While the major sales events may have concluded, savvy travellers can still secure exceptional cruise bargains throughout the year. The industry's traditional wave season, which typically runs from January through March, often yields significant discounts, but opportunities persist well beyond this period. With a fleet of new vessels now gracing the seas, including Royal Caribbean's Star of the Seas and Virgin Voyages' Brilliant Lady launched in August 2025, alongside Princess Cruises' Star Princess from October 2024, passengers are presented with an unprecedented array of choices. Further launches in 2025, such as Norwegian Luna, and upcoming debuts like Legend of the Seas and MSC World Asia, ensure a dynamic market. It is crucial to monitor your preferred cruise line's website regularly, as promotions can fluctuate during wave season. Additionally, comparing offers across multiple providers is essential to guarantee value for money, factoring in total costs like flights and gratuities. Below, we detail a curated selection of the finest cruise deals for wave season and beyond, enabling you to secure a premium cabin for 2026 or plan ahead as far as 2028.
Ambassador Cruise Line
For UK departures, port parking is an additional expense to consider. Ambassador Cruise Line is currently offering one complimentary car parking space per cabin, or a free return coach journey from London's Victoria Station to Tilbury port, for bookings made until 27 May 2026. This free parking benefit extends to ports in Tilbury, Bristol, Portsmouth, Liverpool, Belfast, Dundee, and Newcastle.
Celebrity Cruises
Celebrity Cruises provides at least a 30 percent discount for the first and second guests sharing a cabin, coupled with European flights starting from £199 per person and up to $500 (£370) in onboard spending credit. This promotion applies to eligible bookings completed by 5 May 2026, for sailings departing until 30 April 2028, including voyages on the new Celebrity Xcel ship.
Cunard
Experience traditional luxury cruising with Cunard, which offers up to $1,000 (£750) per cabin in onboard spending money. The credit amount varies based on cabin category and cruise duration, ranging from up to $160 (£120) per person for interior cabins to $500 (£375) for Queens Grill suites. Bookings must be finalised by 1 June 2026 for eligible sailings in 2026, 2027, and 2028.
Holland America Line
Holland America Line has introduced a "Fly and Cruise Caribbean" offer for its 2026/27 season. Guests booking by 31 August 2026 can receive air credit worth £600 per person, a complimentary one-night pre-cruise hotel stay, and free return transfers between the airport, hotel, and ship. This deal covers over 120 Caribbean cruises from October to April, exploring the eastern, western, or southern Caribbean, the Panama Canal, with select stops in Belize and Mexico. Six ships—Nieuw Statendam, Rotterdam, Nieuw Amsterdam, Eurodam, Volendam, and Zuiderdam—will operate itineraries lasting seven to 21 days, with prices beginning at £899 per person.
Marella Cruises
Marella Cruises is providing savings of up to £300 per booking on selected sailings departing between 1 April 2026 and 30 April 2027. Highlights include a repositioning cruise from Gran Canaria to the Caribbean, departing on 26 April 2027, with fares from £1,978 per person.
MSC Cruises
MSC Cruises has reduced its drinks packages from £250 to £196, allowing passengers to toast to savings. Additionally, secure a sailing with a deposit of just £100, and flights start from £99 on select summer 2026 fly and cruise packages. These offers are valid for bookings made until 7 April 2026, applicable to cruises in the UK, Northern Europe, the Mediterranean, the United Arab Emirates, Alaska, the Caribbean, and Far East Asia.
Norwegian Cruise Line
Fares on Norwegian Cruise Line (NCL) sailings start from £699 per person, including voyages on the new Norwegian Luna. Guests booking a balcony cabin can also obtain up to £250 of airfare credit per person towards European flights and upgrade to NCL's "More at Sea" package for wifi, drinks, and speciality dining from £119 per person.
Oceania Cruises
The culinary-focused luxury brand Oceania, which recently launched the new ship Allura, is offering up to 50 percent off on more than 150 sailings across 2026 and 2027. For example, a five percent discount is available on a 12-day "Adriatics to the Balearics" sailing aboard Oceania Allura, departing 13 June 2026, with prices from £4,469 per person. Bookings must be completed by 14 April 2026.
P&O Cruises
P&O Cruises offers all-inclusive packages for sailings of five nights or more, covering drinks, wifi, and speciality dining credit. The Classic Package, priced at £49 per person per day, includes a selection of alcoholic and soft drinks, essential wifi, and dining credits ranging from £20 to £55 based on cruise length. The Deluxe Package, at £59 per person per day, features premium spirits, craft beers, cocktails, ultimate wifi, and dining credits from £30 to £80. Additionally, the cruise line provides up to £850 in onboard spending money on select Canary Islands, Mediterranean, and Caribbean fly-cruise holidays departing between April 2026 and March 2028, available for bookings made by 13 April 2026.
Princess Cruises
Princess Cruises is offering up to £250 per person credit towards flights for voyages to destinations like Alaska, Japan, the Caribbean, and the Mediterranean in 2026, 2027, or 2028. Bookings must be made by 30 April to qualify.
Royal Caribbean
Royal Caribbean frequently launches flash sales, so subscribing to their newsletters is advisable to avoid missing out. Currently, the brand offers up to £750 off European summer 2026 sailings, with third and fourth guests sharing a cabin sailing from £99 each on select routes.
Virgin Voyages
Virgin Voyages enthusiasts can benefit from 80 percent off a second "sailor" and a bar tab worth up to $300 (£223), depending on sailing duration. This includes a 12-night "Total Eclipse of the Med" sailing aboard Scarlet Lady, departing on 10 August, with fares from £2,574 per person.
Windstar Cruises
The luxury small-ship line Windstar is providing savings of up to one-third on fares, plus a complimentary all-inclusive upgrade covering selected beer, wine, cocktails, wifi, and tips. This offer is valid until 31 March 2026 for select voyages up to 31 March 2027. A seven-day "Treasures of the Greek Isles" cruise departs on 2 May 2026, with fares from £4,307 per person.
