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Updated November 7, 2026

Carnival Cruise Line Price Index

Balcony Cabins

Average Carnival cruise cost per night, per person, across 2,854 future departures.

$167

Across all 2,854 future Carnival Cruise Line sailings in a balcony cabin, per person.

▼−1.5%vs last month
▼−5.2%vs Nov 2025
Typical range · p10-p90Most balcony cabins fall between $118 and $225 per night
$118p10
$163median
$225p90
80% of future balcony sailings priced inside the pink band
24-month history
CARAll lines
Average price per night at each month end
MonthPrice per nightCompare
NOV '24$181$220
DEC '24$186$222
JAN '25$185$224
FEB '25$184$225
MAR '25$185$221
APR '25$182$213
MAY '25$180$211
JUN '25$180$209
JUL '25$178$208
AUG '25$175$209
SEP '25$176$212
OCT '25$177$211
NOV '25$172$209
DEC '25$171$209
JAN '26$168$211
FEB '26$164$215
MAR '26$166$211
APR '26$169$213
MAY '26$166$212
JUN '26$163$203
JUL '26$162$210
AUG '26$167$209
SEP '26$169$212
OCT '26$167$211
NOV '26$167$211
NOV '24
MAY '25
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MAY '26
NOV '26
// Compared with the market · all cabin types

How Carnival Cruise Line compares

A balcony cabin costs $167 a night, 21% less than the $211 average across all lines. The cheapest of 9 lines.

Pink: Carnival Cruise Line · cream: every line Gangwaze tracks · select a row to switch the page's cabin type
// Cabin premium ladder

What each Carnival cabin upgrade costs

A balcony costs 1.6× an inside cabin; a suite 2.5×.

// By ship · Balcony

Average price, by Carnival ship - Balcony Cabins

All future balcony sailings, high to low. Bars show the p10-p90 range.

How we calculate this→
// By sail month · Balcony

Carnival cruise price by sail month

Avg per night in a balcony cabin by departure month. Year average $162.

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// By itinerary length · Balcony

Carnival cruise price by itinerary length

Average price per night and total fare for a balcony cabin, by nights.

$188
$180
$162
$156
$164
$156
$162
$159
$157
$163
$133
3$565
4$720
5$812
6$933
7$1.1k
8$1.2k
9$1.5k
10$1.6k
12$1.9k
14$2.3k
15+$2.1k
Average price per night and total fare by number of nights, Balcony cabin
NightsPrice per nightTotal fare
3$188$565
4$180$720
5$162$812
6$156$933
7$164$1,146
8$156$1,249
9$162$1,459
10$159$1,593
12$157$1,884
14$163$2,281
15+$133$2,108
Priciest 3 nt · $188/ntBest value 15+ nt · $133/nt
// By destination · Balcony

Carnival balcony cruise price by destination

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// By booking window · Balcony

Average balcony price by booking window

Days ahead of sailing, balcony cabin. All-window average $162.

  • 0-30 d$136-16%
  • 31-60 d$161-1%
  • 61-90 d$126-22%
  • 91-120 d$143-12%
  • 121-150 d$165+2%
  • 151-180 d$153-6%
  • 181-210 d$174+7%
  • 211-240 d$208+28%
  • 241-270 d$206+27%
  • 271-300 d$166+3%
  • 301-330 d$155-4%
  • 331-360 d$152-6%
Cheapest · 61-90 days out · $126Priciest · 211-240 days out · $208
// Other cruise lines · Balcony

Compare other cruise lines

Average price per night for a balcony cabin on every other line Gangwaze tracks, cheapest first, against the Carnival Cruise Line average of $167.

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// Carnival Cruise Line prices FAQ

Carnival Cruise Line price questions, answered

How much does a Carnival Cruise Line cruise cost per night?+

As of November 7, 2026, a Carnival Cruise Line cruise averages $106 for inside, $131 for ocean view, $167 for balcony, $269 for suite per person per night, across 2,871 future sailings.

Is Carnival Cruise Line cheaper than other cruise lines?+

A Carnival Cruise Line balcony cabin averages $167 per person per night, 21% less than the $211 average across the 9 major lines Gangwaze tracks, which makes it the cheapest of the 9.

What is the cheapest month to sail with Carnival Cruise Line?+

Among Carnival Cruise Line sailings on sale now, January 2027 is the cheapest month to depart, at $123 per person per night for a balcony cabin. July 2027 is the most expensive, at $210.

Which Carnival Cruise Line ship is the cheapest?+

Carnival Magic has the lowest average balcony price on Carnival Cruise Line, at $132 per person per night. Carnival Paradise is the most expensive, at $201.

What is the cheapest port to sail Carnival Cruise Line from?+

Of Carnival Cruise Line's 18 busiest departure ports, Mobile, Alabama has the lowest average balcony price, at $133 per person per night.

Are Carnival Cruise Line cruise prices going up?+

A Carnival Cruise Line balcony cabin costs $167 per night now, 5.2% less than a year ago and 1.5% less than a month ago.

How is the Carnival Cruise Line Price Index calculated?+

Gangwaze collects fares for every future Carnival Cruise Line sailing. For each sailing we take its latest price from the last 30 days, divide by the number of nights, and average across sailings for each cabin type. Every sailing counts once, and fares outside $30 to $25,000 a night are left out as errors. The all-lines figures are the same calculation across every major line we track.

// Methodology

Every Carnival Cruise Line sailing departing after today with a live published fare. Fares are divided by nights to give a per-night, per-person figure. The all-lines figures beside it use every major line Gangwaze tracks.

The index is the average of each sailing's latest fare in the selected cabin category. Every sailing counts once. Fares outside $30 to $25,000 a night are left out as errors.

History points are the same calculation as of each month's end. Prices are in USD and are not adjusted for inflation.

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