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New Cruises.com Promo Could Save You Hundreds of Dollars

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We love a good sale, and Cruises.com is out with a new limited-time promo that could save you hundreds of dollars.

This sale is offering free gratuities on select sailings, along with additional perks like onboard ship credit. You’ll have to act fast, though, and book your cruise by July 11, 2025. The good news is that this sale is valid on multiple itineraries and cruise lines for sailings in both 2025 and 2026.

Let’s dive into the details.

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Cruises.com Limited-Time Promo: Free Gratuities

If you’ve been thinking about booking a cruise, you’ll want to pay attention to this new Prime Time to Cruise sale from Cruises.com.

If you book select Norwegian, Royal Caribbean, or MSC cruises between July 7 and July 11, 2025, you can take advantage of exclusive perks, including prepaid gratuities. If you’ve ever taken a cruise before, you know that those gratuities can really add up, so this deal could mean significant savings.

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For example, on Royal Caribbean cruises, gratuities cost $18.50 per person per day for regular cabins and $21 per person per day for suites.

For 2 people taking a 7-night cruise, that amounts to $259 (regular cabin) to $294 (suite)! The savings increase even more if you book a longer cruise.

Even better, this deal stacks with any other offers available through Cruises.com. Additionally, Cruises.com Rewards members can earn 10 points per $1 spent. These points can be redeemed for things like cash-back or onboard credit.

Hot Tip:

There are lots of websites for booking cruises, and most offer the same base rates. The differences in price are due to the special perks and bonuses (like onboard credit or free gratuities) being offered.

Here are the details of this Cruises.com promotion:

Royal Caribbean

  • Free gratuities for up to 2 people booking a balcony stateroom or higher on select sailings through December 2025.
  • Get up to $50 in onboard credit for sailings that depart between August 1 and December 30, 2025.

MSC Cruises

  • Free gratuities for all guests booking a balcony stateroom or higher on select Caribbean and Bahamas cruises through May 2026.
  • Get up to $250 in onboard credit.

Norwegian Cruises

  • Free gratuities for up to 2 guests booking a balcony stateroom or higher on almost any 7+ night Caribbean sailing between October 1, 2025, and December 31, 2026.
  • Get up to $300 in onboard credit.
Bottom Line:

This limited-time sale from Cruises.com is offering free gratuities on select Royal Caribbean, MSC, and Norwegian cruises. You’ll have to act fast and book by July 11, 2025.

Final Thoughts

There’s a great limited-time sale on select MSC, Norwegian, and Royal Caribbean cruises on Cruises.com. When you book between July 7 and July 11, 2025, you’ll get prepaid gratuities included with your booking. That can amount to hundreds of dollars in savings.

If you’ve been thinking about booking a cruise, now might be a great time to do so.

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About Katie Corrigan Seemann

Katie has been in the points and miles game since 2015 and started her own blog in 2016. She’s been freelance writing since then, and her work has been featured in publications like Travel + Leisure, LongWeekends Magazine, Forbes Advisor, and Fortune Recommends.

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