Cruise price data: what fares do after you book
On Norwegian, Celebrity and Royal Caribbean, 22% or more of the fares we track later fell by $500 or more on a cabin for two. On Norwegian, one drop in ten was worth more than $1,320. Measured on 842,970 fares and 9,120,204 recorded prices.
Price drops by cruise line
The same measurement applied to every line: the share of fares that later fell by $200 and by $500 or more on a cabin for two, and how big the largest drops ran.
| Cruise line | Fares tracked | Fell $200+ | Fell $500+ | 1 in 10 drops over |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Norwegian | 100,763 | 62.5% | 36% | $1,320 |
| Celebrity | 46,885 | 55.8% | 29.1% | $1,846 |
| Royal Caribbean | 102,445 | 46.6% | 22% | $1,152 |
| Carnival | 540,076 | 3.6% | 0.7% | $314 |
Drops are for a cabin of two guests, from the first price we recorded to the lowest one after it.
What the numbers say
The lines do not behave alike. 36% of the 100,763 Norwegian fares we track later fell by $500 or more on a cabin for two. One in ten of the price drops we recorded on the 540,076 Carnival fares we track was worth more than $314 on a cabin for two.
That spread matters more than any average. On an active line, the fare you booked is more likely than not to be beaten before you sail. On a quiet one, a drop is a smaller chance you cannot afford to miss.
Prices by cruise line
Prices by departure port
27 ports, ranked by how many sailings we track from each.
- Miami931 sailings, 13.1% of fares fell $200+ per cabin
- Port Canaveral727 sailings, 1 in 10 drops over $710 per cabin
- Galveston583 sailings, 1 in 10 drops over $580 per cabin
- Los Angeles489 sailings, 1 in 10 drops over $400 per cabin
- Honolulu389 sailings, 32.5% of fares fell $500+ per cabin
- New Orleans330 sailings, 1 in 10 drops over $540 per cabin
- Seattle291 sailings, 19.2% of fares fell $500+ per cabin
- Jacksonville254 sailings, 1 in 10 drops over $772 per cabin
- Tampa171 sailings, 1 in 10 drops over $420 per cabin
- Vancouver153 sailings, 24.9% of fares fell $500+ per cabin
- New York129 sailings, 13.5% of fares fell $500+ per cabin
- Norfolk128 sailings, 1 in 10 drops over $404 per cabin
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