$739
Cagliari → Palermo → Marseille → Barcelona
via Civitavecchia (Rome), Savona
Recommendation
Good time to book
Prices are below typical levels across several cabin categories.
- ✓ Interior cabins are close to their cheapest price in the last 90 days.
- ✓ 3 of 4 tracked cabin categories are below their historical norms.
- ✓ Overall pricing is 10% below typical.
- ✓ Only suites remain above normal pricing.
Why we're recommending this
Inside pricing is $728, compared with a typical fare of $828. This is close to the lowest price we've tracked over the past 90 days.
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What should you book?
Interior is the sweet spot at $728.
An oceanview jumps another $89 ($18/night).
Interior
Good value · 12% below typical
$728
Other cabin categories
Oceanview
Good value · 11% below typical
$817
Balcony
About average · 9% below typical
$941
Suite
About average · 9% above typical
$2,011
What kind of trip is this?
View itinerary profile →Port-heavy itinerary with stops in Italy, France, and Spain
- 5 nights
- 4 ports
- 0 sea days
- Excellence Helios (Carnival Xl)-class ship
- Round-trip sailing
- Cagliari → Barcelona
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Route
Cagliari → Palermo → Civitavecchia (Rome) → Savona → Marseille + 1 more
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Embarks in Cagliari, Italy • ends in Barcelona, Spain • 4 ports of call • 0 sea days
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Costa Smeralda is a Excellence-Helios (Carnival XL) ship carrying about 5,282 guests.
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