Cunard has put its Black Friday deal on the table early, and it covers a lot of water: 161 voyages across the whole fleet, with savings of up to 40 percent, onboard credit and reduced deposits on select sailings.
The catch is timing. Bookings must be made between November 10 and December 7, 2026, so anyone eyeing a 2027 or 2028 sailing has a four-week window to commit.
The flagship offer centres on the Queen Mary 2, which will be sailing Transatlantic Crossings between New York and Southampton after its 2027 refurbishment. Standouts include a seven-night westbound crossing leaving Southampton on May 12, 2027, a 14-night Canada and New England roundtrip from New York on September 17, 2027, and a 13-night Eastern Caribbean voyage from New York on November 19, 2027. Roundtrip Caribbean sailings from New York are also in the sale — a rare way to do the islands without flying.
Queen Elizabeth heads back to Miami for another Caribbean season of 14-night roundtrips, with featured departures on November 11 and December 23, 2027 — the latter covering Christmas at sea. Further south, the new flagship Queen Anne anchors the World Voyage programme, including a hefty 56-night South America Discovery roundtrip from Fort Lauderdale departing January 22, 2027, plus selected 2028 segments sailing from Miami and Los Angeles to destinations worldwide. For travellers without two months to spare, shorter segment bookings are the obvious play.
Europe gets its own track under the "Discover Europe with Cunard" banner. Queen Elizabeth sails the Mediterranean on itineraries of seven to 21 nights from Rome, Barcelona and Trieste, while Queen Anne and Queen Victoria cover Norway's fjords, Iceland, the British Isles, the Baltic and the Atlantic islands. That range — from a week to three weeks — makes it workable for both first-timers and those with more annual leave than they know what to do with.
Why it matters: sale fares on premium lines like Cunard don't come around often, and the added onboard credit plus reduced deposits soften the upfront hit on longer sailings. If a Transatlantic crossing or a fjords itinerary has been sitting on the wishlist, this is one of the cheaper entry points you'll see. The deposit reduction also makes it low-risk to lock in a cabin now and firm up plans later — worth checking the specific terms per voyage before booking, since dates, ships and perks vary across the 161 sailings.
Details via Cruise Industry News.
