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22 lines, 30,362 sailings, every price checked nightly.

Where
Anywhere457 Caribbean18 Bahamas6 Asia6 Repositioning15 More places412
When
Every month Oct ’2612 Nov ’2626 Dec ’2633 Jan ’2729 Feb ’2727 Mar ’2727 Apr ’2725 May ’2713 Jun ’2712 Jul ’2711 Aug ’2710 Sep ’2712 Oct ’2724 Nov ’2731 Dec ’2737 Jan ’2833 Feb ’2822 Mar ’2825 Apr ’2817 May ’288 Jun ’2812 Jul ’284 Aug ’285 Sep ’282
From
Any port Philadelphia Miami2,161 Port Canaveral1,845 Barcelona1,329 Amsterdam1,258 Fort Lauderdale (Port Everglades)1,220 Civitavecchia (Rome)1,102 Budapest1,007 Basel903 Marseille791 Galveston758 Piraeus (Athens)716 Vancouver560 Genoa553 Southampton530 Seattle500 Paris496 Tampa477 San Juan403 Los Angeles389 Sydney375 All ports →
Lines
Carnival160 Royal Caribbean50 MSC Cruises1 Norwegian99 Princess48 Celebrity40 Viking Ocean17 Oceania8 Holland America14 Silversea6 Seabourn1 Azamara8 Cunard3 Costa2
Length
Any 2–5 nights135 6–9124 10+198

Where to cruise from Philadelphia or Sydney, month by month

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Typical balcony price, per person, per night (taxes & port fees included). green = cheaper than usual that month   red = pricier than usual   gray = about usual. Tap a month to see the sailings.

Region Oct2026 Nov2026 Dec2026 Jan2027 Feb2027 Mar2027 Apr2027 May2027 Jun2027 Jul2027 Aug2027 Sep2027 Oct2027 Nov2027 Dec2027 Jan2028 Feb2028 Mar2028 Apr2028 May2028 Jun2028 Jul2028 Aug2028 Sep2028
Caribbean Warm islands and beaches 18 sailings · fly to the ship none $175/night 1 sailing ▲ 11% above usual $155/night 2 sailings ▼ 16% below usual $144/night 3 sailings about usual $170/night 2 sailings about usual $181/night 1 sailing ▲ 15% above usual none none none none none none none $162/night 1 sailing ▼ 22% below usual $212/night 2 sailings ▲ 15% above usual $147/night 3 sailings ▼ 18% below usual $175/night 2 sailings about usual $194/night 1 sailing ▲ 24% above usual none none none none none none
Bahamas Short, easy beach cruises 6 sailings · fly to the ship none none none none $134/night 1 sailing ▼ 20% below usual $167/night 2 sailings about usual none none none none none none none none none none $164/night 1 sailing about usual $216/night 2 sailings ▲ 29% above usual none none none none none none
Asia Japan and Asia's port cities 6 sailings · fly to the ship none none none none $322/night 1 sailing ▼ 34% below usual none none none none none none none none none none none $511/night 2 sailings about usual $707/night 1 sailing ▲ 23% above usual none none none none none none
Repositioning One-way ocean crossings between seasons, many days at sea 15 sailings · fly to the ship none $215/night 1 sailing about usual none $156/night 2 sailings ▼ 18% below usual $194/night 1 sailing about usual $210/night 1 sailing about usual $167/night 4 sailings about usual none none none none none none none none none $204/night 1 sailing about usual $251/night 2 sailings ▼ 22% below usual $192/night 2 sailings ▲ 12% above usual none none none none none
More places Hawaii, the Panama Canal, Antarctica and beyond 412 sailings · fly to the ship $192/night 8 sailings about usual $194/night 19 sailings about usual $237/night 25 sailings about usual $235/night 21 sailings about usual $264/night 19 sailings about usual $219/night 20 sailings about usual $178/night 19 sailings about usual $170/night 13 sailings about usual $197/night 12 sailings about usual $196/night 11 sailings about usual $158/night 10 sailings ▼ 10% below usual $186/night 12 sailings about usual $211/night 21 sailings about usual $198/night 27 sailings about usual $240/night 31 sailings about usual $245/night 29 sailings ▲ 10% above usual $224/night 14 sailings about usual $230/night 17 sailings about usual $221/night 15 sailings about usual $211/night 8 sailings about usual $226/night 11 sailings about usual $293/night 4 sailings about usual $276/night 5 sailings about usual $319/night 2 sailings ▲ 10% above usual

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Prices are per person, per night, taxes and port fees included: the middle sailing in each cell, so a cell compares like with like across regions whatever the trip length. Regions are the cruise lines’ own, with river and repositioning sailings counted once, in their own rows.

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