Carnival Cruise Line has a neat tool available called Deal Finder that allows cruisers to search cruises in a calendar view. The calendar view can be filtered by Carnival ship, homeport, date, and more. If multiple cruises meet the selection criteria you entered the lowest priced cruise will show first and you can click on a date to see all of the cruises available that meet your search criteria.
I personally think this tool is great for guests that are trying to book a cruise around work schedules, school holiday schedules, or around a specific timeframe.
This post will give some information about how to access the Carnival Deal Finder tool as well as some basic tips for best use of the Deal Finder.
I personally think this tool is great for guests that are trying to book a cruise around work schedules, school holiday schedules, or around a specific timeframe.
This post will give some information about how to access the Carnival Deal Finder tool as well as some basic tips for best use of the Deal Finder.
How To Access Carnival's Deal Finder Search Tool:
In order to access Carnival's Deal Finder search tool you will want to click the following link:
Click Here - this link will take you away from RyG's Cruise Guide and goes to Carnival's website.
In order to access Carnival's Deal Finder search tool you will want to click the following link:
Click Here - this link will take you away from RyG's Cruise Guide and goes to Carnival's website.
The Deal Finder Tool - Tips For Use & Things To Keep In Mind:
1. When using the Deal Finder Tool, it will first come up with the current month. If you were click on the Deal Finder at the time this post was written it would come up with November 2022. No filters are generally applied when you first click in, except the # of guests defaults to 2. If you are sailing solo or with more guests in a stateroom you will want to make sure to change the # of guests. Make sure you check all of the filters to verify that you are not limiting your choices or seeing more than you want.
2. Depending on how you have the Deal Finder filtered, there may be multiple cruise sailings on a given day that meet your filter criteria. However, Carnival will display the lowest priced cruise in the calendar date box. You have to click on the date on the calendar and if there are more sailings they will show.
3. Keep in mind the pricing shown on a given date is usually an average based on the # of guests that you have selected in the filters at the top. Also, port taxes & fees are typically not included in this average. Additionally, the cheapest rate on a date is shown which is typically a price for an interior room on a given sailing (or whatever room is going for the cheapest average price at a given time).
4. Play around with Carnival's Deal Finder tool to get a feel for how it works. Once you are used to how the filters and view works, it is a neat tool to be able to quickly compare prices and see sailings on a calendar view to help with booking a cruise.
1. When using the Deal Finder Tool, it will first come up with the current month. If you were click on the Deal Finder at the time this post was written it would come up with November 2022. No filters are generally applied when you first click in, except the # of guests defaults to 2. If you are sailing solo or with more guests in a stateroom you will want to make sure to change the # of guests. Make sure you check all of the filters to verify that you are not limiting your choices or seeing more than you want.
2. Depending on how you have the Deal Finder filtered, there may be multiple cruise sailings on a given day that meet your filter criteria. However, Carnival will display the lowest priced cruise in the calendar date box. You have to click on the date on the calendar and if there are more sailings they will show.
3. Keep in mind the pricing shown on a given date is usually an average based on the # of guests that you have selected in the filters at the top. Also, port taxes & fees are typically not included in this average. Additionally, the cheapest rate on a date is shown which is typically a price for an interior room on a given sailing (or whatever room is going for the cheapest average price at a given time).
4. Play around with Carnival's Deal Finder tool to get a feel for how it works. Once you are used to how the filters and view works, it is a neat tool to be able to quickly compare prices and see sailings on a calendar view to help with booking a cruise.