Deal watch: Cruise giant Royal Caribbean is selling fall cruises for under $100

Carnival Cruise Line has last-minute deals for fall cruises at very high prices. Royal Caribbean is also.

This week, the world's largest cruise line is offering three-night sailings to the Bahamas for just 99 dollars, which is about as low as the line has ever offered a three-night cruise.

It's for the entire sailing.

A two-night sailing to the Bahamas is being offered by Royal Caribbean. Four-night sailings to the Bahamas start at $129 and go on for four nights.

Royal Caribbean has deep discounted sailings on its website as of Wednesday.

• A two-night Freedom of the Seas sailing from Miami to Perfect Day at CocoCay, Royal Caribbean's private island in the Bahamas, on Dec. 5 starting at $79 — or about $40 a day.
• A three-night Independence of the Seas sailing from Port Canaveral, Florida, to Perfect Day and Nassau in the Bahamas on Dec. 5 starting at $99 — or $33 a day.
• A three-night Liberty of the Seas sailing from Fort Lauderdale's Port Everglades to Perfect Day on Nov. 1 starting at $99 — or $33 a day. Another departure on Nov. 4 starts at $119 — or about $40 a day.
• Three-night Liberty of the Seas sailings from Port Everglades to Perfect Day and Nassau on Dec. 2, Dec. 9 and Dec. 16 starting at $119 — or about $40 a day. Sailings in November start at $139 — about $46 per day.
• A four-night Independence of the Seas sailing from Port Canaveral to Perfect Day and Nassau on Nov. 14 starting at $129 — or about $32 per day. Sailings on Nov. 7, Nov. 28 and Dec. 12 start at $149 — or about $37 a day.

The lowest-category cabins on each of the ships are the only cabins that are windowless. Rates on ocean-view and balcony cabins on the ships are also low.

As lines struggle to fill ships, some cruises have dropped as low as $26 a day.

On Royal Caribbean's website, cabins with a window were listed for just $59 more than cabins without a window. The cabins on the sailing were listed at a high price. A balcony cabin would cost just $56 a day.

The base fares include accommodations, meals and entertainment, but not port taxes and fees, which range from $101 to $110. At the time of checkout, cruise lines add port taxes and fees to final bills, which are usually advertised without them.

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There are 6 classes of Royal Caribbean ships.

When booking two or more people in a cabin, the per person fares are only available to passengers. Customers who want to own their cabin will pay more.

Passengers who book a lot of the lowest fares will pay more for things like alcoholic drinks and service charges.

There are extra charges on cruise ships that will make you crazy.

The cost of such cruises is low when compared to the cost of staying in a resort or hotel on land. According to some Wall Street analysts who cover the travel industry, the differential between cruise and land prices is now in the 30% to 50% range.

The low rates for fall cruises at Royal Caribbean come as cruise companies struggle to return to normalOccupancy levels in the wake of the COVID-19 Pandemic.

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