I priced the Aug. cruise when it first came out, and it was $4k-ish for an interior cabin, as a solo. It may have come down over the months. I sail both Carnival and Royal, so when Royal came out with the basic same itinerary (3 Greenland ports, 2 Canada) on the Jewel for $2k-ish, it was a no brainer for me. I have friends that moved over, but other friends who stayed on Carnival, since Baltimore was more convenient than Bayonne, NJ.