Black Friday 2025 – Cruise Deals

With Wave Season right around the corner, cruise companies are offering specials for your next sailing. Here are a few:

Avalon Waterways – From Nov. 9 through Dec. 10, 2025, Avalon is offering up to $3,000 per couple in savings on a selection of 2026 cruises, along with free air and fee pre-paid gratuities (also on select cruises).

Azamara – Azamara’s Black Friday sales offers up to $4,000 off select sailings (converted to local currency) plus up to $500 in onboard credit per stateroom for bookings made from Nov. 18 to Dec. 2, 2025, for travel from Nov. 29, 2025 to Aug. 27, 2026.

Celebrity Cruises – Celebrity is offering Black Friday savings from Nov. 7 through Dec. 8, 2025. Clients can save up to 75% on the second guest in their stateroom, plus up to $800 in extra savings if booked by Nov. 24. Applicable for sailings departing from now through May 10, 2028. The offer is not applicable to Galapagos sailings or on Celebrity River Cruises.

Cunard – From Nov. 12 through Dec. 8, 2025, Cunard is offering up to 40% off and up to $300 in onboard credit on 145 voyages to Alaska, the Caribbean, Europe, and more. The promotion also includes reduced deposits of 50%. Cruisers booking Grill Suites on Caribbean voyages aboard Queen Elizabeth will also receive complimentary Hotel & Dining Service Charges as an added benefit.

Emerald Cruises – Cruisers can take advantage of 2-for-1 fares plus free airfare, up to $1,000 in suite savings, up to $300 bonus savings, and free single supplement on ocean yacht and river cruises.

Explora Journeys – From Nov. 3 through Dec. 1, 2025, cruisers can save up to 40% across Explora Journeys’ curated Journeys Collection, with only a 5% deposit required to secure their booking. The promotion applies to all suite categories on all sailings.

Holland America Line – Holland America Line’s Black Friday presale runs from Nov. 12 through 19, offering cruisers up to 30% off cruise fares, free prepaid crew appreciation, 50% reduced deposits, and free or reduced third and fourth guests.

Hurtigruten – Through Dec. 3, 2025, Hurtigruten is offering up to 50% off on its Coastal Express itineraries. Applicable sailings depart from December 2025 to October 2026. The line’s all-inclusive Signature Voyages (the North Cape Line and Svalbard Line) are also included in the Black Friday sale with savings of up to 25%.

HX Expeditions – Through Dec. 3, 2025, HX Expeditions is offering up to 40% off expeditions in 2025/26, as well as select 2026/27 departures. The sale spans expeditions to Antarctica (up to 30% off), Svalbard (up to 35% off), Greenland (up to 25% off), Alaska (up to 30% off), the Galapagos (up to 40% off), and through Northwest Passage (up to 20% off).

Oceania Cruises – From Nov. 5 through Dec. 2, 2025, Oceania Cruises is offering up to 50% off on more than 170 sailings across 2026 and 2027. Examples include 50% off a 10-day Caribbean sailing that includes an April transit of the Panama Canal, 35% off a May 10-day journey through Alaska, and 25% off a May 10-day Eastern Mediterranean voyage, among others.

Quark Expeditions – Quark Expeditions is offering up to 40% off on 12 voyages to the Arctic in 2026 and six journeys to Antarctica in 2025/26 when booked between Nov. 18 and Dec. 5, 2025.

Royal Caribbean – From Nov. 7 through Dec. 8, 2025, Royal Caribbean is offering up to $1,000 off cruise fares, plus third and fourth guests in a stateroom sail free. Cruisers can also save up to 50% off onboard extras including drink packages, Internet, and excursions on qualifying purchases made during the sale for a booked sailing. (All savings vary by stateroom category and itinerary length.) Also part of the Black Friday promotion is the availability of an exclusive “The All-in Package,” which for $109 per person, per day includes unlimited deluxe beverages, unlimited specialty dining, and streaming Wi-Fi.

Scenic Luxury Cruises – Scenic Group is kicking off its biggest sale of the year on Nov. 17. Running through Dec. 1, 2025, guests can take advantage of 2-for-1 fares, plus savings of up to 35% and bonus savings of up to $500 per person, and free single supplements – all across select 2025 to 2028 river and ocean sailings on Scenic Luxury Cruises.

Seabourn – Through Dec. 2, 2025, Seabourn is offering value-added benefits on select 2026 and 2027 ocean and expedition voyages across all seven continents including up to $2,000 shipboard credit per suite for those staying in Penthouse and Premium suites; up to $1,000 shipboard credit per suite in Oceanview or Veranda suites on select cruises and expeditions to Alaska, Europe, the Arctic, and the Kimberley in Australia; and a two-category Veranda suite upgrade.

Silversea Cruises – From Nov. 11 through Dec. 2, 2025, Silversea is offering a Black Friday sale on more than 900 sailings, with up to $10,000 in savings per suite on expedition voyages and up to $6,000 in savings on classic voyages. During the promotion, guests can also secure their booking with reduced deposits, starting at 15%.

Uniworld Boutique River Cruises – Uniworld is bringing back its 12 Days of Christmas Event on Black Friday, with daily savings and surprises ranging from 50% off cruises to free trip extensions waived single supplements, and more. A new offer will be unveiled each weekday for 12 days, with the first deal unveiled on Nov. 28. Offers will be valid for travel on select sailings in 2026. Advisors can check for each day’s savings at Uniworld.com/12days.

Virgin Voyages – Starting Nov. 3 and running through Dec. 4, 2025, Virgin Voyages is offering a buy one “Sailor,” get the second at 80% off, plus up to a $400 bar tab. Select sailings are also available for just $99 per person, per night – the lowest fares the brand has ever offered. Applicable voyages for the Black Friday promotion are available through 2027. Examples include a seven-night RT Miami sailing to San Juan, the Dominican Republic, and Bimini; a five-night RT NYC sailing to Bermuda; and a seven-night RT Barcelona sailing to Rome, Cinque Terre, Cannes, and Ibiza.

Windstar Cruises – From Nov. 18 to Dec. 16, 2025, Windstar Cruises is offering its “Thankful for Travel” promotion, which adds a complimentary All-Inclusive Upgrade for anyone booking a future voyage. Worth $1,350 per couple, the package includes select drinks, Wi-Fi, and gratuities. The offer covers every Windstar voyage through March 2027.

Courtesy of Travel Market Report