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Cruises elsewhere from Boston, Sydney or Papeete in December 2027

38 other sailings from Boston, Sydney or Papeete leave in December 2027; 30 of them, on 9 lines, have a balcony cabin for sale. The lowest balcony price per night is $137 per person, on Princess' Grand Princess (4 nights from Sydney, Dec 2, $549 for the cruise). Running below their usual balcony price this month: Princess (17% under). Running above it: Royal Caribbean (57% over), Norwegian (41% over) and Holland America (14% over). Prices per person with taxes and port fees, read from the booking page Oct 1, 2026.

38 sailings on 10 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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Grand Princess · Sydney
Celebrity Edge · Sydney
Viking Orion · Sydney
Viking Venus · Sydney
Oceania Vista · Sydney
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Westerdam · Sydney
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Azamara Pursuit · Sydney

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Cruises elsewhere from Boston, Sydney or Papeete in December 2027: the lines compared (balcony cabins)

Cruise lineSailingsShipsLowest price, whole cruiseTypical per nightAgainst its usual
Carnival122 $482 Carnival Adventure, Dec 3, 3 nights $179 typical (+4%)
Royal Caribbean72 $836 Anthem of the Seas, Dec 17, 3 nights $314 ▲ 57% over
Norwegian21 $3,089 Norwegian Spirit, Dec 12, 8 nights $406 ▲ 41% over
Princess32 $549 Grand Princess, Dec 2, 4 nights $140 ▼ 17% under
Celebrity11 $2,249 Celebrity Edge, Dec 13, 9 nights $250 typical (-2%)
Viking Ocean22 $9,999 Viking Orion, Dec 9, 14 nights $714 typical (-6%)
Oceania11 $6,499 Oceania Vista, Dec 23, 12 nights $542 typical (+6%)
Holland America11 $4,209 Westerdam, Dec 19, 16 nights $263 ▲ 14% over
Azamara11 $6,309 Azamara Pursuit, Dec 4, 16 nights $394 typical (-5%)

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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