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Mediterranean cruises in October 2028

80 Mediterranean sailings leave in October 2028; 73 of them, on 9 lines, have a balcony cabin for sale. The lowest balcony price per night is $150 per person, on MSC Cruises' MSC Magnifica (7 nights from Civitavecchia (Rome), Oct 3, $1,049 for the cruise). Running above their usual balcony price this month: Viking River (23% over), Viking Ocean (14% over) and Explora Journeys (14% over). Prices per person with taxes and port fees, read from the booking page Oct 8, 2026.

80 sailings on 11 lines (3 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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MSC Seashore · Barcelona
MSC World Europa · Marseille
MSC Armonia · Venice
MSC Virtuosa · Livorno (Florence/Pisa)
MSC Musica · Civitavecchia (Rome)
MSC Fantasia · Cagliari
MSC World Asia · Genoa
MSC World Asia · Naples
MSC Fantasia · Civitavecchia (Rome)
MSC Seashore · Marseille
MSC Virtuosa · Marseille
MSC Seaview · Bari
MSC Divina · Marmaris
MSC Musica · Palermo
MSC World Europa · Genoa
MSC Sinfonia · Genoa
MSC Virtuosa · Barcelona
MSC Seashore · Genoa
MSC World Asia · Messina
MSC Seaview · Trieste
MSC Fantasia · Livorno (Florence/Pisa)
MSC Orchestra · Piraeus (Athens)
MSC Magnifica · Civitavecchia (Rome)
MSC Sinfonia · Marseille
MSC World Europa · Civitavecchia (Rome)
MSC Fantasia · Cannes
MSC Seashore · Naples
MSC World Asia · Valletta
MSC Magnifica · Genoa
MSC Musica · Valencia
MSC Divina · Naples
MSC Seashore · Palermo
MSC Magnifica · Marseille
MSC Fantasia · Barcelona
MSC Sinfonia · Malaga
MSC World Asia · Barcelona
MSC Divina · Civitavecchia (Rome)
MSC Lirica · Ancona
MSC World Europa · Palma de Mallorca
MSC Virtuosa · Palermo
MSC Armonia · Brindisi
MSC Seashore · Valletta
MSC Magnifica · Tarragona
MSC Musica · Marseille
MSC Seaview · Piraeus (Athens)
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Norwegian Pearl · Ravenna
Norwegian Viva · Istanbul
Norwegian Star · Southampton
Celebrity Constellation · Ravenna
Celebrity Apex · Amsterdam
Celebrity Eclipse · Barcelona
Celebrity Infinity · Piraeus (Athens)
Celebrity Ascent · Civitavecchia (Rome)
Celebrity Xcel · Barcelona
Viking Mira · Tilbury (London)
Viking Vesta · Civitavecchia (Rome)
Viking Vela · Civitavecchia (Rome)
Viking Sky · Piraeus (Athens)
Viking Astrea · Piraeus (Athens)
Viking Lyra · Fusina (Venice)
Viking Libra · Barcelona
Oceania Marina · Trieste
Viking Heimdal · Avignon
Viking Buri · Lyon
Viking Forseti · Bordeaux
Viking Delling · Lyon
Viking Hermod · Avignon
Viking Lofn · Lyon
Seven Seas Mariner · Southampton
Seven Seas Grandeur · Fusina (Venice)
Seven Seas Explorer · Piraeus (Athens)
Seven Seas Voyager · Civitavecchia (Rome)
Azamara Journey · Venice
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AmaBella · Vilshofen
AmaDolce · Bordeaux
AmaKristina · Lyon
Avalon Illumination · Budapest
Avalon Poetry II · Lyon
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EXPLORA VI · Civitavecchia (Rome)
EXPLORA II · Barcelona

Striped: 7 sailings have no balcony price listed in the last two weeks. The bar shows the cheapest cabin that is priced (or, where none is, the lowest fare in the Cruisebound catalog); tap it for that sailing.

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

Cruise lineSailingsShipsLowest price, whole cruiseTypical per nightAgainst its usual
MSC Cruises4513 $1,049 MSC Magnifica, Oct 3, 7 nights $210 typical (-5%)
Norwegian33 $2,509 Norwegian Pearl, Oct 1, 7 nights $358 typical (-7%)
Celebrity66 $2,060 Celebrity Eclipse, Oct 5, 9 nights $237 typical (+2%)
Viking Ocean77 $4,999 Viking Sky, Oct 4, 7 nights $722 ▲ 14% over
Oceania11 $5,799 Oceania Marina, Oct 3, 12 nights $483 typical (-2%)
Viking River55 $6,299 Viking Hermod, Oct 4, 7 nights $928 ▲ 23% over
Azamara11 $4,119 Azamara Journey, Oct 3, 8 nights $515 typical (-2%)
AmaWaterways33 $6,138 AmaKristina, Oct 5, 7 nights $877 typical (+9%)
Explora Journeys22 $4,255 EXPLORA VI, Oct 2, 14 nights $747 ▲ 14% over

Per person, taxes and port fees included, read from the booking page Oct 8, 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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