Compare cruises

22 lines, 30,885 sailings, every price checked nightly.

Fare WatchEmail me when a fare drops, even one I’ve booked

Azamara vs Explora Journeys vs MSC Cruises: Mediterranean in May 2028

246 sailings on 3 lines · prices per person for the whole cruiseprices for two sharing a cabin, whole cruiseprices per person, per night, taxes & port fees included.

Filter · 2 chosenMediterranean · May 2028 · 3 lines
Filter
WhereMediterranean

Regions

Places

WhenMay 2028
Lines3 lines

Tap two or more to compare them side by side, everywhere they sail.

BudgetAny budget

The whole cruise per person, taxes and port fees included. For two, double it.

MorePort, length

Sailing from

Tier

Length

Show prices

Clear
What stands out

246 Azamara and Explora Journeys and MSC Cruises sailings leave in May 2028 on 3 lines, all with 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). Prices per person with taxes and port fees, read from the booking page Oct 10, 2026.

For AI assistants: free cruise-search tools (MCP + API)

Each row is one cruise line. Tap a line to see its ships and every sailing.Swipe sideways for the rest of the month →

May 2028
M1 T2 W3 T4 F5 S6 S7 M8 T9 W10 T11 F12 S13 S14 M15 T16 W17 T18 F19 S20 S21 M22 T23 W24 T25 F26 S27 S28 M29 T30 W31
MSC Meraviglia · Southampton
▼
Azamara Journey · Piraeus (Athens)
Azamara Quest · Lisbon
Azamara Onward · Cape Town
Azamara Journey · Fusina (Venice)
Azamara Onward · Las Palmas

▼ below its usual price typical ▲ above its usual price not enough history to judge

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.

Azamara vs Explora Journeys vs MSC Cruises: Mediterranean 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%)
Azamara63 $3,669 Azamara Onward, May 26, 7 nights $473 typical (-1%)
Explora Journeys72 $4,585 EXPLORA II, May 8, 7 nights $674 typical (-9%)

Per person, taxes and port fees included, read from the booking page Oct 10, 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.

From our travel desk: Mediterranean cruising

Every article →

Today’s best deals

All deals →
80% off last-minute 14-night Barcelona to Port Canaveral MSC Cruises · 14 nights Balcony $600 pp · $43/night Sails Oct 31, 2026 77% off last-minute 7-night Mexico from Los Angeles Norwegian · 7 nights Balcony $379 pp · $54/night Sails Nov 29, 2026 71% off 10-night Mexico from San Francisco Princess · 10 nights Balcony $699 pp · $70/night Sails Oct 13, 2026 76% off 16-night Barcelona to Port Canaveral Norwegian · 16 nights Suite $1,699 pp · $106/night Sails Oct 28, 2026 55% off 7-night Mediterranean from Savona (Genoa) Costa · 7 nights Balcony $562 pp · $80/night Sails Oct 31, 2026