It’s also a great opportunity for first-time cruisers to discover what cruising is all about at discounted rates, while seasoned cruisers may well be tempted by Black Friday savings from their favourite cruise line.
Black Friday Specials
Scenic River Cruises
Black Friday specials include the added value of a bonus hotel night in Amsterdam plus special air credit offers. Travellers will receive $2500 per person air credit toward economy class flights or up to $3500 per person air credit toward business class, when a river cruise of 11 days or more is booked.
Itinerary: 15-day Jewels of Europe or Romantic Rhine and Moselle River cruise.
Booking: Book by 6 December 2024 for all 2025 departures.
Scenic Ocean Cruises
Antarctica, South Georgia and Falkland Islands voyages have an added Bonus City Extension when cruise lovers book select voyages.
They include two nights’ accommodation in Buenos Aires with a three-hour city tour and a Scenic Enrich experience at the Gala Tango Show including dinner.
Japan voyages
Added value bonuses include two nights’ accommodation in Osaka – pre or post cruise on selected Japan voyages including Japan and South Korea in Depth and the Natural Wonders of Japan and Taipei.
Oceania Cruises
Oceania Cruises’ Black Friday Sale includes 50 sailings with discounts up to 30 per cent off. The sale will run to 5 December 2024.
The specials include 25 per cent off the Polynesian Dreams cruise from Papeete to Honolulu, which is a 15-day voyage on Regatta from 15 – 30 September 2025.
There is also 30 per cent off the Explorers’ Alaksa cruise from Anchorage to Vancouver, which is an 8-day voyage on Riveria from 21-29 May 2025.
European Waterways
Black Friday deals include 25 per cent off whole boat charters aboard the 12-passenger Spirit of Scotland, departing 6th April, 2025. It’s applicable to new bookings which must be made before 6th December 2024.
Pricing is based on 12 passengers – charters are $54,750 – the special includes a saving of €1423 off the €5,690 ‘usual’ price.
Celebrity Cruises
Celebrity Cruises is offering up to $400 off bookings plus up to 75 per cent off second guests in the same stateroom.
The sale is the perfect opportunity to lock in a bucket list European trip, an exciting adventure around Asia, or to discover the beauty of Australia and New Zealand on board Celebrity Edge as she sails her second season in region.
Some top itineraries available via the deal include:
Australia and New Zealand
12-night New Zealand on Celebrity Edge.
11-night Great Barrier Reef on Celebrity Edge.
Europe
11-night Greece, Croatia and Malta on Celebrity Eclipse.
9-night Italian Riviera and France on Celebrity Equinox.
The offer is available until 19 Nov 2024 for sailings between 08/11/24 and 10/05/27, subject to availability.
Silversea
The luxury cruise line is offering savings of up to $10,000 per suite on a global selection of voyages departing between 2024 and 2026.
The Black Friday offer, named Sale Away, is available on Door-to-Door and Port-to-Port All-Inclusive fares on more than 550 voyages to all seven continents when guests book between now and 2 December 2024. More than 200 of the voyages included in the promotion are Venetian Society sailings, meaning returning guests can benefit from additional savings.
The Sale Away promotion is combinable with Silversea’s fare guarantee, Venetian Society savings, and combo savings, among other programs, and guests can also benefit from a reduced deposit of 15 per cent.
They include Silver Whisper – Hong Kong to Tokyo – March 9th-23rd, 2025.
Silver Whisper will depart Hong Kong on a two-week voyage to Tokyo on March 9, 2025, calling in Shanghai with two overnights, Kagoshima – Kyushu Island, Beppu – Kyushu Island, Kochi, and Shimizu. Guests will have the opportunity to enjoy some of the most authentic experiences in some of the most iconic cities in Asia, from admiring the old-meets-new architecture of Shanghai to bathing in a traditional onsen in Beppu.
Other standouts include Silver Shadow – Belfast to Copenhagen – June 24 -July 10, 2025, and Silver Wind – Buenos Aires to Puerto Williams – October 2-26, 2025, and Silver Muse – Athens Piraeus to Rome Civitavecchia – November 1st-9th, 2025.
Riviera Cruises
Save up to $11,749 for a group of eight, travelling on the eight-day Gastronomy of Switzerland and the Rhine sailing.
Valid on bookings until 15th Dec 2024, the itinerary is from Basel to Cologne leaving on the 12 August 2025. Prices start from $4749 per person. Offers include: 1 in 8 goes free plus $1000 off per person for the other seven.
The cruise is along the enchanting Rhine where guests will experience the glorious flavours of the region. They include Swiss mountain cheese and decadent Black Forest cake plus visits to the finest chocolate museums in Europe.
