It may be gloomy outside but you could cheer yourself up with a cruise holiday.
Many cruise brands are offering discounts and incentives to encourage passengers onto the high seas.
This period is known as wave season, where cruise lines bring out new offers to tempt passengers onto winter sailings so they can fill their ships and also to secure bookings for the new year and beyond.
The deals typically last until March but you may be able to depart up until 2027 in some cases.
It could be a good way escape the winter weather and if you want a break after Christmas or if you just want something to look forward to in the new year.
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Promotions can vary from extra onboard credit to discounts on drinks packages or reduced cruise fares.
It is important to shop around though to ensure you are still getting value for money and check the total costs including any flights and tips.
Here are some of the best cruise deals for 2024/2025.
Azamara
Luxury small cruise ship brand Azamara is offering passengers up to $1,000 (£790) of onboard credit on bookings made up to 31 March 2025.
It applies to select voyages departing between 6 January 2025 and 11 May 2026.
You can earn $200 (£158) of onboard credit per cabin when booking a Club Interior, $400 (£316) on a Club Oceanview, $500 (£395) on a Club Balcony and Club Balcony Plus, while you will only get the full $1,000 when booking a suites.
One itinerary option is an 11-night Gems of the Adriatic and Aegean Voyage aboard Azamara Pursuit. It departs from Venice on 22 July 2025 and includes long 10-hour stops in destinations such as Koper in Slovenia, Dubrovnik in Croatia and Santorini in Greece – giving you plenty of time to explore.
Prices start from £2,619 per person for a Club Interior cabin, while suite rates start from £6,159 per person.
Ambassador
British no-fly cruise brand Ambassador is offering a range of deals or what it describes as “shiploads of savings” for select sailings in 2025 and 2026 that are booked between 19 December 2024 and 12 February 2025.
Passengers can get half price premium drinks packages on selected sailings next year and buy one get one half price on some 2026 and 2027 sailing.
The offers are available for both ships in the Ambassador fleet, with Ambience operating from her home port of London…
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