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Choose from Onboard Spending or a Cruises.com Visa® Prepaid Card. The amount you receive varies based on your total cruise cost and which offer you choose. Offer cannot exceed 10% of the cruise price and is only valid for new individual cruise bookings made from 11/16/24 to 11/29/24 on sailings departing from 12/2/24 to 6/30/26. You must choose your Cruises.com bonus offer at least 21 days before your cruise or it will be forfeited. Onboard Spending and Cruises.com Visa® Prepaid Card are not combinable. Additional restrictions may apply to each offer; please contact our experts for more information.

Onboard Spending offer is valid for select Carnival, Celebrity, Holland America, Norwegian, Princess, and Royal Caribbean sailings. Onboard Spending will be issued to your onboard account on the day of embarkation. Offer has no cash value, is not redeemable for cash, is not transferable, and will expire if not used on or before the final night of cruise. The amount of Onboard Spending you receive is based on your total cruise cost:



Cruises.com Visa Prepaid Card offer is valid for select Carnival, Celebrity, Costa, Holland America, MSC, Norwegian, Princess, and Royal Caribbean sailings. Cruises.com Visa Prepaid Card will be emailed to the lead passenger’s email address on file with activation instructions approximately 8-10 weeks after departure date. If the value of your Cruises.com Visa Prepaid Card is over $1,000, a physical card will be mailed to the lead passenger’s address on file. Qualifying purchase and redemption required. Cruises.com Visa Prepaid Card expires at month-end 12 months after issuance (not the date of activation).

Cruises.com Visa Prepaid Card is issued by Pathward®, N.A., Member FDIC, pursuant to a license from Visa U.S.A. Inc. No cash access or recurring payments. Can be used everywhere Visa debit cards are accepted. Visa Prepaid Card cannot be used to purchase another vendor’s gift card. Valid for up to 12 months; unused funds will forfeit after the valid thru date. Terms and conditions apply.

The amount you receive on a Visa Prepaid Card is based on your total cruise cost:

Book nearly any luxury or river cruise and choose between Free Onboard Spending and a Cruises.com Visa® Prepaid Card. Offer is valid for new individual cruise bookings only, is per stateroom, varies based on the price of cruise minus airfare, port charges, expenses, taxes, and fees and is not reflected in advertised prices. Value of offer may not exceed 5-10% of total price (which can be found on your booking confirmation under "Total Charges"), minus airfare, port charges, expenses, taxes, and fees. Not valid for cancelled or rebooked cruises. Onboard Spending and Cruises.com Visa Prepaid Card are not combinable. Additional restrictions may apply to each offer; please contact our experts for more information.

Actual amounts vary based on the total price of your cruise fare minus airfare, port charges, expenses, taxes, and fees. Onboard Spending will be issued to your onboard account on the day of embarkation. Offer has no cash value, is not redeemable for cash, is not transferable, cannot be used in your ship’s casino and will expire if not used on or before the final night of cruise. Excludes all American Cruise Lines, Crystal, Explora Journeys, Paul Gaugin, Ritz-Carlton Yacht Collection, SeaDream, Uniworld River, Viking Ocean, and Viking River cruises.

Actual amounts vary based on the total price, minus airfare, port charges, port expenses, and taxes. Cruises.com Visa Prepaid Card will be mailed to the lead passenger’s address on file approximately 8-10 weeks after departure date. Qualifying purchase and redemption required. Cruises.com Visa Prepaid Card expires at month-end 12 months after issuance (not the date of activation). Excludes all Azamara, Paul Gauguin, Ritz-Carlton Yacht Collection, SeaDream, Viking Ocean, and Viking River cruises.

Cruises.com Visa Prepaid Card is issued by Pathward^®, N.A., Member FDIC, pursuant to a license from Visa U.S.A. Inc. No cash access or recurring payments. Can be used everywhere Visa debit cards are accepted. Visa Prepaid Card cannot be used to purchase another vendor’s gift card. Valid for up to 12 months; unused funds will forfeit after the valid thru date. Terms and conditions apply.

Onboard Spending offer is valid for new individual Viking River or Viking Ocean bookings; valid on sailings. Offer is based on a per person rate for double-occupied stateroom, varies based on total number of nights sailed, and is not reflected in advertised prices. Onboard spending will not exceed $500 per person or $1,000 per stateroom based on double occupancy. Onboard spending has no monetary value and is non-refundable, non-transferable, may not be used toward Service Charges, cannot be redeemed for cash, and unused portions will become void after sailing is complete. Excludes any booking(s) made within 45 days of date of departure; offer is subject to availability, capacity-controlled, limited by the cruise line, and may be changed or withdrawn at any time without notice. Additional restrictions may apply.

Sample prices are in U.S. Dollars and are per person, double occupancy, and do not include airfare unless otherwise noted. Price does not include a non-refundable $24.99 processing fee per booking. Cruise lines reserve the right to add a fuel supplement at any time prior to departure; possible fuel supplements are not included in sample prices advertised online and, if instated, payment would be due to the cruise line before departure.

Passengers receiving special rates based on residency or age will be required to show a government-issued form of identification (passport, or birth certificate and driver's license) at the pier to validate state of residency or age prior to boarding the cruise ship.

We carefully monitor all of the information presented on our site; however, we are not responsible for any errors or omissions resulting in inventory, content, or pricing discrepancies. The details shown, including any pictures, are for informational purposes only.

Your exact price depends upon selected day of departure, departure city, ship, and stateroom level.

All offers and upgrades are only for new individual bookings for selected dates, sailings, and stateroom categories only, are subject to availability, and are limited. Savings shown are based on cruise lines published brochure rates. Additional restrictions may apply. All prices, offers, and dates may not be available at time of booking. All information is subject to change without notice.

International credit cards may only be used to make a reservation by telephone and if funds are converted into U.S. dollars for payment; other restrictions may apply. For select cruise lines, some reservation restrictions apply for customers with primary residential addresses outside of America's 50 states; ask for complete details.

All upgrades apply to select dates, ships, sailings, and stateroom categories only. Upgrades are limited, subject to availability, capacity-controlled, and may be withdrawn at any time. May not be combinable with other offers, group rates, or group amenities.

Minimum age requirements may apply.

Our 110% Best Rate Guarantee applies only to rates available to the general public. It does not apply to consolidator, group, incentive, interline, meeting, or convention rates that are not available to the general public. 110% Best Rate Guarantee applies only to the cost of the cruise (including port charges). Promotional packages, group deals, air or land components, shipboard credit, transfers, pre- or post-cruise hotel stays, and shore excursions are not eligible. Taxes and fees, which vary by itinerary, are not included. Cruises.com reserves the right to refuse the refund should you not be able to provide us with positive proof of a competitor's lower price. Cruises.com reserves the right to refuse the refund for any errors in prices by the competition. If your refund request is approved, the credit card used to purchase your cruise will be credited 110% of the price difference within 7-10 business days of final approval. Cruises.com reserves the right to modify or cancel the 110% Best Rate Guarantee at any time without prior notice or liability to you.

“Refundable Rate” only applies to the deposit portion of the cruise fare and the cruise must be cancelled prior to the applicable cruise line’s Final Payment deadline to qualify. Deposit does not include any applicable processing fees. Other restrictions or cancellation penalties may apply. Refundable Rate Offer does not apply to chartered sailings or contracted group bookings.

If you or a guest is pregnant or traveling with an infant child, or if there is a need to communicate a request for special meals, medical conditions or physical challenges, we ask that you please call 800-288-6006. Cruise Experts are available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. We will do everything we can to meet your needs and answer all of your questions.

Flex Pay: Down payment may be required. Actual terms are based on your credit score and other factors and may vary. APRs range from 0% to 36%. Minimum $150 purchase required. Not everyone is eligible. Loans made through Flex Pay by Upgrade are offered by these lending partners: Upgrade.com/flex-pay/lenders/. Privacy Policy. Terms of Use. Flex Pay’s Address: 275 Battery St 23rd floor, San Francisco, CA 94111