Your state can be the reason your cruise costs less.
Royal Caribbean and Celebrity publish resident fares on selected sailings for guests who live in particular states and provinces, most often Florida, Texas, Georgia, the Carolinas, New York and New Jersey, and they can be the lowest fare on the ship that week. SmartCruiser checks every sailing against the public price, lists the ones where a resident fare wins at the top of this page with a state filter, and shows every other cruise below it, all priced with taxes, fees and port expenses included.
Where resident fares show up most
Pick a region and the list below filters to it. Use the state selector in the picks to see only your state.
Florida and Texas home ports
- Caribbean and Bahamas sailings from Miami, Fort Lauderdale, Port Canaveral, Tampa and Galveston
- Florida, Georgia, Alabama, Texas and Louisiana residents see the most fares
- Short Bahamas weekends and 7 night Caribbean weeks outside school holidays
Best for: drive-to cruisers, families booking two staterooms, last-minute weekends
Bermuda and Canada from New York
- Bermuda, Bahamas and Canada and New England sailings from Cape Liberty and Manhattan
- New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Connecticut residents qualify most often
- Summer and fall weeks on Royal Caribbean’s Anthem and Celebrity’s Summit
Best for: tri-state families, no-fly cruisers
Alaska and Mexico
- Alaska from Seattle and Vancouver, Mexican Riviera from Los Angeles
- California, Washington, Oregon and British Columbia residents
- Shoulder-season weeks carry the most resident pricing
Best for: West Coast residents, anyone avoiding a long flight
Resident cruise deals: your state’s fares first
The picks at the top are the sailings where a resident fare beats the best public price this week, measured on the same stateroom category and shown with taxes, fees and port expenses included. Choose your state or province in the selector to see only the fares you qualify for, switch the chips for SmartCruiser’s other picks, then every sailing from every line below with full sorting.
SmartCruiser picks
Sorted by what you save, biggest firstEvery sailing, every line
Stack any filters, then pick a sortPrices are per person, double occupancy, in US dollars, and include cruise fare, taxes, fees and port expenses as published by the cruise line at the moment you load this page. Fares are capacity controlled and change daily; the fare is confirmed when you book. Flights, hotels and transfers are extra unless the line’s offer says otherwise. SmartCruiser instant savings and bonus onboard credit are provided by SmartCruiser on top of the cruise line’s price and are not available when booking direct; amounts are per stateroom, vary by stateroom category and are shown for the lowest category offered. Special SmartCruiser rates are pricing SmartCruiser holds on that sailing for its clients, with extra onboard credit; you book your own stateroom and travel on your own. Senior fares apply to guests 55 and over; resident fares need proof of residency in a listed state or province at check-in; police and fire fares apply to active or retired police, fire and EMT personnel with ID. Qualifier-fare savings are measured against the best fare the cruise line offers the general public for the same stateroom category on the day the list was pulled, updated weekly.
Sail from your own state
Resident fares cluster around the home ports nearest the qualifying states. Pick yours and the list above filters to it.
Which lines offer resident fares?
Two lines publish them on selected sailings; a third runs state offers in its promotions. Our one-line take, with a link to each deals page.
When to go
Resident fares follow the lines’ quiet weeks at each home port. These are the windows where the picks list is longest.
Resident cruise fare questions we answer every day
How do resident cruise fares work?
Royal Caribbean and Celebrity price selected sailings lower for residents of particular states and provinces. One guest in the stateroom must live in a qualifying state and show proof of residency, usually a driver’s license, at check-in; everyone in that stateroom then sails at the resident fare. The qualifying states change by sailing, which is why the picks carry a state selector.
Which states qualify?
It varies by sailing. Florida, Georgia, Texas, Louisiana, Alabama, New York, New Jersey and the Carolinas appear most often for Caribbean and Bahamas cruises; California, Washington and Oregon for Alaska and Mexico; Ontario and Quebec for Canada and New England. Each pick names the states it covers, and the selector filters to yours.
Is the resident fare always the best deal?
No. On many sailings the public promotion is lower, so SmartCruiser measures the resident fare against the best public fare for the same stateroom category every week and lists only the sailings where the resident fare wins. The amount it wins by is on each card.
Can I combine a resident fare with other offers?
It replaces the public fare rather than stacking with it, but it does combine with SmartCruiser’s bonus onboard credit where the line allows it, with loyalty perks and with prepaid packages. If you also qualify for a senior or police & fire fare we check which one is lower.
Are taxes and fees included in the prices here?
Yes. Every price on this page includes cruise fare, taxes, fees and port expenses. Flights, hotels, gratuities, drinks packages and excursions are extra.
What do the SmartCruiser picks mean?
They are sailings where booking through SmartCruiser gets you something you do not get booking direct: a resident, senior or police & fire fare that beats the best public price, instant savings, bonus onboard credit, or a Special SmartCruiser rate we hold on that sailing.
Talk to a resident fare specialist
Tell us your state and the port you can reach, and we check the resident fare against every other offer on that sailing before you book. Monday to Thursday 9 to 6, Friday 9 to 5, Saturday 10 to 6 ET.