Mediterranean cruises in May 2027: 548 compared, balcony from $126/night

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Mediterranean cruises in May 2027

548 sailings on 21 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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548 Mediterranean sailings leave in May 2027; 502 of them, on 20 lines, have a balcony cabin for sale. The lowest balcony price per night is $126 per person, on Cunard's Queen Victoria (16 nights from Southampton, May 12, $2,009 for the cruise). Running below their usual balcony price this month: Cunard (17% under). Running above it: Disney (68% over), Holland America (32% over) and Azamara (30% over). Prices per person with taxes and port fees, read from the booking page Nov 15, 2026.

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Rhapsody of the Seas · Barcelona
Brilliance of the Seas · Barcelona
Explorer of the Seas · Barcelona
Mariner of the Seas · Barcelona
Explorer of the Seas · Ravenna
Explorer of the Seas · Civitavecchia (Rome)
Mariner of the Seas · Lisbon
MSC Magnifica · Civitavecchia (Rome)
MSC Magnifica · Marseille
MSC Sinfonia · Civitavecchia (Rome)
MSC Magnifica · Tarragona
MSC Meraviglia · Civitavecchia (Rome)
MSC Meraviglia · Tarragona
Enchanted Princess · Civitavecchia (Rome)
Sun Princess · Civitavecchia (Rome)
Enchanted Princess · Trieste
Sun Princess · Piraeus (Athens)
Celebrity Constellation · Civitavecchia (Rome)
Celebrity Equinox · Civitavecchia (Rome)
Celebrity Constellation · Barcelona
Viking Mars · Istanbul
Viking Vesta · Fusina (Venice)
Viking Jupiter · Piraeus (Athens)
Viking Neptune · Fusina (Venice)
Viking Sea · Civitavecchia (Rome)
Viking Mars · Piraeus (Athens)
Viking Jupiter · Fusina (Venice)
Viking Vesta · Piraeus (Athens)
Viking Neptune · Piraeus (Athens)
Viking Mars · Fusina (Venice)
Viking Mars · Chioggia
Viking Jupiter · Civitavecchia (Rome)
Viking Vesta · Civitavecchia (Rome)
Viking Neptune · Istanbul
Viking Mars · Civitavecchia (Rome)
Viking Jupiter · Barcelona
Viking Mars · Barcelona
Viking Star · Fusina (Venice)
Oceania Sirena · Venice
Oceania Allura · Piraeus (Athens)
Oceania Marina · Lisbon
Oceania Allura · Civitavecchia (Rome)
Oceania Sirena · Istanbul
Oceania Vista · Cape Town
Oceania Allura · Trieste
Oceania Sirena · Civitavecchia (Rome)
Oosterdam · Piraeus (Athens)
Oosterdam · Trieste
Oosterdam · Barcelona
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Seven Seas Grandeur · Lisbon
Seven Seas Mariner · Lisbon
Seven Seas Grandeur · Barcelona
Seven Seas Splendor · Civitavecchia (Rome)
Seven Seas Grandeur · Civitavecchia (Rome)
Seven Seas Prestige · Southampton
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Star Legend · Istanbul
Star Explorer · Barcelona
Star Legend · Piraeus (Athens)
Star Explorer · Lisbon
Wind Spirit · Venice
Star Legend · Civitavecchia (Rome)
Seabourn Ovation · Civitavecchia (Rome)
Seabourn Ovation · Dubrovnik
Seabourn Ovation · Piraeus (Athens)
Seabourn Ovation · Istanbul
Seabourn Quest · Miami
Azamara Journey · Chioggia
Azamara Onward · Piraeus (Athens)
Azamara Onward · Fusina (Venice)
Azamara Journey · Taranto
Azamara Onward · Civitavecchia (Rome)
Azamara Journey · Lisbon
Queen Victoria · Southampton
Queen Elizabeth · Barcelona
Queen Elizabeth · Istanbul
Queen Elizabeth · Civitavecchia (Rome)
Avalon Illumination · Budapest
Avalon Poetry II · Lyon
Avalon Illumination · Oltenita
Avalon Tapestry II · Paris
Avalon Passion · Budapest
Avalon Poetry II · Chalon-sur-Saone
Avalon Passion · Oltenita
Avalon Artistry II · Paris
Costa Toscana · Palma de Mallorca
Costa Deliziosa · Piraeus (Athens)
Costa Serena · Civitavecchia (Rome)
Costa Serena · Piraeus (Athens)

Striped: 46 sailings have no balcony price listed in the last two weeks. The bar shows the cheapest cabin that is priced (or, where none is, the lowest fare in the Cruisebound catalog); tap it for that sailing.

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Mediterranean cruises in May 2027: the lines compared (balcony cabins)

Cruise lineSailingsShipsLowest price, whole cruiseTypical per nightAgainst its usual
Royal Caribbean297 $1,087 Brilliance of the Seas, May 15, 7 nights $223 typical (-5%)
MSC Cruises20614 $999 MSC Musica, May 3, 7 nights $193 typical (-9%)
Norwegian256 $1,459 Norwegian Epic, May 16, 7 nights $297 typical (0%)
Disney21 $3,709 Disney Wish, May 22, 7 nights $552 ▲ 68% over
Princess82 $2,403 Sun Princess, May 23, 7 nights $305 typical (+8%)
Celebrity175 $1,499 Celebrity Constellation, May 8, 7 nights $242 typical (0%)
Viking Ocean236 $4,599 Viking Vesta, May 20, 7 nights $833 ▲ 22% over
Oceania84 $4,649 Oceania Allura, May 7, 7 nights $625 ▲ 21% over
Holland America21 $3,329 Oosterdam, May 25, 11 nights $324 ▲ 32% over
Viking River225 $5,299 Viking Lofn, May 7, 7 nights $857 ▲ 13% over
Silversea125 $6,100 Silver Shadow, May 24, 8 nights $983 typical (+4%)
Regent11 $14,499 Seven Seas Prestige, May 27, 12 nights $1,208 ▲ 10% over
Virgin72 $1,603 Resilient Lady, May 16, 7 nights $249 typical (-1%)
Windstar31 $1,670 Star Legend, May 29, 3 nights $719 ▲ 14% over
Seabourn52 $6,498 Seabourn Quest, May 30, 12 nights $1,072 ▲ 28% over
Azamara52 $3,569 Azamara Onward, May 27, 7 nights $633 ▲ 30% over
Cunard63 $1,149 Queen Anne, May 30, 7 nights $206 ▼ 17% under
AmaWaterways156 $6,128 AmaVerde, May 17, 7 nights $933 typical (+6%)
Costa977 $634 Costa Favolosa, May 10, 3 nights $191 typical (-2%)
Explora Journeys92 $5,100 EXPLORA I, May 10, 7 nights $937 typical (+9%)

Per person, taxes and port fees included, read from the booking page Nov 15, 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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