As one who trolls the internet daily to discern where cruise prices are headed, I’m finding a bunch of terrific cruise deals.  From mid-priced ships to luxury vessels, here are my pick for the ten best.  

*  Five-day Memorial Day cruise aboard Queen Mary 2.  The QM 2 will make a short Canada cruise from New York May 22, visiting Halifax and Boston with two days at sea.  Per person, double occupancy fares start at ($623) inside; $773 (outside); $773 (balcony) and $1474 (suite). Visit CheapCruises.com.

*   Ten-night Alaska Cruisetour page with $200 onboard credit priced from $1299 per person, double occupancy.  Departing August 22, 2008, a combined seven-night Celebrity Millennium cruise is combined with three-night Alaska land tour.  Visit CruisesInternational.com.

* 14-night Highlands,Norwegian Fjord and North Cape cruise aboard Holland America’s Rotterdam sailing from London to Copenhagen.  Departing June 10, 2008, the ship visits Newcastle Upon Tyne, Edinburgh, the Arctic Circle and most scenic ports in Norway. Per person, double occupancy fares start at $1619 (inside) and $1899 (outside). For additional information visit White Travel’s web site.

* 13 night Mediterranean cruise aboard Norwegian Jade sailing from Barcelona to London starts at $799 per person, double occupancy on the May 17, 2008 departure.  Ports of call are Nice, Liborno, Civitavecchia, Naples, Sardinia, Malaga, Gibraltar, Cadiz and Vigo, Spain.  Visit CruiseCheap.com

* Ten night Caribbean cruise aboard Holland America’s Maasdam, sailing round-trip from Fort Lauderdale Oct. 14. The ship visits Saint Maarten, Saint Lucia, Barbados, Martinique, Tortola and Half Moon Cay with fares starting at $899 per person, double occupancy.  Visit America’s Vacation Center.  

* Seven-night Carnival Valor Eastern Caribbean cruise departing Sept. 21, 2008 from Miami at fares beginning at $479 per person, double occupancy.  Ports of call are Nassau, St. Thomas, St. Maarten with three sea days.  Visit SmartCruiser.com.  

* Five night Bermuda cruise aboard Royal Caribbean’s Explorer of the Seas, sailing round-trip Cape Liberty (Bayonne) NJ departing Oct. 18, 2008.  Per person, double occupancy fares start at $549.  Visit CruiseBrothers.com

** Regent Seven Seas Cruises’ 17 night Asia and Australia cruise sailing from Singapore to Sydney starts at $8,995 including airfare and shipboard credit.  Departing Nov. 2, 2008, the Seven Seas Mariner visits Java, Bali, Fremantle, Albany, Adelaide and Melbourne.  Visit Regent.com

** Nine night Caribbean Princess cruise sailing round-trip from New York visits Bermuda and the Caribbean at fares beginning at $864, per person, double occupancy.   Departing June 13, 2008, the ship visits Bermuda, San Juan, St. Thomas and Grand Turk with four days at sea.  Visit CruiseBrothers.com

* 14 day Mediterranean cruise aboard Celebrity’s Azamara Quest departing Sept. 27, 2008 with fares starting at $1979 per person, double occupancy.  Sailing round-trip from Civitavecchia (port of Rome), the ship visits Sorrento, Valleta, Tunis, Barcelona (overnight), Sete, Marseille, Monte Carlo, Portofino and Livorno (port of Florence) overnight. Visit Cruise.com