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Lowest fares

Cheap cruises from Tampa

Two different questions hide inside the word cheap, so this page answers them separately. The lowest number on the board is $257 per person. The lowest cost per night of holiday is about $51. Those are almost never the same cruise, because a short sailing has a small total and an expensive night.

Everything below is the lowest published starting fare we recorded, with the date we recorded it. Nothing here is a discount and nothing is a sale. We do not sell cruises, so there is no reason to push you at the sailing that pays best.

Lowest fare
$257
Lowest per night
$51
Median per night
$77
Priced sailings
427
Schedule last updated 2026-10-16 · 427 departures listed · Dates can change. Verify with the cruise line before booking.

Lowest fare on each route

All routes

One row per route, cheapest first, so every line here is a different holiday rather than the same Cozumel run on twenty dates. The last column says how many departures that route has, because the cheapest date is rarely the only one at that fare. Short sailings sit at the top for the obvious reason, so read the nights alongside the price.

Lowest recorded starting fare on each route from Tampa
Route Nights From A night
4-Night Western Caribbean Carnival Paradise cheapest on Sun, Nov 1, 2026 4
from $257

$64 a night · per person
interior, as of 2026-10-16

$64
5-Night The Bahamas Carnival Paradise cheapest on Sat, Jan 23, 2027 5
from $257

$51 a night · per person
interior, as of 2026-10-16

$51
4-Night Cozumel Express Margaritaville at Sea Islander cheapest on Sat, Oct 24, 2026 4
from $279

$70 a night · per person
lowest available fare, as of 2026-10-16

$70
5-Night Mexico Duo Margaritaville at Sea Islander cheapest on Fri, Nov 20, 2026 5
from $299

$60 a night · per person
lowest available fare, as of 2026-10-16

$60
4-Night Western Caribbean Getaway Enchantment of the Seas cheapest on Mon, Nov 15, 2027 4
from $306

$77 a night · per person
lowest available fare, as of 2026-10-16

$77
4-Night Bahamas Round-trip Tampa: Great Stirrup Cay Norwegian Gem cheapest on Thu, Jan 14, 2027 4
from $309

$77 a night · per person
lowest available fare, as of 2026-10-16

$77
4-Night Western Caribbean Jewel of the Seas cheapest on Thu, Nov 12, 2026 4
from $319

$80 a night · per person
lowest available fare, as of 2026-10-16

$80
5-Night Western Caribbean Getaway Enchantment of the Seas cheapest on Mon, May 24, 2027 5
from $343

$69 a night · per person
lowest available fare, as of 2026-10-16

$69
4-Night Western Caribbean Getaway Radiance of the Seas cheapest on Thu, Nov 18, 2027 4
from $346

$87 a night · per person
lowest available fare, as of 2026-10-16

$87
5-Night Western Caribbean Getaway Radiance of the Seas cheapest on Mon, Oct 19, 2026 5
from $351

$70 a night · per person
lowest available fare, as of 2026-10-16

$70
5-Night Western Caribbean Carnival Paradise cheapest on Mon, Jan 4, 2027 5
from $359

$72 a night · per person
interior, as of 2026-10-16

$72
6-Night The Bahamas Carnival Paradise cheapest on Mon, Nov 9, 2026 6
from $379

$63 a night · per person
interior, as of 2026-10-16

$63
5-Night Western Caribbean Jewel of the Seas cheapest on Mon, Nov 2, 2026 5
from $386

$77 a night · per person
lowest available fare, as of 2026-10-16

$77
5-Night Caribbean Round-trip Tampa: Cozumel & Roatan Norwegian Gem cheapest on Mon, Nov 16, 2026 5
from $399

$80 a night · per person
lowest available fare, as of 2026-10-16

$80
6-Night The Bahamas Carnival Legend cheapest on Sun, Dec 13, 2026 6
from $435

$73 a night · per person
interior, as of 2026-10-16

$73
6-Night Western Caribbean Carnival Paradise cheapest on Mon, Sep 13, 2027 6
from $442

$74 a night · per person
interior, as of 2026-10-16

$74
6-Night Western Caribbean Radiance of the Seas cheapest on Sun, Feb 14, 2027 6
from $453

$76 a night · per person
lowest available fare, as of 2026-10-16

$76
7-Night Western Caribbean Enchantment of the Seas cheapest on Sat, Oct 17, 2026 7
from $456

$65 a night · per person
lowest available fare, as of 2026-10-16

$65
7-Night Western Caribbean Celebrity Summit cheapest on Sun, Oct 25, 2026 7
from $459

$66 a night · per person
lowest available fare, as of 2026-10-16

$66
4-Night Western Caribbean Radiance of the Seas cheapest on Thu, Oct 29, 2026 4
from $469

$117 a night · per person
lowest available fare, as of 2026-10-16

$117

Starting fares, per person, for the lowest available cabin grade, recorded 2026-10-16. Fares change often, so check the current price with the cruise line.

Best fare per night

All routes

The same routes, reordered by what a night actually costs. The ranking changes, which is the point: the cheapest cruise and the best value are different cruises. Across the whole board, 233 of 427 priced sailings come in at or below the $77 median per night.

5 nights · 2 ports

5-Night The Bahamas

Carnival Paradise · Carnival Cruise Line

Departs Sat, Jan 23, 2027

$51a night
from $257

$51 a night · per person
interior, as of 2026-10-16

5 nights · 2 ports

5-Night Mexico Duo

Margaritaville at Sea Islander · Margaritaville at Sea

Departs Fri, Nov 20, 2026

$60a night
from $299

$60 a night · per person
lowest available fare, as of 2026-10-16

6 nights · 3 ports

6-Night The Bahamas

Carnival Paradise · Carnival Cruise Line

Departs Mon, Nov 9, 2026

$63a night
from $379

$63 a night · per person
interior, as of 2026-10-16

4 nights · 1 ports

4-Night Western Caribbean

Carnival Paradise · Carnival Cruise Line

Departs Sun, Nov 1, 2026

$64a night
from $257

$64 a night · per person
interior, as of 2026-10-16

7 nights · 4 ports

7-Night Western Caribbean

Enchantment of the Seas · Royal Caribbean International

Departs Sat, Oct 17, 2026

$65a night
from $456

$65 a night · per person
lowest available fare, as of 2026-10-16

7 nights · 3 ports

7-Night Western Caribbean

Celebrity Summit · Celebrity Cruises

Departs Sun, Oct 25, 2026

$66a night
from $459

$66 a night · per person
lowest available fare, as of 2026-10-16

Starting fares, per person, for the lowest available cabin grade, recorded 2026-10-16. Fares change often, so check the current price with the cruise line.

Cheapest at each trip length

Compare lengths

If the constraint is how long you can be away rather than what you can spend, start here.

4-night

Carnival Paradise · Sun, Nov 1, 2026

$257 $64 a night

5-night

Carnival Paradise · Sat, Jan 23, 2027

$257 $51 a night

6-night

Carnival Paradise · Mon, Nov 9, 2026

$379 $63 a night

7-night

Enchantment of the Seas · Sat, Oct 17, 2026

$456 $65 a night

8-night

Radiance of the Seas · Sat, Jan 9, 2027

$610 $76 a night

9 nights or more

Norwegian Gem · Sat, Apr 3, 2027

$939 $94 a night

weekend

Carnival Paradise · Sun, Nov 1, 2026

$257 $64 a night

Cheapest month by month

Full schedule

The lowest recorded fare in each month we cover. The pattern is the usual one: fares soften through hurricane season and firm up around the holidays.

October 2026 4-night · Margaritaville at Sea Islander $279 $70/night November 2026 4-night · Carnival Paradise $257 $64/night December 2026 4-night · Margaritaville at Sea Islander $279 $70/night January 2027 5-night · Carnival Paradise $257 $51/night February 2027 4-night · Norwegian Gem $309 $77/night March 2027 4-night · Margaritaville at Sea Islander $279 $70/night April 2027 4-night · Margaritaville at Sea Islander $279 $70/night May 2027 4-night · Margaritaville at Sea Islander $279 $70/night June 2027 4-night · Margaritaville at Sea Islander $279 $70/night July 2027 4-night · Margaritaville at Sea Islander $279 $70/night August 2027 4-night · Carnival Paradise $332 $83/night September 2027 4-night · Margaritaville at Sea Islander $279 $70/night October 2027 4-night · Carnival Paradise $314 $79/night November 2027 4-night · Margaritaville at Sea Islander $279 $70/night December 2027 4-night · Margaritaville at Sea Islander $279 $70/night January 2028 4-night · Enchantment of the Seas $306 $77/night February 2028 4-night · Enchantment of the Seas $306 $77/night March 2028 4-night · Enchantment of the Seas $306 $77/night April 2028 4-night · Margaritaville at Sea Islander $279 $70/night

How to read a starting fare

A starting fare is the cheapest cabin the line was selling on the day we looked, per person, on the assumption that two people share it. It is a floor, not a quote. Port taxes, government fees and gratuities sit on top, and the cabin it refers to is usually an interior on a low deck near the engines.

Two sailings with the same headline number can be very different buys. That is the whole reason the fare per night appears next to every price on this site. A cheap week is better value than a cheap weekend even when the weekend costs less.

Fares here were recorded on 2026-10-16 and are checked daily. The line's own page has the live number, which is what every price on this page links to.

Cheap cruises from Tampa: questions

What is the cheapest cruise from Tampa?
The lowest starting fare we have recorded is $257 per person on Carnival Paradise, departing Sun, Nov 1, 2026, which is a 4-night sailing. That was the published fare when we checked on 2026-10-16. Fares move, so treat it as where to look rather than what you will pay.
Is the lowest fare the best deal?
Not usually. The cheapest sailing on the board works out at about $51 a night, but the cheapest headline fare and the cheapest night are rarely the same cruise, because a short trip has a low total and a high nightly rate. The median across all 427 priced sailings is about $77 a night.
Do these fares include taxes and fees?
Starting fares are per person based on double occupancy and generally exclude port taxes, government fees and gratuities. The cruise line's own page shows the full breakdown at the current price, which is what the fare links here open.
When are Tampa cruises cheapest?
Across the months we cover, the lowest recorded fare falls in November 2026. Hurricane season and the weeks either side of a school holiday tend to carry the softer fares, while Thanksgiving, Christmas and spring break carry the firmest.
Are these discounts?
No. Every number here is the lowest published starting fare we saw on the date shown, not a reduction from a previous price. We do not record list prices, so there is nothing to discount against and nothing on this page is a sale.

Before you sail

All guides

Parking and a pre-cruise hotel are the two costs that quietly undo a cheap fare.

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