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Timing is half the trip.
Every kind of trip has a window when booking early gets you the best rooms, cabins and offers. Here's what's in the window now, and what opens next.
Featured now: Wave Season, January to March
Wave Season opens in January. Have your dates ready now.
Wave Season runs January through March, when many cruise lines launch new-year offers such as reduced deposits, onboard credit and savings for extra guests. Terms, sailings and deadlines vary by line, and some lines have started as early as Black Friday, which falls on Nov 27 this year. I'm sharing this now because families with dates, cabins and a budget ready can book the day an offer fits, while the cabins they want are still open.
Book early and you get months of looking forward to it.
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The 2027 family or group trip
Group trips often book 10 months to a year or more ahead.
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The year at a glance
Nov 7, 2026 to Dec 14, 2026
Wave Season opens in January. Have your dates ready now.
Dec 15, 2026 to Jan 31, 2027
Wave Season offers are rolling out.
Feb 1, 2027 to Mar 31, 2027
Wave Season's final weeks.
Apr 1, 2027 to May 31, 2027
Summer 2027 is closer than it looks.
Jun 1, 2027 to Jul 31, 2027
Fall getaways and Thanksgiving 2027.
Aug 1, 2027 to Oct 31, 2027
Holiday 2027 and the family gathering.
Nov 1, 2027 to Dec 14, 2027
Wave Season opens in January. Have your dates ready now.
Jun 1 to Nov 30
Atlantic hurricane season (Jun 1 to Nov 30)
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