{
    "query": {
        "region": "Mediterranean",
        "sort": "best_value"
    },
    "matching_sailings": 5000,
    "priced_within_limits": 4999,
    "returned": 10,
    "results": [
        {
            "sailing_id": "81718",
            "line": "Seabourn",
            "tier": "Luxury",
            "ship": "Seabourn Quest",
            "depart_date": "2026-10-04",
            "return_date": "2026-10-11",
            "nights": 7,
            "departs_from": "Dubrovnik, Croatia",
            "ends_at": "Piraeus (Athens), Greece",
            "trip_type": "one_way",
            "region": "Mediterranean",
            "ports_of_call": [
                "Sarande, Albania",
                "Piraeus (Athens), Greece",
                "Nafplion, Greece",
                "Dubrovnik, Croatia",
                "Brindisi, Italy",
                "Zakynthos, Greece",
                "Korcula, Croatia"
            ],
            "quoted_cabin": "suite",
            "price_per_person": 3374,
            "price_per_person_per_night": 482,
            "cabin_for_two": 6748,
            "vs_usual": {
                "verdict": "low",
                "percent_vs_usual": -20,
                "usual_per_person_per_night": 600,
                "compared_with": "5-8-night Mediterranean one-way sailings on Seabourn Quest"
            },
            "price_cut": {
                "percent": 78,
                "own_typical_per_person": 15498,
                "reads": 9,
                "since": "2026-09-23"
            },
            "prices": {
                "suite": {
                    "per_person": 3374,
                    "per_person_per_night": 482,
                    "cabin_for_two": 6748
                }
            },
            "priced_on": "2026-10-02",
            "taxes_included": true,
            "book_url": "https://fantasize.net/cruise/seabourn-quest-dubrovnik-to-piraeus-athens-7-nights-a0df83f03213?depart=2026-10-04&grade=suite"
        },
        {
            "sailing_id": "122370",
            "line": "MSC Cruises",
            "tier": "Contemporary",
            "ship": "MSC Grandiosa",
            "depart_date": "2026-10-31",
            "return_date": "2026-11-13",
            "nights": 13,
            "departs_from": "Barcelona, Spain",
            "ends_at": "Miami, Florida",
            "trip_type": "one_way",
            "region": "Mediterranean",
            "ports_of_call": [
                "San Juan, Puerto Rico",
                "Miami, Florida",
                "Funchal, Madeira, Portugal",
                "Barcelona, Spain"
            ],
            "quoted_cabin": "balcony",
            "price_per_person": 631,
            "price_per_person_per_night": 49,
            "cabin_for_two": 1262,
            "vs_usual": {
                "verdict": "low",
                "percent_vs_usual": -62,
                "usual_per_person_per_night": 128,
                "compared_with": "9-14-night Repositioning MSC Cruises sailings"
            },
            "price_cut": null,
            "prices": {
                "balcony": {
                    "per_person": 631,
                    "per_person_per_night": 49,
                    "cabin_for_two": 1262
                }
            },
            "priced_on": "2026-10-02",
            "taxes_included": true,
            "book_url": "https://fantasize.net/cruise/msc-grandiosa-barcelona-to-miami-13-nights-2394be99efbf?depart=2026-10-31&grade=balcony"
        },
        {
            "sailing_id": "114041",
            "line": "Windstar",
            "tier": "Luxury",
            "ship": "Star Explorer",
            "depart_date": "2027-01-06",
            "return_date": "2027-01-15",
            "nights": 9,
            "departs_from": "Barcelona, Spain",
            "ends_at": "Barcelona, Spain",
            "trip_type": "round_trip",
            "region": "Mediterranean",
            "ports_of_call": [
                "Valencia, Spain",
                "Cartagena, Spain",
                "Gibraltar, British Territory",
                "Malaga, Spain",
                "Barcelona, Spain",
                "Palma de Mallorca, Spain"
            ],
            "quoted_cabin": "suite",
            "price_per_person": 2724,
            "price_per_person_per_night": 303,
            "cabin_for_two": 5448,
            "vs_usual": {
                "verdict": "low",
                "percent_vs_usual": -59,
                "usual_per_person_per_night": 737,
                "compared_with": "9-14-night Mediterranean Windstar sailings"
            },
            "price_cut": null,
            "prices": {
                "suite": {
                    "per_person": 2724,
                    "per_person_per_night": 303,
                    "cabin_for_two": 5448
                }
            },
            "priced_on": "2026-10-02",
            "taxes_included": true,
            "book_url": "https://fantasize.net/cruise/star-explorer-mediterranean-from-barcelona-9-nights-ee11420fc552?depart=2027-01-06&grade=suite"
        },
        {
            "sailing_id": "85353",
            "line": "Celebrity",
            "tier": "Premium",
            "ship": "Celebrity Infinity",
            "depart_date": "2027-03-22",
            "return_date": "2027-04-02",
            "nights": 11,
            "departs_from": "Piraeus (Athens), Greece",
            "ends_at": "Piraeus (Athens), Greece",
            "trip_type": "round_trip",
            "region": "Mediterranean",
            "ports_of_call": [
                "Heraklion, Crete, Greece",
                "Kavala, Greece",
                "Thessaloniki, Greece",
                "Piraeus (Athens), Greece",
                "Ephesus, Turkey",
                "Rhodes, Greece"
            ],
            "quoted_cabin": "balcony",
            "price_per_person": 1263,
            "price_per_person_per_night": 115,
            "cabin_for_two": 2526,
            "vs_usual": {
                "verdict": "low",
                "percent_vs_usual": -57,
                "usual_per_person_per_night": 267,
                "compared_with": "9-14-night Mediterranean sailings on Celebrity Infinity"
            },
            "price_cut": null,
            "prices": {
                "inside": {
                    "per_person": 1099,
                    "per_person_per_night": 100,
                    "cabin_for_two": 2199
                },
                "oceanview": {
                    "per_person": 1149,
                    "per_person_per_night": 104,
                    "cabin_for_two": 2299
                },
                "balcony": {
                    "per_person": 1263,
                    "per_person_per_night": 115,
                    "cabin_for_two": 2526
                },
                "suite": {
                    "per_person": 5424,
                    "per_person_per_night": 493,
                    "cabin_for_two": 10848
                }
            },
            "priced_on": "2026-10-02",
            "taxes_included": true,
            "book_url": "https://fantasize.net/cruise/celebrity-infinity-mediterranean-from-piraeus-athens-11-nights-df5a530e2d7e?depart=2027-03-22&grade=balcony"
        },
        {
            "sailing_id": "105050",
            "line": "Costa",
            "tier": "Contemporary",
            "ship": "Costa Smeralda",
            "depart_date": "2026-11-12",
            "return_date": "2026-11-19",
            "nights": 7,
            "departs_from": "Savona (Genoa), Italy",
            "ends_at": "Las Palmas, Gran Canaria, Canary Islands",
            "trip_type": "one_way",
            "region": "Mediterranean",
            "ports_of_call": [
                "Barcelona, Spain",
                "Las Palmas, Gran Canaria, Canary Islands",
                "Malaga, Spain",
                "Cadiz (Seville), Spain",
                "Marseille, France",
                "Savona (Genoa), Italy"
            ],
            "quoted_cabin": "balcony",
            "price_per_person": 554,
            "price_per_person_per_night": 79,
            "cabin_for_two": 1108,
            "vs_usual": {
                "verdict": "low",
                "percent_vs_usual": -56,
                "usual_per_person_per_night": 182,
                "compared_with": "other dates of this sailing"
            },
            "price_cut": null,
            "prices": {
                "inside": {
                    "per_person": 444,
                    "per_person_per_night": 63,
                    "cabin_for_two": 888
                },
                "oceanview": {
                    "per_person": 564,
                    "per_person_per_night": 81,
                    "cabin_for_two": 1128
                },
                "balcony": {
                    "per_person": 554,
                    "per_person_per_night": 79,
                    "cabin_for_two": 1108
                },
                "suite": {
                    "per_person": 1839,
                    "per_person_per_night": 263,
                    "cabin_for_two": 3678
                }
            },
            "priced_on": "2026-10-02",
            "taxes_included": true,
            "book_url": "https://fantasize.net/cruise/costa-smeralda-savona-genoa-to-las-palmas-7-nights-c0a15e89ed30?depart=2026-11-12&grade=balcony"
        },
        {
            "sailing_id": "81722",
            "line": "Seabourn",
            "tier": "Luxury",
            "ship": "Seabourn Quest",
            "depart_date": "2026-10-11",
            "return_date": "2026-10-18",
            "nights": 7,
            "departs_from": "Piraeus (Athens), Greece",
            "ends_at": "Istanbul, Turkey",
            "trip_type": "one_way",
            "region": "Mediterranean",
            "ports_of_call": [
                "Chania, Greece",
                "Gythion, Greece",
                "Mykonos, Greece",
                "Istanbul, Turkey",
                "Piraeus (Athens), Greece",
                "Cesme, turkey",
                "Kusadasi (Ephesus), Turkey"
            ],
            "quoted_cabin": "suite",
            "price_per_person": 3499,
            "price_per_person_per_night": 500,
            "cabin_for_two": 6998,
            "vs_usual": {
                "verdict": "low",
                "percent_vs_usual": -17,
                "usual_per_person_per_night": 600,
                "compared_with": "5-8-night Mediterranean one-way sailings on Seabourn Quest"
            },
            "price_cut": {
                "percent": 56,
                "own_typical_per_person": 7983,
                "reads": 9,
                "since": "2026-09-23"
            },
            "prices": {
                "suite": {
                    "per_person": 3499,
                    "per_person_per_night": 500,
                    "cabin_for_two": 6998
                }
            },
            "priced_on": "2026-10-02",
            "taxes_included": true,
            "book_url": "https://fantasize.net/cruise/seabourn-quest-piraeus-athens-to-istanbul-7-nights-e56dbc46a196?depart=2026-10-11&grade=suite"
        },
        {
            "sailing_id": "96421",
            "line": "Costa",
            "tier": "Contemporary",
            "ship": "Costa Deliziosa",
            "depart_date": "2027-04-12",
            "return_date": "2027-04-17",
            "nights": 5,
            "departs_from": "Savona (Genoa), Italy",
            "ends_at": "Marghera, Italy",
            "trip_type": "one_way",
            "region": "Mediterranean",
            "ports_of_call": [
                "Corfu, Greece",
                "Savona (Genoa), Italy",
                "Civitavecchia (Rome), Italy",
                "Bari, Italy",
                "Marghera, Italy"
            ],
            "quoted_cabin": "balcony",
            "price_per_person": 498,
            "price_per_person_per_night": 100,
            "cabin_for_two": 996,
            "vs_usual": {
                "verdict": "low",
                "percent_vs_usual": -54,
                "usual_per_person_per_night": 215,
                "compared_with": "5-8-night Mediterranean one-way sailings on Costa Deliziosa"
            },
            "price_cut": null,
            "prices": {
                "inside": {
                    "per_person": 248,
                    "per_person_per_night": 50,
                    "cabin_for_two": 496
                },
                "oceanview": {
                    "per_person": 388,
                    "per_person_per_night": 78,
                    "cabin_for_two": 776
                },
                "balcony": {
                    "per_person": 498,
                    "per_person_per_night": 100,
                    "cabin_for_two": 996
                },
                "suite": {
                    "per_person": 588,
                    "per_person_per_night": 118,
                    "cabin_for_two": 1176
                }
            },
            "priced_on": "2026-10-02",
            "taxes_included": true,
            "book_url": "https://fantasize.net/cruise/costa-deliziosa-savona-genoa-to-marghera-5-nights-0046606a7f61?depart=2027-04-12&grade=balcony"
        },
        {
            "sailing_id": "105163",
            "line": "Costa",
            "tier": "Contemporary",
            "ship": "Costa Smeralda",
            "depart_date": "2026-11-13",
            "return_date": "2026-11-19",
            "nights": 6,
            "departs_from": "Marseille, France",
            "ends_at": "Las Palmas, Gran Canaria, Canary Islands",
            "trip_type": "one_way",
            "region": "Mediterranean",
            "ports_of_call": [
                "Barcelona, Spain",
                "Las Palmas, Gran Canaria, Canary Islands",
                "Marseille, France",
                "Malaga, Spain",
                "Cadiz (Seville), Spain"
            ],
            "quoted_cabin": "balcony",
            "price_per_person": 554,
            "price_per_person_per_night": 92,
            "cabin_for_two": 1108,
            "vs_usual": {
                "verdict": "low",
                "percent_vs_usual": -53,
                "usual_per_person_per_night": 198,
                "compared_with": "5-8-night Mediterranean one-way sailings on Costa Smeralda"
            },
            "price_cut": null,
            "prices": {
                "inside": {
                    "per_person": 404,
                    "per_person_per_night": 67,
                    "cabin_for_two": 808
                },
                "oceanview": {
                    "per_person": 564,
                    "per_person_per_night": 94,
                    "cabin_for_two": 1128
                },
                "balcony": {
                    "per_person": 554,
                    "per_person_per_night": 92,
                    "cabin_for_two": 1108
                },
                "suite": {
                    "per_person": 1564,
                    "per_person_per_night": 261,
                    "cabin_for_two": 3128
                }
            },
            "priced_on": "2026-10-02",
            "taxes_included": true,
            "book_url": "https://fantasize.net/cruise/costa-smeralda-marseille-to-las-palmas-6-nights-e51a4458a0d7?depart=2026-11-13&grade=balcony"
        },
        {
            "sailing_id": "126359",
            "line": "MSC Cruises",
            "tier": "Contemporary",
            "ship": "MSC World Europa",
            "depart_date": "2026-11-06",
            "return_date": "2026-11-12",
            "nights": 6,
            "departs_from": "Barcelona, Spain",
            "ends_at": "Barcelona, Spain",
            "trip_type": "round_trip",
            "region": "Mediterranean",
            "ports_of_call": [
                "Messina, Sicily, Italy",
                "Barcelona, Spain",
                "Genoa, Italy",
                "Civitavecchia (Rome), Italy",
                "Marseille, France"
            ],
            "quoted_cabin": "balcony",
            "price_per_person": 663,
            "price_per_person_per_night": 110,
            "cabin_for_two": 1325,
            "vs_usual": {
                "verdict": "low",
                "percent_vs_usual": -53,
                "usual_per_person_per_night": 235,
                "compared_with": "5-8-night Mediterranean sailings on MSC World Europa"
            },
            "price_cut": null,
            "prices": {
                "inside": {
                    "per_person": 381,
                    "per_person_per_night": 63,
                    "cabin_for_two": 761
                },
                "oceanview": {
                    "per_person": 589,
                    "per_person_per_night": 98,
                    "cabin_for_two": 1177
                },
                "balcony": {
                    "per_person": 663,
                    "per_person_per_night": 110,
                    "cabin_for_two": 1325
                },
                "suite": {
                    "per_person": 1303,
                    "per_person_per_night": 217,
                    "cabin_for_two": 2605
                }
            },
            "priced_on": "2026-10-03",
            "taxes_included": true,
            "book_url": "https://fantasize.net/cruise/msc-world-europa-mediterranean-from-barcelona-6-nights-3ee92106c17a?depart=2026-11-06&grade=balcony"
        },
        {
            "sailing_id": "126360",
            "line": "MSC Cruises",
            "tier": "Contemporary",
            "ship": "MSC World Europa",
            "depart_date": "2026-11-07",
            "return_date": "2026-11-13",
            "nights": 6,
            "departs_from": "Marseille, France",
            "ends_at": "Marseille, France",
            "trip_type": "round_trip",
            "region": "Mediterranean",
            "ports_of_call": [
                "Genoa, Italy",
                "Barcelona, Spain",
                "Messina, Sicily, Italy",
                "Civitavecchia (Rome), Italy",
                "Marseille, France"
            ],
            "quoted_cabin": "balcony",
            "price_per_person": 675,
            "price_per_person_per_night": 112,
            "cabin_for_two": 1349,
            "vs_usual": {
                "verdict": "low",
                "percent_vs_usual": -52,
                "usual_per_person_per_night": 235,
                "compared_with": "5-8-night Mediterranean sailings on MSC World Europa"
            },
            "price_cut": null,
            "prices": {
                "inside": {
                    "per_person": 393,
                    "per_person_per_night": 65,
                    "cabin_for_two": 785
                },
                "oceanview": {
                    "per_person": 481,
                    "per_person_per_night": 80,
                    "cabin_for_two": 961
                },
                "balcony": {
                    "per_person": 675,
                    "per_person_per_night": 112,
                    "cabin_for_two": 1349
                },
                "suite": {
                    "per_person": 1315,
                    "per_person_per_night": 219,
                    "cabin_for_two": 2629
                }
            },
            "priced_on": "2026-10-02",
            "taxes_included": true,
            "book_url": "https://fantasize.net/cruise/msc-world-europa-mediterranean-from-marseille-6-nights-9792c5b027ce?depart=2026-11-07&grade=balcony"
        }
    ],
    "notes": [
        "Prices are US dollars per person, for the whole cruise, cabin for two sharing, taxes and port fees included (Viking River quotes exclude taxes), the cheapest cabin of that grade as sold through Cruisebound, read by Fantasize on the priced_on date. Fares move daily: quote the date with the price.",
        "book_url opens this exact sailing on fantasize.net; the person taps Book there to reserve it with Cruisebound (a licensed US cruise seller). The tools do not book or take payment.",
        "best_value ranks by the stronger of two measures: how far each fare sits below the usual price for the same cruise on other dates, else the same ship, line or tier with the same length and region (vs_usual says which), and how far the fare sits under its own typical price over the last 90 days (price_cut, from at least 4 earlier reads). Sailings with neither come after, cheapest per night first.",
        "1 matching sailing(s) had no price read in the last 14 days and are not ranked.",
        "More than 5000 sailings matched; the soonest 5000 were ranked. Add a month, date range or port to rank the rest."
    ]
}