Every night we check the cheapest fare for each cabin type on every sailing we track, about 5,000 upcoming departures across ten lines. We read the booking sites we cover today: the US, Europe (an Irish site priced in euros) and Australia, with more markets added as sources come online. Each fare is converted to euros so a sailing priced in dollars sits next to one priced in euros or Australian dollars.
A drop is any fare at least 5% below our previous snapshot of the same sailing, cabin and market. That is what fills the feed above. Free visitors see each drop 36 hours after we detect it, Basic members after 12 hours, and Pro members as soon as the nightly run finishes. The best inside cabins at a new low can sell out inside that window.
A drop tells you a fare moved, not that it is cheap. A 20% cut on a suite can still cost more per night than an unchanged inside cabin on another ship. That is why the "best value this month" list ranks sailings by price per night, whether or not they just fell.
Price per night is the fairer yardstick, especially for last-minute trips where you are choosing between a 4-night and an 8-night sailing. On the night we wrote this, the cheapest fare in our data was an 8-night Mexico sailing on Voyager of the Seas from Los Angeles, from €266 per person, about €33 a night.
Fares move all year, but a few moments matter more:
Last-minute fares reward flexibility. They work best if you can travel on short notice and live near a home port, so you are not paying peak airfares to reach the ship. Florida is the classic case: browse cruises from Miami, or use find a cruise to filter by the next few weeks and your nearest port. If you need a particular cabin, a holiday week or a family suite, book early instead.
No. Book links take you to the cruise line or a partner agency, and you pay their published price. Some of those links are affiliate links, which means we may earn a commission at no extra cost to you. It does not change the order of the feed, which is sorted by the price data alone.
Click Track on any sailing to follow its fare. Basic ($0.99 a month or $6.99 a year) gives you five email alerts and drops after 12 hours. Pro ($1.49 a month or $9.99 a year) makes alerts unlimited, shows drops instantly and tells you which market is cheapest. Compare the plans on the pricing page.
Every night we capture the cheapest fare per cabin type for each sailing on the booking sites we cover: the US, Europe (an Irish site priced in euros) and Australia, with more markets added as sources come online. Prices are per person, converted to euros, and dated on the page.
A fare is listed as a drop when it is at least 5% below our previous snapshot of the same sailing, cabin type and market. Small day-to-day wobbles under that threshold are ignored, so the feed only shows moves worth acting on.
The most common moment is just after the final payment date, roughly 60 to 90 days before departure, when cancelled and unsold cabins are re-priced. Wave season (January to March) brings promotions, and shoulder-season departures tend to be cheaper overall.
They can be, if your dates are flexible and you live within driving distance of a home port, so a cheap fare is not wiped out by a last-minute flight. Popular cabins, school holidays and holiday sailings rarely get cheaper close in.
No. Book links go to the cruise line or a partner agency, and you pay their published price. Some links are affiliate links, which means we may earn a commission at no extra cost to you.
Free visitors see a drop 36 hours after we detect it, Basic members after 12 hours, and Pro members straight away. Price alerts by email are included in Basic (five alerts) and Pro (unlimited).
Updated 12 Oct 2026 · data refreshed nightly
0 price drops in the last 7 days across 0 ships.Showing drops older than 36 h. Pro members see them instantly.
| Ship | Departs | Itinerary | Cabin · market | Was → now | Drop | €/night | Found | |
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| No drops match these filters (free feed is delayed 36 h). | ||||||||