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The 9 Best Sites to Book a Cruise

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Avital Andrews, SmarterTravel's editor-at-large, is a travel and lifestyle journalist who is also a contributing editor for AAA's Via magazine. Her stories have been among the 10 most emailed or viewed on the Los Angeles Times, Outside, Sierra, and SmarterTravel websites, and have also appeared in USA Today, HuffPost, Apple News, Business Insider, and many other nationwide outlets. Her travel book , sold at bookstores and on Amazon, is in its fourth edition, and her journalism gets national media attention, including from The New York Times , The Atlantic , Time , NPR, and MTV. She's currently working on her first children's book. Follow her on Twitter @avitalb .

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Booking a cruise isn’t always simple. It can be a complicated, time-consuming process that involves dozens of open tabs and maybe a spreadsheet or two. But knowing the best site to book a cruise can help a lot.

And while would-be travelers are accustomed to clicking around on travel search engines to find the best deals on flights , hotels , and rental cars , many people don’t realize that they can use these same types of sites to book cruises, too.

But is there one best site to book a cruise? That depends on what you’re looking for. Sometimes the best cruise website is actually a cruise line’s own site—since technically, cruise booking websites aren’t allowed to undercut the prices that the cruise lines set.

Often, though, the best cruise search engines are indispensable for locating incredible deals, including ones that throw in booking incentives worth hundreds of dollars—in Amazon gift cards, complimentary shore excursions, onboard freebies, and so on.

To save you the hassle, SmarterTravel investigated the glutted space of cheap cruise sites to determine which are worthy of listing as the best cruise websites; below are a few that come highly recommended.

The Best Sites to Book a Cruise

• Expedia (including Travelocity and Orbitz )
• TripAdvisor

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Expedia is an obvious first mention in a list of the best cruise booking sites, in part because it’s an absolute juggernaut (Expedia also owns Travelocity and Orbitz ). Its cruise-booking interface is simple and straightforward, only requiring you to enter your preferred sailing destination and date range, as well as how many passengers you’ll be bringing along. Then Expedia does the heavy lifting for you, with comprehensive results that make it one of the best cruise search engines.

On Expedia, it’s common to find bookable cruises for 70 percent off face value, with the ability to sort by price so the best cruise deals come up at the top of the list, saving you the scrolling. A sample search for a mid-June cruise to Alaska, for example, quickly came up with a seven-night itinerary starting at $389 per person—that’s less than $56 per person, per night for a mostly inclusive weeklong vacation.

Expedia’s cruise deals tend to come paired with other enticing offers, including steep discounts on pre-departure hotels when you book both your cruise and hotel through Expedia. There’s also a dedicated 800 number that lets you speak to Expedia’s cruise experts and, often but not always, a generous amount of onboard credit thrown in for good measure.

Best feature: Sheer search power. Expedia’s easy-to-use cruise search engine generates a useful and well-ordered list of the best cruise deals, without much effort required from the user. Also, Expedia’s prices frequently match what the cruise lines themselves offer.

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Priceline is another powerhouse among cheap cruise websites. The initial interface comes off a bit clunkier than, say, Expedia’s or Kayak’s, but the tradeoff is that you can quickly search by cruise line, both standard and luxury, as well as by cruise length and departure port.

Using the seven-night Alaska example, Priceline brought up an itinerary aboard Royal Caribbean International’s Radiance of the Seas that starts at just $374 for the full week—roughly $53 per night. Hard-to-believe cruise deals like this show up on Priceline with regularity, which is part of what solidifies it as one of the best cruise websites.

Also adding to the appeal: deals exclusive to Priceline, plenty of bonus amenities (examples include $50 in onboard credit, third and fourth guests sailing free, and free specialty dinners for two), no money down to book certain sailings, frequent onboard credit sales, an 800 number to call should you need assistance while booking, and a loyalty club that’s ties in with every cruise line’s loyalty program. Priceline also lets you click a “senior discount” box if that applies to you.

Best feature: Priceline’s “ 110% Best Price Guarantee ” promises that if you find your cruise listed at a lower price on another website within 48 hours of booking, then Priceline will refund you 110 percent of the cost difference, including port charges.

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Tripadvisor

Many people think of Tripadvisor mainly as a travel review site, where you go to get real talk on hotels and attractions, and to see non-glamorized photos of places as seen through actual travelers’ eyes. But Tripadvisor is also an excellent site for travel deals, including on cruises.

Tripadvisor Cruise , which launched in April 2019, is among the best websites for cruise deals—it lets you nab the lowest price by comparing more than 70,000 ocean and river cruises from some 60 of the best cruise websites. It’s got an attractive, inspiring landing page, and its newest function, “Explore Ship-tinerary pages,” lets you browse full ship profiles, details, photos, and itineraries.

Though Tripadvisor is technically a meta-search site for cruises, which means that it will send you elsewhere to actually book, its search engine lets users sort by destination, length, cruise line, and month of travel. The default search results are ordered by “best value”, unless you specifically click that you’d rather see the results organized by price, cruise length, departure date, or cruise ship. Even when you click on “price,” the lowest-priced offering doesn’t always come up first, though it only takes a few seconds of scanning to determine which itinerary has the lowest price—that seven-night Royal Caribbean International trip to Alaska came up on Tripadvisor starting at $365.

Best feature: What makes Tripadvisor one of the best sites to book a cruise? In addition to having one of the best cruise search engines, Tripadvisor lets you read other cruisers’ candid reviews of the cruise that you’re considering, so that you get the non-sugarcoated truth about each sailing.

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A rarity on the internet, Avoya Travel is a family-owned company that has been dealing in travel for more than 55 years. Avoya is one of the best sites to book a cruise in part because of its patented technology that lets travelers search cruises by destination, date range, cruise line, and last-minute status—and then get matched up, in real time, with one of Avoya’s expert vacation planners, who use that algorithm to customize a cruise booking to your specific preferences. (From Avoya’s website: “…we combine the ease of online search, with the expertise and personalized service of Independent Vacation Planners, plus secure exclusive deals and extras so you get more out of every vacation.”)

Avoya’s team of staffers and wide network of independent agencies make for a cruise booking website that’s a bit different from the rest. Its front page shows the “Best Travel Deals,” which might include half-off cruise fares, onboard credit, prepaid gratuities, and free or reduced airfare.

Like several of the other best cruise websites, Avoya offers a low-price guarantee; if you book a cruise with Avoya and then find a lower rate on another website within 24 hours of booking, Avoya will refund the difference.

Best feature: Avoya offers free membership, and members get exclusive deals and discounts, access to unpublished fares, first dibs on promotions, the ability to save favorite searches, and the right to book, change, or cancel travel without incurring any Avoya fees.

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When looking for the best site to book a cruise, don’t be put off by CheapCaribbean.com ’s overly specific moniker. Despite the site’s name, it offers cruises all over the world. The site’s vibe is beach-oriented and a bit cheeky, with a front page that can overwhelm—but click on the “Cruises” tab, and a cleaner interface appears. There you can search by cruise line, ship, destination, departure date, and departure port.

CheapCaribbean.com offers refunds on 24-hour cancellations (within certain parameters) and a “ 110 percent best price guarantee, ” a promise that if you find a lower price on the same cruise within 48 hours of booking, the company will refund you 110 percent of the difference. The site also lists traveler reviews about each cruise ship (as supplied by Cruiseline), though the reviews often include comments about the ship’s destinations other than the one you’re considering, which isn’t entirely helpful. There’s also a live chat widget if questions come up while booking.

Best feature: Helping to make CheapCaribbean.com one of the best cruise search engines is the fact that it lets you check boxes for additional discounts, including a senior discount, discounts by state (just enter your ZIP code), and past guest discounts if you’ve previously sailed with, say, Princess, Norwegian, or Disney.

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Its front page is clunky and sort of in your face, but CruiseDirect is still one of the best cruise sites for a variety of reasons. As a cruise-only company, CruiseDirect doesn’t deal in flights, hotels, or rental cars, allowing it to focus its full capacity on helping you find the best cruise deal possible. On the site, you can search by destination, departure port, month, length of cruise, and cruise line. There’s real-time online chat and a contact number for support from a cruise expert. If you aren’t quite ready to buy, you can “heart” cruises to save them as favorites to refer back to later.

CruiseDirect offers perks on most sailings, like onboard credit, free drinks, free Wi-Fi, free gratuities, free travel insurance, or a free specialty dining experience—check out the “Bonus” box on the cruise listing you’re considering to see what extras it comes with.

Best feature: Like some of the other cruise websites on this list, CruiseDirect offers a “ best price guarantee ,” which means that if you find a lower price on another cruise booking website within 24 hours of your initial booking, you’ll get refunded the difference. But one key difference between CruiseDirect and the other cruise sites is that you don’t have to pay the cost of your cruise up front, just a deposit—and then if your cruise fare drops before you’ve made your final payment, CruiseDirect will readjust your rate accordingly.

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A subsidiary of Tripadvisor, Cruise Critic has similar search results to that site, but it offers a bit more comprehensive information for seasoned cruisers who want more details before they book. Cruise Critic has tons of filters and sort options to help you find what you want, including everything from cruise line to cruise style (family cruises, luxury cruises, cruises for the disabled). Each itinerary clearly lists what is and isn’t included in the fare; Wi-Fi, alcoholic drinks, gratuities, and port taxes and fees are among the common exclusions.

Certain itineraries are marked with graphics declaring that the ship has won one of the site’s “Cruisers’ Choice” awards, denoting vessels that Cruise Critic members declare to be the among the best in categories such as cabins, entertainment, and family-friendly features.

You can sign up for price alerts, which will notify you by email when the fare on your selected itinerary drops.

Once you’re ready to book, Cruise Critic shows you a variety of offers from some of the best cruise booking sites, including bonuses such as onboard credit and prepaid gratuities. Then you click off to the site of your choice to make your purchase. Prices generally match what’s advertised on Cruise Critic.

Best feature: Under each search result is a tab for “reviews” where you can read reviews from Cruise Critic members who’ve previously traveled on the ship. On certain cruises you can click over to a full-length write-up of the ship by one of the experts on the Cruise Critic editorial team, including detailed information on dining options, cabins, entertainment, dress code, and more.

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When you think of Costco, you probably think of bulk food and toilet paper. But the next time you’re booking a cruise, it’ll be worthwhile to pull up Costco Travel , which is, unexpectedly, one of the best cruise websites.

The site doesn’t look fancy—it’s pretty bare-bones, visually—but the upside of going with a no-frills cruise-booking website is that Costco Travel offers extremely competitive prices, as well as some of the most attractive incentives, usually in the form of Costco Cash delivered to you after you get home from your cruise.

Though there’s no single point of contact if you need to call and discuss your cruise booking, Costco Travel’s call center is staffed with helpful agents from early morning until evening, seven days a week, and passengers can rest assured that Costco won’t go out of business before they set sail. Note that a Costco membership (starting at $60 per year) is required to book with Costco Travel, and that Costco doesn’t accept American Express.

Best feature: Rock-bottom prices—plus lots of cash back if you play your cards right: Costco Citi cardholders earn 3 percent cash back on cruise purchases, which can combine with the 2 percent Costco Reward for Costco Executive Members for a total of 5 percent back on Costco Travel’s already super low cruise rates.

Check out Costco Travel

Pondering which is the best site to book a cruise? Keep Cruisewatch in strong consideration—more than a typical cruise booking website, Cruisewatch bills itself as a “digital cruise advisor” that couples data power with personalization.

As an artificial intelligence cruise advisor, Crusewatch created technology that makes searching and booking a cruise more efficient—the first, it calls “Cruise Price Prediction.” In short, Cruisewatch collected and stored the daily price for each ship and cabin over a span of five years, resulting in millions of data points—and a massive database that informs exactly when cruise prices are lowest, and when the greatest saving potential exists.

Thanks to this comprehensive price history, Cruisewatch can predict cruise prices and drops with an accuracy rate of around 80 percent. Using the site’s cruise price prediction alerts, travelers can save up to 71 percent just by booking at the right time.

In addition to being able to predict prices, Cruisewatch tailors user search results to match their established preferences through customizable profiles and other similar features. This means you won’t waste time wading through cruises that may be cheap but don’t align with your vacation goals.

Best feature: Cruisewatch’s easy-to-set price alerts, based on tons of data, allow users to be notified in real time of the best new cruise deals the minute they come online.

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Which month is the cheapest for cruises?

There is no consistent answer for the cheapest month for cruises unless you specify a destination first. With a cruise to the Caribbean , for example, the cheapest month will be around August since that's when the region undergoes hurricane season.

What happens if a cruise gets cancelled?

Every cruise operates differently, but you'll generally get a choice between a rescheduled date, a refund or cruise credits. Check the policy on your cruise before booking to learn more.

How affordable are cruise trips?

Cruise trips can be surprisingly affordable given all the features you can enjoy on them. Booking with Expedia.ca lets you filter for features like cabin experience, cruise length, cruise line and cruise ship while also sorting the results by price to ensure that you're getting the cheapest options at the top of your search results page while still meeting your search filter specifications.

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How far ahead should I book a cruise?

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The cruise you book will have plenty to see and do before you even reach the first destination stop. The ship can be just as exciting as the destinations on your route. Cruise vacations offer food and drinks along with pools, shops and live performances in some circumstances. You may even find a cruise with a water park and a cruise with a roller coaster among particularly luxurious options.

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Cruise travel ensures that every step of the journey is fun, with activities available between destinations, starting from your cruise terminal. While cruises may only have a single destination, some will travel to multiple spots throughout their entire duration, allowing you to enjoy locales that are just as varied as the attractions on the ship.

Which cruise line is the most affordable in 2024 / 2025?

Deals are often available for just about every cruise line, but Carnival cruises tend to be the most affordable with their Mardi Gras ship . You can also usually find cheap cruises with Royal Caribbean . When searching for a cruise, remember to sort by price to put the most affordable options at the top of your search results page.

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What kind of luxury cruise lines are there?

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What family cruises are best suited for kids?

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Which lines offer the best cruises for couples?

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Why should I go on a cruise for my honeymoon?

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The Best Websites to Book a Cruise in 2024

Looking for the best website to book your cruise ?

We wouldn’t be surprised if after a little bit of searching, your head is spinning a little bit.

Think of all the options you have to consider — the length of your trip, the cruise line, the ship, the date, ports of call, and more. And that’s before you even decide on which website to use to book your cruise.

Cruising is big business, and that’s why you have dozens of websites at your disposal, all competing for your travel dollars.

From the major cruise line websites like Carnival.com to major travel portals such as Orbitz or Expedia to lesser-known sites that specialize in cruises like AvoyaTravel.com, it can seem like your options are nearly unlimited… and overwhelming.

The good news? It doesn’t have to be stressful to book a cruise.

To help you out, we detailed the pros and cons of the best websites to book your cruise below. Before we get too far, however, there’s something you should know about price shopping for cruises online.

Cruise Buying Tip: Prices Are Often the Same Across Every Site

If you are worried about finding the best price for your cruise, there’s some good news and bad news. The good news is that cruise prices are usually the exact same across every single website you search .

Below are the results of a search we recently did for a July 2024 Carnival cruise from Miami aboard Carnival Celebration, with prices listed for each website:

As you can see, they all have the exact same rates. That means you don’t have to run yourself ragged trying to find the best deal.

The bad news? If you’re a deal-hunter, there isn’t some magic website that has cruise fares for dramatically cheaper than everyone else (that we’ve ever found). But there are differences on where you book.

That’s because some sites can offer perks like onboard credit or even a direct phone number to call to talk to someone with any questions you might have before you cruise.

So should you just find any random site and book your cruise? We’d suggest not. Below we lay out the advantages and disadvantage of booking with each different type of website.

For more on getting the best deal on a cruise, see our 10 Rules to Getting the Best Deal on a Cruise here .

Booking Direct Through Cruise Line Websites

It used to be that if you wanted to book a cruise, you’d visit a travel agent or call up the cruise line. You can still take those routes, but the cruise line websites make it simple to book your trip.

Every major cruise line allows you to book online and do everything from find a cruise to make upgrades, buy extras like drink packages, and pay for the trip. In other words, you can book your spot on the ship completely online at any time of the day.

Specific cruise line websites include:

• Carnival.com
• RoyalCaribbean.com
• DisneyCruises.com
• MSCCruisesUSA.com
• Princess.com

Each of these cruise line websites will allow you to be as narrow or as broad with your search as you wish. You can search all cruises, or search for trips on a specific ship, leaving a specific date, and from a specific port.

Advantages: The good thing about booking directly through the cruise line then there is no third-party company to deal with should there be an issue with your trip. Want to make a change or get a refund? You don’t have to worry about any sort of mix-up between the cruise line and another website. While this is rarely an issue, it could happen.

Disadvantages: The main drawback of using a cruise line website? It’s like going to a buffet and restricting yourself to only the salad bar.

Cruise line websites only have cruises from that line, so you are limiting your options of prices, ships, dates, and itineraries. In other words, if you’re looking for the absolute best deal or the most flexible schedule, you aren’t likely to find it searching only one cruise line.

If you are loyal to one specific cruise line, then that’s ok for you. But if you want to see all your options, it’s better to do a search on an “aggregator” website that will search all the cruise lines for that perfect vacation.

Bottom line: Know which cruise line you want to sail? Then going directly to the cruise line site is a good idea. Just know that if you want the cheapest deals or the most available cruises, then opening your search to more lines is ideal.

Booking on Aggregator Websites

While aggregator websites sound complex, they are actually just search engine for travel bookings. In fact, you’ve likely searched on these sites before for a hotel or a rental car. The sites include the big names that you’ve seen advertised heavily on TV and the Internet:

• Travelocity.com
• Expedia.com
• TripAdvisor.com

Just like searching for a hotel room, you can search these websites for a cruise across all of your options. This means being able to search across all the lines at once. They also give you the ability to narrow searches to specific dates of cruising, length of trip, destination, port of departure and more.

One thing to note is that many websites in this space are actually owned by a single company — Expedia. For instance, Expedia.com, Travelocity.com, and Orbitz.com, are all part of the Expedia family.

That means you’re going to find the same prices across these sites, along with similar search functions.

Advantages: There are two main advantages to using an aggregator website. First, they allow you to search across every cruise line.

So if you want to sail from Miami, you’ll see all the options from the port for every cruise line. That gives you a better chance of finding something that matches your budget and schedule versus just searching one line.

In addition, while aggregator websites will almost always have the same prices you’ll find everywhere else, they often offer perks you won’t find on the cruise lines websites.

For instance, a cruise might be priced the same as another website, but will have an offer of free onboard credit as an incentive to book through them. These perks usually aren’t huge, but are a nice to have.

Disadvantages: The drawback is that booking through third-party websites introduce a “middle man” into your cruise booking. The vast majority of the time that creates no issue.

However, if there is a reason where you need to change your booking or get a refund, then it could be a little more complicated than booking directly through the cruise line.

So should you use aggregator sites? We think so as they can help you look at every cruise available to find one that fits. Smart cruise shoppers use them to look at all their options and see what sort of incentives they have for booking through their site.

Bottom line: Not sure which cruise line you want? An aggregator site will search them all at once, allowing you to sort by price, date, and more. Use these to find the best deals and the most flexible dates.

Booking Through Specialized Cruise-Travel Websites

In addition to the large cruise aggregators, there are a number of smaller websites focused solely on cruises.

These sites include:

• AvoyaTravel.com
• CruisesOnly.com
• Cruises.com
• VacationsToGo.com

These websites are similar to the large aggregator websites in that they can help you search through every cruise out there to find the best deal. The difference? These websites focus solely on cruises.

With a focus on cruising, they are able to better serve cruise passengers — including having staff that you can call directly to help you book.

In other words, these sites are more akin to having your own travel agent to help you with the booking process compared to only a website.

That’s a big help if you’re not entirely sure about which cruise you should book. As well, these sites often have deals and incentives to entice you to book.

Advantages: Like the larger aggregators, the niche booking websites offer the ability to search across multiple cruise lines to see all of your options. As well, many of these sites also offer their own special incentives such as onboard credit or low deposits for booking through them.

In addition, these sites feature their phone number prominently for those who wish to talk to a person about their reservation. You don’t always find that with the large aggregation websites. Their staff are also focused on cruises, giving you someone who knows what they are talking about compared to someone with more general travel knowledge.

Disadvantages: While booking through these sites is largely the same as through the cruise line or an aggregator, we’ve found the incentives can be somewhat confusing.

For instance, one recent search promoted free gratuities on trips booked through the site, but we couldn’t find any mention of this once we actually started the booking process. Digging further, the incentive applied only to certain cruises, despite being heavily promoted.

That’s where having the phone number to call an agent of the company directly is a big help in getting things explained.

Bottom line: Sites like these offer the benefit of searching multiple cruise lines and the help of an agent you can call to help you book.

Booking Through Costco Travel

Are you a Costco member? If so, then you can book cruises online through the store. In fact, the offers are good enough that it’s usually worth it to become a member for a year just to book a cruise.

You can book online at CostcoTravel.com

Costco is well-known for its low prices, great deals, and customer service. Buying a cruise through the store might not enter many people’s minds, but it can save you big.

Like other cruise-buying websites, Costco offers rates that are in line with what you’ll find anywhere else. However, the big difference is that Costco offers special incentives to book through their site. This includes Costco Shop Cards — a gift card to the store.

Advantages: While the deals change from day to day on aggregator websites, Costco’s incentives are simple and straightforward. If you book through them, then they offer Costco Shop Cards. The amounts can be high as well.

For example, we found a cruise offering a $45 Costco Cash Card for booking the cheapest stateroom for just $409. In other words, that deal is like getting 11% off the price of your cruise . The cash increases substantially with upgraded cabins.

Disadvantages: First, in our searches, sometimes Costco’s pricing seems to jump around quite a bit. So you’ll see one price, click through, and then another price appears. Even so, sometimes that works in your advantage with seeing lower prices than you thought. Sometimes it doesn’t, but the Costco Shop Card more than makes up the difference.

The other disadvantage is that you need to be a member of Costco to book. An annual membership costs $60. In addition, the Costco Shop Cards are only valid at the store. It’s not the same as actual cash.

Bottom line: Costco can offer great cruise deals if you are a member, but not everyone is.

Final Recommendation for the Best Websites to Book a Cruise

Costco Members: If you are a Costco member, then we suggest CostcoTravel.com as the best website to book a cruise. It’s the largest and simplest incentive we’ve seen for booking online. Prices are competitive, but the cash back offers provide a lot of value. Just be sure to compare the total price there with what you find on other sites before booking.

Non-Costco Members: If you aren’t a Costco member and don’t want to join, then we suggest looking first at the specialized cruise travel sites to search all your options and find the cruise you want.

If the site offers a good incentive for booking through them, then know that you’ve found a good deal. If the incentive isn’t that strong or you don’t want to go through a third-party to your reservation, then booking directly through the cruise line is your best bet.

FAQ About Booking Cruises Online

How do I know if a website is legit to book a cruise? There are dozens — if not hundreds — of websites that you can use to book your cruise. Frankly, not all of them look professional, so it is understandable you might question the legitimacy of a website or their deals.

We suggest you stick with the websites mentioned here or other well-known spots.

Above all, remember the age-old rule that if something sounds too good to be true, it likely is. Be wary of any websites advertising cruise deals that are significantly less than the same cruise priced elsewhere.

What about booking last-minute cruise deals on websites? It makes sense that if a cruise cabin is about to sail empty the price would drop to fill it up. In reality, this doesn’t usually happen. In fact, cruise lines consistently have occupancy rates above 100% — meaning that more than two passengers are in some cabins.

By waiting until the last minute you aren’t likely to find great deals, but it will mean that you have fewer cabin choices. It’s best to book earlier compared to later.

What if I book on a website and the price drops? Cruise prices can fluctuate. It’s possible that if you book one day, the next day the price may go down. The good news is that the price is unlikely to move much (unlike airfare).

So what do you do if the price does change? In that case, you’ll want to contact the website that you booked through — not the cruise line (unless you booked through the cruise line’s website). For example, if you book through CostcoTravel.com, then contact them first for any price drops you see.

Have more questions about the best website to book a cruise? Let us know in the comments below.

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CruiseCompete.com allows you to get quotes from multiple travel agencies by requesting a quote only once. You open an account for free, enter the date/cruise you want to go on (their site has info on itineraries, dates, etc) and then travel agents will respond with their pricing and special deals (OBC’s, etc).

I totally agree. I know people like to think they’re getting a “deal” but there aren’t that many deals out there. Most websites and TA’s are basically selling the same thing, for the same price. Where you will find better “value” sometimes though, is with a travel agent that can help put the pieces of the trip together for you. You’re getting more personal service, without paying more. A nice little bonus when we booked through an online TA was that we received an onboard credit that we weren’t expecting, which was nice. The deals likely come with whatever credit card you use, getting points or cash back. Some cards are pretty generous with their cashback on certain things.

You are dead wrong about costco cash cards. As a costco member you can cash the cards at any store for actual cash money. Done so many times.

That’s a good tip.

What about booking thru an independant, or franchise, agent? ONLY an indepent person is able to/allowed to give you back some of their commission. Most often as OBC – but heck $100 of OBC pays your gratuities. fyi: There are THOURSANDS of agents that have the SAME inventory as Cruises Only. ALL under the World Travel Holding Umbrella.

Vacations to go has a amazingly well laid out web site with every imaginable ship or itinerary feature. Just check it out and see. Great price and incentives as well

Why no mention of “www.Vacationstogo” ? I booked many at a reduces price on their website.

you didn’t mention booking through credit card companies. For instance, you can earn points for booking your cruise through Capital One, or, if you have discover you can earn 5% cash back through booking a cruise. Also, There are a few other sites such as Sears or Shop Your Way where you can book vacations. It’s not just going to the travel aggregator sites. if you can’t find a lower price, at least you can get a discount through these card companies. If you have the card that is.

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If you have a place on your bucket list, chances are, a cruise will get you there – provided the destination is along a coastline or inland waterway. Cruises cover the world, taking millions of passengers each year to regions such as the Caribbean, the Bahamas, Alaska, Europe, the Mediterranean and even Antarctica. Cruising offers a tremendous value, with trips that include your lodging, meals and entertainment – all rolled into one. Some luxury cruise lines even offer fully inclusive vacations, which cover drinks and tours ashore. And best of all, cruising means seeing the world conveniently after unpacking only once.

Cruises also provide a wonderful option for families, with many ships offering things like waterslides, mini-golf courses and fun clubs for kids, tweens and teens. While most are free, nursery programs can cost extra. Planning is easy: Pick your destination and the right ship (and line) for your travel style. The cruise line makes it simple, offering packages to help you save on extras like alcohol, shore tours or even airfare.

Travelers say they choose to cruise because cruising often costs less per night when compared with land vacations at a hotel, where they'll have to book -- and pay for -- every extra.

What are Tips for Finding Cheap Cruises?

If you're a flexible traveler, you'll have a better chance of finding cheap cruises. Take a cruise that doesn't sail over the summer or holidays, when prices are highest. Book an inside cabin, or take your chances with a "guarantee cabin," ideal for passengers who aren't picky about their stateroom location but really want the lowest price available. Book cabins on lower decks, which often come with lower prices than those rooms on higher floors – that is staterooms over suites.

Cruise brands such as Carnival Cruise Line, MSC Cruises, Norwegian Cruise Line and Royal Caribbean International offer rates that might drop as low as $75 per person per night -- and sometimes even lower.

If you want a real bargain, consider a transatlantic or repositioning cruise. These cruises are one-way or open-jaw trips, that start in one port and finish at another. You can score a deal sailing from Florida to Europe, for example, or even from New York to Florida. Just be aware, you'll probably have to pay a bit more for airfare to return.

What are Tips to Finding Last-Minute Cruise Deals?

While being flexible date wise will always get you the best last-minute cruise deals, it's particularly helpful if you live near a cruise port and can quickly drive there. That way you'll probably be able to jump on those deals that might pop up just a week or two before the ship is scheduled to sail.

Or if you don't have flexibility with either departure dates or embarkation locations, be willing to compromise on exact destinations. This will allow you to find a wider range of last-minute deals traveling to locations in their off-season or so-called shoulder season.

Do plenty of research and know what your ideal cruise is and costs on average, so both are already on your radar. When you see it drop, pounce! (Many cruise lines update pricing several times per day, so preparation is crucial.)

Best cruises in 2024

There's truly a cruise style and ship for everyone, and that has never been more the case than in 2024, as vessels continue to come in an array of sizes – from riverboats and expedition vessels to the largest-ever mega ships. And it's not an exaggeration to say some are loaded with so many activities that you couldn't possibly enjoy them all in a single sailing.

Families will find plenty of options and activities onboard big ships, which have transformed cruising, making the vessels as exciting as the destinations themselves. The Caribbean is always a great option for families, offering lots of sunshine, great beaches and culture. Alaska, famous for its incredible vistas and abundant wildlife, is also a solid family cruise option. Consider cruise brands such as Carnival Cruise Line, Princess Cruises, Royal Caribbean International, Norwegian Cruise Line, Disney Cruise Line, MSC Cruises and even Celebrity Cruises and Holland America Line for a great multi-generational voyage.

Or on the smaller side, by comparison, river cruising remains a hot ticket item this year, with exciting routes that send eager guests down the Danube or Rhine rivers in Europe or to lesser-frequented locations, like the Mekong River in Cambodia or Vietnam, or soon the Magdalena River in Colombia. Popular river cruises embark in timeless cities like Amsterdam, Budapest and Lisbon. River cruise lines to consider encompass Viking, AmaWaterways, Avalon Waterways, Scenic Luxury Cruises & Tours, Emerald Cruises, Tauck, Uniworld Boutique River Cruises and Riverside Luxury Cruises, as well as American Cruise Lines for a domestic alternative.

If you're an adventurer at heart, an expedition cruise might be best for you. These voyages, often onboard small ships (only a few hundred passengers tops), offer an intimate experience that brings passengers right up next to glaciers, whales, penguins and iguanas. Ships visit tiny spots all over the world – from pole to pole – including the Arctic, Alaska, Australia, Greenland, the Galapagos and, of course, Antarctica. Passengers will spend their time zodiacing, kayaking, hiking, biking and exploring with expert guides and knowledgeable naturalists. Expedition travelers love cruise lines such as Lindblad Expeditions-National Geographic, UnCruise Adventures, Silversea, HX (formerly Hurtigruten Expeditions), Ponant and Quark Expeditions, as well as an ever-expanding list that now even extends to Seabourn and Viking.

But for the most decadent form of travel, luxury cruises offer all-inclusive experiences onboard small to median-sized ships (usually under a thousand passengers) with perks like butlers, high-end amenities and personalized, intuitive service, not to mention the finest dining at sea. Ships often feature luxury touches like marble and crystal decor, intimate spaces and beautiful spas. Because luxury ships tend to be on the smaller size, they can often reach off-the-beaten-path destinations bigger ships simply cannot access -- ports like St. Tropez or Guadeloupe. If you're looking for a luxury cruise, consider Crystal, Seabourn, Regent Seven Seas Cruises, Silversea, Explora Journeys, Scenic Luxury Cruises & Tours, The Ritz-Carlton Yacht Collection and upcoming Four Seasons Yachts.

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Not all cruise sites are created equal. While you may find comparable prices on different sites, each site has its own benefits, offers and cancellation policies. 

Before you book, though, have a look at these credit cards that come with cruise benefits to sweeten the pot even more.

What is the best way to book a cruise?

The best place to book a cruise will vary depending on what you're looking for out of the experience. We've broken out cruise booking sites based on common booking goals.

From our findings, here are the top cruise booking sites for your next vacation, plus the pros and cons they offer travelers.

For sailings across the Caribbean, Mexico or Central America: CheapCaribbean

CheapCaribbean.com is the best cruise website for the Caribbean, Mexico or Central America. It offers a best-price guarantee plus limited-time offers and discounts.

If you find a better deal within 24 hours of booking, CheapCaribbean will price match and beat it by $25. The company's customer service is available seven days a week, from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. ET.

Best-price guarantee.

Customer service is available seven days a week.

Charges a $24.99 processing fee on reservations.

Must provide an email address to receive the best deals and promos.

» Learn more: The best cruise lines

For consulting reviews from other cruisers: Cruise Critic

Cruise Critic is an independent website that encourages community members to post reviews and share tips.

Its message boards offer ways for website visitors to ask questions and share feedback with others based on their personal experiences and opinions. The site also acts as a metasearch for cruise deals, pulling in prices from multiple cruise websites.

Read cruise reviews from travelers who've been on that itinerary before.

"Deal Score" ranks deals to find the best value.

Price tracker shows 90-day trends for cruise prices.

Must click through the deal to book your cruise on other websites.

Prices are not guaranteed and can change before booking due to fees and restrictions on the sites where the cruises are being sold.

To review several cruise prices at once: CruiseDirect

CruiseDirect is the best cruise website when all you want are cruise prices. It doesn't offer hotels, flights, rental cars or other reservations you may want for your next vacation. CruiseDirect does, however, offer bonuses for travelers booking through its site.

Travelers can filter search results by destination, cruise line or departure port on various ships. This site offers cruises for every type of traveler, from budget to luxury, and every type of ship, from riverboats to mega-ships.

Bonus offers on every reservation provide extra value.

Best-price guarantee and free reservation holds.

Buy now, pay later financing options.

Promos offered by cruise lines aren't exclusive to CruiseDirect.

Customer service can be unfriendly.

» Learn more: Should you insure your cruise?

For budget-friendly options: Priceline

Priceline was originally known for its "Name Your Own Price" promotions, but has grown into a full-service online travel agency offering flights, hotels, rental cars and cruises, saving consumers more than $1 billion dollars per year.

Travelers who book a cruise with Priceline receive up to $2,000 to spend at sea, plus waived deposits on their reservations.

Up to $2,000 to spend on board.

Waived deposits of up to $500 when booking your cruise.

110% best-price guarantee within 48 hours of booking.

Ability to book flights, hotels, rental cars and more from the same site.

Must call Priceline to get exclusive offers and unpublished fares.

Restrictions make the best-price guarantee harder to benefit from.

» Learn more: Tips for getting the best cruise deals

For booking travel experiences beyond the cruise: TripAdvisor

TripAdvisor is an online reviewer community where travelers share their experiences, pictures and ratings of hotels, suggested activities and more. This honest feedback and travel inspiration also make it one of the best websites to book a cruise.

Search over 70,000 cruise deals from more than 60 sites at once.

Dedicated ship pages share details, reviews, photos and itineraries.

Too many search results make it harder to narrow down your choices.

» Learn more: Are cruises all-inclusive?

To match with a vacation planner: Avoya Travel

Avoya Travel is a family-owned website that matches travelers with a vacation planner based on their preferences. It's the best way to book a cruise using a travel planner because it offers a low-price guarantee without charging extra fees for the planner.

The downside is that online pricing is not "live." Therefore, you must speak with a travel planner to get the latest prices and book your cruise.

Match with cruise planners according to your needs.

Does not charge Avoya fees for booking, changes or cancellations.

Get a low-price guarantee and the expertise of a vacation planner without extra fees.

Must become a member to unlock the best deals.

Pricing on the website is not "live" pricing, so actual cost may vary.

Cannot book a cruise online. You must speak with an independent vacation planner.

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American airlines cruises.

American Airlines AAdvantage members can earn airline miles when booking cruises at BookAACruises.com . All members earn one mile for every dollar they spend on cruise reservations, up to 10,000 miles. Some cruise specials offer up to 100,000 miles based on your selected cruise.

If you have an American Airlines credit card, you'll earn 2x miles, up to 20,000 miles. These miles and Loyalty Points count toward airline elite status. Additionally, trips booked through this site are eligible for promotions offered by the cruise lines.

Earn miles and Loyalty Points toward travel and elite status.

Cardholders earn 2x miles, up to 20,000 miles on cruises.

Cruise experts are available 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

Cruise reservations are offered by a third party, so customer service issues can be a challenge.

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Delta SkyMiles Cruises

Delta Air Lines is another airline that allows members to earn airline miles when booking cruises through its portal. Booking through SkyMilesCruises.com helps you earn Delta SkyMiles on your purchase.

Members get up to 10,000 miles on most cruises and up to 100,000 miles on luxury cruises. Plus, the site waives deposits on eligible cruise reservations.

Can earn up to 100,000 miles when booking a cruise.

Waives deposits when booking eligible cruises.

110% price guarantee within 48 hours of booking.

Most cruise awards are capped at 10,000 miles.

Miles earned are based on the length of the cruise, not the amount spent.

United Airlines Cruises

United Airlines MileagePlus members can earn up to 25,000 miles when booking a cruise through United at Cruises.United.com .

When you have a United Airlines credit card, you'll earn up to 45,000 miles. By offering up to 4x miles per dollar spent (or 7x as a cardholder), this site is the best way to book a cruise and earn airline miles on your purchase. If you have Premier status, you receive additional perks on select cruise lines, like wine and onboard credits.

Earn up to 7x miles on cruises.

United MileagePlus Premier members receive additional perks.

Can redeem miles to pay for some or all of your trip.

Not all cruises can be booked online.

Prices do not include a nonrefundable $24.99 processing fee.

Marriott Bonvoy Cruises

If you want to earn hotel points on your cruise, Marriott Cruise with Points is the best cruise website for you. You'll earn up to 6x points on your cruise purchase, or you can redeem Marriott Bonvoy points to pay for your trip.

Plus, Marriott cardholders can earn an extra 2x points when they use that card for their purchase. While most cruises max out at 25,000 Bonvoy points earned, some luxury cruise lines offer up to 250,000 Marriott points.

Earn up to 6x points on your cruise, up to 250,000 Marriott points.

Marriott cardholders receive an extra 2x points when paying with their cards.

Can use Bonvoy points to pay for your cruise.

Redemption value of Bonvoy points is only 0.4 cent.

Must call to book cruises using points.

Processing fee of $24.99 per reservation.

» Learn more: Airline credit cards vs. hotel credit cards

For cruise package deals: Costco Travel

Costco is a retailer that offers exclusive products and pricing to its members. Through its Costco Travel website , members receive exclusive prices and benefits when booking hotels, rental cars, cruises and travel packages.

Executive Members earn 2% back on Costco Travel purchases and receive additional benefits on select packages. Plus, Costco Anywhere Visa® Card by Citi cardholders earn 3% cash back rewards on Costco Travel purchases.

Earn 2% rewards and extra perks with Executive Membership.

Some cruises offer Costco gift cards or onboard credit.

Must be a member to book reservations with Costco Travel.

Directly with the Cruise Line

In some cases, booking directly with the cruise line can be best because it eliminates a third party. If there's a problem with your reservation or you need to make a change, you don't have to worry about the booking site and the cruise line pointing fingers at each other.

This may be the best approach if you know which cruise line you want to book and which cities you want to visit. However, you may miss out on promotions offered by third-party sites.

Simple search functions.

No hassles with third parties for problems, changes or cancellations.

Less likely to get scammed by fraudulent sites.

Miss out on deals offered by third-party sites.

Harder to compare prices, benefits and routes from multiple cruise lines.

Comparing cruise prices across websites

Without being able to compare prices, it can be a challenge to determine the best site for booking a cruise. To make it easier to compare, we priced out a 7-night Caribbean cruise for two adults. 

We selected the lowest-priced balcony room on Royal Caribbean departing from Miami in August 2023. Here are the results:

Mitigate cancellation policy risks with travel insurance

If you're worried your trip plans being disrupted by bad weather or a change of plans, travel insurance might help. This optional standalone insurance can be purchased separately from your cruise bookings.

But you might not even need to pay out-of-pocket for trip insurance because many credit cards offer travel insurance as a built-in benefit to customers who pay for travel expenses on that card.

» Learn more: The best credit cards for cruises

Travel cards with cruise benefits

You can get even more perks by booking your cruise with the right card.

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on American Express' website

Earn 75,000 bonus points after you spend $4,000 on purchases in the first 3 months from account opening. That's over $900 when you redeem through Chase Travel℠.

Enjoy a one-time bonus of 75,000 miles once you spend $4,000 on purchases within 3 months from account opening, equal to $750 in travel.

Receive 60,000 online bonus points - a $600 value - after you make at least $4,000 in purchases in the first 90 days of account opening.

Earn 80,000 Membership Rewards® Points after you spend $8,000 on eligible purchases on your new Card in your first 6 months of Card Membership. Terms Apply.

Get 25% more value out of your points when you book cruises through Chase.

Book with your card to get automatic travel protections for your cruise.

Redeem miles as a statement credit to cover spending on cruises.

Book with your card to get automatic travel insurance coverage for your cruise.

Earn 2x points on travel spending, including cruises and some ship excursions.

Book with your card to get trip delay reimbursement, trip cancellation coverage and other travel assistance services.

Get American Express Cruise Privileges Program benefits when you book at least five nights with eligible cruise lines. Terms apply.

Cruise program benefits include $300 credit redeemable toward dining and spa services plus amenities like wine, chocolates and champagne. Terms apply.

Booking a cruise recapped

When looking for the best way to book a cruise, the price is virtually the same on every website. The difference lies in how each seller sweetens the deal.

Several cruise booking sites set themselves apart from the competition by offering additional benefits to encourage booking through them. Additionally, being able to book other parts of your trip — like flight and excursions — on the same site, or offering access to a travel agent, distinguishes some of the best cruise websites. 

When prices are the same, we recommend cruise bookers compare the perks being offered, then book on the site with the most appealing bonuses, like onboard credits, airline miles, hotel points or cash back.

If you're searching for cruises on a third-party website, you may question the legitimacy of that site. This is especially true if the site doesn't look professional or some of the information is outdated.

For this reason, you should stick with one of the best cruise booking sites on this list because they've been vetted for legitimacy and have a good track record with travelers.

Yes, last-minute deals can be the best way to book a cruise. If your travel plans are flexible, these deals can save you a lot of money. Keep in mind that you may not be able to book your preferred destination or routing if it is sold out.

Unfortunately, most cruise lines do not offer free cancellations or changes to take advantage of price drops after you book. Passengers can always negotiate with a booking site or cruise line, but they aren't obligated to refund the difference. Instead, they may offer you onboard credit, complimentary excursions or credit toward another cruise booking.

How to maximize your rewards

You want a travel credit card that prioritizes what’s important to you. Here are some of the best travel credit cards of 2024 :

Flexibility, point transfers and a large bonus: Chase Sapphire Preferred® Card

No annual fee: Bank of America® Travel Rewards credit card

Flat-rate travel rewards: Capital One Venture Rewards Credit Card

Bonus travel rewards and high-end perks: Chase Sapphire Reserve®

Luxury perks: The Platinum Card® from American Express

Business travelers: Ink Business Preferred® Credit Card

1x-5x 5x on travel purchased through Chase Travel℠, 3x on dining, select streaming services and online groceries, 2x on all other travel purchases, 1x on all other purchases.

75,000 Earn 75,000 bonus points after you spend $4,000 on purchases in the first 3 months from account opening. That's over $900 when you redeem through Chase Travel℠.

1.5%-5% Enjoy 5% cash back on travel purchased through Chase Travel, 3% cash back on drugstore purchases and dining at restaurants, including takeout and eligible delivery service, and unlimited 1.5% cash back on all other purchases.

Up to $300 Earn an additional 1.5% cash back on everything you buy (on up to $20,000 spent in the first year) - worth up to $300 cash back!

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2x-5x Earn unlimited 2X miles on every purchase, every day. Earn 5X miles on hotels and rental cars booked through Capital One Travel, where you'll get Capital One's best prices on thousands of trip options.

75,000 Enjoy a one-time bonus of 75,000 miles once you spend $4,000 on purchases within 3 months from account opening, equal to $750 in travel.

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Everything to Know Before Booking Your First Cruise

By Mark Ellwood and Ramsey Qubein

Approaching how to book a cruise for the first time has always been somewhat daunting, with a dizzying assortment of itineraries, companies, destinations, and ships to choose from. How can first-timers  book a cruise without going wrong? We asked three  Traveler -approved experts for their seasoned advice: Gene Sloan is cruise editor for  The Points Guy ; Jason Leppert is cruise editor for  TravelAge West ; Carolyn Spencer Brown is  Cruise Media’s chief content officer. All three are industry experts that have decades of experience across various types of cruises.

What’s the ideal cruise length for a first-timer?

A week or so is the  sweet spot for most first-time cruisers , which will offer three to six ports. Three-day sampler itineraries won’t allow you to explore more than one or two destinations, and you can’t decompress as thoroughly, either. Still, Leppert suggests a weekend trip could be enough for those that just want to try out cruising for the first time to see if you like it. 

While that’s  a good idea for some, Sloan also points out that cruise lines don’t always put their best ships on shorter runs. The ships on these itineraries can sometimes be older and have fewer of the bells and whistles that draw people to cruising in the first place. He says it is not exactly representative of the latest cruising has to offer, and the destinations on super-short cruises are not always the most unique offerings.

What’s the best way to book a cruise?

Many may wonder: Is it cheaper to book a cruise direct? Sure, you can  book a cruise online—but it’s a rookie mistake. Smart cruisers know the best place to book a cruise is with a  travel agent . Though agents’ roles have diminished in the mass-market travel biz, they remain crucial for cruising. Not only can specialists offer seasoned advice, but they can also wrangle deals and promos: Ask them about shipboard credit, which is the ocean equivalent of a gift card to spend onboard—$100 or so is a standard bonus. They may also have access to group rates, according to Sloan. Even if their prices are similar to those when booking direct, the volume of business agents do with cruise lines means you are more likely to score perks like a cabin upgrade or welcome bottle of Champagne when using one.

As the industry reinvents itself in the wake of the pandemic, it’s never been more important to have expert counsel, adds Spencer Brown. “At the end of the day, you’re going on this trip to relax, have fun, learn something, and get away from your everyday world. I want that support system.”

If something goes wrong, an agent can help rectify the situation faster than you may be able to if you go it alone. You won’t be paying more for their service, either. Most make their money via commissions from the cruise lines. Leppert calls it “the best of the best” advice to go with a travel advisor. 

What’s the best time to book a cruise?

If you're looking to leverage new cruise deals, the best way to  book a cruise is by starting early since prices continue to be robust. “There’s so much pent-up demand. People haven’t traveled for a year or more, so they’re spending more money on the trips they’re going on—upgrading to a nicer suite, perhaps,” says Spencer Brown. This could make it harder to secure the cabin you want on the sailing you want.

Leppert highlights  Wave Season (January through March) for booking a future cruise since this is when cruise lines typically announce their best deals although last-minute bargains always pop up. Like Spencer Brown, he says that demand is outpacing inventory so it is best to book as soon as possible.

Sloan agrees and says people  book cruises much further in advance than a hotel or flight, which means that inventory can get gobbled up quickly. Many cruise lines open up their reservation window as far as two years in advance, which means certain cabins can get snatched up. Don’t forget that many travelers are looking to use leftover credits they have from the pandemic, which further compounds the demand.

Most major cruise lines offer the equivalent of a price adjustment—if the cost of your cruise drops after you pay a deposit, but before the final payment, you’ll be protected, and refunded the difference. This means there is little penalty to reserving as early as possible.

What are the best types of cruises for first-timers?

Opt for a winter sun trip in the  Caribbean . It’s easy and affordable to reach the boarding port, and shuttling between the clusters of islands offers a compact, convenient way to experience a multitude of cultures. “Think of a cruise as a tapas menu,” says Spencer Brown—it allows you to sample destinations to which you might later return for a longer visit. Even handier, when on a Caribbean cruise almost every island accepts payment in dollars, so there’s no need to juggle currencies. The waters also are largely calm, keeping seasickness to a minimum.

River cruising is another smart first-time choice, adds Spencer Brown. “You can literally walk off the ship into town, go to a park or ride a bike, or just sit on the top deck breathing the air—it’s marvelous,” she says. 

Sloan offers another take saying that your travel budget should lead the way. If you are prepared to drop $1,000 a night on a cruise, start out on an upscale line with smaller ships like Silversea Cruises or Seabourn. These will give you a taste of cruising with fewer passengers, and often to smaller, less-frequented ports. 

If the budget leans more toward the $100 per-day price point, try one of the newer mega-ships from Norwegian Cruise Line or Royal Caribbean. These newer ships can have a bustling resort vibe that will keep you busy no matter what your cabin type.

Seasoned cruisers know that ship amenities are often less buys while at port.

Understanding cabin categories

There’s a dizzying array of options (and pricing) for staterooms, especially on larger ships. First-timers who simply want a place to crash often book the cheapest category, an interior cabin with no window or balcony. 

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If you fall for the trappings of a bargain-basement deal, that cheapie stateroom might be right across from the service area, with a door slamming shut 24/7 or underneath the kitchen, with heavy carts rolling at 6 a.m. Avoid cabins below frequently used passageways on the top decks where footsteps and the sound of deck chairs moving frequently can be annoying. Even higher category cabins can be one deck below the main deck so it is wise to ask about this when reserving.

There are several websites with exhaustive cruise deck plan maps that offer advice and user-generated feedback, almost like a sea-going counterpart to SeatGuru’s airline seat maps. These can be a lifesaver when choosing a cabin type.

The scoop on shore excursions

For a first-timer, these can be confusing. Details aren’t often added to an itinerary until six months or so before sail date; check back regularly, snap up a place on any excursions that are of interest, and book early—popular options can reach capacity long before sailing. 

Still, some travelers choose to go off-menu and arrange private excursions, using independent companies, which can often be cheaper than the line's options. Just keep in mind that when taking an independent excursion, the ship won’t wait for you if you’re late. Staying with the cruise line’s jaunts may be more expensive, but is a safer bet if you are not sure of a new destination.

Sloan says that it really depends where the ship is going. In some ports like Barcelona or Venice, it is easy to venture off on your own without an excursion. Others, however, may require longer drives or special access passes making excursions a safer bet.

Another consideration is to use port days to spend more time on the ship. Leppert notes that onboard amenities like pools, buffets and waterslides are less crowded when most people are ashore. If a particular destination doesn’t appeal to you (or perhaps you have been many times before), it’s ok to enjoy the ship instead.

What is a sea day?

Transits, when the ship is en route between ports, are known as sea days (like the term shore excursions, it's more  cruise lingo ); passengers, obviously, remain on board. Many newbies fret about wasting time at sea rather than exploring, but they’re often a fun chance to explore the ship itself, as well as decompress between ports. Some travelers actually  book cruises that have at least one or two sea days, especially if it’s a larger ship with loads of amenities like water parks, race car tracks, zip lining, and multiple shows. 

What's the best first cruise for a family?

The mega ships are always primed to be the best first choice for families, whether Norwegian’s 4,200-passenger  Escape or the newest Oasis class of ships beginning with the  new  Wonder of the Seas . Their emphasis is on activities like adrenaline-rushing water slides, surf simulators, and three-tiered race tracks.

Disney Cruise Line is an obvious place to start for families, but it has a surprising number of activities and experiences for adults, too, including adults-only areas on board. Still, this isn’t the line for an adult-only vacation unless you’re a hard-core Disney fan.

How much does it cost to book a cruise?

You may be wondering how much does a 7-day cruise usually cost? The answer is that it depends. The time of year you travel (avoid school holidays, for example), the destination, and the ports of call can affect the overall cost. 

Many travelers enjoy, for example, taking repositioning cruises. These happen typically as the seasons change and cruise lines move their ships from one region to another (between the Mediterranean and the Caribbean, for example). Sometimes, these cruises visit islands that are rarely frequented making them more expensive. Many experts say that they are not ideal for first-time cruisers, however, as there may be many sea days. 

Shorter cruises that rely on drive-market travelers typically come with a lower price point than those in far-flung destinations. Special deals and repeat traveler discounts can also affect the overall cost.

What is the cheapest cruise ship to go on?

These are generally the shorter sailings from Miami or Port Canaveral, for instance, using the larger brands like Carnival, Princess Cruises, or Royal Caribbean, according to Sloan. The best deals are generally in the fall (the low season for Florida departures). Cruises to the Bahamas or the Caribbean tend to be more affordable than those to places like Europe or Alaska.

West Coast travelers can find great bargain deals on cruises to Mexico, too, adds Leppert.

What to know about cruise insurance

Don’t skimp on  cruise insurance . Cruise vacations can easily fall prey to flight disruptions or storms that can snarl plans. Check online for insurance policies from places like VisitorsCoverage and Seven Corners, which have reasonable prices for comprehensive coverage.

If you’re flying to the embarkation point, plan to arrive the day before—even the most perfect cruise won’t wait if you’re stuck in air traffic congestion all morning. Yet another reason to ensure you’re insured.

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The 17 Best Websites To Book Cruises at the Cheapest Prices [2024]

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1. cruise line’s website, 2. cheapcaribbean.com, 3. cruise critic, 4. cruisedirect, 5. priceline, 6. tripadvisor, 7. cruisesonly, 10. cruises.com, 11. american airlines cruises, 12. delta skymiles cruises, 13. united cruises, 14. marriott bonvoy cruises, 15. costco travel, 16. cruise.com, 17. travelocity, price comparisons, final thoughts.

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So, you’ve decided you want to go on a cruise. Great news! But, do you know where to book it to get the best price?

There’s no shortage of websites out there that can help you book a cruise. There may even be more options to book cruises than hotels or flights. In addition to the traditional online travel agencies, there are a bunch of cruise-only sites that you can choose from, too.

So how do you know which site offers the best price? That’s where we come in. We combed through the most popular websites used to book cruises to look at their pros and cons and to do some head-to-head price comparisons.

If you’re only concerned about finding the cheapest price, scroll down to the price comparison section at the bottom of this post to see how all of these sites stack up against each other.

Your first instinct when booking a cruise may be to go directly to the cruise line’s website, especially if you have elite status with a specific cruise line. There are definitely some benefits to this — it’s simple and there are fewer hassles if you have to make any changes .

If you’re sure of the cruise line you want to take, it makes your search a little easier because you’re just looking at one specific line.

The big drawback when booking directly on a cruise line’s website is that you can miss out on extra deals that online travel agencies (OTAs) may offer.

Pros and Cons of Booking Directly with the Cruise Line

• Simpler search functions make it easier to locate specific cruises.
• There’s no middleman (another website) to deal with if there is a problem.
• You might miss out on extra deals offered by other sites.

Bottom Line: No matter where you choose to book your cruise, be sure to use the right credit card — refer to our list of best credit cards for cruises to get you started.

CheapCaribbean.com is an OTA that specializes in travel to the Caribbean, Mexico, and Central America. It was founded in 2000 and prides itself on offering the best prices and great U.S.-based customer service . The site’s sales agents are available 7 days a week to help you plan your ultimate Caribbean vacation.

Despite the name, you can book cruises to destinations other than the Caribbean through CheapCaribbean.com, including Europe, Canada, Hawaii, and Alaska.

CheapCaribbean.com sometimes offers extra bonuses, like extra onboard spending credit. Plus it offers a 110% best price guarantee — if you find the exact same cruise for a cheaper price (available to the general public) on another website, CheapCaribbean.com will refund 110% of the price difference.

The not-so-great thing about CheapCaribbean.com is that it charges a $24.99 processing fee on each booking. It’s lumped into the taxes and fees, so you may not realize it unless you read the fine print.

Pros and Cons of CheapCaribbean.com

• Occasional special deals like extra onboard credit may be offered.
• 110% best price guarantee.
• There’s a $24.99 processing fee on each booking.
• You need to sign up for emails or call in to book a cruise if you want to access exclusive deals.

Hot Tip: Want to save more? CheapCaribbean.com offers exclusive deals to email subscribers and offers unpublished fares and exclusive offers if you call in to book your cruise. 

Cruise Critic is a cruise-focused website that features reviews, tips, and advice for a huge community of cruisers. The Cruise Critic forums provide a place to ask questions, give advice, and get help booking your next cruise.

The site also acts as a metasearch engine for cruises, allowing you to compare prices from lots of other websites . You can search for your perfect cruise and when it’s time to book, Cruise Critic will transfer you to another site to complete your booking.

Pros and Cons of Cruise Critic

• The site offers lots of cruise reviews, plus cruise tips and a travel forum to help you plan your trip.
• You can sign up for email alerts so you’re notified when the price of a cruise drops.
• The prices you see are not guaranteed and may be subject to other fees or restrictions depending on what website they are from.

CruiseDirect is a website that specializes only in cruises. The site allows you to quickly search cruises by destination, cruise line, departure port, or last-minute deals . You’ll find lots of different types of cruises, from budget to luxury and from mega-ships to riverboats.

With each cruise listing, you’ll see bonus details next to each sailing date — just click on each icon for details. Some of these are already reflected in the price and some are extras like onboard ship credit or discounts on shore excursions.

Pros and Cons of CruiseDirect

• Bonuses are offered with each cruise ranging from discounts, shipboard credit, or discounts on shore excursions.
• The bonuses offered are often from the cruise line and not exclusive to CruiseDirect, so you can get them regardless of where you book.
• The site is a bit cluttered and can be hard to navigate.

Kayak is a popular online travel agency but the site doesn’t support cruise searches anymore.

Priceline gained fame from its “Name Your Own Price” feature but has since transformed into a more traditional OTA. In addition to hotels, flights, and rental cars, you can use this site to book cruises, too.

Priceline often offers deals above and beyond what’s being offered through the cruise line. At the time of writing, a few different deals offered perks like $1,000 in onboard credit or 30% off every guest .

Plus, Priceline offers a 110% best price guarantee — if you find a lower, publicly available price for the exact same cruise within 48 hours of booking, you’ll be refunded 110% of the price difference.

Pros and Cons of Priceline

• Extra deals like onboard credit or room upgrades are sometimes offered.
• The site offers a 110% best-price guarantee.
• Some offers, including the one for up to $1,000 in shipboard credit can be confusing. Once you read the fine print, you’ll realize you need to spend $20,000 to get the full $1,000 credit.

Hot Tip: For more information, check out our detailed guide on booking travel with Priceline .

While you might think of Tripadvisor as just a place to get reviews and photos of hotels, restaurants, and activities, it’s actually much more than that. In addition to reviews and traveler forums, Tripadvisor acts as a metasearch engine , comparing prices on lots of other websites.

When you’re searching for a cruise, just click on the drop-down arrow that tells you how many deals there are — then you’ll be able to see that cruise’s price on many sites.

Pros and Cons of Tripadvisor

• It offers lots of great ship reviews and travel forums.
• It’s a great site to quickly compare prices on many sites at once.
• You may not be able to see all the deals being offered on each site.

Hot Tip: For more information, check out our detailed guide to booking travel on Tripadvisor .

CruisesOnly claims to be “the best” because each of its call center agents has an average of 5+ years of experience plus professional training.

While that might be helpful if you’re new to cruising or need some advice about which cruise line, ship, or destination you should choose, it doesn’t necessarily mean you’re getting the best price (scroll down to the Price Comparison section to see how CruisesOnly stacks up against other websites).

CruisesOnly also has its own loyalty program. The V.I.P. Customer Loyalty Club is free, and you’re signed up automatically if you have booked with CruisesOnly at least once before. Benefits include things like shore excursion credits and onboard spending credits.

The V.I.P. Customer Loyalty Club only applies to cruises on these cruise lines:

• Holland America
• Royal Caribbean

CruisesOnly’s best price guarantee is similar to other sites — a refund of 110% of the price difference if you find a lower price on an identical cruise within 48 hours of booking.

Pros and Cons of CruisesOnly

• The V.I.P. Customer Loyalty Club is free and offers plenty of benefits.
• The site offers a 110% best price guarantee.
• The site, like many other OTAs, can be very busy, making it hard to narrow down the cruise you really want to take.
• The loyalty program only applies to 6 cruise lines.

When booking a cruise through an OTA, be sure to use a card that earns bonus points on travel purchases, such as the  Chase Sapphire Reserve ®  which earns 3x Ultimate Rewards points on cruises purchased from any website or travel agency.

Expedia might be one of the first websites you visit to search for flights or hotels (and it’s probably a site you have used for a long time), but did you know that you can book a cruise through Expedia as well?

The site is straightforward, easy to use, and offers cruises from all the major cruise lines . While Expedia doesn’t charge any booking fees, it also doesn’t offer any price guarantees. However, you can sometimes find additional bonuses for booking your cruise through Expedia.

It also does a nice job of showing exactly what’s included and what might cost extra.

Pros and Cons of Expedia

• The site sometimes offers extra bonuses like onboard credit.
• It’s easy to use and is very clear about what’s included in the price.
• No price guarantee is offered

Hot Tip: For more information check out our complete guide to using Expedia .

Orbitz is a typical OTA that offers flights, hotels, car rentals, vacation packages, and cruises. There are no booking fees on cruises and a price guarantee is offered . However, the price guarantee isn’t as strong as some of the other sites — you’ll need to find a lower price within 24 hours to receive the difference in price as a refund.

Like Expedia, Orbitz does a good job at displaying prices clearly so there’s no confusion.

One of the nice things about Orbitz is that it offers a rewards program, but, unfortunately, cruises are not eligible for Orbitz Rewards.

Pros and Cons of Orbitz

• It offers a best price guarantee.
• There are no booking, change, or cancellation fees.
• Cruises aren’t eligible for Orbitz Rewards

Hot Tip: For more information, check out our complete guide to using Orbitz to book travel .

Cruises.com is another site that claims to be the best place to book your cruise. It can offer some impressive deals, but once you read the fine print, well, you realize there’s a lot of fine print.

For example, a deal was offered for up to $2,000 cashback, $1,500 to spend onboard, or a Visa gift card. However, after reading the fine print you’ll notice that in order to get the full bonus you’d have to spend $20,000+ on a cruise. To top it off, the bonus is only available for select cruise lines.

So while the deals offered could be lucrative, they aren’t necessarily a slam dunk.

Cruises.com also has its own loyalty program. It’s free and you’re signed up automatically if you have booked with Cruises.com at least once before. Benefits include things like shore excursion credits, onboard spending credits, or deposit waivers. Benefits are identical to those offered through the CruisesOnly loyalty program.

Pros and Cons of Cruises.com

• A loyalty program is offered for past guests.
• There are sometimes extra bonuses beyond what’s offered by the cruise line.
• There is a lot of fine print with its offers.

Hot Tip: Cruises.com and CruisesOnly are both owned by World Travel Holdings, along with other websites, including Cruise411.com. These sites offer the same loyalty program and similar perks, however, their prices can be different.

Did you know that you can book a cruise through American Airlines ? The best part is that when you do, you’ll earn American Airlines AAdvantage miles for your purchase (in addition to any points or miles you will earn from your credit card).

• Earn 1 AAdvantage mile per $1 spent on cruises booked through American Airlines (up to 10,000 miles)
• American Airlines credit cardholders will earn 2 AAdvantage miles per $1 spent on cruises booked through American Airlines (up to 20,000 miles)
• Occasionally, additional bonus points will be offered for select cruises

Hot Tip: Base miles earned by booking a cruise through American Airlines will also count as Loyalty Points that help you earn American Airlines elite status .

American Airlines Cruises also offers a 110% best price guarantee — if you find the exact same cruise priced lower within 48 hours of booking, you’ll be refunded 110% of the price difference.

The bad news is that you’re charged a $24.99 processing fee on every booking.

Pros and Cons of American Airlines Cruises

• AAdvantage members have the ability to earn lots of American Airlines miles and Loyalty Points.
• There is a $24.99 processing fee on every booking.

Bottom Line: While you can book a cruise through American Airlines, you can’t use AAdvantage miles to pay for it.

In addition to flights, you can book cruises through Delta Air Lines’ SkyMiles Cruises and earn Delta SkyMiles at the same time.

Currently, you’ll earn 2 SkyMiles per $1 spent on a cruise , excluding the taxes, fees, and port charges.

SkyMiles Cruises also offers a 110% best price guarantee — if you find the exact same cruise priced lower within 48 hours of booking, you’ll be refunded 110% of the price difference.

Pros and Cons of Delta SkyMiles Cruises

• Earn extra Delta SkyMiles.

Bottom Line: While you can book a cruise through SkyMiles Cruises, you can’t pay for your cruise with Delta SkyMiles.

When you book a cruise with United Cruises you can choose to either earn United MileagePlus miles for your purchase or you can use MileagePlus miles to pay for your cruise !

United Cruises offers different ways to earn miles on your next cruise:

• Earn 2 MileagePlus miles per $1 spent on an interior or oceanview stateroom
• Earn 4 MileagePlus miles per $1 spent on a balcony stateroom or suite
• Any United MileagePlus credit cardholder will earn 4 MileagePlus miles per $1 spent on an interior or oceanview stateroom
• Any United MileagePlus credit cardholder will earn 7 MileagePlus miles per $1 spent on a balcony or suite stateroom

Additionally, there are sometimes opportunities to earn even more miles.

United Cruises offers a 110% best price guarantee — if you find the exact same cruise priced lower within 48 hours of booking, you’ll be refunded 110% of the price difference.

Unfortunately, United Cruises charges a $24.99 processing fee on every booking.

Bonuses for United Premier Members

If you have any Premier status with United Airlines you’ll also receive onboard extras with select cruise lines:

• A bottle of wine and chocolate-covered strawberries in your stateroom
• $100 spa credit
• $200 onboard credit
• $250 onboard credit

Use United MileagePlus Miles To Pay for Your Cruise

Paying for your cruise with miles is a great option to have. Unfortunately, you’ll lose out on some value if you do so .

When you book a cruise using United Miles, you’ll get about 0.7 to 0.8 cents per mile in value. United miles are generally worth around 1.3 cents per mile (or more if you’re booking business or first class flights), so you’re getting less value than you could get if you used your miles for a flight.

However, if you have a bundle of United miles and prefer cruising to flying, it might be a good redemption for you.

Pros and Cons of United Cruises

• MileagePlus members have the ability to earn lots of extra miles.
• United Premier members receive extra perks with Norwegian, Oceania, and Regent Seven Seas Cruise Lines.

Bottom Line: When you choose to book your cruise through United Cruises, you can either earn United MileagePlus miles on your purchase, or you can pay for your cruise using your United MileagePlus miles.

Marriott Bonvoy Cruises allows you to earn Marriott Bonvoy points on your cruise or you can choose to pay for your cruise with Marriott Bonvoy points !

When you book a cruise through Marriott , you’ll earn up to 3 points per $1 spent . Chase Marriott Bonvoy credit cardholders will earn an extra 2 Marriott Bonvoy points per $1 spent on a cruise booked through Marriott Bonvoy Cruises.

Marriott Bonvoy also offers a 110% best price guarantee — if you find the exact same cruise priced lower within 48 hours of booking, you’ll be refunded 110% of the price difference.

Hot Tip: If you book a cruise through Marriott Bonvoy, know that you’ll be charged a non-refundable processing fee of $24.99. That’s a pretty hefty fee considering many other sites don’t charge any fees.

Use Marriott Bonvoy Points To Pay for Your Cruise

It’s a great option to be able to pay for your cruise with points , and Marriott Bonvoy makes that possible. However, it’s not the best way to use your Marriott Bonvoy points.

When booking a cruise with Marriott Bonvoy points, you’ll only get 0.4 cents per point in value. Since Marriott Bonvoy points are generally worth about 0.7 cents each, you’ll be missing out on some value, so you might want to look into other ways to redeem your Marriott Bonvoy for hotels or flights .

Pros and Cons of Marriott Bonvoy Cruises

• Members can earn extra Marriott Bonvoy points.
• You can pay for your cruise with Marriott Bonvoy points.
• The site offers a 110% best price guarantee
• You’ll be charged a non-refundable processing fee of $24.99 per reservation.
• Marriott cruises can only be booked with Marriott Bonvoy points over the phone.

Bottom Line: When you book a cruise through Marriott Bonvoy, you can pay for your cruise with points or you can choose to pay cash (I mean, credit card!) and earn Marriott Bonvoy points on your purchase.

Costco Travel is an in-house travel agency that’s only available to Costco members . Costco offers 2 levels of membership: Gold Star for $60 per year and Executive for $120 per year. Executive membership comes with a valuable extra perk for travelers — 2% back on your purchases through Costco Travel (up to $1,000)!

Another great thing about Costco Travel is that you’ll sometimes find deals that offer extra shipboard credit or a Costco shop card as a bonus.

Costco Travel is easy to use and offers all of the search and filter functions found on any other website.

Pros and Cons of Costco Travel

• Executive members receive 2% back on purchases through Costco Travel.
• Costco shop cards or onboard credit are sometimes offered as a bonus.
• Costco Travel is for members only.

Hot Tip: For more information, check out our detailed post on using Costco Travel .

Cruise.com  is a cluttered website and can be overwhelming when you’re searching for a cruise (especially if you’re a first-time cruiser and not quite sure how everything works). It offers lots of deals and discounts, but many of those are actually offered through the cruise line, so it can be hard to tell which bonuses are actually coming from Cruise.com.

Pros and Cons of Cruise.com

• Lots of deals for a variety of cruise lines are offered.
• The website is very busy and cluttered.
• No price guarantee is offered.
• You may be contacted by cruise.com after searching for a cruise on the site.

Hot Tip: Don’t be confused — Cruise.com and Cruises.com are 2 separate websites!

Travelocity is a website that many travelers use to book flights, hotels, rental cars, and cruises. The simple interface and the fact that there are no booking fees will make this a good choice for many travelers.

While Travelocity doesn’t advertise as many deals and savings as other sites, the price still manages to come out about the same as other websites.

Pros and Cons of Travelocity

• There are no booking fees.
• It’s simple to use.
• No rewards program or extra bonus points.

Hot Tip: For more information, check out our complete guide to booking travel with Travelocity .

Let’s get to the important part — price comparisons! We priced out a 7-night Eastern Caribbean cruise from Miami on Royal Caribbean’s Icon of the Seas. Prices are for 2 adults in an Infinite Central Park View Balcony room.

As you can see, most websites offer the same price . The difference comes in the extras like onboard credit, free specialty dinners, free gratuities, or bonus miles.

The exception in this example was Cruise.com, which offered a savings of $50 on the price of the cruise. However, some of the extras offered by other sites could be worth more than that, so it’s always a good idea to price your cruise on multiple websites before booking.

Bottom Line: The base cost of a cruise is generally the same across most websites. The big difference comes in the extras — onboard credit, specialty dinners, cash-back, or bonus miles. 

No matter where you book your cruise, you’ll be paying the same base price 9 times out of 10. Even though a website might be offering “the best prices” or a “50% discount,” when you actually look at the numbers they’ll usually be the same as every other website.

To get a great deal, you’ll need to look for bonuses that a particular website is offering, such as onboard credit, free specialty dinners, cash-back, or bonus airline miles.

The higher the room category you’re booking, the more bonuses you’ll be able to get. Keep in mind that lots of the bonuses you may see advertised won’t kick in unless you book a balcony stateroom or a suite. Cashback and onboard spending bonuses are generally tied to your stateroom level as well which means you’re not going to get anywhere near the amount advertised if you’re booking an interior or ocean-view cabin.

No matter where you book your cruise, be sure to check out our post with cruise tips and a downloadable packing guide !

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you get the best deals on cruises.

To get the best deals on a cruise, it’s important to know which website is offering the most bonuses. The base price of your cruise will be the same from website to website 9 times out of 10, so you’ll need to find the website that’s offering the best bonuses like onboard credit or free specialty dinners.

Is it better to book directly with the cruise line?

Surprisingly, you’ll usually get a better deal when you book your cruise through an OTA (think Cruise.com, Expedia, or United Cruises). When you book through these types of sites you’ll get any deals that are being offered directly by the cruise line plus any extras offered by the OTA.

Is it better to book cruises last minute?

While you can find some great deals on last-minute cruises, it’s not a guarantee. If you have any preference about your cabin type or location, you’ll want to book as early as possible to make sure you get exactly what you want. If you’re traveling with a group and want to book cabins that are next door to each other, you’ll also want to book ahead of time. However, if you’re super flexible and don’t care what type of cabin you’re in, where it’s located, or even what cruise you’re on, you can often find some good deals at the last minute.

What is the best website for booking cruises?

Unfortunately, there’s no one site that always offers the best cruise deals. Most of the OTAs like CheapCaribbean.com, Cruises.com, or Priceline offer the same prices. The difference usually comes when you factor in extras like onboard credit or free gratuities.

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25 Best Books About Cruises (Fiction & Non-Fiction)

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Cruise Travel Books

1. berlitz cruising & cruise ships.

Often referred to as the “cruise industry bible”, the book Berlitz Cruising and Cruise Ships is the longest-running guide to cruising and cruise ships. Written by author Douglas Ward, it includes a great first timers guide to cruising as well as fascinating reviews of over 300 ocean going cruise ships.

Recommended: Berlitz Cruise Guide – Cruising & Cruise Ships (see price and Amazon reviews here)

Fodor’s The Complete Guide to Alaska Cruising

Looking for a beginner’s guide to planning your Alaska cruise? The Fodor’s Complete Guide to Alaska Cruises offers everything you need from choosing the right cruise line and ship, to port guides, detailed maps and destination photos.

In addition to the paperback version, you can also get the Kindle version here .

Recommended : Fodor’s The Complete Guide to Alaska Cruising

Rick Steves Mediterranean Cruise Ports (Rick Steves Travel Guide)

If you’re planning a Mediterranean cruise, Rick Steves Mediterranean Cruise Port Travel Guide is a must-read. Rick Steves loves Europe and shares practical tips on how to make the most of your time in each cruise port destination. The travel guide includes full color maps and self-guided tours that will be very helpful and can even be brought along on your Mediterranean cruise .

Recommended: Rick Steves Mediterranean Cruise Ports Travel Guide (read excellent Amazon reviews here)

**Kindle version also available: Rick Steves Mediterranean Cruise Ports (Kindle)

Kindle Books

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Rick Steves Scandinavian and Northern European Ports Guide

If you’re going on a Baltic cruise, you’ll want to pick up a copy of Rick Steves Scandanavian and Northern Ports Guide . You’ll get practical advice on cruising to 18 European cruise ports including  Copenhagen, St. Petersburg, Tallinn, Warnermunde, Oslo, Stavanger, Bergen, the Norwegian Fjords,  Geirangerfjord, Amsterdam,Bruges, Brussels, Ghent, Southampton, Paris and more.

No Rick Steves travel guide would be complete without self-guided walking tours and full color maps.

Recommended: Rick Steves Scandanavian and Northern Ports Guide 

Fodor’s Caribbean Cruise Ports of Call (Full-color Travel Guide)

Planning a Caribbean cruise? Fodor’s Caribbean Cruise Ports of Call is a helpful guide to the Caribbean cruise ports, sights and activities. One of the best reviewed books about cruises, this book makes a great gift for any cruise lover !

Recommended: Fodor’s Caribbean Cruise Ports of Call

Frommer’s EasyGuide to River Cruising 

River cruising is gaining popularity among experienced and first time cruisers. However, river cruising isn’t all that similar to ocean cruising. Frommer’s River Cruising is a guide that provides expert advice in an easy to read book. Authors Fran Golden and Michelle Baran.

Recommended: Frommer’s EasyGuide to River Cruising (see details & reviews here)

Antarctica Cruising Guide

This Antarctica Cruising Guide: Fourth edition: Includes Antarctic Peninsula, Falkland Islands, South Georgia and Ross Sea is a great book to have if you’re planning this bucket list cruise.

Authors Peter Carey and Craig Franklin are Antarctic scientists and travel guides and they’ve included photographs, wildlife descriptions and detailed maps in this Antartica Cruising Guide.

Recommended: Antarctica Cruising Guide

Ultimate Cruise Planner

The Life Well Cruised Ultimate Cruise Planner is a printable planner that you can use in every step of planning your cruise. The 47 page cruise planner includes cruise packing lists, shore excursion planning forms, a countdown calendar, payment tracker and more. Please note that this is not a physical product, but can be downloaded, printed and used as often as you need.

See details here: Life Well Cruised Ultimate Cruise Planner

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Best Cruise Tips: 303 Cruise Hacks Saving You Time, Money & Frustration

First time cruisers will appreciate this book with over 300 cruise tips to save you time, money and frustration. Author Randall Stewart, shares advice on using a travel agent, getting the best deal on a cruise, making the most of days in a port of call and more.

Recommended: 303 Cruise Hacks Saving You Time, Money & Frustration

Carnival Cruise Tips for Families: Create Hassle-Free Vacation Memories

Cruising with Carnival? Here are some great Carnival family cruising tips in this book by Dale Stevens.

Recommended: Carnival Cruise Tips for Families

Unofficial Guide to the Disney Cruise Line 2022

The Unofficial Guide to the Disney Cruise Line by Erin Foster, Len Testa and Ritchey Halphen has great advice for first time Disney cruisers, money saving strategies and cruise packing tips. You’ll get great information on the Disney Cruise Line entertainment, dining and Castaway Cay, the cruise line’s private island.

Recommended: Unofficial Guide to the Disney Cruise Line 2022 (see price & amazon reviews here)

Cruise Books that Make Great Gifts

Here are some books about cruising that make wonderful gifts for cruise travelers .

100 Years of Cruise Ships in Colour  Hardcover

This beautiful hardcover book by author William H. Miller, includes 150 photographs of cruise ships and ocean liners, beginning in the 1920’s through today. 100 Year of Cruise Ships in Colour is a great book for any cruise history buff.

Recommended:   100 Years of Cruise Ships in Colour (see details & “what’s inside” on Amazon)

180 Years of Cunard

A beautiful and fascinating book by authors Chris Frame and Rachel Cross looking back at 180 years of Cunard ships and history. This book is a must have for anyone who loves Cunard as well as any fans cruise ships and ocean liners.

Recommended:   180 Years of Cunard (check price & details on Amazon here)

High Tea on the Cunard Queens; a Light-Hearted Look at Life at Sea

In High Tea on the Cunard Queens , author Paul Curtis recounts stories of his 50 years as an entertainment officer with Cunard, He combines history and anecdotes in this entertaining book.

Recommended: High Tea on the Cunard Queens (see reviews here)

Cruising Interrupted

If you love cruising, Cruising Interrupted is a must-read. A follow up to popular cruise book, The Joy of Cruising, author Paul C. Thornton shares the stories of passionate cruise travelers, against the backdrop of the pause in cruising due to the pandemic. Some familiar cruise vloggers and bloggers are featured, along with many interesting cruise travel personalities.

Recommended: Cruising Interrupted (check price & details on Amazon here)

The Joy of Cruising: Passionate Cruisers, Fascinating Stories

In The Joy of Cruising , author Paul C. Thornton profiles travelers from all over the world with an extraordinary  passion for cruising. The Joy of Cruising will interest anyone who has ever cruised, aspires to take a cruise, or just loves travel.

Recommended: The Joy of Cruising (see price & reviews here)

Cruise Confidential: A Hit Below the Waterline: Where the Crew Lives, Eats, Wars, and Parties

Cruise Confidential is a fun, steamy tell-all book written by Brian David Burns, a former Carnival cruise ship crew member. If you’ve wanted to know what goes on below deck, so to speak, or simply want a good laugh, this book fits the bill!

Recommended: Cruise Confidential (see 300+ great reviews)

Cruise Fiction Books

Santa Cruise

The ultimate Holiday cruise romance novel!  In Santa Cruise , author Fern Michaels shares the heart-warming and entertaining story of 4 single ladies who embark on a Christmas and New Year’s cruise. This ladies singles cruise is full of adventure and even new found love..

Recommended: Santa Cruise (see 500+ Amazon reviews here)

Starboard Secrets: A Cruise Ship Cozy Mystery Novel (Millie’s Cruise Ship Mysteries Book 1)

Starboard Secrets: A Cruise Ship Cozy Mystery Novel (book 1) is the first book in an entertaining series by author Hope Callaghan. Millie Sanders, a recently divorced woman, manages to land her dream job as an assistant cruise director. Millie gets more adventure than she bargained for, as she becomes embroiled in a murder mystery onboard the Siren of the Seas.

Recommended: Starboard Secrets: A Cruise Ship Cozy Mystery Novel (book 1)

Millie’s Cruise Ship Mysteries Box Set (Kindle Edition)

This set of the first 10 books in Millie’s Cruise Ship Mysteries Box Set (Kindle Edition) is an amazing value! It is a Kindle edition, which is especially good is you’re bringing your Kindle on your next cruise.

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Recommended: Millie’s Cruise Ship Mysteries Box Set (Kindle Edition)

The Missing Sapphire of Zangrabar: A Patricia Fisher Mystery

Love a cozy cruise ship mystery? You’ll enjoy  The Missing Sapphire of Zangrabar: A Patricia Fisher Mystery by author Steve Higgs.

Getting away from her cheating husband, Patricia boards the world’s finest luxury cruise ship for a three-month tour of the world. Unfortunately, things go awry when she’s accused of a crime she didn’t commit. Now she and a couple new allies must solve this mystery before they end up dead!

Recommended: The Missing Sapphire of Zangrabar: A Patricia Fisher Mystery (see 800+ Amazon reviews)

Blood Cruise

If you’re in the mood for a cruise mystery that’s actually scary, Blood Cruise by Matt Strandberg is it! This thriller takes place on a Baltic Cruise and won’t be what anyone expected!

Recommended:  Blood Cruise: A Chilling Thriller (read Amazon reviews here)

Undercover Billionaire: A forbidden Cinderella cruise ship romance

A take on “Undercover Boss”, Undercover Billionaire has the handsome billionaire and heir to a Greek shipping line boarding one of his own cruise ships, as a passenger, to find out why it’s underperforming. In this fun and sexy cruise romance novel, you’ll find out if he break his own rules as he unexpectedly falls for one of the cocktail waitresses – and what happens next…

Recommended: Undercover Billionaire: A forbidden Cinderella cruise ship romance by Amy Andrews

A Very Beary Christmas Cruise (Dark Wing Paranormal Holiday Cruise) 

A Very Beary Christmas Cruise by Ellie Pond is a paranormal story of Michele, who goes on a solo Holiday cruise and meets a bear shifter – and yes, romance ensues. This book is one of 4 books in the series, but stands alone on it’s own.

Recommended: A Very Beary Christmas Cruise (read 400+ Amazon reviews here)

The Couple in Cabin 2124: A Patricia Fisher Mystery

The Couple in Cabin 2124 by Steve Higgs is another Patricia Fisher Mystery. This time, after a crew member takes his own life, Patricia obeys his dying wish and becomes involved in investigating the odd couple in cabin 2124. In addition to a mystery to solve, Patricia has a bit of romance playing out in her own life.

Recommended: The Couple in Cabin 2124: A Patricia Fisher Mystery

Cruise Ships Coloring and Drawing Book

Are you going on a family cruise or looking for stocking stuffers for your cruise loving kids or grandkids? This Cruise Coloring Book for Kids & Toddlers is a perfect gift!

Recommended: Cruise Ships Coloring and Drawing Book (check Amazon for price & reviews)

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Final thoughts on Best-Selling Cruise Books

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US Navy Cruise Books

US Navy Cruise Books are unofficial publications published by a ship's crew to document a cruise or deployment. The number of copies of a cruise book is very limited. Several commands only order copies for about 2/3 of the crew as a rule of thumb. Creating those books is an old tradition in the US Navy. This tradition dates back to the late 1800s, when the crews began documenting events of their cruises. A major difference compared to today's cruise books is that the early log books, as they were called, covered a period of up to two years which was the common period for a standard deployment at that time. It is estimated that by now, almost 10,000 different US Navy cruise books have been published and the number of collectors is constantly increasing The cruise books displayed here are part of my own collection. A few books, however, have been donated to me by visitors of the website. In these cases, the name of the contributor is mentioned on the cruise book's index page. My own books are not for sale and I'm not able to help you locating old Cruise Books. You have a cruise book that is not listed here and you like to contribute it? Here are your options. You would like to have high resolution digital images of one of the cruise books listed here? A few of the books are already available as download. The price depends on the size of the book: As a basic rule of thumb (exceptions are possible) I charge $15 for books up to 200 pages, $20 for books with 200-400 pages, $25 for books with 400-500 pages and max. $30 for the largest books. The download is a .pdf file that consists of the original scans in high resolution (not resized, no watermarks and pages are in the book's original order). The book you are looking for is not available as download yet? Contact me using our contact form and I will see what I can do for you. This offer only applies to my own books, therefore, all books that carry a "contributed" or "submitted by..." remark on their index page are usually only available as low resolution scans. You are interested in having a hard bound reproduction made of one of the books listed here? Click here for more information.

Aircraft Carriers

Escort carriers.

• USS Bogue (CVE 9)
• World War II Cruise Book 1942 - 45
• USS Core (CVE 13)
• World War II Cruise Book 1944
• USS Block Island (CVE 21) and (CVE 106)
• World War II Cruise Book 1944 - 46
• USS Sangamon (CVE 26)
• USS Suwannee (CVE 27)
• USS Chenango (CVE 28)
• USS Guadalcanal (CVE 60)
• World War II Cruise Book 1943 - 44
• USS Manila Bay (CVE 61)
• World War II Cruise Booklet 1943 - 45
• USS Tripoli (CVE 64)
• World War II Cruise Book 1943 - 45
• Cruise Book 1952 - 54
• USS Solomons (CVE 67)
• World War II Cruise Book 1943 - 46
• USS Kasaan Bay (CVE 69)
• USS Tulagi (CVE 72)
• USS Hoggatt Bay (CVE 75)
• World War II Cruise Book 1944 - 45
• USS Marcus Island (CVE 77)
• USS Shamrock Bay (CVE 84)
• USS Sitkoh Bay (CVE 86)
• World War II Cruise Book 1945
• USS Takanis Bay (CVE 89)
• 1st Anniversary Pamphlet 1945
• USS Thetis Bay (CVE 90)
• USS Makassar Strait (CVE 91)
• Crossing the Line Cruise Book 1944
• USS Windham Bay (CVE 92)
• Crossing the Line Cruise Booklet 1944
• USS Lunga Point (CVE 94)
• USS Hollandia (CVE 97)
• USS Attu (CVE 102)
• USS Commencement Bay (CVE 105)
• USS Block Island (CVE 106)
• Caribbean and European Cruises 1953
• USS Gilbert Islands (CVE 107)
• Yokosuka Cruise 1952
• Mediterranean Cruise 1954
• USS Kula Gulf (CVE 108)
• World War II Cruise Book 1945 - 46
• USS Cape Gloucester (CVE 109)
• USS Salerno Bay (CVE 110)
• European Cruise 1952
• USS Siboney (CVE 112)
• World War II Cruise Booklet 1945 - 46
• Recommissioning Cruise Book 1950 - 51
• Mediterranean Cruise 1951
• Mediterranean Cruise 1953
• Caribbean and Mediterranean Cruises 1955 - 56
• USS Rendova (CVE 114)
• Cruise Book 1951 - 53
• USS Bairoko (CVE 115)
• WestPac Cruise 1945 - 46
• WestPac Cruise 1950 - 51
• WestPac Cruise 1951 - 52
• USS Badoeng Strait (CVE 116)
• WestPac Cruise 1950
• WestPac Cruise 1955
• USS Saidor (CVE 117)
• Cruise Book 1945 - 1947
• USS Sicily (CVE 118)
• Commissioning Program
• Cruise Book 1946 - 51
• USS Point Cruz (CVE 119)
• WestPac Cruise 1953
• WestPac Cruise 1954
• USS Mindoro (CVE 120)
• Mediterranean Cruise 1950
• USS Palau (CVE 122)
• Summer Cruise 1947
• Mediterranean Cruise 1952

Carrier Air Groups

• Air Task Group 2
• WestPac Cruise 1952 - 53
• Air Task Group 3
• WestPac Cruise 1956
• Air Task Group 181
• Mediterranean Cruise 1954 - 55
• Carrier Air Group 2
• WestPac Cruise 1950 - 52
• Carrier Air Group 3
• Carrier Air Group 6
• World War II Cruise Book 1941 - 45
• Carrier Air Group 11
• Carrier Air Group 20
• Carrier Air Group 81
• Carrier Air Group 86
• Carrier Air Group 102
• Carrier Air Wing 21
• WestPac Cruise 1970 - 71 Cartoon Cruise Book
• Torpedo Squadron 2 (VT-2)

Battleships

• USS Utah (BB 31)
• European Cruise 1921 - 22
• South American Cruise 1924 - 25
• USS Wyoming (BB 32)
• North Sea Cruise 1917 - 18
• USS Arkansas (BB 33)
• South American Cruise 1921
• USS New York (BB 34)
• World War II Cruise Book 1941 - 46
• USS Texas (BB 35)
• USS Nevada (BB 36)
• Cruise Book 1936
• USS Pennsylvania (BB 38)
• Crossing the Line Cruise Book 1940
• USS Mississippi (BB 41)
• USS Idaho (BB 42)
• Crossing the Line Cruise Book 1936
• USS Tennessee (BB 43)
• USS California (BB 44)
• World War II Homeward Journey 1945
• USS Colorado (BB 45)
• World War II Cruise Book 1942 - 46
• USS Maryland (BB 46)
• Crossing the Line Cruise Book 1922
• USS West Virginia (BB 48)
• USS North Carolina (BB 55)
• USS Washington (BB 56)
• USS Indiana (BB 58)
• USS Massachusetts (BB 59)
• USS Alabama (BB 60)
• World War II Cruise Book 1942 - 44
• USS Iowa (BB 61)
• Crossing the Line Cruise Book 1943
• World War II Victory Booklet 1945
• Recommissioning and Korean Cruise 1951 - 52
• Mediterranean Cruise 1955
• Mediterranean Cruise 1957
• CentAm Cruise Book 1982 - 84
• Cruise Book 1984 - 86
• Mediterranean and Arabian Sea Cruise 1987 - 88
• NorLant and Mediterranean Cruise 1989
• USS New Jersey (BB 62)
• Korean Cruise 1950 - 51
• Korean Cruise 1953
• Mediterranean Cruise 1955 - 56
• Vietnam Cruise 1968 - 69
• World Cruise 1983 - 84
• WestPac Cruise 1986
• WestPac Cruise 1988
• Decommissioning Program 1991
• USS Missouri (BB 63)
• Korean Cruise 1952 - 53
• Recommissioning Pamphlet
• Recommissioning and World Cruise 1985 - 86
• WestPac Cruise 1987 - 88
• Operation Desert Shield / Desert Storm 1990 - 91
• Decommissioning Program 1992
• USS Wisconsin (BB 64)
• Cruise Book 1955 - 56
• USS Tennessee (ACR 10)
• South American Cruise 1916
• USS St. Louis (C 20)
• World War I Cruise Book 1917 - 19
• USS Alaska (CB 1)
• USS Guam (CB 2)
• USS Chicago (CA 29)
• Cruise Booklet 1931 - 34
• USS Augusta (CA 31)
• Far East Cruise 1934
• USS San Francisco (CA 38)
• USS Wichita (CA 45)
• World War II Cruise Book 1939 - 45
• USS San Diego (CL 53)
• USS San Juan (CL 54)
• USS Cleveland (CL 55)
• USS Columbia (CL 56)
• USS Montpelier (CL 57)
• USS Denver (CL 58)
• USS Mobile (CL 63)
• USS Pasadena (CL 65)
• USS Topeka (CL 67)
• USS Baltimore (CA 68)
• Cruise Book 1952 - 53
• USS Quincy (CA 71)
• Recommissioning, Norlant and Mediterranean Cruise 1952 - 53
• USS Pittsburgh (CA 72)
• Mediterranean and Indian Ocean Cruise 1954
• WestPac Cruise 1954 - 55
• USS Saint Paul (CA 73)
• WestPac Cruise 1956 - 57
• WestPac Cruise 1959
• WestPac Cruise 1960
• WestPac Cruise 1961
• WestPac Cruise 1966
• WestPac Cruise 1967
• WestPac Cruise 1968
• WestPac Cruise 1969
• WestPac Cruise 1970
• USS Columbus (CA 74)
• EastLant and Mediterranean Cruise 1948 - 49
• Mediterranean Cruise 1950 - 51
• Mediterranean Cruise 1952 - 53
• Crossing the Line 1955
• WestPac Cruise 1957
• WestPac Cruise 1958 - 59
• USS Helena (CA 75)
• WestPac Cruise 1951
• WestPac Cruise 1952
• USS Biloxi (CL 80)
• World War II Cruise Book 1943 -45
• USS Houston (CL 81)
• European Cruise Book 1946
• USS Manchester (CL 83)
• WestPac Cruise 1955 - 56
• USS Duluth (CL 87)
• USS Miami (CL 89)
• USS Oklahoma City (CL 91)
• USS Reno (CL 96)
• USS Portsmouth (CL 102)
• Mediterranean Cruise 1947 - 48
• USS Fargo (CL 106)
• Mediterranean Cruise 1949
• USS Huntington (CL 107)
• Mediterranean and African Cruise 1948
• USS Juneau (CLAA 119)
• USS Albany (CA 123)
• Mediterranean Cruise 1956
• Caribbean and Mediterranean Cruise 1957 - 58
• USS Rochester (CA 124)
• Korean Cruise 1951 - 52
• WestPac Cruise 1957 - 58
• USS Bremerton (CA 130)
• USS Fall River (CA 131)
• Cruise Book 1945
• USS Macon (CA 132)
• Cruise Book 1945-50
• Mediterranean Cruise 1953 - 54
• Mediterranean Cruise 1956 - 57
• Presidential Cruise Book 1959 - 60
• USS Toledo (CA 133)
• Midshipmen Summer Cruises 1949
• WestPac Cruise 1949 - 50
• WestPac Cruise 1958
• USS Des Moines (CA 134)
• Mediterranean Cruise 1951 - 52
• NorLant and Mediterranean Cruise 1952
• Mediterranean Cruise 1958
• USS Los Angeles (CA 135)
• WestPac Cruises 1958 - 59
• USS Salem (CA 139)
• Mediterranean Cruise 1956 - 58
• USS Worcester (CL 144)
• USS Roanoke (CL 145)
• Commissioning and Mediterranean Cruise 1949 - 50
• USS Newport News (CA 148)
• Cruise Book 1958
• Mediterranean Cruise 1960
• NorLant Cruise 1962
• NorLant Cruise 1963
• Cruise Book 1965 - 66
• Vietnam Cruise 1967 - 68
• NATO Cruise 1971
• NATO Cruise 1973
• USS Boston (CAG 1)
• Mediterranean Cruise 1959 - 60
• Mediterranean Cruise 1960 - 61
• Mediterranean Cruise 1961 - 62
• Mediterranean Cruise 1962 - 63
• Mediterranean Cruise 1964
• Mediterranean Cruise 1965 - 66
• Vietnam Cruise 1967
• Vietnam Cruise 1968
• USS Canberra (CAG 2)
• Commissioning and Shakedown Cruise Book 1956
• Presidential Cruise 1957
• European Cruise 1958
• Mediterranean Cruise 1959
• USS Galveston (CLG 3)
• Cruise Book 1960
• WestPac Cruise 1963 - 64
• WestPac Cruise 1965
• Mediterranean Cruise 1967
• WestPac and Mediterranean Cruises 1968 - 69
• USS Little Rock (CLG 4)
• Mediterranean Cruise 1967 - 68
• USS Oklahoma City (CLG 5 / CG 5)
• WestPac Cruise 1961 - 62
• WestPac Cruise 1965 - 66
• WestPac Cruise 1974 - 76
• WestPac Cruise 1977 - 78
• WestPac Cruise 1979
• USS Providence (CLG 6)
• WestPac Cruise 1966 - 68
• WestPac Cruise 1971 - 72
• USS Springfield (CLG 7)
• Mediterranean Cruise Book 1960 - 62
• Mediterranean Cruise Book 1965 - 67
• USS Topeka (CLG 8)
• Crossing the Line 1960
• WestPac Cruise 1962
• USS Long Beach (CGN 9)
• Commissioning and Mediterranean Cruise Book 1961 - 63
• WestPac Cruise 1966 - 67
• WestPac Cruise 1969 - 70
• WestPac Cruise 1980
• WestPac Cruise 1991
• USS Albany (CG 10)
• Mediterranean Cruise 1965
• Mediterranean Cruise 1971
• Mediterranean Cruise 1976 - 78
• USS Chicago (CG 11)
• WestPac Cruise 1967 - 68
• WestPac Cruise 1970 - 71
• USS Columbus (CG 12)
• WestPac Cruise 1964 - 65
• Pacific to Atlantic Cruise 1966
• Mediterranean Cruise 1966 - 67
• Mediterranean Cruise 1968
• Mediterranean Cruise 1969 - 70
• Mediterranean Cruise 1972
• Mediterranean Cruise 1973 - 74
• USS Leahy (DLG / CG 16)
• WestPac Cruise 1984 - 85
• USS Harry E. Yarnell (DLG / CG 17)
• USS Worden (DLG / CG 18)
• Commissioning and WestPac Cruise 1963 - 65
• WestPac Cruise Book 1971 - 73
• WestPac Cruise 1977
• WestPac Cruise 1987
• WestPac Cruise 1992 - 93
• USS Dale (DLG / CG 19)
• Mediterranean and North Atlantic Cruise 1973
• Mediterranean Cruise 1978 - 79
• USS Richmond K. Turner (DLG / CG 20)
• Cruise Book 1972
• USS Gridley (DLG / CG 21)
• WestPac Cruise 1981 - 82
• USS England (DLG / CG 22)
• WestPac Cruise 1972
• Persian Gulf Cruise 1990
• USS Halsey (DLG / CG 23)
• Recommissioning and WestPac Cruise Book 1972 - 74
• WestPac Cruise 1984
• WestPac Cruise 1991 - 92
• USS Reeves (DLG / CG 24)
• WestPac Cruise Book 1966 - 68
• USS Bainbridge (DLGN / CGN 25)
• Mediterranean Cruise 1963
• Mediterranean and World Cruise 1964
• WestPac Cruise 1978
• WestPac Cruise 1981
• WestPac Cruise 1982 - 83
• Arabian Gulf Cruise 1991 - 92
• USS Belknap (DLG / CG 26)
• Mediterranean Cruise 1971 - 72
• UNITAS Cruise 1974
• Sixth Fleet Flagship Cruise Book 1986 - 94
• USS Josephus Daniels (DLG / CG 27)
• Maiden Cruise 1965 - 66
• UNITAS Cruise 1968
• USS Wainwright (DLG / CG 28)
• WestPac Cruise 1968 - 69
• World Cruise 1970 - 71
• Mediterranean Cruise 1972 - 73
• USS Jouett (DLG / CG 29)
• USS Horne (DLG / CG 30)
• WestPac Cruise 1971
• Persian Gulf Cruise 1990 - 91
• USS Sterett (DLG / CG 31)
• Central America Cruise 1993
• USS William H. Standley (DLG / CG 32)
• Central America Cruise 1984 - 85
• USS Fox (DLG / CG 33)
• WestPac Cruise 1975 - 76
• WestPac Cruise 1980 - 81
• USS Biddle (DLG / CG 34)
• Mediterranean Cruise 1977
• Mediterranean and Indian Ocean Cruise 1985 - 86
• USS Truxtun (DLGN / CGN 35)
• Commissioning Cruise Book 1967
• WestPac Cruise 1972 - 73
• WestPac Cruise 1976 - 77
• WestPac and Mediterranean Cruise 1986
• WestPac Cruise 1990
• Deactivation Pamphlet
• USS California (CGN 36)
• Mediterranean Cruise 1976 - 77
• WestPac Cruise 1994
• WestPac Cruise 1996
• USS South Carolina (CGN 37)
• Indian Ocean Cruise 1980
• USS Virginia (CGN 38)
• Mediterranean Cruise 1979
• USS Texas (CGN 39)
• Mediterranean / Indian Ocean Cruise 1979 - 80
• World Cruise 1983
• USS Mississippi (CGN 40)
• Commissioning Cruise Book 1979
• Mediterranean Cruise 1982 - 83
• Mediterranean and NorLant Cruise 1984 - 85
• USS Arkansas (CGN 41)
• Commissioning Cruise Book 1980 - 82
• World Cruise 1986
• USS Ticonderoga (CG 47)
• Maiden Cruise 1983 - 84
• Med/NorLant/IO Cruise 1987 - 88
• Middle East Cruise 1991 - 92
• SouthCom Cruise 2001
• Counter Narcotics Cruise 2004
• Decommissioning Pamphlet
• USS Yorktown (CG 48)
• Commissioning Cruise Book 1984 - 85
• USS Vincennes (CG 49)
• Persian Gulf Cruise 1988
• USS Valley Forge (CG 50)
• Operation Desert Storm Cruise 1990 - 91
• WestPac Cruise 2002 - 03
• USS Thomas S. Gates (CG 51)
• Cruise Book 1987 - 88
• Standing Naval Force Atlantic Cruise 2000
• USS Bunker Hill (CG 52)
• WestPac Cruise 1989
• WestPac Cruise 2000 - 01
• WestPac Cruise 2004 - 05
• WestPac Cruise 2014 - 15
• USS Mobile Bay (CG 53)
• Mediterranean / Indian Ocean Cruise 1989
• WestPac Cruise 2016
• USS Antietam (CG 54)
• WestPac Cruise 2003
• WestPac Cruise 2007
• WestPac Cruise 2009
• USS Leyte Gulf (CG 55)
• SNMG-2 Cruise 2014
• USS San Jacinto (CG 56)
• Mediterranean Cruise 1996
• Mediterranean Cruise 2007 - 08
• Mediterranean / Arabian Gulf Cruise 2016
• USS Lake Champlain (CG 57)
• WestPac Cruise 2016 - 17
• USS Philippine Sea (CG 58)
• Mediterranean / Arabian Sea Cruise 2003 - 04
• Mediterranean / Arabian Sea Cruise 2011
• Mediterranean / Arabian Sea Cruise 2014
• Mediterranean / Arabian Sea Cruise 2017
• USS Princeton (CG 59)
• Operation Desert Storm Cruise 1991
• WestPac Cruise 1998 - 99
• WestPac Cruise 2013
• USS Normandy (CG 60)
• Arabian Gulf Cruise 2005
• World Cruise 2015
• Mediterranean and NorLant Cruise 2018
• USS Monterey (CG 61)
• Mediterranean Cruise 1993 - 94
• South African and Middle East Cruise 2008 - 09
• Mediterranean Cruise 2011
• Mediterranean and Arabian Gulf Cruise 2013
• Mediterranean and Arabian Gulf Cruise 2016 - 17
• Mediterranean and Arabian Gulf Cruise 2017 - 18
• USS Cowpens (CG 63)
• WestPac / Arabian Sea Cruise 1996 - 97
• WestPac Cruise 2014
• USS Gettysburg (CG 64)
• Counter-Piracy Cruise 2009
• Mediterranean / Arabian Sea Cruise 2013 - 14
• USS Hu� City (CG 66)
• Mediterranean Cruise 1993
• Mediterranean Cruise 1995
• Mediterranean and Arabian Gulf Cruise 2004 - 05
• USS Anzio (CG 68)
• Mediterranean Cruise 2000
• Mediterranean / Arabian Sea Cruise 2003
• Mediterranean / Arabian Sea Cruise 2016
• USS Vicksburg (CG 69)
• Mediterranean / Persian Gulf Cruise 1997
• Mediterranean / Arabian Sea Cruise 2002
• Mediterranean / Arabian Sea Cruise 2006
• Mediterranean / Arabian Sea Cruise 2009
• SNMG2 Cruise 2014 - 15
• USS Lake Erie (CG 70)
• WestPac Cruise 1997
• USS Cape St. George (CG 71)
• USS Vella Gulf (CG 72)
• Mediterranean / Arabian Gulf Cruise 1997
• Mediterranean / Arabian Gulf Cruise 2004
• Mediterranean / Black Sea Cruise 2014
• Mediterranean / Arabian Gulf Cruise 2017
• USS Jenkins (DD 447)
• USS Nicholas (DD / DDE 449)
• USS Philip (DD / DDE 498)
• USS Renshaw (DD / DDE 499)
• USS Bradford (DD 545)
• USS Brown (DD 546)
• USS Stoddard (DD 566)
• WestPac Cruise 1960 - 61
• USS Braine (DD 630)
• USS Cogswell (DD 651)
• USS Ingersoll (DD 652)
• USS Clarence K. Bronson (DD 668)
• World Cruise 1953 - 54
• USS Porterfield (DD 682)
• WestPac Cruise 1953 - 54
• USS Wadleigh (DD 689)
• European Cruise 1953
• USS Allen M. Sumner (DD 692)
• World Cruise 1953
• Mediterranean Cruise 1962
• USS Moale (DD 693)
• USS Ingraham (DD 694)
• Mediterranean and Indian Ocean Cruise 1963
• USS Charles S. Sperry (DD 697)
• USS Ault (DD 698)
• USS Waldron (DD 699)
• USS Haynsworth (DD 700)
• USS John W. Weeks (DD 701)
• Mediterranean and Red Sea Cruise 1963 - 64
• Northern Europe Cruise 1966
• Middle East Cruise 1967
• USS Hank (DD 702)
• Cruise Book 1961 - 62
• USS Wallace L. Lind (DD 703)
• USS Borie (DD 704)
• European Cruise 1952 - 53
• Mediterranean and Indian Ocean Cruise 1964
• NorLant Cruise 1966
• USS Compton (DD 705)
• USS Soley (DD 707)
• USS Hugh Purvis (DD 709)
• USS Gearing (DD 710)
• Mediterranean Cruise 1964 - 65
• USS Eugene E. Greene (DD 711)
• Mediterranean Cruise 1970
• USS Kenneth D. Bailey (DD 713)
• USS William R. Rush (DD / DDR 714)
• USS William M. Wood (DD 715)
• USS Theodore E. Chandler (DD 717)
• USS Hamner (DD 718)
• USS Epperson (DD / DDE 719)
• USS Walke (DD 723)
• Korean War Cruise 1952 - 53
• Korean War Cruise 1953 - 54
• USS Lyman K. Swenson (DD 729)
• USS Maddox (DD 731)
• USS Taussig (DD 746)
• USS John R. Pierce (DD 753)
• USS Lofberg (DD 759)
• USS Keppler (DD / DDE 765)
• USS Lowry (DD 770)
• World Cruise 1952
• USS Zellars (DD 777)
• USS Massey (DD 778)
• USS Stormes (DD 780)
• World Cruise 1951
• USS Robert K. Huntington (DD 781)
• USS Rowan (DD 782)
• WestPac Cruise 1974 - 75
• USS James E. Kyes (DD 787)
• USS Chevalier (DD 805)
• USS Higbee (DD 806)
• USS New (DD 818)
• North Atlantic and Mediterranean Cruise 1956
• USS Holder (DD 819)
• USS Rich (DD 820)
• Middle East Force Cruise 1969 - 70
• USS Johnston (DD 821)
• Mediterranean Cruise 1961
• USS Basilone (DD 824)
• USS Agerholm (DD 826)
• USS Everett F. Larson (DD 830)
• USS Hanson (DD 832)
• USS Herbert J. Thomas (DD 833)
• USS Noa (DD 841)
• USS Fiske (DD 842)
• Mediterranean Cruise 1968 - 69
• Middle East Cruise 1973
• USS Robert L. Wilson (DD 847)
• USS Bristol (DD 857)
• World Cruise 1951 - 52
• USS McCaffery (DDE / DD 860)
• Mediterranean Cruise 1963 - 64
• North Atlantic Cruise 1964
• Middle East Cruise 1971
• USS Steinaker (DD / DDR 863)
• Cruise Book 1981 - 82
• USS Harold J. Ellison (DD 864)
• Middle East Cruise 1967 - 68
• USS Stribling (DD 867)
• USS Brownson (DD 868)
• Middle East Cruise 1975
• USS Fechteler (DD / DDR 870)
• World Cruise 1954
• USS Damato (DD 871)
• USS Hawkins (DD / DDR 873)
• USS Duncan (DD / DDR 874)
• Final Cruise 1970
• USS Perkins (DD 877)
• USS Leary (DD 879)
• USS Newman K. Perry (DD / DDR 883)
• USS Floyd B. Parks (DD 884)
• USS John R. Craig (DD 885)
• USS Brinkley Bass (DD 887)
• USS Stickell (DD / DDR 888)
• USS Meredith (DD 890)
• USS Barry (DD 933)
• NorLant Cruise 1969
• Middle East Cruise 1981 - 82
• USS Davis (DD 937)
• Mediterranean Cruise 1957 - 58
• USS Manley (DD 940)
• Maiden Cruise 1957 - 58
• Final Cruise 1982
• USS Du Pont (DD 941)
• USS Bigelow (DD 942)
• STANAVFORLANT Cruise 1971
• USS Mullinnix (DD 944)
• Mediterranean and Indian Ocean Cruise 1978 - 79
• USS Edson (DD 946)
• Plankowner Cruise Book 1958
• WestPac Cruise 1964
• USS Morton (DD 948)
• USS Richard S. Edwards (DD 950)
• WestPac Cruise 1962 - 63
• USS Turner Joy (DD 951)
• WestPac Cruise 1974
• WestPac Cruise 1982
• USS Spruance (DD 963)
• Commissioning Cruise Book 1975 - 76
• SoLant, NorLant and Mediterranean Cruises 1977 - 79
• Med / IO / NorLant / Baltic Sea Cruise 1988
• Mediterranean Cruise 1997
• USS Paul F. Foster (DD 964)
• Maiden Cruise Book 1976 - 77
• WestPac Cruise 1979 - 80
• WestPac Cruise 1986 - 87
• Middle East Force Cruise 1997
• Middle East Force Cruise 1999
• WestPac Cruise 2001
• WestPac Cruise 2002
• USS Kinkaid (DD 965)
• USS Hewitt (DD 966)
• WestPac Cruise 1978 - 79
• WestPac Cruise 1989 - 90
• USS Elliot (DD 967)
• Maiden Cruise 1979
• WestPac Cruise 1985
• WestPac Cruise 1995
• USS Arthur W. Radford (DD 968)
• Commissioning Cruise Book 1977 - 78
• Mediterranean Cruise 1983
• Mediterranean / Arabian Sea Cruise 2000
• USS Peterson (DD 969)
• Middle East Cruise 1980 - 81
• Mediterranean Cruise 1984
• Mediterranean Cruise 1986
• USS Caron (DD 970)
• Cruise Book 1980 - 81
• Mediterranean Cruise 1983 - 84
• Mediterranean and Red Sea Cruise 1993
• Northern European 1995
• Mediterranean and Arabian Sea Cruise 1996
• USS David R. Ray (DD 971)
• USS John Young (DD 973)
• WestPac Cruise 1988 - 89
• WestPac Cruise 1992
• USS Comte De Grasse (DD 974)
• Mediterranean Cruise 1981 - 82
• STANAVFORLANT Cruise 1983
• Persian Gulf Cruise 1985
• USS O'Brien (DD 975)
• Maiden Cruise 1980
• WestPac Cruise 1990 - 91
• USS Merrill (DD 976)
• Commissioning Pamphlet
• USS Briscoe (DD 977)
• Mediterranean Cruise 1987 - 88
• Mediterranean / Red Sea Cruise 1992 - 93
• Mediterranean / Black Sea Cruise 1996
• USS Stump (DD 978)
• Mediterranean and MEF Cruise 1988
• UNITAS Cruise 1994
• SOUTHCOM Cruise 2003
• USS Conolly (DD 979)
• Middle East Cruise 1992
• USS Moosbrugger (DD 980)
• Mediterranean Cruise 1986 - 87
• USS John Hancock (DD 981)
• USS Leftwich (DD 984)
• USS Cushing (DD 985)
• USS Harry W. Hill (DD 986)
• Commissioning Cruise Book 1979 - 80
• USS Thorn (DD 988)
• Mediterranean Cruise 1981
• STANAVFORMED Cruise 1998 - 99
• Final Cruise 2003 - 04
• USS Deyo (DD 989)
• Mediterranean and Indian Ocean Cruise 1987 - 88
• Mediterranean and Persian Gulf Cruise 1989 - 90
• Mediterranean Cruise 1998
• USS Ingersoll (DD 990)
• WestPac Cruise 1983
• USS Fife (DD 991)
• Maiden Cruise 1982
• USS Fletcher (DD 992)
• Maiden WestPac Cruise 1982
• USS Hayler (DD 997)
• Maiden Cruise 1984 - 85
• UNITAS Cruise 1986
• MEF Cruise 1993 - 94
• MEF Cruise 1998 - 99
• USS Charles F. Adams (DDG 2)
• Mediterranean Cruise 1966
• STANAVFORLANT Cruise 1972
• MEF Cruise 1973 - 74
• Mediterranean Cruise 1987
• USS John King (DDG 3)
• Mediterranean Cruise 1989
• USS Claude V. Ricketts (DDG 5)
• Mixed Manning Demonstration 1964 - 65
• Mediterranean Cruise 1969
• Mediterranean and Middle East Cruise 1979 - 80
• STANAVFORLANT Cruise 1981
• USS Barney (DDG 6)
• Middle East Cruise 1978
• Caribbean Cruise 1984
• USS Henry B. Wilson (DDG 7)
• WestPac Cruise 1975
• USS Towers (DDG 9)
• USS Robison (DDG 12)
• USS Hoel (DDG 13)
• USS Buchanan (DDG 14)
• USS Berkeley (DDG 15)
• USS Joseph Strauss (DDG 16)
• WestPac Cruise 1973
• USS Conyngham (DDG 17)
• USS Tattnall (DDG 19)
• Mediterranean Cruise 1979 - 80
• USS Goldsborough (DDG 20)
• USS Cochrane (DDG 21)
• USS Benjamin Stoddert (DDG 22)
• USS Richard E. Byrd (DDG 23)
• UNITAS Cruise 1989
• USS Waddell (DDG 24)
• Cruise Book 1962 - 67
• Caribbean Cruise 1990
• USS Decatur (DDG 31)
• Final Cruise 1982 - 83
• USS John Paul Jones (DD 932 / DDG 32)
• NorLant Cruise 1956
• USS Parsons (DDG 33)
• WestPac Cruise 1967 - 69
• USS Somers (DDG 34)
• USS John S. McCain (DL 3 / DDG 36)
• Recommissioning Cruise Book 1969 - 70
• USS Farragut (DLG 6 / DDG 37)
• Maiden Cruise 1961 - 62
• Mediterranean and Middle East Cruise 1980 - 81
• USS Coontz (DLG 9 / DDG 40)
• USS King (DLG 10 / DDG 41)
• Shakedown Cruise 1961
• USS Mahan (DLG 11 / DDG 42)
• Commissioning Cruise Book 1960 - 61
• Mediterranean Cruise 1976
• UNITAS Cruise 1977
• Persian Gulf Cruise 1991 - 92
• USS Dahlgren (DLG 12 / DDG 43)
• Northern Europe Cruise 1962
• USS William V. Pratt (DLG 13 / DDG 44)
• Mediterranean Cruise 1982
• USS Dewey (DLG 14 / DDG 45)
• Maiden Cruise Book 1959-61
• USS Preble (DLG 15 / DDG 46)
• Standing Naval Force Atlantic Cruise 1989
• USS Arleigh Burke (DDG 51)
• Commissioning Cruise Book 1991 - 92
• Mediterranean and Arabian Sea Cruise 2003
• SNMG2 Cruise 2005 - 06
• Mediterranean and Arabian Sea Cruise 2007
• Africom Cruise 2009
• Mediterranean and Arabian Sea Cruise 2014
• USS Barry (DDG 52)
• Mediterranean and Arabian Sea Cruise 2002 - 03
• Mediterranean Cruise 2004 - 05
• Mediterranean Cruise 2008 - 09
• USS John Paul Jones (DDG 53)
• WestPac Cruise 1999 - 2000
• USS Stout (DDG 55)
• Maiden Cruise Book 1994 - 95
• Mediterranean and Arabian Sea Cruise 1998 - 99
• Mediterranean Cruise 2013 - 14
• USS Mitscher (DDG 57)
• Maiden Cruise 1996
• Mediterranean and Arabian Sea Cruise 2011
• USS Russell (DDG 59)
• Commissioning Book
• WestPac Cruise 1998
• USS Paul Hamilton (DDG 60)
• CARAT Cruise 2005
• USS Ramage (DDG 61)
• Mediterranean and Arabian Sea Cruise 2015 - 16
• USS Stethem (DDG 63)
• USS Benfold (DDG 65)
• WestPac Cruise 1997 - 98
• USS Gonzalez (DDG 66)
• Mediterranean Cruise 2008
• USS Cole (DDG 67)
• Mediterranean and Arabian Sea Cruise 2000
• Med / IO / Baltic Sea Cruise 2008
• Mediterranean Cruise 2012 - 13
• Mediterranean Cruise 2014 - 15
• USS Milius (DDG 69)
• Maiden Cruise 1998
• WestPac Cruise 2012
• USS Mahan (DDG 72)
• Mediterranean Cruise 2002
• USS McFaul (DDG 74)
• Mediterranean and Persian Gulf Cruise 2001
• Mediterranean and Persian Gulf Cruise 2004
• USS O'Kane (DDG 77)
• Arabian Sea Cruise 2012
• USS Porter (DDG 78)
• Mediterranean and Arabian Sea Cruise 2007 - 08
• Mediterranean and Arabian Sea Cruise 2009 - 10
• USS Oscar Austin (DDG 79)
• Mediterranean and Arabian Sea Cruise 2010
• USS Winston S. Churchill (DDG 81)
• Middle East Cruise 2005 - 06
• USS Lassen (DDG 82)
• Maiden Cruise 2003
• USS Howard (DDG 83)
• WestPac Cruise 2013 - 14
• USS Mason (DDG 87)
• Mediterranean and Arabian Sea Cruise 2013 - 14
• USS Preble (DDG 88)
• WestPac Cruise 2012 - 13
• USS Mustin (DDG 89)
• USS Chafee (DDG 90)
• WestPac and UNITAS Cruise 2015
• USS Pinckney (DDG 91)
• WestPac Cruise 2009 - 10
• USS Momsen (DDG 92)
• WestPac and Arabian Sea Cruise 2008
• USS Nitze (DDG 94)
• USS James E. Williams (DDG 95)
• Mediterranean and Arabian Sea Cruise 2009
• USS Halsey (DDG 97)
• Maiden Cruise 2006
• WestPac Cruise 2008
• WestPac Cruise 2010 - 11
• WestPac Cruise 2011 - 12
• USS Forrest Sherman (DDG 98)
• Maiden Cruise 2007
• USS Farragut (DDG 99)
• USS Gridley (DDG 101)
• USS Sampson (DDG 102)
• USS Truxtun (DDG 103)
• Mediterranean and Arabian Sea Cruise 2017
• USS Dewey (DDG 105)
• USS Gravely (DDG 107)
• USS Kidd (DDG 993)
• EastPac Cruise 1996
• USS Callaghan (DDG 994)
• USS Chandler (DDG 996)

Destroyer Escorts and Frigates

• USS Forster (DER 334)
• USS Garcia (DE / FF 1040)
• NorLant Cruise 1970
• USS Bradley (DE / FF 1041)
• USS Brumby (DE / FF 1044)
• Northern European and Mediterranean Cruise 1967
• UNITAS Cruise 1975
• USS Davidson (DE / FF 1045)
• USS Voge (FF 1047)
• Mediterranean Cruise 1988
• USS Sample (FF 1048)
• WestPac Cruise 1983 - 84
• USS Koelsch (DE / FF 1049)
• Northern European and Mediterranean Cruise 1968
• USS Albert David (DE / FF 1050)
• USS O'Callahan (DE / FF 1051)
• USS Gray (DE / FF 1054)
• USS Hepburn (FF 1055)
• USS Connole (FF 1056)
• USS Meyerkord (FF 1058)
• USS Lang (FF 1060)
• USS Whipple (DE / FF 1062)
• USS Reasoner (FF 1063)
• USS Stein (FF 1065)
• USS Marvin Shields (FF 1066)
• USS Francis Hammond (DE / FF 1067)
• Cruise Book 1985 - 87
• USS Bagley (DE / FF 1069)
• WestPac Cruise 1973 - 74
• USS Downes (FF 1070)
• USS Blakely (DE / FF 1072)
• Mediterranean Cruise 1974
• USS Harold E. Holt (FF 1074)
• USS Trippe (FF 1075)
• Mediterranean / Indian Ocean Cruise 1983
• USS Paul (FF 1080)
• Mediterranean Cruise 1990
• USS Aylwin (FF 1081)
• USS Elmer Montgomery (FF 1082)
• Northern Europe Cruise 1982
• USS Cook (DE / FF 1083)
• USS Barbey (FF 1088)
• Middle East Force Cruise 1990
• USS Jesse L. Brown (FF 1089)
• Middle East Cruise 1976
• USS Ainsworth (FF 1090)
• Middle East Cruise 1979 - 80
• Mediterranean and Indian Ocean Cruise 1983
• Mediterranean Cruise 1985 - 86
• USS Miller (FF 1091)
• STANAVFORLANT Cruise 1977
• USS Thomas C. Hart (FF 1092)
• USS Pharris (FF 1094)
• Middle East Cruise 1976 - 77
• USS Truett (FF 1095)
• USS Moinester (FF 1097)
• Mediterranean Cruise 1985
• USS Brooke (FFG 1)
• USS Ramsey (FFG 2)
• USS Schofield (DEG 3)
• USS Richard L. Page (FFG 5)
• Mediterranean Cruise 1977 - 78
• USS Julius A. Furer (DEG / FFG 6)
• STANAVFORLANT Cruise 1974
• USS McInerney (FFG 8)
• Operation Desert Storm 1991
• Mediterranean Cruise 1992 - 93
• STANAVFORLANT Cruise 1996
• USS Wadsworth (FFG 9)
• WestPac/SouthPac Cruise 1983 - 84
• Cruise Book 1991
• CARAT Cruise 1997
• USS Duncan (FFG 10)
• USS George Philip (FFG 12)
• Final Cruise - CARAT 2002
• USS Samuel Eliot Morison (FFG 13)
• USS Sides (FFG 14)
• Counter Narcotics Cruise 1996
• USS John A. Moore (FFG 19)
• USS Lewis B. Puller (FFG 23)
• USS Copeland (FFG 25)
• USS Boone (FFG 28)
• Counter-Drug Cruise 2002 - 03
• USS Stephen W. Groves (FFG 29)
• Mediterranean Cruise 1996 - 97
• STANAVFORLANT Cruise 1999
• USS Reid (FFG 30)
• USS John L. Hall (FFG 32)
• Mediterranean / Indian Ocean Cruise 1984
• Counter Drug Operations Cruise 1998
• STANAVFORLANT Cruise 2000
• USS Aubrey Fitch (FFG 34)
• EastLant and WestMed Cruise 1995
• USS Underwood (FFG 36)
• Mediterranean / Arabian Gulf Cruise 2004 - 05
• Southern Seas Cruise 2012
• USS Crommelin (FFG 37)
• USS Curts (FFG 38)
• USS Doyle (FFG 39)
• Counter Drug Operations Cruise 2005
• USS McClusky (FFG 41)
• Maiden Cruise 1986
• Counter Narcotics Cruise 2014
• USS De Wert (FFG 45)
• Mediterranean Cruise 1991
• Mediterranean and Indian Ocean Cruise 2013
• USS Rentz (FFG 46)
• Persian Gulf Cruise 1987 - 88
• Arabian Gulf Cruise 1989
• Arabian Gulf Cruise 1991
• CARAT Cruise 1995
• SouthPac Cruise 2003
• SouthPac Cruise 2013 - 14
• USS Nicholas (FFG 47)
• Mediterranean / Baltic Sea Cruise 2003
• USS Vandegrift (FFG 48)
• World Cruise 1987
• WestPac Cruise 2005
• Final Cruise 2014
• USS Robert G. Bradley (FFG 49)
• Maiden Cruise Book 1984 - 86
• Africa Cruise 2008 - 09
• AfriCom Cruise 2012 - 13
• USS Taylor (FFG 50)
• Operation Desert Shield 1990
• USS Gary (FFG 51)
• Persian Gulf Cruise 1989 - 90
• Southern Pacific Cruise 2009
• USS Hawes (FFG 53)
• Commissioning Cruise Book 1985 - 86
• Mediterranean / Black Sea Cruise 1996 - 97
• Mediterranean / Arabian Sea Cruise 2007
• USS Ford (FFG 54)
• WestPac Cruise 2011
• USS Elrod (FFG 55)
• Mediterranean Cruise 1999
• USS Simpson (FFG 56)
• STANAVFORLANT Cruise 1995 - 96
• Mediterranean and Arabian Sea Cruise 2000 - 01
• USS Reuben James (FFG 57)
• USS Samuel B. Roberts (FFG 58)
• Middle East Force Cruise 1988
• USS Kauffman (FFG 59)
• Partnership of the Americas Cruise 2008
• USS Rodney M. Davis (FFG 60)
• USS Ingraham (FFG 61)
• USS Triton (SSRN 586)
• First Submerged Circumnavigation Cruise 1960
• USS Thresher (SSN 593)
• Memorial Book 1963
• USS George Washington (SSBN 598)
• Patrols 39 and 41 1973 - 74
• USS Los Angeles (SSN 688)
• USS Birmingham (SSN 695)
• Mediterranean Cruise 1980 - 81

Amphibious Forces

• USS Tarawa (LHA 1)
• USS Saipan (LHA 2)
• USS Belleau Wood (LHA 3)
• WestPac Cruise 1982- 83
• USS Nassau (LHA 4)
• Gulf War Cruise 1990 - 91
• Mediterranean and Arabian Sea Cruise 2008
• Final Cruise 2010
• USS Peleliu (LHA 5)
• WestPac and Persian Gulf Cruise 1991
• WestPac and Indian Ocean Cruise 1994
• WestPac Cruise 2010
• USS Wasp (LHD 1)
• Mediterranean Cruise 1995 - 96
• Mediterranean and Indian Ocean Cruise 2004
• Cruise Book 2011 - 12
• USS Essex (LHD 2)
• Maiden Cruise 1994 - 95
• USS Kearsarge (LHD 3)
• Operation Iraqi Freedom Cruise 2003
• Mediterranean and Persian Gulf Cruises 2004-05
• Mediterranean and Arabian Sea Cruise 2007-08
• Mediterranean and Arabian Sea Cruise 2015-16
• USS Boxer (LHD 4)
• WestPac Cruise 2006 - 07
• USS Bataan (LHD 5)
• Maiden Cruise 2000
• Mediterranean and Arabian Sea Cruise 2001 - 02
• Mediterranean and Arabian Sea Cruise 2011 - 12
• USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6)
• WestPac Cruise 2017 - 18
• USS Iwo Jima (LHD 7)
• Mediterranean and Persian Gulf Cruise 2006
• Mediterranean and Arabian Sea Cruise 2008 - 09
• USS Makin Island (LHD 8)
• Maiden Cruise 2011 - 12
• USS Iwo Jima (LPH 2)
• Mediterranean Cruise 1975
• Mediterranean Cruise 1978
• North Atlantic Cruise 1980
• USS Okinawa (LPH 3)
• USS Boxer (LPH 4)
• Cruise Book 1959
• USS Princeton (LPH 5)
• WestPac Cruise 1963
• USS Guadalcanal (LPH 7)
• Commissioning Cruise Book 1963
• Caribbean Cruise 1968
• Mediterranean and Arabian Sea Cruise 1987
• USS Valley Forge (LPH 8)
• USS Guam (LPH 9)
• Caribbean Cruise 1966 - 67
• Cruise Book 1972 - 73
• Mediterranean Cruise 1974 - 75
• Mediterranean Cruise 1994
• Mediterranean Cruise 1997 - 98
• USS Tripoli (LPH 10)
• USS New Orleans (LPH 11)
• WestPac Cruise 1993 - 94
• USS Inchon (LPH 12)
• Cruise Book 1978 - 79
• Cruise Book 1994
• USS Raleigh (LPD 1)
• Persian Gulf Cruise 1988 - 89
• USS Austin (LPD 4)
• Mediterranean Cruise 1973
• North Atlantic Cruise 1976
• Mediterranean Cruise 1988 - 89
• USS Ogden (LPD 5)
• USS Duluth (LPD 6)
• USS Cleveland (LPD 7)
• Pacific Partnership Cruise 2011
• USS Dubuque (LPD 8)
• USS Denver (LPD 9)
• WestPac Cruise 2004
• USS Juneau (LPD 10)
• Maiden Cruise 1970 - 71
• USS Nashville (LPD 13)
• Mediterranean Cruise 2001
• USS Trenton (LPD 14)
• Mediterranean Cruise 1989 - 90
• Mediterranean and Arabian Sea Cruise 1998
• Mediterranean and Arabian Sea Cruise 2006
• USS Ponce (LPD 15)
• Mediterranean Cruise 1994 - 95
• Mediterranean and Arabian Sea Cruise 2005
• USS San Antonio (LPD 17)
• Maiden Cruise 2008 - 09
• Mediterranean and Arabian Sea Cruise 2013
• USS New Orleans (LPD 18)
• USS Mesa Verde (LPD 19)
• Maiden Cruise 2010
• Mediterranean and Red Sea Cruise 2011 - 12
• USS New York (LPD 21)
• Mediterranean and Arabian Sea Cruise 2014 - 15
• USS Arlington (LPD 24)
• USS Belle Grove (LSD 2)
• USS White Marsh (LSD 8)
• USS Casa Grande (LSD 13)
• USS Tortuga (LSD 26)
• USS Thomaston (LSD 28)
• WestPac Cruise 1976
• USS Fort Snelling (LSD 30)
• Cruise Book 1983 - 84
• USS Point Defiance (LSD 31)
• USS Spiegel Grove (LSD 32)
• Mediterranean Cruise 1980
• USS Alamo (LSD 33)
• USS Hermitage (LSD 34)
• USS Monticello (LSD 35)
• USS Anchorage (LSD 36)
• Maiden Cruise Book 1968 - 70
• USS Portland (LSD 37)
• Caribbean Cruise 1982
• USS Pensacola (LSD 38)
• USS Mount Vernon (LSD 39)
• USS Fort Fisher (LSD 40)
• USS Whidbey Island (LSD 41)
• Mediterranean and Arabian Sea Cruise 2004
• USS Germantown (LSD 42)
• Maiden Cruise 1987
• USS Fort McHenry (LSD 43)
• Maiden Cruise 1988
• USS Gunston Hall (LSD 44)
• Mediterranean / Arabian Sea Cruise 2007 - 08
• USS Comstock (LSD 45)
• WestPac / Persian Gulf Cruise 1991
• USS Tortuga (LSD 46)
• Maiden Cruise 1992
• USS Rushmore (LSD 47)
• USS Ashland (LSD 48)
• UNITAS Cruise 1995
• Mediterranean / Indian Ocean Cruise 2008
• Mediterranean / Arabian Sea Cruise 2010
• USS Carter Hall (LSD 50)
• Mediterranean / Arabian Sea Cruise 2005 - 06
• Mediterranean / Arabian Sea Cruise 2010 - 11
• Mediterranean / Arabian Sea Cruise 2013
• USS Oak Hill (LSD 51)
• Mediterranean / Arabian Sea Cruise 2008
• USS Pearl Harbor (LSD 52)
• WestPac Cruise 2001 - 02
• WestPac Cruise 2017
• USS Outagamie County (LST 1073)
• USS Newport (LST 1179)
• Shakedown Cruise 1969 - 70
• USS Manitowoc (LST 1180)
• USS Sumter (LST 1181)
• USS Fresno (LST 1182)
• USS Frederick (LST 1184)
• USS Schenectady (LST 1185)
• USS Saginaw (LST 1188)
• USS Boulder (LST 1190)
• Cruise Book 1986
• USS Racine (LST 1191)
• USS La Moure County (LST 1194)
• USS Harlan County (LST 1196)
• UNITAS and WATC Cruise 1986
• USS Bristol County (LST 1198)
• USS Libra (AKA 12)
• USS Marquette (AKA 95)
• World Cruise 1945 - 46
• USS Seminole (LKA 104)
• USS Vermilion (AKA 107)
• Mediterranean Cruise 1948
• USS Charleston (LKA 113)
• USS Durham (LKA 114)
• Maiden Cruise 1970
• USS Mobile (LKA 115)
• USS St. Louis (LKA 116)
• USS El Paso (LKA 117)
• Mediterranean / Indian Ocean Cruise 1980 - 81
• USS Mount McKinley (LCC 7)
• USS Mount Olympus (AGC 8)
• USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19)
• Cruise Book 1970 - 71
• WestPac Cruise Book 1983 - 85
• USS Mount Whitney (LCC 20)
• Atlantic Cruise Book 1976
• Cruise Book 1993
• Horn of Africa Cruise 2002 - 03
• USS Harris (APA 2)
• USS Monrovia (APA 31)
• USS Chilton (APA 38)
• USS Baxter (APA 94)
• USS Westmoreland (APA 104)
• USS Goodhue (APA 107)
• USS Edgecombe (APA 164)
• USS Sanborn (APA 193)
• USS Renville (APA 227)
• USS Rockwall (APA 230)
• USS Paul Revere (APA 248)
• USS John Q. Roberts (APD 94)
• USS Walter B. Cobb (APD 106)
• USS Carronade (IFS 1)

Mine Warfare Vessels

• Northern Barrage Mine Force
• North Sea Cruise 1918
• USS Avenger (MCM 1)
• European Cruise 1997
• USS Scout (MCM 8)
• USS Dextrous (MCM 13)
• Crew Foxtrot Persian Gulf Cruise 1998
• USS Inchon (MCS 12)
• USS Conquest (MSO 488)
• Cruise Book 1993-94

Auxiliary Vessels

• USS Dixie (AD 14)
• Indian Ocean Cruise 1979 - 80
• USS Prairie (AD 15)
• World Cruise 1956 - 57
• WestPac Cruise 1959 - 60
• USS Cascade (AD 16)
• USS Piedmont (AD 17)
• USS Sierra (AD 18)
• Mediterranean / Indian Ocean Cruise 1982
• Mediterranean Cruise 1991 - 92
• USS Yosemite (AD 19)
• USS Arcadia (AD 23)
• USS Everglades (AD 24)
• USS Samuel Gompers (AD 37)
• USS Puget Sound (AD 38)
• USS Yellowstone (AD 41)
• Maiden Cruise 1981
• Mediterranean Cruise 1992
• USS Acadia (AD 42)
• USS Cape Cod (AD 43)
• USS Shenandoah (AD 44)
• Mediterranean and Arabian Gulf Cruise 1993
• USS Firedrake (AE 14)
• USS Mount Katmai (AE 16)
• USS Diamond Head (AE 19)
• USS Suribachi (AE 21)
• Mediterranean and Indian Ocean Cruise 1982 - 83
• USS Mauna Kea (AE 22)
• USS Nitro (AE 23)
• USS Pyro (AE 24)
• USS Haleakala (AE 25)
• USS Santa Barbara (AE 28)
• USS Mount Hood (AE 29)
• USS Flint (AE 32)
• USS Mount Baker (AE 34)
• Mediterranean / Indian Ocean Cruise 1985 - 86
• USS Vega (AF 59)
• USS Sylvania (AFS 2)
• USS Niagara Falls (AFS 3)
• Cruise Book 1993 - 94
• USS Concord (AFS 5)
• USS San Diego (AFS 6)
• USS San Jose (AFS 7)
• Indian Ocean Cruise 1982
• USS Basilan (AG 68)
• World War II Cruise 1944 - 45
• USS Compass Island (AG 153)
• Cruise Book 1976 - 77
• USS La Salle (AGF 3)
• African and Middle East Cruise 1972
• Middle East and WestPac Cruise 1973 - 74
• Persian Gulf and Indian Ocean Cruise 1984
• Persian Gulf and Indian Ocean Cruise 1987 - 88
• Final Cruise Book 2004 - 05
• USS Coronado (AGF 11)
• USS Annapolis (AGMR 1)
• Vietnam Cruise 1965 - 66
• USS Rehoboth (AGS 50)
• USS Sanctuary (AH 17)
• USS Castor (AKS 1)
• USS Trinity (AO 13)
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First-time cruiser? These are the best cruise lines to book

By Michelle Price

| Updated: June 7, 2024

Cruising is a fantastic way to explore different destinations, indulge in delicious food and unwind with some serious relaxation. But with so many cruise lines out there, picking the perfect one for your first voyage can feel overwhelming. No matter your vacation personality, there is a great cruise line for you.

Why you’ll love cruising

Cruising lets you have a taste of multiple vacation destinations so you can experience more in less time. You unpack once in your comfy cabin, and every day brings a new port of call. You don’t have to worry about lugging your suitcase to different hotels or figuring out local transportation because your luxurious floating hotel takes care of everything.

Each day aboard the ship offers endless activities, from dazzling shows and live music to pools, casinos and movie nights under the stars. Different ships have different amenities, some having ice skating rinks or roller coasters, while others focus on cooking classes or educational lectures. Once you decide on the best cruise line, you will find the right ship within that fleet.

With cruising, you can opt to spend not a single penny more outside crew gratuities if you explore ports on your own, enjoy the included restaurants and partake in the free entertainment. It’s a lot like an all-inclusive resort in that sense, although you can also purchase beverage packages and specialty dining and shore excursions at an additional cost. 

Best cruise lines for adults

If you’re sailing on an adults-only adventure, you may want to look at cruise lines that focus more on adult activities and customers. Only one is truly an adults-only option for guests, so know that you will see kids on the ship. Depending on the time of year, there may be more or fewer on board.

Celebrity Cruises

Celebrity Cruises is known for its modern ships, spacious accommodations and top-notch service. Its restaurants are award-winning, featuring Michelin-starred chefs and focusing on farm-to-table fare. Plus, its onboard entertainment leans towards high-brow productions and live music acts.

With its upscale amenities and diverse itineraries, Celebrity Cruises offers an unforgettable journey to some of the world’s most captivating destinations. The cruises tend to be slightly more expensive than some options, but the service on these ships is on point.

Virgin Voyages

Virgin Voyages has a more contemporary approach to travel and is the only ocean cruise line with an adults-only policy. Designed with the modern traveler in mind, Virgin Voyages offers a vibrant and inclusive atmosphere where guests can let loose and indulge in all the pleasures of cruising without any distractions.

From innovative dining concepts and lively entertainment to stylish accommodations and unique onboard experiences, Virgin Voyages promises an unforgettable voyage for adults looking to explore the world in style.  Their ships are decked out with state-of-the-art gyms, killer dance clubs and even tattoo parlors. This is not the cruise voyage your parents went on.

Princess Cruises

Princess Cruises caters to adults seeking a blend of elegance, relaxation and adventure. With its fleet of beautiful ships and world-class amenities, Princess Cruises offers a refined onboard experience with gourmet dining, enriching activities and captivating entertainment options. Whether you’re exploring exotic destinations or simply enjoying the serenity of the sea, Princess Cruises ensures a memorable and rejuvenating vacation for discerning adult travelers. 

Oceania Cruises

Oceania Cruises offers smaller ships with a focus on personalized service and destination immersion. Their itineraries are designed for cultural exploration, with longer port stays and exclusive shore excursions included in the booking price.

Plus, their culinary scene is a haven for gourmands, featuring gourmet dining experiences and cooking classes led by acclaimed chefs . With an emphasis on personalized service and attention to detail, Oceania Cruises ensures that every aspect of the guest experience is tailored to exceed expectations and create lasting memories.

Best cruise lines for families

Most cruisers tend to be families, whether it’s parents with their children or multi-generational trips. It’s important to find the right cruise line that includes something for everyone in the family to enjoy. With so much to do aboard the ship, finding the right fit for your family’s personality is key so you can book with confidence.

Disney Cruise Line

Disney Cruise Line brings the magic of Disney to the high seas, offering families a one-of-a-kind vacation experience filled with enchantment and adventure. From themed entertainment to immersive kids’ clubs and family-friendly activities, Disney Cruise Line creates unforgettable memories for guests of all ages.

Their ships are practically Disney parks themselves, with character meet-and-greets, Broadway-caliber shows and water slides galore. Kids clubs are top-notch, offering age-appropriate activities for every interest, while adults can enjoy some well-deserved relaxation in adults-only areas. As with all things Disney, this cruise line has a high price point, but the memories you make are worth it.

Royal Caribbean International

Royal Caribbean International is a top choice for families seeking a fun-filled and action-packed cruise adventure. With its innovative ships, thrilling onboard activities and diverse dining options, Royal Caribbean offers something for everyone in the family to enjoy.

From zip-lining and rock climbing to Broadway-style shows and AquaTheater performances, Royal Caribbean ensures non-stop excitement and entertainment for guests of all ages. They are a great middle of the road pricepoint with newer ships and plenty of activities, but be aware that many of them come at an additional cost.

Carnival Cruise Line

Carnival Cruise Line is synonymous with fun and excitement, making it a favorite among families looking for a lively and vibrant vacation experience. Carnival offers a wide range of family-friendly amenities and activities, including water parks, mini-golf courses and youth programs for kids of all ages.

They are often known as a party ship, but they also offer oases of quiet if you know where to find them on the ship. Carnival offers excellent value for money, making it a great choice for budget-conscious families.

How long should your first cruise last?

For first-timers, a shorter cruise of three to seven days is a great way to dip your toes into the cruising world. This allows you to experience all the fun without feeling overwhelmed. If you absolutely love it and crave more, you can always book a longer cruise on your next adventure. By then, you will have learned the ropes, and your packing list will be half the size it was on your first cruise.

Book your first cruise with confidence

Ultimately, the best cruise line for you depends on your personal preferences, budget and travel style. Whether you plan an adults-only adventure or have a family vacation in mind, there is a perfect cruise line for you. Do some research, keep these tips in mind and get ready to set sail for an unforgettable first cruise experience.

Michelle Price is a food and travel writer at Honest and Truly who almost has an empty nest. She loves to provide both the inspiration and the confidence you need to help get you into the kitchen and on the road to enjoy new flavors and experiences.

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The Very Slow Restart of G.M.’s Cruise Driverless Car Business

An incident that seriously injured a pedestrian in San Francisco led Cruise to take all of its cars off the road. The question now is when they will return.

By Yiwen Lu

Reporting from Warren, Mich., and Mountain View, Calif.

At a sprawling complex in Warren, Mich., General Motors’ hopes for its driverless car future play out in a virtual reality headset offered to visitors.

In a video, the electric and autonomous car drives itself. Wirelessly connected to traffic lights and the surrounding streets, the car avoids collisions and reduces congestion, part of what G.M. calls its “0-0-0” vision — “zero crashes, zero emission, zero congestion.”

At least, that’s the plan. G.M.’s driverless future looks a lot further away today than it did a year ago, when Cruise, G.M.’s driverless car subsidiary, was deep into an aggressive expansion of its robot taxi services, testing in 15 cities across 10 states.

On Oct. 2, a Cruise driverless car hit and dragged a pedestrian for 20 feet on a San Francisco street, causing severe injuries. Weeks later, the California Department of Motor Vehicles accused Cruise of omitting the dragging from a video of the incident that was initially provided to the agency and suspended the company’s license in the state.

In November, Cruise voluntarily paused all operations across the country after facing widespread criticism that it was neglecting safety as it expanded its driverless taxi service. Cruise also pushed out nine executives, its chief executive stepped down , and the company laid off a quarter of its work force.

Now comes the hard part: Rebuilding a ruined reputation. In recent interviews with The New York Times, the three executives now running Cruise say they are in no rush to get back on the road. After learning the hard way about the risks of moving too fast with a cutting-edge technology, Cruise has slowed its breakneck development to a crawl to avoid another major mishap.

“For a long time before, Cruise was really moving fast and other competitors were not,” said Craig Glidden, who became president and chief administrative officer of Cruise in November. Now, he said, safety is Cruise’s “North Star.”

But going slow means the company risks falling far behind its top rivals. Waymo, a subsidiary of Google’s parent company, Alphabet, has had driverless taxis operating in the Phoenix area since 2020 and San Francisco since late 2022 without serious incidents, and it recently expanded to Los Angeles . Zoox , an Amazon subsidiary, has been testing a steering-wheel-free robot taxi in Las Vegas since last June.

“Catching up with Waymo technologically is going to take three to five years at best,” said Alex Roy, a consultant and former executive in the autonomous car industry. He added that it was even harder for Cruise to catch up commercially because Waymo was “generating revenues with trust that Cruise never earned.”

Some industry observers were surprised G.M. didn’t shut down Cruise after its public meltdown late last year. Since acquiring the company in 2016, G.M. has spent over $8 billion on its driverless subsidiary. Cruise lost $3.48 billion last year, and another $519 million over the first three months of 2024.

“I was thinking in the late part of 2023 and into early 2024 that the most likely outcome was that they were going to completely turn off Cruise,” said Reilly Brennan, a partner at Trucks Venture Capital, which invests in the future of transportation.

But after slashing $1 billion from Cruise’s 2024 budget, Mary T. Barra, G.M.’s chief executive, reiterated her commitment to the company during earnings calls. In April, she told investors that Cruise had made “tangible progress,” although G.M. is exploring different options to fund the business, including taking outside investments.

After Cruise’s former chief executive and co-founder Kyle Vogt resigned in November, G.M. appointed two presidents who report to its board: Mo Elshenawy, previously the company’s executive vice president of engineering, and Mr. Glidden, who also serves as G.M.’s general counsel. In February, Cruise hired Steve Kenner, a veteran product safety executive, as chief safety officer.

The three executives all decide on safety decisions, such as when to take the next step in deployment. Those calls, Mr. Kenner said, have to be unanimous.

So far, Cruise has taken baby steps back to the road. In April, it picked Phoenix, the home to its operations center, to be the first city to restart testing with human drivers. On May 13, after a month of driving a handful of vehicles in order to understand local road features, Cruise transitioned into supervised autonomous testing , with two safety drivers per vehicle.

Cruise used to say its robot taxis were, on average, safer than a human driver. But so-called edge cases — incidents like road construction or erratic cyclists that humans can intuitively react to — bedeviled the robot taxis. Mr. Elshenawy said the cars had improved their navigation of construction zones and how they deal with emergency vehicles.

Cruise hopes to offer driverless ride-hailing service in one city by the end of 2024, while operating with safety drivers in fewer than five cities, Mr. Glidden said. That is, if the edge case issue can be improved.

While Mr. Elshenawy’s engineering team works to improve the technology, Mr. Glidden and Mr. Kenner have been traveling across the country to meet with regulators. Cruise has met with local officials and state regulators in Arizona, Texas and California, as well as with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. It has also spoken with several cities in the Southeast where it previously tested its fleet.

In California, Cruise has answered questions from state regulators about driverless testing, but it is unclear if or when it could regain a permit. The talent pool in Silicon Valley is essential to Cruise’s business, so executives say they are committed to staying in the state.

Whether Cruise’s cautious approach restores faith in the company among regulators is an open question. Dave Cortese, a California state senator representing Silicon Valley, said the autonomous vehicle industry’s aggressive testing on public roads in the past had “created tension and distrust.”

For the company to win over regulators, it needs a “profound demonstration of transparency” to demonstrate that an incident like Oct. 2 will not happen again, said Mr. Roy, the consultant.

“We may not agree, but I think there are lots of places where we do agree,” said Tilly Chang, executive director of San Francisco County Transportation Authority. “But it is also unclear to us what it would take for them to get reinstated.”

Yiwen Lu reports on technology for The Times. More about Yiwen Lu

Driverless Cars and the Future of Transportation

A Very Slow Restart: An incident that seriously injured a pedestrian in San Francisco led Cruise, G.M.’s driverless car subsidiary, to take all of its cars off the road. The question now is when they will return .

An Appetite for Destruction: A wave of lawsuits argue that Tesla’s Autopilot software is dangerously overhyped. What can its blind spots teach us about Elon Musk, the company’s erratic chief executive ?

Along for the Ride: Here’s what New York Times reporters experienced during test rides in driverless cars operated by Tesla , Waymo  and Cruise .

The Future of Transportation?: Driverless cars, once a Silicon Valley fantasy, have become a 24-hour-a-day reality in San Francisco . “The Daily” looked at the unique challenges of coexisting with cars that drive themselves .

Stressing Cities: In San Francisco and Austin, Texas, where passengers can hail autonomous taxis, the vehicles are starting to take a toll on city services , even slowing down emergency response times.

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Long Beach is fun, but it isn't known as a hotspot of Italian culture… yet! In spring 2024, Carnival Firenze will debut, setting sail from this homeport towards south-of-the-border fun along Mexico's Pacific coast! So, Long Beach, you're wondering what to expect from Fun Italian Style ™ ? Grab your movie star sunglasses and throw on a scarf — just for style — as you make your entrance at Piazza Duomo , named for Florence's iconic domed cathedral. To get a taste for onboard flavor and flair, check out spots like the elegant three-course Michelangelo and Medici Restaurants , traditional Italian foods, cocktails and more at Il Viaggio , plus Italian street food spot La Strada Grill ™ . You're even going to find an Italian market, Il Mercato , featuring faves like sauced-up meatballs, sandwiches with inspiration from Italy and beyond, plus sausages and salads. And since we're always authentic… most of the time, you can enjoy the fusion-y goodness of Mexican-Italian Tomodoro ™ plus Guy's Burger Joint , which now features classics and burgers with Italian twists. For refreshment served up in a glass, look to cocktail bar Amari ™ , frozen drinks with a bit of attitude at Rococó ™ , Frizzante ™ with its three specialties (bubbly drinks, snacks and coffee!), plus classic Italian cocktails and martinis with surprising and fashionable twists (and live music too!) at Moda Bar and Lounge ™ . Even more spots for entertainment include the classic-theater vibe of Teatro Rosso featuring Playlist Productions shows, and Tuscan Lounge paying tribute to Florence's iconic home region. Let's not forget Terrazza staterooms — we could never! — which give you a stylish, comfy place to unwind from all the fun… near a private deck featuring exclusive amenities like all-day lounging at Terrazza Moda home to great views, drinks, entertainment, whirlpools and more. While we're excited about the Italian side of this ship, it's not the whole story. Carnival has some true fan-favorites we knew folks would be asking for. ( ) That's why Carnival Firenze also includes familiar flavors like Bonsai Teppanyaki ™ and Fahrenheit 555 Steakhouse ™ . Places to celebrate absolutely anything (or just nothing!) include Piano Bar 88 and Serenity Bar , while you can seriously kick back at Cloud 9 Spa ™ and Serenity Adult-Only Retreat ™ . Kids are going to love Camp Ocean ™ , Circle “C” ® and Club O2 ® — each one is perfectly designed for a different age group. And if active/splashy fun is your thing, that's honestly a great thing and we can tell you're going to be spending time at WaterWorks ™ and SportSquare ™ , home to a ropes course, jogging track, mini golf course and outdoor fitness center. Long Beach! Carnival Firenze is sailing now from your sweet shores. Andiamo!

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• 1,061 Length In Feet
• 1,425 Onboard Crew

INSIDE THIS SHIP

Just like a delicious cake, your ship is made of layers. Find out which fun ingredients — staterooms, dining, activities — go into each deck.

YOUR STATEROOM

Terrazza interior.

A cozy, classic stateroom decked out with Italian flair… plus amenities like exclusive access to a private deck featuring all-day lounging with great drinks, entertainment, whirlpools and more.  (All Terrazza stateroom guests must be 12 or older.)

Amenities exclusive to Terrazza staterooms:

• Access to private deck featuring all-day lounging with great drinks, entertainment, whirlpools, and more
• Daily continental breakfast at the nearby lounge
• Sailaway event featuring live music
• Comfy Terrazza-branded robes and towels for your use

Plus, every room includes:

• Dedicated stateroom attendant
• Soft, cozy linens
• Plenty of closet and drawer space
• In-room safe for valuables
• Stateroom climate control

Interior with Picture Window (Walkway View)

Every room includes:

Interior with Portholes

Interior upper/lower with portholes, interior upper/lower, deluxe ocean view.

Deluxe Ocean View staterooms are a great choice for families who want to let the sun shine in as they sail. Rooms of this type feature great views, a full bathroom — plus a separate washroom.

Deluxe Ocean View (Obstructed View)

Terrazza premium vista balcony.

If you’re all about living the Terrazza life while you cruise… we like your style, and have just the room for you. There’s tons of Italian flair on the inside, but what’s outside counts too! And in this case it’s an incredible wraparound balcony for luxurious private lounging with a sea breeze. But don’t spend all your time here: you also have exclusive access to a private deck featuring all-day lounging with great drinks, entertainment, whirlpools and more.  (All Terrazza stateroom guests must be 12 or older.)

• Access to private deck featuring all-day lounging with great drinks, entertainment, whirlpools and more

Terrazza Premium Balcony

When you want the most sea breeze and the amazing views — but you also want Italian style to match — a Terrazza Premium Balcony might be just the thing. An extra-wide balcony is just one of the perks… but don’t forget exclusive access to a private deck featuring all-day lounging with great drinks, entertainment, whirlpools and more.  (All Terrazza stateroom guests must be 12 or older.)

Terrazza Aft-View Extended Balcony

A balcony made for watching the ship’s calm wake as we sail along, plus an interior with Italian style on the inside. That’s your Terrazza Aft-View Extended Balcony! Well, that and exclusive access to a private deck featuring all-day lounging with great drinks, entertainment, whirlpools and more.  (All Terrazza stateroom guests must be 12 or older.)

Terrazza Cabana

A Terrazza Cabana stateroom gets you real estate on one of the most desirable addresses on the ship: your very own lounging patio complete with deck chairs. Plus, you'll have easy access to the exclusive private deck featuring all-day lounging with great drinks, entertainment, whirlpools and more.  (All Terrazza stateroom guests must be 12 or older.)

Premium Balcony

We designed balcony staterooms for maximum sea breeze and the most stunning views, and this stateroom features a balcony that's even wider than our standard balcony for extra outdoor space.

Aft-View Extended Balcony

Aft-View Extended Balcony staterooms feature a larger balcony for more lounge-around room, more kick-back space... not to even mention some of the best views. Get ready to relax as you gaze upon the ship's gentle wake from your spacious balcony.

Cove Balcony

Cove Balcony staterooms get you close to the waterline, and feature balconies that let you make the most of your location, for one amazing up-close view of the wake and sea foam as the ship cruises along.

Ocean Suite

An Ocean Suite lets you experience a private, spacious relaxation... more space for stretching out indoors, including a walk-in closet and bathroom with whirlpool tub, plus a large balcony for kicking back outdoors.

Amenities exclusive to suites:

• Priority check-in and boarding
• Priority Main Dining Room time assignment
• Priority debarkation at homeport, and ports of call requiring a water shuttle or with arrival times later than 9:30 AM
• Access to private deck featuring all-day lounging with great drinks, entertainment, whirlpools and more (guests 12 or older only)
• Two large bottles of water
• Pillow-top mattress

Ocean Suite (Obstructed View)

Onboard activities, onboard dining, which way to mexico.

Carnival Firenze gives you options for exploring Mexico’s beautiful Pacific coast, sailing from Long Beach.

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Pay at Your Own Pace

Making your dream vacation at sea come true is easier than you might expect.

So Much Included

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Broadway-Style Shows

Disney Character Encounters

Spectacular Deck Parties

Fireworks at Sea*

Imaginative Dining Experiences

Around-the-Clock Room Service

Sodas & Soft Serve Ice Cream

Quick-Service Eats

Family Pools & Aqua Play Areas

Water Slides & Aqua Coasters

Adult-Exclusive Pool Area

Sports Zone

Spacious Family Accommodations

Easy Transition from Day to Night

Daily Housekeeping & Turndown

In-Room Disney Movies

Kids Clubs Filled with Character

Trained Disney Youth Counselors

Exclusive Club for Tweens

Teens-Only Club

BBQ Lunch + Beach Amenities

Disney Characters

Exciting Activities

Adult-Exclusive Beach

What’s Included on a Disney Cruise?

Expect something more—where what’s included in the price may surprise you.

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Caribbean cruises.

Lose yourself in the tones of Calypso steel drums and the majesty of Mayan ruins with a cruise to Caribbean.

Cruise to Caribbean and discover the cliff-diving, breeze-swaying, sand-between-your-toes, no-worries pace of island life. Hundreds of years of history have left jungle ruins from ancient times and vibrant colonial towns with brightly painted buildings reflecting a fascinating history. Discover the white-sand beaches and rugged cliffs of Barbados. See towering mountains like Petit Piton in St. Lucia, explore the lush rainforests of Belize, or boost your adrenaline as you zip-line through the treetops of Labadee or Honduras. If calm, contemplative nature is more your thing, spend the day admiring cascading waterfalls in Jamaica and the vivid coral reefs of Bonaire, home to manta rays and parrot fish. Discover the magic with a Caribbean cruise.

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The best Caribbean cruises will take you to dive into the aquamarine water and see the beautiful underwater life up close and personal with a snorkeling or scuba diving adventure and to discover captivating coral reefs and unique species of jellyfish like the orange Moochers, Loggerhead sea turtles and the red cushion sea star, which can be seen in shallow waters. 

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Immerse yourself in the culture in some of the oldest cities in the Americas — the Caribbean has been shaped by a diverse history, with Africans, Europeans and Asians all leaving their mark. See the cathedrals and Spanish colonial architecture of Santo Domingo, the lively street festivals of Barbados or the citadels and brightly colored buildings of San Juan with your cruise to the Caribbean. 

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Your Caribbean cruise will take you to beaches with unique features like pink and black sand, so make sure to pack organic and natural sunscreen so not only you can stay protected, but the coral reefs can too.

There are several UNESCO Heritage Sites located in the Caribbean that you can explore, ranging from missionary churches to rainforest national parks.

It's always wise to book your shore excursions in advance of your cruise to the Caribbean. You get the best deal and can plan your days easily.

RELATED PORTS

You will find your favorite Caribbean cruise ports no matter what direction you go. Travel the Southern side and wander down the colorful streets of San Juan, Puerto Rico. Or trek the rainforests of Saint Lucia. On the Western, dive into the crystal clear waters of Grand Cayman or explore the ruins of Tulum when arrive in Cozumel. Eastern Caribbean cruises will bring you to St. Thomas, where you can take in stunning panoramic views of the island at Government Hill or to St. Maarten, where you can dine on some of the region's best cuisine.

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Philipsburg, St. Maarten

Nassau, Bahamas

San Juan, Puerto Rico

George Town, Grand Cayman

Castries, St. Lucia

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Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas

Roseau, Dominica

Bridgetown, Barbados

Puerto Costa Maya, Mexico

Kralendijk, Bonaire

Falmouth, Jamaica

Cozumel, Mexico

Fort De France, Martinique

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