Bucket-List Cruise Adventure

12-Night New Orleans to New York Cruise Adventure

Norwegian · Norwegian Getaway · from New Orleans

$1,669 per person · next sails Apr 16, 2028 Book this cruise@ Cruisebound · same fare
Get there

Fly into New Orleans (MSY)

Your gateway to the voyage. Arrive a day or two early — the best of the trip starts before you board.

Open-jaw · fly into MSY, home from JFK · $798 for two est.
Before you sail

Bucket-list days near New Orleans

Fly in at least a day early — every seasoned cruiser does, so a delay never costs you the ship. Here’s what’s worth that day, within reach of your port — not just the city you fly into.

1 mi from New Orleans

Preservation Hall

1 mi from New Orleans

Frenchmen Street Live Music Venues

Your voyage · 12 nights, day by day

Day by day — the unforgettable thing at every port

Your whole sailing in order: the day you board, every port it calls — each with the single bucket-list experience there and the operator who runs it — any days at sea, and the day you step off.

Day 1
New Orleans Embark
Board in the afternoon — fly in at least a day early (your day ashore here is just above).
Days 2–3
A day at sea
⛰ A day to savor the ship — the voyage itself is the experience, and it’s all included.
Day 4
White River Valley · $140 for two with White River Valley (official)how to make it yours →
Day 5
A day at sea
⛰ A day to savor the ship — the voyage itself is the experience, and it’s all included.
Day 6
Willemstadport guide →
Private Full-Day Curaçao Island Tour with Local Ex… · $438 for two with Dundu Tours (certified local guide, Willemstad)how to make it yours → ·
Day 7
Port of Oranjestadport guide →
Aruba · $298 for two with Aruba Watersports Centerhow to make it yours → ·
Day 8
Bahía de las Águilas · $398 for two with Local Expert Tours Cabo Rojo (via TripAdvisor-verified operator)how to make it yours → ·
Day 9
A day at sea
⛰ A day to savor the ship — the voyage itself is the experience, and it’s all included.
Day 10
Great Stirrup Cayport guide →
Silver Cove Private Villa · $500 for two with Norwegian Cruise Line – Great Stirrup Cay (Silver Cove Direct)how to make it yours → ·
Days 11–12
A day at sea
⛰ A day to savor the ship — the voyage itself is the experience, and it’s all included.
Day 13
New York Disembark
Disembark in the morning — or stay on for the days just below.
After you disembark

Bucket-list days near New York

You end in a different port — stay on, and add what’s within reach before you fly home.

4 mi from New York

The Museum of Modern Art (MoMA)

Home

Fly home from New York (JFK)

What this adventure runs estimated · for two
Your hotel
Flights open-jaw · fly into MSY, home from JFK · 2 travelers $798 est.
Hotel before you sail1 night · New Orleans · Contemporary~$252
Cruise fare12 nights · Norwegian · 2 guests$3,338
Shore excursions5 bucket-list things, booked direct · for 2 · swap any at its port above ↑~$1,774
Transfersairport ↔ ship, private car~$180
Trip total$6,342
Flights are estimated from our best gateways (refine from your own airport above) — an open-jaw trip: out to the embark port, home from where you disembark; the cruise fare is this sailing’s lead-in price for two; the hotel scales with the style you pick above; shore excursions are real book-direct operator prices, added as each port is curated; transfers are an estimate. We always build in at least one night ashore before you sail.
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