Last updated: December 25, 2025 Wave Season is the loudest marketing season in cruising—and also the easiest time to get tricked by “percent off” math, “free perks” that aren’t actually free, and deadlines that quietly end at midnight in a different time zone. This page fixes that. Wave Season is commonly described as running through January–March, but each cruise line … Continue reading Wave Season 2026 Cruise Deals Tracker: Book-By Dates, What’s Actually Included, and the Real Math