Overview
As of today - May 20, 2026 - there are 57 available cruise options out of San Diego, CA (from which 32 are in
2026 and 25 are in
2027). 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 57 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 San Diego 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 San Diego and visits Hawaii is November, with prices starting from $1699. For Mexico you can book cruises in October starting from $350. For Other Voyages you can book cruises in April of 2027 starting from $434. As for Panama, the lowest priced cruises are in October, with prices starting from $1529.
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 San Diego
Since San Diego cruises have various durations (7 days, 4 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 San Diego cruises in the upcoming 12 months sorted by price per day. You can use this table to find the best cruise deals from San Diego.
The most discounted San Diego cruise starts at $63 per day. There is one such sailing at that price point, the one on November 1, 2026 (7 nights San Diego round-trip itinerary on Serenade of the Seas).
If you want to see the listing of all 57 San Diego 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 San Diego
There are 4 cruise lines - Holland America, Royal Caribbean, Norwegian (NCL) and Princess - that offer cruises that depart from the Port of San Diego.
Holland America Cruises Out Of San Diego
Holland America offers the most sailings out of San Diego - 38 cruise options. It offers 35 distinct itineraries and has 5 cruise ships sailing out of San Diego. The average price per person per day for Holland America cruises is $114.
View all Holland America Cruises From San DiegoRoyal Caribbean Cruises Out Of San Diego
Royal Caribbean offers 14 cruise options out of San Diego. It offers 8 distinct itineraries out of San Diego, serviced on 1 cruise ship (Serenade of the Seas). The average price per person per day for Royal Caribbean cruises is $90.
View all Royal Caribbean Cruises From San DiegoNorwegian (NCL) Cruises Out Of San Diego
Norwegian (NCL) offers 4 cruise options out of San Diego. It offers 2 distinct itineraries and has 1 cruise ship (Norwegian Star) sailing out of San Diego. The average price per person per day for Norwegian (NCL) cruises is $93.
View all Norwegian (NCL) Cruises From San DiegoPrincess Cruises Out Of San Diego
Princess offers 1 cruise options out of San Diego. It offers 1 distinct itinerary out of San Diego, serviced on 1 cruise ship (Island Princess). The average price per person per day for Princess cruises is $178.
View all Princess Cruises From San DiegoCruise Ships out of San Diego
There are 8 cruise ships that offer sailings that depart from the San Diego cruise terminal.
Koningsdam, which was built in 2016 and accommodates approximately 2700 passengers, offers the most sailings out of San Diego - 21 of them. It features 18 distinct itineraries and the average price (per person per day) of its sailings is $116.
Serenade of the Seas, built in 2003 with capacity of approximately 2100 passengers, offers 14 sailings out of San Diego. It features 8 distinct itineraries and the average price (per person per day) of its sailings is $90.
Zaandam, which started sailing in 2000 and accommodates approximately 1400 passengers, offers 9 sailings. It features 9 distinct itineraries and the average price (per person per day) of its sailings is $110.
Zuiderdam offers 4 cruises using 4 distinct itineraries, Norwegian Star offers 4 cruises using 2 distinct itineraries, Eurodam offers 2 cruises using 2 distinct itineraries, Nieuw Amsterdam offers 2 cruises using 2 distinct itineraries and Island Princess offers 1 cruise using 1 distinct itinerary.
Duration of Cruises
Almost all cruise sailings scheduled out of San Diego are 3 days, 4 days, 7 days, 11 days, 14 days, 16 days or 18 days long. The following table summarizes those options:
The most popular duration of cruises traveling out of San Diego is 7 days (7 nights) long. There are 22 such cruises featuring 15 distinct itineraries. The average per-person-per-day price of those sailings is $105.
There are 5 cruise sailings that are 4 days (4 nights) long. They feature 3 distinct itineraries and the average price of those sailings is $105.
Among cruises that sail out of San Diego you can also find 14 day cruises (4 sailings), 3 day cruises (3 sailings), 11 day cruises (3 sailings), 16 day cruises (3 sailings) and 18 day cruises (3 sailings).
Even though many people ask about them, cruise lines do not offer any
5 day cruises out of San Diego. There is, however, a
2 day cruise sailing out of San Diego.
Ports of Call
There are 18 distinct ports that are visited by cruises that leave from San Diego. The following table shows these ports:
Nawiliwili (Kauai Island), Hawaii
Kahului (Maui Island), Hawaii
Catalina Island, California
Among cruises that leave from San Diego there are 33 cruises (27 distinct itineraries) that visit Cabo San Lucas, Mexico. Ensenada, Mexico, on the other hand, is visited by 22 cruises on 16 distinct itineraries. There are 19 cruises that visit Mazatlan, Mexico on 17 itineraries.
Some of the other more popular ports of call for San Diego cruises are Puerto Vallarta, Mexico (19 sailings), Nawiliwili (Kauai Island), Hawaii (8 sailings), Honolulu, Hawaii (8 sailings) and Kona, Hawaii (8 sailings).