Cruises From Boston, Massachusetts

Overview

As of today (April 23, 2025) there are 122 available cruises out of Boston, MA (from which 59 are in 2025 and 63 are in 2026). In the following paragraphs you'll find a detailed overview of all those cruise options. If you're just looking to see the listing of the 122 sailings, please click on one of the 3 buttons on the right side - either on "View Sailings Sorted By Departure Date" (good for viewing last minute Boston cruise deals), "View Sailings Sorted By Price Per Day" or "View Sailings Grouped By Itineraries".

Regions and Prices

In the upcoming year, the most affordable month for booking a cruise vacation that leaves from Boston and visits Atlantic is April, with prices starting from $646. For Canada New England you can book cruises in October starting from $774. For Caribbean you can book cruises in November starting from $632. As for Europe, the lowest priced cruises are in July, with prices starting from $4489.

You can click on links in the table above to view the cruise options for the given region in a given month. You can also click on the "Next Month" and "Previous Month" links at the top of the table to shift the window of months that are displayed.

Cheap Cruises From Boston

Since Boston cruises have various durations (7 days, 14 days and other durations - see below), the best way to compare cruise prices is to do that on price-per-day bases. The following table shows Boston cruises in the upcoming 12 months sorted by price per day. You can use this table to find the best cruise deals from Boston.

The most discounted Boston cruise starts at $73 per day. There is one such sailing at that price point, the one on October 18, 2025 (21 nights Boston to Miami, FL itinerary on Zuiderdam).

If you want to see the listing of all 122 Boston sailings sorted by price per day, you can click on 'View All Cruises Sorted By Price Per Day' link at the bottom of the table above.

Cruise Lines out of Boston

There are 5 cruise lines - Norwegian (NCL), Holland America, Celebrity, Royal Caribbean and Princess - that offer cruises that depart from the Port of Boston.

Norwegian (NCL) Cruises Out Of Boston

Norwegian (NCL) offers the most sailings out of Boston - 52 cruise options. It offers 11 distinct itineraries and has 3 cruise ships (Norwegian Breakaway, Norwegian Jewel and Norwegian Gem) sailing out of Boston. The average price per person per day for Norwegian (NCL) cruises is $175.

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Holland America Cruises Out Of Boston

Holland America offers 48 cruise options out of Boston. It offers 26 distinct itineraries and has 2 cruise ships (Zuiderdam and Volendam) sailing out of Boston. The average price per person per day for Holland America cruises is $169.

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Celebrity Cruises Out Of Boston

Celebrity offers 8 cruise options out of Boston. It offers 6 distinct itineraries out of Boston, serviced on 1 cruise ship (Celebrity Silhouette). The average price per person per day for Celebrity cruises is $141.

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Royal Caribbean Cruises Out Of Boston

Royal Caribbean offers 8 cruise options out of Boston. It offers 6 distinct itineraries and has 1 cruise ship (Brilliance of the Seas) sailing out of Boston. The average price per person per day for Royal Caribbean cruises is $126.

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Princess Cruises Out Of Boston

Princess offers 6 cruise options out of Boston. It offers 6 distinct itineraries out of Boston, serviced on 2 cruise ships (Majestic Princess and Sapphire Princess). The average price per person per day for Princess cruises is $127.

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Cruise Ships out of Boston

There are 9 cruise ships that offer sailings that depart from the Boston cruise terminal.


Zuiderdam, which was built in 2002 and accommodates approximately 1900 passengers, offers the most sailings out of Boston - 35 of them. It features 16 distinct itineraries and the average price (per person per day) of its sailings is $167.

Norwegian Breakaway, built in 2013 with capacity of approximately 4000 passengers, offers 29 sailings out of Boston. It features 5 distinct itineraries and the average price (per person per day) of its sailings is $185.

Norwegian Jewel, which started sailing in 2005 and accommodates approximately 2400 passengers, offers 18 sailings. It features 4 distinct itineraries and the average price (per person per day) of its sailings is $155.

Volendam offers 13 cruises using 10 distinct itineraries, Celebrity Silhouette offers 8 cruises using 6 distinct itineraries, Brilliance of the Seas offers 8 cruises using 6 distinct itineraries and Norwegian Gem offers 5 cruises using 2 distinct itineraries.

For all other cruise ships please see the table above to learn when they were built and how many sailings and itineraries they offer.

Duration of Cruises

Almost all cruise sailings scheduled out of Boston are 5 days, 7 days, 10 days, 11 days, 12 days, 14 days or 35 days long. The following table summarizes those options:

The most popular duration of cruises traveling out of Boston is 7 days (7 nights) long. There are 85 such cruises featuring 29 distinct itineraries. The average per-person-per-day price of those sailings is $168.

There are 15 cruise sailings that are 14 days (14 nights) long. They feature 6 distinct itineraries and the average price of those sailings is $148.

Among cruises that sail out of Boston you can also find 10 day cruises (10 sailings), 11 day cruises (4 sailings), 35 day cruises (2 sailings), 5 day cruises (1 sailing) and 12 day cruises (1 sailing).

Even though many people ask about them, cruise lines do not offer any 2 day, 3 day or 4 day cruises out of Boston.

Ports of Call

There are 24 distinct ports that are visited by cruises that leave from Boston. The following table shows these ports:

Among cruises that leave from Boston there are 91 cruises (39 distinct itineraries) that visit Halifax, NS, Canada. Portland, Maine, on the other hand, is visited by 63 cruises on 32 distinct itineraries. There are 49 cruises that visit Quebec City, Quebec, Canada on 24 itineraries.

Some of the other more popular ports of call for Boston cruises are Saint John, NB, Canada (26 sailings), Bar Harbor, Maine (13 sailings), Montreal, QC, Canada (10 sailings) and San Juan, Puerto Rico (4 sailings).

Things to See and Do in Boston

There are many interesting places that you can see and do while you're in Boston - one of the most iconic American cities - either before or after your cruise. Here are some ideas:

• You can take a walk on the Freedom Trail - a marked path in Boston - and see many interesting historical buildings and places. Many Boston visitors take the Freedom Trail as it's a great way to see a lot of Boston history in a short period of time.


• If you're even a little bit of a baseball fan, it would be worth visiting Fenway Park and seeing a Red Sox game at it's home stadium, which is also the oldest ballpark in Major League Baseball.


• Harvard Square is another of Boston's must-see places. Here you can see interesting, small shops and you can also tour Harvard's beautiful campus. If you're tech-oriented, you may also visit the MIT campus, which is not far from the Harvard Square.


• Faneuil Hall Marketplace is a nice place that's very popular among Boston tourists. Here you can find interesting shops that sell out of ordinary items, entertaining street performers as well as good restaurants.


• Boston Public Garden is a peaceful and beautiful place that you can visit to have a bit of a down time. They also have Swan Boats that you can ride on. It's a great place for kids and families as well.


• Museum of Fine Arts is one of the best museums in US. Here you can see many paintings of world renown artists. Also, American paintings from the period of early US history are particularly noteworthy.