I hate to sound like a promotional email, but cruise lines are currently offering some pretty amazing deals — and not just last-minute discounts in order to fill up boats emptied as a result of Covid. Great prices can be found on sailings to the end of 2023 and even into 2024.

“I’ve been looking at Regent Seven Seas, one of the top luxury cruise lines,” says Mary Jo Manzanares of the travel website Traveling with MJ. “It’s usually out of my price range, but now it’s affordable. It’s usually three or four times what they’re asking.”

These new deals are also more than just low prices. In order to lure cruisers back, lines such as Carnival and Holland America are offering some or all the following perks:

• Surprisingly large onboard credits.

• Free stateroom upgrades.

• Free alcohol and specialty dining packages.

• Free shore excursions.

• Free unlimited Wi-Fi.

• Reduced deposits and improved cancellation policies.

• Crew gratuities included in the price of the sailing.

Shipboard credits and stateroom upgrades…