (Rome)
Costa Fascinosa · Salerno
Costa Fascinosa · Messina
Costa Toscana · Civitavecchia (Rome)
Costa Pacifica · Piraeus (Athens)
Costa Smeralda · Marseille
Costa Deliziosa · Piraeus (Athens)
Costa Toscana · Marseille
Costa Fascinosa · Genoa
Costa Smeralda · Barcelona
Costa Deliziosa · Marghera

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

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Each line is folded to one row: its price range, and a dot on every day one of its ships sails, coloured by the best sailing that day. Tap a line to open it ship by ship: each bar is one sailing, from the day it leaves for as many nights as it lasts; the outlined bar is the cheapest here. Sailings are listed in the month they leave; a bar ending in → continues into next month. Tap a bar to open that sailing. “Usual” is the typical price of the same cabin on other dates of the same sailing, else the same ship or line at that length. Taxes and port fees included, except Viking River, whose prices exclude them.

Mediterranean cruises in May 2028: the lines compared (balcony cabins)

Cruise lineSailingsShipsLowest price, whole cruiseTypical per nightAgainst its usual
MSC Cruises23314 $1,039 MSC Magnifica, May 9, 7 nights $210 typical (-5%)
Princess83 $1,573 Sky Princess, May 27, 7 nights $235 typical (-3%)
Celebrity165 $1,798 Celebrity Infinity, May 28, 7 nights $269 typical (0%)
Viking Ocean217 $4,999 Viking Vela, May 2, 7 nights $714 ▲ 16% over
Oceania73 $3,599 Oceania Marina, May 18, 7 nights $504 typical (0%)
Holland America11 $2,874 Nieuw Amsterdam, May 25, 10 nights $287 ▲ 18% over
Viking River215 $6,499 Viking Forseti, May 7, 7 nights $971 ▲ 26% over
Virgin82 $1,813 Valiant Lady, May 7, 7 nights $264 typical (0%)
Cunard74 $1,789 Queen Anne, May 28, 7 nights $258 ▲ 28% over
AmaWaterways146 $6,038 AmaBella, May 1, 7 nights $884 typical (+6%)
Costa415 $1,186 Costa Fascinosa, May 1, 7 nights $183 typical (0%)

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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