Last Minute Cruise Sales

The cruise deals keep on coming, especially if you act fast and can get away this fall, although some deals are good beyond that. Here are a few of the hottest offers currently available.

Royal Caribbean International launched a “Wow Sale” offering $50 to $200-per-stateroom shipboard credit and a $50 deposit on cruises through spring 2016 booked through Aug. 20. What’s more, the “Wow Sale” can be combined with several other current promotions — for example, the Bahamas Upgrade offers an ocean-view stateroom for the price of an inside on three- and four-night voyages departing from Miami and Port Canaveral Sept. 1 through Dec. 31 if booked by Aug. 31.
Another current promotion is the “Choose Your Wow” valid on departures on or after Oct. 15 when booked by Sept. 15. The choices are second guest at 50 percent off, third and fourth guests in a stateroom sail free, or save up to $1,000 per stateroom when booking flights with the ChoiceAir program. All offers are only applicable for new bookings during their promotion window and exclude sailings aboard Quantum of the Seas and Anthem of the Seas. For details on all the offers, click here.
Princess Cruises just extended its “Great Getaways” sale that offers up to 40 percent savings on short cruises to the Caribbean and West Coast, as well as some newly added cruises to the Caribbean, Panama Canal and Mexico. Many options also include a shipboard credit. Booking deadline is now Aug. 28.
For example, fares start at $169 on three-day Golden Princess cruises from Los Angeles to Ensenada on Nov. 17 and Nov. 30 these departures also come with $25 onboard spending credit. Balcony cabins start at $279.

In the Caribbean, the seven-day cruise on the Ruby Princess departing Fort Lauderdale on Nov. 29 is priced from $549 for an interior cabin and $899 for balconies. It visits Princess Cays, St. Maarten, St. Thomas and Grand Turk. For details, click here.
Carnival Cruise Lines’
“72-Hour Sale,” valid through Aug. 20, offers fares as low as $169 and 50-percent reduced deposits. For example, the $169 fare is good on a three-day Baja cruise from Long Beach, Calif., on Oct. 9, and on a four-day Bahamas voyage from Miami on Nov. 6. Click here for details and more deals.

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