# CruiseHops MCP server

> Search and compare cruises, cabin fares, itineraries and price history, and browse Viator port excursions.

- Listing: https://mcp.tc/i/cruisehops
- Connect: use the server's own URL `https://cruisehops.com/mcp` (no sign-in); clients connect to it directly. The listing link is a page, not an MCP endpoint.
- Type: remote (Streamable HTTP)
- Auth: none
- Category: [Travel & Maps](https://mcp.tc/c/travel-maps)
- Vendor: CruiseHops
- Homepage: <https://cruisehops.com>

## About

CruiseHops searches captured cruise sailings from lines such as Carnival, Royal Caribbean, MSC, Norwegian, Celebrity, Princess, Disney and Cunard. You can compare itineraries and cabin fares, read price history for a specific offer, and look up Viator excursions at supported cruise ports. It is not a whole-market or live-inventory search.

The server is a hosted Streamable HTTP endpoint at https://cruisehops.com/mcp. All tools are read-only. No sign-in or API key is needed. Results include links to CruiseHops and to fare providers for verifying availability and booking.

## What it can do

- Search cruises by destination, departure port, dates, length and budget
- Look up ship, port, destination and cruise line term IDs
- List departure dates for a ship itinerary
- View sailing itineraries and cabin fares
- Read cabin price history for captured offers
- Compare two to four sailings side by side
- Find Viator excursions at supported cruise ports

## Tools (12)

- `search_cruises`: Find cruise recommendations by destination, port, dates, cabin and budget. (read-only)
- `suggest_cruise_terms`: Suggest ship, port, destination and cruise line names with term IDs for filters. (read-only)
- `list_departures`: List paginated dated sailings for a ship-itinerary group. (read-only)
- `get_sailing`: Read a sailing's itinerary, cabin fares, price context and provider links. (read-only)
- `get_cabin_price_history`: Read lowest cabin headline prices across promotions over time. (read-only)
- `get_price_history`: Read price history for one exact captured offer context. (read-only)
- `present_cruises`: Show a shortlist of one to three sailings in an interactive widget. (read-only)
- `compare_sailings`: Compare two to four sailings and optional exact offers. (read-only)
- `present_excursions`: Open an interactive port-experience browser. (read-only)
- `list_excursion_ports`: List cruise ports and whether excursion search is supported. (read-only)
- `find_port_excursions`: Search Viator activities near a port, with optional date and keywords. (read-only)
- `get_excursion`: Fetch details and booking link for a selected Viator product. (read-only)

## Example prompts

- "Find a 7-night Caribbean cruise from Miami in March"
- "Compare these two Royal Caribbean sailings by balcony fare"
- "Show the price history for this sailing's balcony cabin"
- "What snorkeling excursions are available at Cozumel?"

## Install

### Claude Code

1. Run this in a terminal, in your project folder:

```bash
claude mcp add --transport http cruisehops https://cruisehops.com/mcp
```

2. Start Claude Code and type `/mcp`. **cruisehops** should show as connected.

Add `--scope user` to make it available in every project, not just this one.

### Claude Desktop

1. Open **Customize → Connectors**, click **+ Add**, then **Add custom connector**.

2. Name it **CruiseHops** and paste this URL:

```url
https://cruisehops.com/mcp
```

3. Click **Add**. Its tools appear in the chat’s tools menu.

Claude Desktop’s JSON config file only starts local servers. Remote servers go through Connectors, and connectors you add on claude.ai show up here too.

### claude.ai

1. Open the connector form on claude.ai. This button fills in the name and URL for you:

[Add to claude.ai](<https://claude.ai/customize/connectors?modal=add-custom-connector&connectorName=CruiseHops&connectorUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fcruisehops.com%2Fmcp>) (opens connector settings)

2. Check that the URL reads `https://cruisehops.com/mcp` and click **Add**.

3. Turn it on in a chat from the tools menu.

Free plans allow one custom connector. On Team and Enterprise plans an owner adds it under **Organization settings → Connectors**.

### ChatGPT

1. On chatgpt.com, go to **Plugins**, select **+**, then **Add custom MCP server**.

2. Enter a name for the server.

3. Under **Connection**, paste `https://cruisehops.com/mcp` as the server URL, then for authentication choose **No authentication**.

4. Check **I understand and want to continue**, then select **Create as a plugin**.

Whether you can add a custom MCP server depends on your ChatGPT plan and your workspace permissions (in Business workspaces, admins and owners can).

### Cursor

[Add to Cursor](<https://cursor.com/install-mcp?name=cruisehops&config=eyJ1cmwiOiJodHRwczovL2NydWlzZWhvcHMuY29tL21jcCJ9>) (opens Cursor)

Or add it by hand to `~/.cursor/mcp.json` (all projects) or `.cursor/mcp.json` (this project):

`mcp.json`:

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "cruisehops": {
      "url": "https://cruisehops.com/mcp"
    }
  }
}
```

### VS Code

[Install in VS Code](<https://vscode.dev/redirect/mcp/install?name=cruisehops&config=%7B%22type%22%3A%22http%22%2C%22url%22%3A%22https%3A%2F%2Fcruisehops.com%2Fmcp%22%7D>) (opens VS Code)

Or from a terminal:

```bash
code --add-mcp '{"name":"cruisehops","type":"http","url":"https://cruisehops.com/mcp"}'
```

Or commit it to the repo in `.vscode/mcp.json`:

`.vscode/mcp.json`:

```json
{
  "servers": {
    "cruisehops": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://cruisehops.com/mcp"
    }
  }
}
```

### Devin Desktop

1. Add it to `~/.config/devin/mcp_config.json` (macOS and Linux) or `%APPDATA%\devin\mcp_config.json` (Windows):

`mcp_config.json`:

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "cruisehops": {
      "serverUrl": "https://cruisehops.com/mcp"
    }
  }
}
```

2. Refresh the MCP server list in Cascade.

Devin Desktop is the new name for Windsurf. It reads `serverUrl` (or `url`) for remote servers.

### Codex

```bash
codex mcp add cruisehops --url https://cruisehops.com/mcp
```

Or edit `~/.codex/config.toml` directly:

`config.toml`:

```toml
[mcp_servers.cruisehops]
url = "https://cruisehops.com/mcp"
```

### Gemini CLI

```bash
gemini mcp add --transport http cruisehops https://cruisehops.com/mcp
```

This adds it to the current project. Add `-s user` to use it everywhere.

### Any client

Most clients accept this shape. Some name the URL field differently: `serverUrl` in Devin Desktop, `httpUrl` in Gemini CLI’s settings file.

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "cruisehops": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://cruisehops.com/mcp"
    }
  }
}
```

Zed puts servers under `context_servers` in its settings. Cline needs `"type": "streamableHttp"`, or it assumes SSE.

Client only starts local servers? Bridge it with `npx -y mcp-remote https://cruisehops.com/mcp`.

## Recent changes

- 2026-11-10 08:48 UTC: 3 tools changed. Source: automatic check. Changed: compare\_sailings, get\_sailing, present\_cruises.
- 2026-11-02 17:21 UTC: Tracking started: 12 tools read. Source: automatic check.

More on the History tab, with descriptions before and after for the newest entries: https://mcp.tc/i/cruisehops#history (Atom feed: https://mcp.tc/i/cruisehops/history.xml). It records what mcp.tc's anonymous checks saw, every 3 hours where the tool list can be read without sign-in; it is not a security review.

## Details

- Server version: 1.4.0
- MCP protocol version: 2025-11-25
- Last checked: 2026-11-12 (reachable)
- Listed: 2026-11-02
- Updated: 2026-11-02

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