Cruises From New Orleans, Louisiana

Overview

Currently (as of today - March 25, 2025) there are 141 cruises out of New Orleans, LA (from which 84 are in 2025 and 57 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 141 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 New Orleans 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 New Orleans and visits Atlantic is April, with prices starting from $833. For Caribbean you can book cruises in September starting from $449. For Panama you can book cruises in November starting from $1189.

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 New Orleans

Since New Orleans cruises have various durations (7 days, 5 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 New Orleans cruises in the upcoming 12 months sorted by price per day. You can use this table to find the best cruise deals from New Orleans.

The most discounted New Orleans cruise starts at $52 per day. There is one such sailing at that price point, the one on April 24, 2025 (16 nights New Orleans to Barcelona, Spain itinerary on Carnival Valor).

If you want to see the listing of all 141 New Orleans 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 New Orleans

There are only two cruise lines - Carnival and Norwegian (NCL) - that offer cruises that depart from the Port of New Orleans.

Carnival Cruises Out Of New Orleans

Carnival offers the most sailings out of New Orleans - 113 cruise options. It offers 18 distinct itineraries and has 2 cruise ships (Carnival Valor and Carnival Liberty) sailing out of New Orleans. The average price per person per day for Carnival cruises is $119.

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Norwegian (NCL) Cruises Out Of New Orleans

Norwegian (NCL) offers 28 cruise options out of New Orleans. It offers 10 distinct itineraries out of New Orleans, serviced on 2 cruise ships (Norwegian Escape and Norwegian Getaway). The average price per person per day for Norwegian (NCL) cruises is $157.

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Cruise Ships out of New Orleans

There are 4 cruise ships that offer sailings that depart from the New Orleans cruise terminal.


Carnival Valor, which was built in 2004 and accommodates approximately 3000 passengers, offers the most sailings out of New Orleans - 69 of them. It features 6 distinct itineraries and the average price (per person per day) of its sailings is $122.

Carnival Liberty, built in 2005 with capacity of approximately 3000 passengers, offers 44 sailings out of New Orleans. It features 12 distinct itineraries and the average price (per person per day) of its sailings is $116.

Norwegian Escape, which started sailing in 2015 and accommodates approximately 4200 passengers, offers 27 sailings. It features 9 distinct itineraries and the average price (per person per day) of its sailings is $157.

Norwegian Getaway offers 1 cruise from New Orleans using 1 distinct itinerary with the average per-person-per-day price of $171.

Duration of Cruises

Almost all cruise sailings scheduled out of New Orleans are 4 days, 5 days, 6 days, 7 days, 8 days, 11 days or 14 days long. The following table summarizes those options:

The most popular duration of cruises traveling out of New Orleans is 7 days (7 nights) long. There are 64 such cruises featuring 17 distinct itineraries. The average per-person-per-day price of those sailings is $133.

There are 42 cruise sailings that are 5 days (5 nights) long. They feature 2 distinct itineraries and the average price of those sailings is $115.

Among cruises that sail out of New Orleans you can also find 4 day cruises (24 sailings), 6 day cruises (4 sailings), 14 day cruises (3 sailings), 8 day cruises (2 sailings) and 11 day cruises (1 sailing).

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

Ports of Call

There are 18 distinct ports that are visited by cruises that leave from New Orleans. The following table shows these ports:

Among cruises that leave from New Orleans there are 126 cruises (23 distinct itineraries) that visit Cozumel Island, Mexico. Roatan, Bay Islands, Honduras, on the other hand, is visited by 43 cruises on 15 distinct itineraries. There are 37 cruises that visit Progreso, Yucatan, Mexico on 1 itineraries.

Some of the other more popular ports of call for New Orleans cruises are Costa Maya, Mexico (36 sailings), Belize City, Belize (20 sailings), Nassau, Bahamas (15 sailings) and George Town, Cayman Islands (14 sailings).

Things to See and Do in New Orleans

There are many interesting things you can see and do while you're in New Orleans - also known as the Big Easy - either before or after your cruise. Here are some ideas:

• The French Quarter is probably the most unique and interesting area to visit in New Orleans. In the evening you can take a walk on the famous Bourbon Street and enjoy all the fun that it has to offer. You can go to the Jackson Square and enjoy the beautiful views as well as see local artists perform. You may want to stop by St. Louis Cathedral and admire it's architecture, interior and paintings. In French Quarter you can also hear great jazz played in many jazz clubs as well as by talented street musicians. It's also a great place for dining, especially if you enjoy New Orleans' famous Creole cuisine.


• Garden District is another place that many tourists visit. Here you can see many old, beautiful historic mansions and get the feel of the culture and the history of the New Orleans.


• National World War II Museum - considered one of the best museums in US - is a great place to visit and explore the WWII. You will see weapons and uniforms from WWII and can explore the history of both European and Pacific theaters.


• Frenchmen Street is another good place to visit. It's similar to Bourbon Street, but it's less crowded, yet it still offers great dining and music options. This is a favorite place to hang out for many locals.


• You may also want to take a stroll on the Moon Walk along the Mississippi River. Here you'll have a chance to see live jazz performers. Also, from the Moon Walk you'll have the best views of the city and of the river.