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Every sailing scored on the ship, the reviews and the fare. The same maths for every line.

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20,728 sailings · 176 ships · 15 lines

how scores are calculated
The three scores

What's beneath the surface

Every sailing is judged three ways: how good the ship is, what passengers make of her, and whether today's fare is a deal. Together, they tell you what a cruise is actually worth.

Vessel Class

graded out of ten

The physical ship itself: space per guest 25%, cabins with a balcony 25%, condition 20%, guests per crew member 15%, average cabin size 10%, health inspection 5% and facilities on board up to a further 0.5 of a point. Food and service are shown separately, because passenger ratings only compare ships within their own line.

top 10% → 7.1+0246810grade

Every ship lands on one curve, graded out of ten. The median is 4.2; only 5 ships reach 8.

Every input is a measurement or a public record. See the full fleet ranking →

Review Score

out of five

Actual passenger ratings from the major review sites, pooled into one comparable number.

123453,100820240pooled 4.8rating

One site's 4.2 isn't another's, so we align the scales first. Then volume decides: 3,100 reviews pull hard, 240 barely register.

Shown as-is. We compute from the ratings and never republish anyone's review.

Value Score

0 to 10

Today's fare against what this class of ship normally costs at this length and season.

Scored inside its own class, so a top-graded ship can still be a bargain. Reviews nudge it by at most ±6%.

5.0 fairly priced · 7.5+ a good deal · 9+ a great one.

Same math for every line: no sponsored placements, no pay-to-rank.
Read the full methodology →

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Minimum scores

Best value in the next 6 months

MS Oosterdam leads at 9.5 out of 10 — 14 nights from $1,149 per person. A Value Score of 5.0 means a sailing costs what genuinely comparable cruises cost: same class of ship, same region, similar length. Above 5.0 the fare beats that going rate. Every fare here is the seller’s own price, checked before publishing.

ShipDepartsRouteValueFare
MS OosterdamHolland America LineApr 9, 202714 nightsFort Lauderdale → Barcelona9.5$82/night$1,149 total
Norwegian EpicNorwegian Cruise LineNov 15, 20267 nightsPort Canaveral round trip9.4$50/night$349 total
MSC PreziosaMSC CruisesJan 21, 20277 nightsLe Havre (Paris) round trip9.3$117/night$822 total
MSC World EuropaMSC CruisesNov 12, 20266 nightsBarcelona round trip9.2$88/night$529 total
MS ZuiderdamHolland America LineApr 17, 202721 nightsMiami → Amsterdam9.2$122/night$2,559 total
Ruby PrincessPrincess CruisesNov 8, 202616 nightsSan Francisco round trip9.2$178/night$2,840 total
Carnival FirenzeCarnival Cruise LineDec 7, 20264 nightsLong Beach (Los Angeles) round trip9.1$40/night$158 total
MSC SeaviewMSC CruisesNov 5, 20267 nightsBarcelona → Tarragona9.1$41/night$285 total
Queen Mary 2Cunard LineNov 10, 20267 nightsSouthampton → New York, NYC Manhattan-Brooklyn9.1$47/night$330 total
MSC EuribiaMSC CruisesDec 5, 20267 nightsBarcelona round trip9.1$91/night$638 total
Queen ElizabethCunard LineMay 2, 202740 nightsSouthampton, England, UK → Barcelona, Spain9.0$155/night$6,219 total
Norwegian BreakawayNorwegian Cruise LineNov 29, 20267 nightsNew Orleans round trip8.9$36/night$249 total
Norwegian GemNorwegian Cruise LineDec 10, 202611 nightsTampa round trip8.8$34/night$379 total
Norwegian GetawayNorwegian Cruise LineDec 4, 20265 nightsPort Canaveral round trip8.8$38/night$189 total
Carnival PanoramaCarnival Cruise LineJan 24, 20276 nightsLong Beach (Los Angeles) round trip8.8$40/night$240 total
Norwegian JoyNorwegian Cruise LineJan 4, 20274 nightsMiami round trip8.8$45/night$179 total
Queen VictoriaCunard LineJan 10, 20279 nightsSouthampton → New York, NYC Manhattan-Brooklyn8.8$60/night$540 total
MS Nieuw StatendamHolland America LineApr 4, 202712 nightsFort Lauderdale → Dover (London)8.8$60/night$719 total
Scarlet LadyVirgin VoyagesApr 24, 202714 nightsMiami → Barcelona8.8$69/night$966 total
MSC SeasideMSC CruisesNov 2, 20264 nightsMiami round trip8.8$97/night$386 total
Star PrincessPrincess CruisesNov 21, 202614 nightsFt. Lauderdale, Florida round trip8.8$118/night$1,658 total
Norwegian BlissNorwegian Cruise LineNov 29, 202612 nightsNew York City round trip8.8$127/night$1,529 total
Norwegian EscapeNorwegian Cruise LineNov 13, 20267 nightsPort Canaveral round trip8.7$43/night$299 total
Allure of the SeasRoyal Caribbean InternationalNov 8, 20267 nightsMiami round trip8.7$47/night$329 total

176 ships priced · how the score is built

Every fare here is a real, current CruiseDirect price: sailings without one are withheld rather than shown at an estimate. · How the Index works →

Every line in the index, graded on one curve

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