Last updated: September 13, 2026 :: Written by Sue Nelson, Travel Advisor | Adventures by MJ Quick Answer: Most people should book a 10 to 12 night Mediterranean cruise, not the 7 night sailing they were about to book. Seven…
You pick the ship, you find the cabin, and then the screen asks for a thousand dollars. Here is what every major cruise line actually charges to hold a cabin, from MSC's $99 to Princess's newly raised $500, plus the two lines that publish no deposit schedule at all and what to use instead. Verified from each line's own policy on September 2, 2026.
A seven-night Upper Danube week, eleven cruise lines compared, what it really costs for two people, and the two months we would book. Written for first timers.
Norwegian sells The Haven as one product across fifteen ships, but only eleven of them have a dedicated Haven Restaurant. Four ships give you the suite, the butler and the courtyard with no private dining room at all, and one ship that keeps appearing on Haven lists has no Haven at all. Here is the full breakdown by ship and by class, including where the complex physically sits on each one.
