Looking for the cheapest possible cruise in 2026? I compiled a list of the lowest starting prices for inside cabins across seven major cruise lines, factoring in most fees, port taxes, and gratuities to give you a clearer picture of the cost.
This list shows the single lowest priced cruise for four different sailing durations for each cruise line.
Think of this as your starting point, your roadmap to finding an affordable cruise.
Whether you’re after a quick three-day escape or a longer voyage, I’ve got the details. From Carnival to Disney, and everything in between, we’re laying out the budget-friendly possibilities.
Now, a crucial heads-up: these prices are snapshots in time. Cruise pricing is notoriously fluid. It’s like trying to catch a wave – it’s constantly changing.
So, while I did my best to provide the most accurate information available, the prices you see here might not be exactly the same when you go to book. Think of this as your first step towards planning an amazing cruise. It might even give you some inspiration. Just in compiling this information I found a few cruises that I’m considering booking already.
As a reminder, prices do include taxes and fees and are mostly for interior cabins.
Carnival Cruise Line: Cheapest cruises in 2026
Cheapest 3-4 day cruise:
- Ship: Carnival Glory
- Date and duration: 12/4/26, 3-day cruise
- Itinerary: Port Canaveral, Celebration Key, Port Canaveral
- Cost: Starting at $594 per person
Cheapest 5-6 day cruise:
- Ship: Carnival Elation
- Date and duration: 1/5/26, 5-day cruise
- Itinerary: Jacksonville, Nassau, Half Moon Cay, Jacksonville
- Cost: Starting at $707 per person
Cheapest 7-day cruise:
- Ship: Carnival Liberty
- Date and duration: 1/18/26, 7-day cruise
- Itinerary: New Orleans, Roatan, Belize, Cozumel, New Orleans
- Cost: Starting at $1,233 per person
Cheapest 8-day plus cruise:
- Ship: Carnival Magic
- Date and duration: 1/24/26, 8-day cruise
- Itinerary: Miami, Amber Cove, San Juan, St. Maarten, St. Thomas, Miami
- Cost: Starting at $1,288 per person
Celebrity Cruises: Cheapest cruises in 2026
Cheapest 3-4 day cruise:
- Ship: Celebrity Reflection
- Date and duration: 2/20/26, 3-day cruise
- Itinerary: Port Everglades, Key West, Bimini, Port Everglades
- Cost: Starting at $598 per person
Cheapest 5-6 day cruise:
- Ship: Celebrity Summit
- Date and duration: 1/10/26, 5-day cruise
- Itinerary: Port Everglades, Nassau, Bimini, Port Everglades
- Cost: Starting at $891 per person
Cheapest 7-day cruise:
- Ship: Celebrity Summit
- Date and duration: 5/8/26, 7-day cruise
- Itinerary: Vancouver, Ketchikan, Sitka, Juneau, Icy Strait Point, Hubbard Glacier, Anchorage
- Cost: Starting at $1,347 per person
Cheapest 8-day plus cruise:
- Ship: Celebrity Infinity
- Date and duration: 8/15/26, 8-day cruise
- Itinerary: Athens, Rhodes, Ephesus, Santorini, Mykonos, Thessaloniki, Athens
- Cost: Starting at $1,615 per person
Disney Cruise Line: Cheapest cruises in 2026
Cheapest 3-4 day cruise:
- Ship: Disney Wonder
- Date and duration: 5/4/25, 3-day cruise
- Itinerary: San Diego, Esenada, San Diego
- Cost: Starting at $1,495 per person
Cheapest 5-6 day cruise:
- Ship: Disney Magic
- Date and duration: 1/11/26, 5-day cruise
- Itinerary: Galveston, Cozumel, Progreso, Galveston
- Cost: Starting at $2,113 per person
Cheapest 7-day cruise:
- Ship: Disney Magic
- Date and duration: 9/10/26, 7-day cruise
- Itinerary: Vancouver, Icy Strait Point, Ketchikan, Skagway, Vancouver
- Cost: Starting at $2,605 per perrson
Cheapest 8-day plus cruise:
- Ship: Disney Dream
- Date and duration: 5/2/26, 14-day cruise
- Itinerary: Port Everglades, Malaga (Spain), Barcelona, Seville, Cartagena, Azores, Barcelona
- Cost: Starting at $4,622 per person
Holland America Line: Cheapest cruises in 2026
Cheapest 3-4 day cruise:
- Ship: Zaandam
- Date and duration: 5/2/26, 4-day cruise
- Itinerary: San Diego, Catalina Island, Vancouver
- Cost: Starting at $472 per person
Cheapest 5-6 day cruise:
- Ship: Koningsdam
- Date and duration: 4/27/26, 5-day cruise
- Itinerary: San Diego, San Francisco, Vancouver
- Cost: Starting at $1,018 per person
Cheapest 7-day cruise:
- Ship: Eurodam
- Date and duration: 1/4/26, 7-day cruise
- Itinerary: Port Everglades, Nassau, Grand Turk, Amber Cove, Half Moon Cay, Port Everglades
- Cost: Starting at $1,350 per person
Cheapest 8-day plus cruise:
- Ship: Oosterdam
- Date and duration: 4/8/26, 14-day cruise
- Itinerary: Port Everglades, Azores, Maderia, Gibraltar, Barcelona
- Cost: Starting at $1,942 per person
MSC Cruises: Cheapest cruises in 2026
Cheapest 3-4 day cruise:
- Ship: MSC Virtuosa
- Date and duration: 4/17/26, 3-day cruise
- Itinerary: Hamburg, Paris, London
- Cost: Starting at $230 per person
Cheapest 5-6 day cruise:
- Ship: MSC Grandiosa
- Date and duration: 1/18/26, 6-day cruise
- Itinerary: Port Canaveral, Ocean Cay, Puerto Plata, Nassau, Port Canaveral
- Cost: Starting at $655 per person
Cheapest 7- day cruise:
- Ship: MSC Meraviglia
- Date and duration: 1/18/26, 7-day cruise
- Itinerary: New York, Port Canaveral, Ocean Cay, Nassau, New York
- Cost: Starting at $594 per person
Cheapest 8-day plus cruise:
- Ship: MSC Poesia
- Date and duration: 2/13/26
- Itinerary: London, Lisbon, Seville, Barcelona, Marseille, Rome, Malta
- Cost: Starting at $1,491 per person
Norwegian Cruise Line: Cheapest cruises in 2026
Cheapest 3-4 day cruise:
- Ship: Norwegian Getaway
- Date and duration: 1/2/26, 3-day cruise
- Itinerary: Miami, Nassau, Great Stirrup Cay, Miami
- Cost: Starting at $785 per person
Cheapest 5-6 day cruise:
- Ship: Norwegian Bliss
- Date and duration: 4/19/26, 5-day cruise
- Itinerary: Los Angeles, Victoria, Vancouver
- Cost: Starting at $1,033 per person
Cheapest 7-day cruise:
- Ship: Norwegian Bliss
- Date and duration: 2/8/26, 7-day cruise
- Itinerary: Los Angeles, Puerto Vallarta, Mazatlan, Cabo San Lucas, Los Angeles
- Cost: Starting at $1,001 per person
Cheapest 8-day plus cruise:
- Ship: Norwegian Breakaway
- Date and duration: 1/4/26, 8-day cruise
- Itinerary: New York, Port Canaveral, Great Stirrup Cay, Nassau, New York
- Cost: Starting at $1,543 per person
Princess Cruises: Cheapest cruises of 2026
Cheapest 3-4 day cruise:
- Ship: Ruby Princess
- Date and duration: 10/4/26, 3-day cruise
- Itinerary: Port Everglades, Princess Cays, Port Everglades
- Cost: Starting at $756 per person
Cheapest 5-6 day cruise:
- Ship: Emerald Princess
- Date and duration: 5/3/26, 5-day cruise
- Itinerary: Los Angeles, San Francisco, Victoria, Vancouver
- Cost: Starting at $957 per person
Cheapest 7-day cruise:
- Ship: Star Princess
- Date and duration: 12/12/26, 7-day cruise
- Itinerary: Port Everglades, Grand Turk, Amber Cove, Princess Cays, Port Everglades
- Cost: Starting at $1,178 per person
Cheapest 8-day plus cruise:
- Ship: Regal Princess
- Date and duration: 12/12/26, 8-day cruise
- Itinerary: Port Everglades, Curacao, Aruba, Bonaire, Port Everglades
- Cost: Starting at $1,448 per person
Royal Caribbean: cheapest cruises of 2026
Cheapest 3-4 day cruise:
- Ship: Quantum of the Seas
- Date and duration: 3/24/26, 3-day cruise
- Itinerary: Los Angeles, Ensenada, Los Angeles
- Cost: Starting at $412 per person
Cheapest 5-6 day cruise:
- Ship: Quantum of the Seas
- Date and duration: 2/27/26, 5-day cruise
- Itinerary: Los Angeles, Cabo San Lucas, Los Angeles
- Cost: Starting at $642 per person
Cheapest 7-day cruise:
- Ship: Jewel of the Seas
- Date and duration: 3/14/26, 7-day cruise
- Itinerary: San Juan, St. Thomas, St, Maarten, St. Croix, Dominica, Barbados, San Juan
- Cost: Starting at $1,023 per person
Cheapest 8-day plus cruise:
- Ship: Vision of the Seas
- Date and duration: 2/5/26, 8-day cruise
- Itinerary: Baltimore, Charleston, Port Canaveral, Freeport, Nassau, Baltimore
- Cost: Starting at $1,104 per person
Virgin Voyages: Cheapest cruises of 2026
Cheapest 3-4 day cruise:
- Ship: Resilient Lady
- Date and duration: 9/24/26, 4-day cruise
- Itinerary: Miami, Key West, Bimini, Miami
- Cost: Starting at $840 per person
Cheapest 5-6 day cruise:
- Ship: Resilient Lady
- Date and duration: 10/17/26, 5-day cruise
- Itinerary: Miami, Cozumel, Bimini, Miami
- Cost: Starting at $1,049 per person
Cheapest 7-day cruise:
- Ship: Resilient Lady
- Date and duration: 1/3/26, 7-day cruise
- Itinerary: Miami, Grand Cayman, Cozumel, Bimini, Miami
- Cost: Starting at $1,400 per person
Cheapest 8-day plus cruise:
- Ship: Valiant Lady
- Date and duration: 4/25/25, 14-day cruise
- Itinerary: New York, Ponta Delgada, Maderia, Tangier, Malaga, Palma De Mallorca, Barcelona
- Cost: Starting at $1,400 per person
