Black Friday & Cyber Monday Cruise Industry Deals
Snag the Best Black Friday and Cyber Monday Cruise Deals this year!
It’s that time of year! Black Friday can be the best time of the year to save big on cruises around the world, ranging from the ultra-luxurious to the laid-back.
Curious to see the list? Click through this slideshow to see the currently announced Black Friday cruise deals, and come back during Black Friday to see the completed list of deals.
(Editor’s note: This roundup will be updated as more cruise lines announce their Black Friday and Cyber Monday deals)
Holland America Line
Holland America Line is offering up to 40 percent savings on more than half its voyages in December 2022 and beyond beginning on November 17 through November 27, 2022, combinable with the line’s Have It All cruise package, including WiFi, the Signature Beverage Package, up to three nights of specialty dining and up to three shore excursions valued at $100 each.
Costa Cruises
This Black Friday, Costa Cruises is offering $100 per person onboard credit bonus on select departures when guests book before December 5, 2022, with up to $200 onboard credit per cabin. Itineraries included in the promotion range from Mediterranean cruises to Transoceanic, as well as one in Northern Europe and three departures in the Caribbean.
Azamara
Azamara is offering a Black Friday booking bonus of up to $1,000 onboard credit for European itineraries booked between November 15 and December 2, 2022. Guests can also take advantage of the line’s Double Stateroom Upgrade offer, available on over 100 select itineraries sailing between January 4 and November 14, 2023.
Cunard
Cunard’s Black Friday/Cyber Monday promotions run November 17 through December 2 and offer on onboard credit up to $600 and 50 percent reduced deposit when booking with the promo code RD8. Select voyages start at $899 and include destinations such as the Norwegian fjords, Alaska, Japan and more.
Norwegian Cruise Line
NCL is offering a “Greatest Deal Ever” promotion for new bookings made between November 9 through December 6, offering a free second guest for any voyage on any ship. It’s also combinable with the line’s “Free at Sea” promotion, including complimentary WiFi, unlimited open bar, free specialty dining, free shore excursion credits, free airfare for the second guest when the first guest books an air package and a discounted rate for the third and fourth guests. These offers are available for itineraries of three nights or more.
Princess Cruises
Guests booking select Princess Cruises between November 22 and November 30 can take advantage of cruises beginning at $60 or $100 a day, with a $1 deposit promotion. This offer is available for select 2023 itineraries in the Caribbean, Alaska, Europe and more.
Windstar Cruises
Windstar Cruises, part of Xanterra Travel Collection, is offering a “Pick Your Perk!” promotion depending on itinerary, ranging from a free upgrade to an all-inclusive fare, up to $1,000 in onboard credit or one complimentary Easy Stays hotel night, available for booking December 1 through February 28, 2023. It’s also offering one week-long “Thankful for Travel” promotion offering a reduced deposit of only 5 percent from November 22 through November 29, available with the “Pick Your Perk!” promotion.
European Waterways
European Waterways, which offers European river cruises on some of the smallest ships available, is offering 25 percent off two charters for 2023: La Belle Epoque’s April 2, 2023 charter, which sails through France’s Northern Burgundy region, and Enchante’s April 2, 2023 charter, which sails through France’s Languedoc region, visiting cities like Carcassonne and Narbonne.
Hurtigruten Expeditions
Beginning November 14 for travel advisors and November 21 for the general public, Hurtigruten Expeditions’ Black Friday celebration is bigger than ever before ahead of its 130th anniversary. Those who book through November 30th can enjoy up to 50 percent off expedition trips to Antarctica, Alaska, Greenland, the Galápagos, West Africa and more for travel in 2023. Hurtigruten Norway is also offering 10 percent off all sailings from July 2023 through March 2024 and 50 percent off sailings from January through June 2023. Advisors can access the early access Black Friday deals through Hurtigruten’s dedicated agent portal.
Silversea Cruises
Silversea is offering up to 15 percent savings on itineraries around the world through the summer of 2024, with an average of $3,000 off per suite, when guests book by December 5, 2022.
Celestyal Cruises
Celestyal Cruises is offering a “Big Blue Day” holiday sale, a 23-day sale going on now through December 6. Guests can save up to 50 percent on 94 different sailings for 2023 and 2024, with an upgrade to the “Enhanced” all-inclusive fare for just $70 per person. For example, guests can book the 7-night “Idyllic Aegean” itinerary for an inclusive fare for only $889 per person as opposed to $1,650.
MSC Cruises
MSC Cruises is offering a Black Friday sale with up to 40 percent off cruises through November, 2025 sailing in the Caribbean, The Bahamas, Bermuda, Canada & New England, United Arab Emirates, Eastern Mediterranean, Western Mediterranean, Northern Europe and on MSC Grand Voyages. Guests should book between November 15-25 and will be able to receive free drinks, free WiFi and up to $200 onboard credit for each sailing.
Margaritaville at Sea
Margaritaville at Sea is offering its 3-day sailing from Palm Beach, Florida for as low as $99 per person during its Black Friday sale. It’s available to book November 15-27 and includes free kids fares for children under 12, a $25 Ocean View upgrade and 25 percent discount on any onboard packages or excursions.
Seabourn
Seabourn is now offering its “The Black Friday Sail” promotion event, offering 15 percent savings on cruises through the summer of 2024 when guests book by December 5, 2022. The line is offering savings on nearly 500 sailings, from the British Isles to Southeast Asia and everywhere in between. The savings can be combined with other offers, including “Seabourn Club Savings” of up to an additional 10 percent.
Virgin Voyages
Virgin Voyages is offering a few different ways to save this Black Friday. Guests sailing on itineraries in December can enjoy rates as low as $99 per night per person for Insider and Sea Terrace room categories. Voyages in 2023 are offering 50 percent off the second guest’s fare and no single supplement for a solo traveler when booked November 22 to December 6 for travel from November through April 2023.
Oceania Cruises
Those who book from a large selection of 2023 and 2024 sailings with Oceania Cruises between November 22-30 can enjoy 2-for-1 cruise fares, free economy airfare and a choice of free shore excursions, a free beverage package or shipboard credit. The sale also includes free gratuities.
American Queen Voyages
American Queen Voyages’ Black Friday Sale is offering a range of benefits, including up to 20 percent off select 2023 voyages and free roundtrip airfare using the booking code BLACK FRIDAY when booking between November 18 through December 2, 2022. Additionally, the promotion can be combined with the line’s Early Booking Savings promotion, which can add up to 20 percent more savings on top of the Black Friday benefits.
Aurora Expeditions
Aurora Expeditions is offering solo travelers zero single supplement – savings of 50 percent – on a selection of its global and Arctic voyages when solo travelers book and deposit their trip before the end of the year. Non-solo travelers can also enjoy savings up to 20 percent on all Arctic and global voyages in 2023 when they book and place their deposit before December 31, 2022.
Royal Caribbean
Travelers can take advantage of up to $600 savings when booking a cruise from Black Friday through Cyber Monday. To make the deal even sweeter, the instant savings is combined with 30% off every guest and Kids Sail Free. The offer can be applied to sailings in 2022, 2023 and 2024 (blackout dates apply).
Early access to the Black Friday deal is available starting today, Nov. 18. Royal Caribbean says to stay tuned for extensions and early access to Cyber Week savings.