Black Friday cruise deals I'd actually book

Explora has 2 fares, and you have to pick one:

• Full Payment Fare: up to 40% off, paid in full, non-refundable
• Flexible Fare: up to 30% off, 5% deposit, standard cancellation policy

I'll help you figure out which one fits your plans.

I sailed on Oceania's Vista for a travel advisor inaugural sailing, so I can't tell you much about the ports. But I can tell you about the ship, and it was amazing. The food is some of the best I've had at sea.

Right now there's early access to up to 50% off select 2027 voyages. Oceania builds a lot of overnights and longer port stays into its itineraries, so you get evenings ashore instead of rushing back to the ship by 5pm.

Up to 40% off select suite categories, plus $500 shipboard credit per suite, on select voyages worldwide.

With HX, basically everything is in the fare: all your food, the expedition excursions, tips and internet.

• Antarctica: up to 25% off. Cabins from $9,865pp, suites from $13,980pp
• Galápagos: up to 40% off. Cabins from $6,245pp, suites from $8,277pp
• Alaska: up to 35% off. Cabins from $5,369pp, suites from $8,787pp
• Greenland: up to 35% off. Cabins from $6,943pp, suites from $9,431pp

Sailings December 1, 2026 to March 31, 2028. Prices per person, double occupancy, with the discount already applied.

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A free all-inclusive package (gratuities, Wi-Fi, and select wine, beer and cocktails, normally $99 per day) plus $150 per person deposits on select sailings through March 2028. Windstar runs small sailing ships and all-suite yachts in Europe, the Caribbean and French Polynesia.

See how I plan Tahiti and French Polynesia →

Save up to 45% on more than 850 voyages worldwide, with reduced deposits from 15%. The fare covers butler service, champagne, spirits and wine, gratuities, port taxes and Wi-Fi. On expedition sailings it also includes guided Zodiac landings, expert lectures, flights within the region, hotels before or after the cruise when needed, and expedition gear.

HX, Silversea and Seabourn (the line I picked for my own Antarctica trip) all sail to the same places, but they're very different ships. If you're trying to choose between them, that's exactly the call I want to have with you.

Free air, free gratuities and savings on a Panorama Suite upgrade on select 2027 Europe river cruises.

Pick one: up to $2,500 off per stateroom, or a free pre- or post-cruise land package. Either way you get a free stateroom upgrade if one's available. Good on select Europe river cruises and Colombia's Magdalena River.

10% off all Full Board fares on select 2027 and 2028 sailings. You can stack it with Riverside's Early Booking, Long Stay and Repeat Guest savings, so if you've sailed with them before, the total discount goes up.

Up to 40% off select 2027 and 2028 sailings, for the company's 40th anniversary. It covers river ships in Europe and Asia, plus their small yachts in the Mediterranean and the Caribbean.

Half off the second guest's fare on select 2027 sailings, including 3 of Uniworld's new ships. For a couple sharing a stateroom, that works out to 25% off the total.