Cruises from New Orleans are available throughout the entire year. Whether you are looking for a riverboat cruise up the might Mississippi River or a luxury cruise to the beautiful Caribbean, there is a cruise from New Orleans to meet your needs!
Royal Caribbean Cruise Line, Carnival Cruise Lines, and Norwegian Cruise Line all offer Caribbean cruises from New Orleans. Norwegian offers Western Caribbean cruises aboard the Norwegian Spirit and the Norwegian Star. Carnival Cruise Line offers 4-5 night cruises to the Western Caribbean on either the Ecstasy or the Triumph. They also have 7-night cruises to both the Western and Eastern Caribbean aboard the Carnival Conquest and the Carnival Triumph. Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines offers cruises from New Orleans on board the Voyager of the Seas. These are 7-night cruises through the Western Caribbean. Crystal Cruise Lines is also offering some cruises from New Orleans, so you should check out what they have available as well.
Ocean-bound cruise vessels are not the only cruises from New Orleans available. Don’t forget that there are also Mississippi river cruises available. There is much to choose from here as well. There are day trips, evening dinner cruises, and jaunts all the way up the Mississippi.
The New Orleans Steamboat Company owns and operates the last authentic Steamboat on the Mississippi River – the Steamboat Natchez. So if you are looking for an “authentic” taste of history, maybe a “Jazz Cruises” with them is right up your alley. The Creole Queen and The Great American Steamboat Company are a couple of the other local companies to offer cruises on the Mississippi.
So, no matter what time of year, or how much time you have, there are cruises from New Orleans available for you.


