WAVE Season - Get the best price on your next cruise!
What is Wave Season?
Wave Season is a peak booking period in the cruise industry from January to March, when cruise lines and travel agencies offer promotions and discounts to encourage bookings for the upcoming year.
Key Features of Wave Season
Promotions and Discounts: Cruise lines offer deals, reduced fares, onboard credits, and other incentives.
Booking Incentives: Benefits like free upgrades and included excursions.
Planning for Future Travel: Ideal time to book popular itineraries and destinations for the year.
Why is Wave Season Important?
Wave Season offers consumers significant savings and exclusive deals as well as availability to the most desired cabins and cruise itineraries of the year. Do not wait, book today!
Some of the Current Promotions
ROYAL CARIBBEAN
Europe & Alaska Air Offer Sailing Window: Sailings departing between April 11 - October 27, 2025 Offer details: • Alaska itinerary sailings: $100 USD per person for Economy and Premium Economy Class seats, or $200 USD per person for First and Business Class seat • Europe itinerary sailings: Up to $500 USD per person varying by airfare type and destination as follows: $200 USD per person for Economy and Premium Economy Class seats, or $500 USD per person for First and Business Class seat
BOGO60
Booking Window: January 2, 2025 – January 31, 2025
Sailing Window: Sailings departing on or after January 3, 2025
Offer details: Buy One Guest, Get Second Guest 60% Off & 30% Off on 3/4 Guest
Kids Sail Free
Booking Window:January 2, 2025 – January 31, 2025
Sailing Window:Sailings departing on or after January 3, 2025
Offer Details:Guest 12 and under sail free on sailings 3 nights or longer
Valid on select sailing.
SPECIAL OFFER for my Clients - Must be booked between 1/5/2025 - 1/11/2025
Up to $100 OBC Loyal To Royal Sale – for all departures outside of final payment. Specialty Dining for Two PLUS PLUS Complimentary Spa Treatment for One.
Booking Window: 1/5/25 – 1/11/25 Departure Window: 3/1/25 – 12/31/25
DISNEY CRUISE LINE
50% off the required deposit
Booking your dream cruise just got easier. Only pay 50% of your required deposit on select Disney sailings between 6/16/25 and 5/31/26. 🚢✨ Must be booked by March 14, 2025. For more information, visit my Disney Cruise site.
Disney+ Subscribers - Save 50% for Third and Fourth Guests Under 18 Years of Age on Select Cruises!
Disney+ Subscribers: Now is the time to give your family a Disney Cruise Line vacation. Third and fourth Guests 17 and younger can sail for half price with 2 full-fare Guests in the same stateroom during select cruises on the Disney Wonder, Disney Dream and Disney Wish.For more information, visit my Disney Cruise Site
There are also select cruise dates at reduced rates for guaranteed category cabins. Let's talk and see if the dates work for you.
Special Offer for my Clients - Disney Gift Card with all bookings of a 4 day cruise or longer. Must be booked by March 1, 2025. For sailings in 2025.
NCL - NORWEGIAN CRUISE LINE
Kick off 2025 with a bang on the vacation of a lifetime, thanks to Norwegian Cruise Line’s New Year’s Sale! Start the year right with Up To $1,500 Off All Cruises, free airfare for the second guest and unlimited open bar for a celebration-worthy journey. Imagine soaking up the sun in the Caribbean or The Bahamas—all while enjoying the all-new More At Sea™ package. Get ready to explore like never before and Experience More with Norwegian. Cheers to the new horizons in 2025!
PRINCESS CRUISES
Set a course for adventure
Love may be life’s sweetest reward, but our Come Aboard Sale is a pretty close second. This sale has it all: up to 40% off, free room upgrades, $99 deposits and free 3rd & 4th guests. So come aboard – we're expecting you!
Your elevated escape is calling
Your clients can step into a world of luxury aboard our new Sun Princess® & Star Princess® and they can be among the first to sail and save $1400 or more on a Sanctuary Collection Suite, Mini-Suite, or balcony. They can enjoy the Princess Premier® experience with unlimited drinks, specialty dining, our new highest-performing Wi-Fi service MedallionNet® Max and more! This offer ends on 2/28/2025.
HOLLAND AMERICA
Have it All with Fares as Low as $129 Per Day
For a limited time, your clients can start their journey with free balcony upgrades and free kids’ fares with a 50% Reduced Deposit when you book a 2025–2026 cruise or cruisetour with the Have It All fare option. Guests who reserve their stateroom or suite by January 31 will receive an additional bonus of up to $400 Onboard Credit!
Last Minute Cruise Deals
For one week only, we’re offering up to 40% off cruise fares plus FREE fares for Guests 3 & 4 on select Winter/Spring 2025 Caribbean, Mexico, Pacific Coast and Panama Canal.* From an island-hopping Caribbean escape to a relaxing holiday at sea, now is the perfect time to lock in Holland America cruise.
SEABOURN CRUISES
The Sail of the Year is Here
Prepare to be spoiled, Seabourn style.
It’s time to experience the personalized attention, the pampering, and the yacht-like feel you’ll only find when traveling with Seabourn. And right now, be even more spoiled by our best offers during our Sail of the Year event.
For a limited time, enjoy up to 15% savings, with up to $1,000USD in shipboard credit per suite, along with reduced deposits on Seabourn ultra-luxury Ocean voyages and Expeditions to all seven continents. Find the moments you live for and discover hidden gem ports in less traveled destinations, making the adventure all the more unique.
This exceptional Sail of the Year offer is only available until February 18, 2025, so book yours today. Then, prepare to come first.
CUNARD CRUISE LINE
Enjoy it all
During the wave period (January 7 to March 26, 2025), Cunard is making available the “Enjoy it all” package, offering unlimited Wi-Fi, “Beers, Wine, and Spirits” drinks package, and alternative dining or Champagne Afternoon Tea. Offer is available to bookings in Balcony, Oceanview, and Inside staterooms on all Alaska, Caribbean, and Panama Canal voyages sailing on Queen Elizabeth from June 2025 to September 2026. Enjoy it all is available for $60/day and may be combined with the wave promotion “Treat yourself, on us.”
Receive the following for $60 per person, per day
Beers, Wine & Spirits Drinks package
Wi-Fi Essential Internet Plan
Dining Experience at an Alternative Dining restaurant or Champagne Afternoon Tea
Combinable with “Treat yourself, on us” Onboard Credit of up to $400 USD per stateroom^
Offer applies to bookings in Balcony, Oceanview, and Inside staterooms. Not available for Grills guests.
WINDSTAR CRUISES
PICK YOUR PERK
Savings as Personalized as Your Voyage
It’s that time of year — Windstar’s Pick Your Perk offer is back for another season of savings.
With options that match your travel style, you get to make the most of your vacation, your way. Just choose one of these great perks:
Option 1: An onboard credit of up to $1,000 per suite — good for shore excursions, beverage packages, spa treatments and more.
Option 2: A night at a hotel before or after your cruise.
Option 3: A complimentary All-Inclusive experience when you reserve a Premium Suite (a value of more than $1,300 for two guests on a 7-day voyage).
CELEBRITY CRUISES
Explore the World Like Never Before with Celebrity
Get drinks and Wi-Fi, all included, plus a $50 onboard credit per stateroom
Booking Period: Today - 1/31/2025
Travel Period: 01/15/2025 - 04/09/2027
OCEANIA CRUISES
Enjoy Up to a 4-Category Upgrade + Your Choice of Exclusive Perk
New Year Sale and enjoy up to a 4-Category Upgrade on select sailings plus your choice of one: Unlimited Wine, Beer and Spirits; a Shipboard Credit up to $1,000; OR Free or Reduced Airfare. Combined with the always-free amenities of Your World Included™, you’ll discover small-ship luxury for less. Booking Period: Today - 1/31/2025
Travel Period: 3/1/2025 - 5/31/2026
VIKING CRUISES
EXPLORERS' Sale:
Free International Airfare* + $25 Deposit + $100 Onboard Credit,
All-Inclusive Voyages from $1,999
Booking Period: Today - 1/31/2025
Travel Period: Today - 12/31/25
SILVERSEA
Up to $5,000 Savings and 15% Reduced Deposit
Book your voyage now and you’ll get up to $5,000 savings on Door-to-Door and Port-to-Port All-Inclusive fares, with a 15% reduced deposit. Plus, enjoy the services of a Distinctive Voyages Host, a Private Welcome Reception and an Exclusive Shore Event or shipboard credit, only when you book through our travel agency.Booking Period: Today - 2/28/2025
Travel Period: 12/9/2024 - 8/31/2026
OTHER PROMOTIONS AVAILABLE
There are more promotions available on additional cruise lines. Vacation with Val Travel is ready to help you find the cruise of your dreams. Let's talk!
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