Cruise deals and discounts

Cruise deals from every line, with every tax and fee already in the price.

SmartCruiser prices every sailing from every major cruise line, live, with taxes, fees and port expenses included, and checks each one against the public price every week. The sailings where booking with us gets you more than booking direct lead this page: Special SmartCruiser rates, bonus onboard credit, instant savings and the senior, resident and police & fire fares the lines publish on selected dates. Below them, every other sailing with full sorting. One number, 1-800-444-1560, and a cruise expert prices any line side by side.

All inevery price includes taxes, fees and port expenses
Weeklyevery sailing re-checked against the public fare
50+cruise lines, one place, one phone number
Extrabonus onboard credit where the line allows it
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Which kind of deal are you after?

Every program has its own page with the full list. The deals section below shows this week’s best across all of them.

Qualifier fares

Senior, resident and police & fire

  • Royal Caribbean and Celebrity publish 55+, state-resident and police & fire fares on selected sailings
  • We list only the dates where the special fare beats the best public price, with the saving on each card
  • One qualifying guest with ID covers the stateroom

Best for: anyone 55+, residents of the listed states, first responders

Our own space

Special SmartCruiser rates

  • Sailings where SmartCruiser holds its own stateroom space at a rate the line does not publish
  • Shown as SmartCruiser picks with extra onboard credit on top
  • Royal Caribbean, Celebrity, Princess and Holland America most weeks

Best for: 7 night Caribbean, Alaska and Europe planners booking 3 to 12 months out

Close in

Last-minute cruises

  • Every ocean sailing leaving in two weeks to 90 days, cheapest fare first
  • Drive-to ports from Florida, Texas, New York and California
  • Final payment is due at booking, so call and we confirm the stateroom first

Best for: flexible travelers, retirees, drive-to cruisers

Live from the cruise lines

This week’s cruise deals: SmartCruiser picks first

The picks at the top are sailings where booking with SmartCruiser gets you something you cannot get booking direct this week: instant savings, bonus onboard credit, a Special SmartCruiser rate, or a senior, resident or police & fire fare that beats the public price. Use the tabs to see one program at a time. Below them, every ocean sailing from every line, priced live with taxes, fees and port expenses included.

SmartCruiser picks

Sorted by what you save, biggest first
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Every sailing, every line

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Timing

When to go

Deals exist every week; these are the windows when the lines price most aggressively.

Wave season: January to MarchThe cruise lines’ biggest annual sale: onboard credit, drinks and Wi-Fi packages and reduced deposits on most 2027 and 2028 sailings.
Late April to MaySpring break ends and families go home; 7 night Caribbean weeks and the first Alaska sailings open up.
September to early NovemberHurricane season and school keep crowds away; Caribbean, Bermuda and repositioning fares drop and Black Friday sales start in November.
Early DecemberQuiet weeks before the holidays carry close-in pricing on short Bahamas and Caribbean sailings.
Good to know

Cruise deal questions we answer every day

Are these cruise deals cheaper than booking direct with the cruise line?

The cruise fare itself is the cruise line’s own price, the same on SmartCruiser.com as on the line’s site, with taxes, fees and port expenses already included here. What changes is what comes with it: bonus onboard credit from SmartCruiser where the line allows it, Special SmartCruiser rates on sailings where we hold our own space, and the senior, resident and police & fire fares we check against the public price every week.

What is a SmartCruiser pick?

A sailing where booking through SmartCruiser gets you something you do not get booking direct: instant savings, bonus onboard credit, a Special SmartCruiser rate we hold on that sailing, or a senior, resident or police & fire fare that beats the best public price. Picks lead every destination and cruise line page and are re-checked weekly.

Do the prices include taxes and fees?

Yes. Every price on SmartCruiser.com includes cruise fare, taxes, fees and port expenses, so the number you see is the number you pay for the cruise. Flights, hotels, gratuities, drinks packages and excursions are extra and quoted separately.

How do I get the bonus onboard credit?

Book by phone at 1-800-444-1560 or through the booking engine and tell us the sailing. On SmartCruiser picks marked with code PICKS10 the credit is 10% of the cruise fare, per stateroom, applied to your onboard account. On other sailings the credit depends on the line and the fare booked; we confirm the amount before you pay the deposit.

Can I combine a senior, resident or police & fire fare with other offers?

The qualifier fare replaces the public fare rather than stacking with it, but it combines with SmartCruiser bonus onboard credit where the line allows it and with the line’s loyalty perks. If you qualify for more than one fare we check which is lower.

When is the best time to book a cruise deal?

For the widest choice, during wave season from January to March when the lines run their biggest promotions, or as soon as a sailing opens, since fares rise as ships fill. For the lowest price on a specific week, inside 90 days on our last-minute page, as long as you can travel at short notice and drive to the port or find reasonable flights.

Do you have river cruise deals too?

Yes, on their own pages so they are never mixed with ocean sailings: river cruise deals, Danube, Rhine, Christmas market cruises and last-minute river cruises.

Talk to a cruise deals specialist

Tell us where you want to go and when, and a SmartCruiser cruise expert prices every line side by side, with taxes and fees included and our bonus onboard credit on top. Monday to Thursday 9 to 6, Friday 9 to 5, Saturday 10 to 6 ET.

1-800-444-1560