This holiday season, you might be thinking about a different kind of “holiday”… as in, your next VACATION! And if you’re considering adding a cruise vacation to your 2025 calendar, then you’re in the right place!
Here, we’re chatting about the kinds of deals you might find to score a major deal on your next cruise vacation on Black Friday and into Cyber Monday! (P.S. Mark your calendar, because Black Friday falls on November 29th this year!)
What Are the Best Cruise Deals on Black Friday?
As we await the release of the 2024 Black Friday information, let’s take a look at the historical offers from various cruise lines.
Disney Cruise Line
We’ll start with Disney Cruise Line! Disney doesn’t traditionally offer specific holiday deals, per se, but the Disney website does note a few promotional deals that are available right now, including special U.S. Military Rates for select sail dates. All guests may save up to 30% on select sailings. Special deals are available for Florida Residents that can help them save up to 30% on select Bahamian and Caribbean cruises scheduled for late 2023 and early 2024. And Canadian Residents can save up to 25% on select cruises in late 2023.
Passengers can also save up to 30% off prevailing rates quoted on Disneycruise.com on select 2-, 4-, 5-, 6-, and 7-night sailings from 6 different destinations!
So, while these aren’t necessarily “Black Friday” deals, they are definitely discounts you’ll want to consider taking advantage of while planning your next Disney Cruise Line adventure!
If you’re looking to book something other than a Disney Cruise, you can get often find some good holiday deals from cruise lines like Carnival, Royal Caribbean, Holland America, and more! Here’s a breakdown of the deals available we’ve previously seen available thanks to the information provided by the Orlando Sentinel and Cruzely.com:
Carnival
For Black Friday 2023, Carnival had select options for searching cruises, saying that “BLACK FRIDAY AND CYBER DEALS ARE ON NOW!” Time to enjoy big discounted cruise rates, free room upgrades, onboard credit, low deposits and more!”
This page has a Shop Deals button to view current offers.
Holland America Line
For Black Friday 2023, Holland America Line had a number of deals available for bookings made through November 26th, including up to 30% off cruise fares AND included pre-paid gratuities (“Crew Appreciation”)!
An promotion is also available for Cyber Week, offering a $25 deposit and free prepaid Crew Appreciation on over 800 cruises. Bonus $500 Air Credit on 2024 Europe Cruises is also part of the promotion, which runs through December 1st.
MSC Cruises
The Black Friday deal on the MSC website states that the 2023 Black Friday offers featured: “Drinks & Wi-Fi included, up to $500 Onboard Credit to spend on a variety of experiences like specialty dining, spa treatments, shore excursions and more. Plus, Kids Sail Free! Discover must-see destinations, including the Caribbean, The Bahamas, the Mediterranean and more, in 2023, 2024, and beyond.”
Following Black Friday, a Cyber Monday sale — which is extended beyond Monday — offers “up to $500 Onboard Credit to spend on a variety of experiences like specialty dining, spa indulgences, shore excursions and more. Plus, Kids Sail Free! Discover must-see destinations like the Caribbean, The Bahamas, Northern Europe and more in 2023, 2024, and beyond. Hurry, this offer ends soon.”
Click the “View Cruises” link on this page to see the offers.
Norwegian Cruise Lines
Ahead of Black Friday 2023 (as of November 19th, 2023), Norwegian Cruise Line promoted “Black Friday Starts Now” deals with 50% off cruises! Additionally, all five “Free at Sea” offers are available. These included open bar, free specialty dining, free shore excursions credits, free WiFi, and discounted rates for friends and family. Additionally, guests can pay airline fare for one guest and automatically lock-in roundtrip pricing for two.
Black Friday was followed by a Cyber Sale, per the website: “For a limited-time, you can enjoy 50% Off ALL cruises on your dream vacation, whether that’s chasing waterfalls in Hawai’i, exploring Norway’s dramatic fjords or touring ancient ruins in the Greek Isles. Come aboard our award-winning ships and enjoy Free Unlimited Open Bar, Free Specialty Dining and much more! Take advantage of incredible savings on all ships, all destinations, all over the world. Hurry and book today!”
Princess Cruises
Per a post on he Princess Cruises website dated November 17th, 2023: “Princess Cruises has unwrapped its Black Friday and Cyber Monday deals, offering cruisers three great savings opportunities including up to 50% off 2024 and 2025 vacations, 50% off deposits, and the opportunity for third and fourth guests to sail for free.” Offers are available through November 30th, 2023.
Royal Caribbean
For Black Friday and Cyber Monday 2023, the special deals from Royal Caribbean include up to $750 sailings (Royal Caribbean shares that “savings amount varies by stateroom category booked and sailing length”), 30% off all cruises, and deals that allowed kids to sail free on select sailings.
Already booked a 2024 cruise with Royal Caribbean? Keep an eye out for potential Cruise Planner deals, which may offer discounts on onboard add-ons such as the cruise line’s popular Beverage Packages, along with Dining Packages and internet packages. (You may receive an email regarding these offerings if you’ve already booked a cruise, and we’ll be sharing deals as they are announced.)
Celebrity Cruises
As of November 19, 2023, the Celebrity Cruise site has a banner promoting a “Black Friday Preview” with 75% off a second guest and save up to $600 per stateroom. On Black Friday (November 24th), the promotion changed to 75% off a second guest and save up to $650 per stateroom, and this has been extended for Cyber Event for 2023.
Stay tuned to us here at the DFB, because we’ll be sharing the Black Friday and Cyber Mondays deals for MUCH MORE!