2024 Black Friday & Cyber Monday Cruise Industry Deals

Image: Zodiac cruising in the Weddell Sea (Photo Credit: Michael Baynes/Aurora Expeditions)
Image: Zodiac cruising in the Weddell Sea (Photo Credit: Michael Baynes/Aurora Expeditions)
Lacey Pfalz
by Lacey Pfalz
Last updated: 11:05 AM ET, Wed November 27, 2024

It’s that time of year! The Black Friday and Cyber Monday commercial holidays are some of the best times of year to snag some great deals on your next trip, and we put together a list of the best cruise deals for you to set your sights on (or should we say sails?). 

Check out the list below, and who knows? Maybe you’ll be inspired to take your next river or ocean cruise! Interested in snagging a hotel or resort deal, or maybe booking that bucket-list tour for less? We've got curated lists for those, too!

Aurora Expeditions

Expedition company Aurora Expeditions is offering up to 25 percent savings on select Antarctica voyages in 2024-25, with up to 20 percent off and free cabin upgrades for select 2025 Arctic expeditions and up to 20 percent percent off and no single supplement on select 2025 Arctic voyages. Travelers will be able to book the discounted trips now through December 3. 

Avalon Waterways

Travelers can receive a free Panorama Suite upgrade along with free gratuities on select 2025 sailings with Avalon Waterways when they book the Black Friday deal, available now through December 13 for travel anytime in 2025. 

Azamara Cruises

Small-ship cruise line Azamara Cruises is offering a Black Friday Flash Sale with a discount up to $4,000 per stateroom on select 2025 sailings when travelers book from November 19 through December 4. The sale is combinable with the November Brand Offer, which includes up to $750 onboard credit per cabin.

Celebrity Cruises

Celebrity Cruises is offering up to 75 percent off on the second guest, with up to $800 off per stateroom now through December 3. Sailings are eligible for the discount provided they sail through May 10, 2027, excluding Galapagos itineraries. Travelers can also save up to 35 percent on shore excursions or onboard amenities.

Celestyal 

Celestyal is offering 7-night cruises starting at $409 per person for Black Friday, valid on 65 departures now through March 2025. Travelers can book the deal from November 25 through December 10. The deal includes the line's Arabian Gulf sailings and its new "Heavenly Adriatic" itinerary. 

Cunard

Historic cruise line Cunard is offering a Black Friday / Cyber Monday deal on select itineraries sailing from January 2025 through November 2026, with fares starting at $899 per person when they or their advisors use the code RDC during booking. Travelers can enjoy an onboard credit up to $400 per stateroom for their cruises. Booking window is from November 21 through December 9.

Explora Journeys

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The Astern Pool in the back of the Explora I. (Photo Credit: Explora Journeys)

Explora Journeys is offering up to 50 percent savings on select voyages around the world, plus a reduced deposit of just 5 percent. Travelers can snag the deal through their preferred travel advisor through November 20, when it becomes available to the general public through December 4. The sale is available for all suite categories on select sailings departing November 29, 2024 on. 

Holland America Line

Holland America Line is offering a Black Friday deal now through December 1 with up to 25 percent off over 800 sailings through October 2026. Travelers will also receive complimentary prepaid crew gratuities, a 50 percent reduced deposit and free passage for a third and fourth guest in the same stateroom. 

Hurtigruten

Norwegian line Hurtigruten is offering a Black Friday sale with up to 50 percent off select sailings on bookings now through December 2. Travelers can enjoy the discount when they book directly online or through the line’s call center. Signature departures through September 2025 are also up to 25 percent off. 

HX

Expedition cruise line HX is offering Black Friday deals with up to 50 percent off select 2024-25 expedition voyages to Antarctica, the Arctic, South America and the Galapagos now through December 9. Travelers can enjoy up to 44 percent savings on the new Green Greenland: Mythical Lands of the North itinerary, or save 50 percent on the line’s bestselling Antarctica expedition. 

Margaritaville at Sea

Travelers can snag a cruise for two at just $99 when they book a Margaritaville at Sea itinerary during the line’s Black Friday sale, going on now through November 29. Third and fourth guests in a cabin also sail free, plus each booking will receive up to $300 in onboard credit. The discounts are available for cruises sailing through April 2026 onboard the Margaritaville at Sea Islander and through December 2025 onboard the Margaritaville at Sea Paradise.

Norwegian Cruise Line

Norwegian Cruise Line is offering 50 percent off all cruises through the beginning of 2027, with some cruises offering free fares for the third and fourth guests in a cabin.

Oceania Cruises

Oceania Cruises’ Best-Ever Black Friday Sale is offering up to $5,500 savings per guest on over 90 sailings in 2025. Guests can enjoy up to a 4-category room upgrade and one exclusive perk to choose from: free or reduced airfare, shipboard credit up to $1,000 or a premium drink package. Travelers can book the deal using the bode UGBF now through December 10. 

Princess Cruises

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The Emerald Princess arrives in Boston. (Photo Credit: Professional Event Images)

Princess Cruises’ Cyber Sale, going on now through November 25, is offering deals up to 50 percent off on cruises in 2024, 2025 and 2026. Travelers with three or four people to a cabin can also enjoy the third and fourth guests sailing free. The line is also offering 50 percent savings on deposits.

Regent Seven Seas Cruises

Regent Seven Seas Cruises is offering up to 40 percent savings on select voyages when travelers book the Gift of Travel promotion through December 31. The deal is available for 72 sailings departing in 2025 and those who book a suite by November 30 can enjoy onboard credit up to $1,000. 

Riviera River Cruises

Riviera River Cruises is offering up to $1,000 in savings plus a 100-euro onboard credit bonus for travelers booking any 2025 sailing between November 21 and December 6. Travel advisors will also enjoy $100 gift card bonus per cabin booked. The cruise line just released its new slate of cruises in 2026, including new themed cruises and a solo-specific cruise. Travelers can also enjoy a 2-for-1 deal on all 2026 sailings. 

Scenic Group

From November 18 to December 1, Scenic Luxury Cruises & Tours and Emerald Cruises are offering some great deals. Scenic Luxury Cruises & Tours is offering 2-for-1 fares plus up to 35 percent off river and yacht cruises, with savings up to $6,000. Solo travelers can enjoy selected sailings without a single supplement for 2024 cruises, and reduced supplements for 2025 and 2026. 

Emerald Cruises is offering 2-for-1 fares along with up to 40 percent on a selection of river cruises and up to 30 percent on a selection of yacht experiences, with a total savings of around $2,800. 

Seabourn

Seabourn's Black Friday Sail event is offering a two-category Veranda Suite upgrade and 15 percent reduced deposits when on select 2025 and 2026 sailings and expedition cruises. Travelers can snag this deal now through December 3. 

Silversea

Silversea’s Black Friday deals, going on now through December 2, is offering up to $6,000 per suite on over 550 voyages when guests book the Door-to-Door and Port-to-Port All-Inclusive fares. The sale offers departures from December, 2024 through March 16, 2026.

Uniworld Boutique River Cruises

Luxury river cruise line Uniworld Boutique River Cruises is offering its 12 Days of Christmas Event for Black Friday. Each day beginning November 29, travelers can see different deals from 50 percent off popular cruises to free trip extensions, suite upgrades, waived solo traveler supplements and more, all for select sailings in 2025.

Variety Cruises

Small ship cruise line Variety Cruises is celebrating its 75th anniversary this year, and its Black Friday deals are a great way to snag a cruise for less, with up to 50 percent off discounts or no single supplement for solo travelers on select cruises across the globe. The deal, which is available now through December 3, is available for travel through 2025 when guests mention 2024 BLACK FRIDAY during booking. 

Victory Cruise Lines

Now through December 4, travelers can enjoy saving $2,000 per stateroom with Victory Cruise Lines on select Great Lakes cruises departing from Chicago or Toronto in April, May or June next year with the code BLACKFRIDAY. Travelers will also receive a free premium shore excursion prior to embarkation. 

Virgin Voyages

Adults-only cruise line Virgin Voyages is offering a Black Friday deal with 40 percent off double occupancy on all voyages, including up to $300 in free drinks. Travelers can book now through December 3 for travel through 2026. 


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