It’s officially wave season, which means some of the industry’s best cruise deals for 2025 are now on sale. This is the best time of year for cruise lovers who are looking to score major savings on every type of voyage possible—river, ocean, yacht, or expedition. Whether you’re a seasoned sailor or novice passenger, there’s a deal and destination out there for you.
This year’s wave season is no exception, with the world’s best cruise operators offering steep discounts worth thousands of dollars, free upgrades for staterooms and suites, and onboard credits that can be spent however you wish. All for highly sought-after destinations like the Mediterranean, Antartica, the Caribbean, and Northern Europe.
There deals are flexible with dates, too. Wave Season is an annual affair that lasts from January through March—with deals that can be applied to 2025, 2026, and even 2027 sailings in some cases. Read on to see the best 25 best cruise deals 2025 has to offer.
Atlas Ocean Voyages
From now until February 3, 2025 save up to 30% off and up to $600 in onboard credit on select expeditions. To book, call your preferred travel advisor or an Atlas voyage specialist at 1-844-44-ATLAS (28527).
Aurora Expeditions
From now until March 31, 2025, travelers will receive savings of up to $6,500 per person on 2025 and 2026 Aurora Expeditions’ cruises to some of the most remote corners of the world. This is an ideal cruise line for travelers who are dreaming of witnessing breathtaking wildlife, exploring towering glaciers, or immersing themselves in the world’s quietest destinations.
Azamara
Until February 28, Azamara is offering up to $1,000 in onboard credit per stateroom on select 2025 sailings, plus more than $4,500 in added value, including complimentary amenities.
Cunard
During Cunard’s Treat Yourself, On Us sale, travelers who book by March 26, 2025 receive up to $800 in onboard credit per stateroom, available on itineraries to Alaska, Australia, Asia, and beyond. Those who book a Grills Suite will also receive a drinks package, plus included hotel and dining service charge (worth $18 per person per day).
This Wave Season, Cunard has a second promotion that cruisers can use to score more savings—the Enjoy It All sale is available for select stateroom categories on Alaska, Caribbean, and Panama Canal cruises aboard Queen Elizabeth from June 2025 to September 2026. The offer includes up to $400 in onboard credit per stateroom, along with unlimited Wi-Fi, a drinks package, and alternative dining or Champagne afternoon tea for $60 per person, per day. This offer also ends on March 26, 2025.
Celebrity Cruises
During Celebrity’s semi-annual sale, passengers can save between 50% and 75% off a second guest’s fare on select sailings to the Caribbean, Alaska, and the Mediterranean. The 50% discount applies to refundable fares, while the 75% promotion applies to non-refundable fares. Guests can also save up to $600 per cabin, depending on voyage length and stateroom category.
Celestyal Cruises
Celestyal’s wave season deal means major savings on voyages to the Greek Islands booked by February 28, 2025. With up to 50% off in sailings, you can nab a three-night Greek Island cruise starting at $389 per person. Plus, the line is offering a bonus onboard credit of up to $100 per person on select sailings.
Cruise Croatia
Cruise Croatia passengers can enjoy up to $500 off per cabin on select departures throughout the summer, with discounted rates for sailings along Croatia’s coast available until February 28, 2025. With intimately-sized ships accommodating a maximum of 38 passengers, guests are in for an intimate nautical adventure through Split, Dubrovnik, Sibenik, and other must-see sites in the Adriatic Sea.
Explora Journeys
Explora Journeys will be offering up to 25% off their luxury cruises to the Mediterranean, the Caribbean, Northern Europe, Iceland, Greenland, and the vibrant North American East Coast. In addition to the lowered cruise fare, guests can enjoy a 10% reduction on the booking deposit. This offer is available through February 28.
Holland America
This Wave Season, Holland America Line is offering travelers balcony upgrades, bonus amenities, reduced deposits, and exceptional savings—with cruise fares starting at just $129 per person, per day. Running through February 28, the “Start Your Journey” promotion offers guests who book select spring 2025 through spring 2026 cruises the “Have It All” premium package, which includes a free stateroom upgrade in select categories, reduced fares, free fares for kids, and 50% reduced deposits—plus “Have It All’s” shore excursions, beverages, specialty dining, and Wi-Fi. As a bonus, cruisers who book by January 31 also receive up to $400 per stateroom of onboard credit (depending on cruise length) as an early booking incentive.
HX
Formerly known as Hurtigruten Expeditions, HX is offering a “See the World” promotion through March 31 that features exclusive savings on all-inclusive expeditions to destinations like Antarctica, the Galápagos, Greenland, and the Arctic, with discounts of up to $4,000 off.
National Geographic-Lindblad Expeditions
Through March 4, 2025, National Geographic-Lindblad Expeditions is offering a “Gift of Exploration” deal that includes an expedition credit of up to $2,000, savings up to 40% for solo cruisers, and up to 10% in additional savings. Immersive itineraries will whisk you to the planet’s most remote and wild places including the pristine beaches and volcanic shores of the Galápagos, the oldest and largest UNESCO World Heritage site in Costa Rica, dramatic fjords and glacier lagoons in Iceland, and more.
MSC Cruises
MSC’s current deals include 35% off cruise fares on itineraries to the Bahamas, Mediterranean, and Northern Europe starting as low as $186. A popular big ship line among families, MSC is also offering kids sail free deals on select voyages. Hurry, this offer ends January 20, 2025.
Norwegian Cruise Line
Norwegian Cruise Line is currently offering 50% off cruises through January 31. This promotion can be paired with the cruise line’s More at Sea package that includes an unlimited open bar, specialty dining, excursion credits, enhanced Wi-Fi, free airfare for the second guest, and free cruise fare for the third and fourth guest in each given stateroom.
Oceania Cruises
To commemorate the new year, Oceania is offering up to 25% off select sailings through 2026. In addition to the major savings, travelers can enjoy up to a 4 Category Upgrade on select voyages and their choice of: unlimited wine, beer, and spirits; a shipboard credit up to $1,000; or reduced airfare. Both sales end on January 31, 2025.
Princess Cruises
Through February 28, 2025, Princess Cruises is offering travelers up to 40% off cruise fares with $99 deposits—plus the third and fourth guests get to sail free.
Regent Seven Seas
For cruises booked through February 28, 2025, Regent customers can get up to 50% off deposits and up to 20% off eligible sailings, plus a two-category suite upgrade. The offer, called Upgrade Your Horizon, is available on 337 voyages, including sailings to Africa, Alaska, Asia, Australia, New Zealand, the Caribbean, the Mediterranean, Northern Europe, South America, and beyond with departures through June 2026.
Royal Caribbean
Royal Caribbean is offering a 60% discount on “second sailor” fares and free kids’ fares on select sailings through March 31.
Sea Cloud Cruises
Sea Cloud Cruises is offering up to 65% on select sailings booked by March 31, 2025. The Catch the Early Wave promotion is available on 30 voyages across the line’s iconic the Caribbean and Europe sailings, as well as its new Venice-roundtrip sailings aboard Sea Cloud Spirit, featuring an overnight port call just steps from historic St. Marks Square.
Scenic
Travelers booking with Scenic can save up to $3,000 per suite on luxury yacht itineraries and up to $1,750 on river cruise suites. Travelers on select itineraries paid in full will also receive free airfare. The promotion runs through February 2, 2025.
Seabourn
Seabourn is offering up to 15% off cruise fares on select 2025 and 2026 voyages. Travelers can choose from luxury cruise itineraries across China, Barbados, South Africa, and beyond. In addition to reduced fares, travelers can score up to $1,000 in shipboard credit per suite on Seabourn’s ultra-luxury ocean voyages and expeditions when they book on or before February 18.
Silversea
From now until February 28, 2025, Silversea is offering up to $5,000 in savings on door-to-door all-inclusive fares with 15% off booking deposits. This includes discounts on more than 500 voyages to destination like The British Isles, Australia, and the Arctic.
Uniworld
There’s nothing quite like indulging in a luxury river cruise, and with Uniworld’s Wave Season deal, it won’t cost you an arm and a leg to get there. During the “Sail Into Savings” event, guests can save up to 30% off per person on some of the brand’s most popular itineraries, such as the 8-day Bordeaux trek or the ultimate Venetian vacation. This offer is valid on new bookings made through February 28, 2025.
Viking
Viking Cruises’ Explorers’ sale is offering travelers special fares starting at $1,999 per person and free or discounted international airfare on select itineraries, as well as a $25 deposit on all Viking river, ocean, and expedition sailings. This offer is available until January 31.
Virgin Voyages
Virgin Voyages is giving you all the more reason to book that couples getawy: The adults-only cruise line is offering an 80% discount on the second guest in a cabin and up to $300 in free drinks per room for select cabin categories. Be quick—this offer ends on January 30.
Windstar
Windstar Cruises if offering three different ways to save this season. Cruisers can choose between onboard credit of up to $1,000 per suite, one free hotel night before or after their cruise, or a complimentary package (reserved for those who book Premium Suites) such as free Wi-Fi or unlimited drinks and gratuities. This offer is available until March 31, 2025.