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Cruises elsewhere from Sydney, Miami or Southampton, every month

457 other sailings from Sydney, Miami or Southampton are on sale from October 2026 to June 2028, the most in December 2027 (36). For a balcony cabin the cheapest month is August 2027, typically $157 per person a night, and the dearest is February 2027 at $247. Typical = the middle sailing that month across every line; per person, taxes and port fees included, read from the booking page Oct 1, 2026.

457 sailings on 17 lines. Prices per person for the whole cruisePrices for two sharing a cabin, whole cruisePrices per person, per night, taxes & port fees included.

Line Oct2026 Nov2026 Dec2026 Jan2027 Feb2027 Mar2027 Apr2027 May2027 Jun2027 Jul2027 Aug2027 Sep2027 Oct2027 Nov2027 Dec2027 Jan2028 Feb2028 Mar2028 Apr2028 May2028 Jun2028
Carnival $876$1,751$152▼17% $594$1,187$175 $628$1,256$177 $811$1,622$202 $673$1,346$188 $657$1,314$188 $699$1,398$175 $588$1,176$169 $652$1,304$182 $692$1,384$196 $560$1,120$157 $570$1,139$155 $832$1,664$163 $577$1,153$161 $619$1,237$174 $689$1,377$199▲15% $548$1,096$162 $566$1,132$172 $707$1,413$195 $1,371$2,742$152 $700$1,400$175
Royal Caribbean $877$1,755$292▲17% $1,605$3,210$207 $2,038$4,076$226 $1,789$3,577$199 $1,792$3,584$199 $1,493$2,985$166▼21% $1,738$3,476$193 · · · · · $693$1,385$231 $750$1,499$250 $2,829$5,657$314▲57% $2,208$4,417$245▲17% $1,659$3,317$189▼10% $1,668$3,336$239 $1,994$3,987$222 · ·
MSC Cruises · · $2,638$5,277$240▲39% $1,999$3,999$182 · $3,365$6,729$163 · · · · · · $2,991$5,981$142 $2,931$5,861$140 $3,901$7,801$186▲26% $1,533$3,067$139▼19% $3,001$6,001$143 $2,362$4,724$147 · · ·
Norwegian · $1,664$3,328$144▼29% $2,609$5,218$237▼19% $3,119$6,238$385▲67% $4,319$8,638$393▲10% $2,964$5,928$285▲11% $3,109$6,218$283 · · · · · · $2,727$5,453$260 $3,089$6,178$386▲17% $3,589$7,178$279▲18% $4,699$9,398$427▲20% $4,069$8,138$370 $3,269$6,538$297 · ·
Princess · $1,770$3,539$208 $2,411$4,822$185 $1,662$3,324$173▼31% $2,792$5,584$215 $1,863$3,726$142▼16% $7,899$15,798$465▲81% · $4,979$9,957$242 · · $6,648$13,296$190▼26% $3,720$7,440$274▲26% $2,669$5,338$184 $1,966$3,932$140▼17% $2,106$4,212$157▼20% $3,108$6,216$239▲17% $2,505$5,010$177 $2,991$5,982$166▼35% · $2,714$5,428$194▼12%
Celebrity $2,291$4,581$191▼26% · $3,235$6,469$298▲16% $3,164$6,329$280 $4,549$9,097$379▲47% $3,463$6,925$279 $3,273$6,546$364▲42% · · · · · $1,543$3,087$185 $1,949$3,897$244▲24% $2,249$4,499$250 $2,700$5,400$270 $2,532$5,065$238 $2,875$5,749$250 $2,088$4,176$285▲50% · ·
Viking Ocean · $10,999$21,998$786 $12,749$25,498$629 $9,999$19,998$714 $10,199$20,398$729 $7,399$14,798$462▼17% · · · · · · · $10,999$21,998$786 $9,999$19,998$714 $10,549$21,098$754 $11,999$23,998$857▲14% · · · ·
Oceania · · $6,728$13,455$383▼19% · $6,145$12,289$427▼15% $10,499$20,998$515▲10% $3,600$7,200$240▼54% · · · · · · · $6,499$12,998$542 $8,099$16,198$450 · $5,099$10,198$319▼32% · · ·
Holland America · · · $3,924$7,848$280 $4,339$8,678$310 · $1,304$2,608$93▼37% · · · · · $3,804$7,608$272▲11% $3,439$6,878$246 $4,209$8,418$263▲14% $8,234$16,468$317▲37% $3,904$7,808$279▲14% · · · ·
Virgin · · · · · $2,544$5,088$170 · · · · · · · · · · · · · · ·
Azamara · · · · $14,019$28,038$412 · · · · · · · · $4,069$8,138$407▼11% $6,309$12,618$394 $7,724$15,448$511▲13% · · · · ·
Cunard · · · $3,189$6,378$123▼51% $17,159$34,318$264 · · · · · · · · · · $25,399$50,798$225 · $4,869$9,738$243▲11% · · ·

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Each cell is that line's typical price that month (the middle sailing), coloured by how the month compares with the line's usual: green months are cheap, red months are peak. Tap a cell or a month for that month, ship by ship. “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.

Cruises elsewhere from Sydney, Miami or Southampton, every month: the lines compared (balcony cabins)

Cruise lineSailingsShipsLowest price, whole cruiseTypical per nightAgainst its usual
Carnival2103 $262 Carnival Conquest, Oct 26, 3 nights $176 typical (0%)
Royal Caribbean422 $693 Anthem of the Seas, Oct 24, 3 nights $237 typical (+7%)
MSC Cruises122 $1,533 MSC Poesia, Jan 23, 11 nights $155 typical (-3%)
Norwegian297 $1,489 Norwegian Sun, Nov 18, 11 nights $284 typical (+2%)
Princess394 $419 Royal Princess, Mar 25, 3 nights $190 ▼ 12% under
Celebrity282 $671 Celebrity Solstice, Oct 29, 4 nights $260 typical (+6%)
Viking Ocean152 $7,399 Viking Orion, Mar 8, 16 nights $714 typical (-5%)
Oceania137 $3,600 Oceania Insignia, Apr 9, 15 nights $450 ▼ 11% under
Holland America93 $1,304 Zuiderdam, Apr 17, 14 nights $272 typical (+7%)
Virgin11 $2,544 Brilliant Lady, Mar 26, 15 nights $170 not enough history
Azamara52 $4,069 Azamara Pursuit, Nov 14, 10 nights $412 typical (-5%)
Cunard42 $3,189 Queen Victoria, Jan 10, 26 nights $234 typical (+4%)

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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