Cruises from New Orleans: Every Line and Month Compared

22 lines, 30,362 sailings, every price checked nightly.

Where
Anywhere330 Caribbean134 Bahamas21 Mexico135 Repositioning2 More places38
When
Every month Oct ’269 Nov ’2617 Dec ’2621 Jan ’2725 Feb ’2718 Mar ’2721 Apr ’2717 May ’2714 Jun ’2712 Jul ’2712 Aug ’2713 Sep ’2710 Oct ’2714 Nov ’2719 Dec ’2722 Jan ’2822 Feb ’2819 Mar ’2820 Apr ’2820 May ’283 Jul ’281 Aug ’281
From
Any port New Orleans Miami2,161 Port Canaveral1,845 Barcelona1,329 Amsterdam1,258 Fort Lauderdale (Port Everglades)1,220 Civitavecchia (Rome)1,102 Budapest1,007 Basel902 Marseille791 Galveston758 Piraeus (Athens)716 Vancouver560 Genoa553 Southampton530 Seattle500 Paris496 Tampa477 San Juan403 Los Angeles389 Sydney375 All ports →
Lines
Carnival201 Royal Caribbean47 Norwegian44 Viking River38
Length
Any 2–5 nights123 6–9198 10+9

Cruises from New Orleans

330 cruises leave New Orleans on 4 lines between October 2026 and August 2028. They sail to Mexico (135), Caribbean (134), other destinations (38). Most sailings: Carnival (201), Royal Caribbean (47), Norwegian (44). For a balcony cabin the cheapest month to sail is January 2027 (typically $134 per person a night) and the dearest May 2028 ($928). Per person, taxes and port fees included, read from the booking page Oct 1, 2026.

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Typical balcony price, per person, per night (taxes & port fees included; Viking River excludes them). green = cheaper than usual that month   red = pricier than usual   gray = about usual. Tap a month to see the sailings.

Region Oct2026 Nov2026 Dec2026 Jan2027 Feb2027 Mar2027 Apr2027 May2027 Jun2027 Jul2027 Aug2027 Sep2027 Oct2027 Nov2027 Dec2027 Jan2028 Feb2028 Mar2028 Apr2028 May2028 Jul2028 Aug2028
Caribbean Warm islands and beaches 134 sailings · from New Orleans none $174/night 7 sailings about usual $168/night 8 sailings about usual $114/night 8 sailings ▼ 18% below usual $152/night 4 sailings about usual $180/night 7 sailings ▲ 11% above usual $146/night 4 sailings ▼ 12% below usual $192/night 7 sailings about usual $214/night 4 sailings ▲ 42% above usual $221/night 8 sailings ▲ 40% above usual $167/night 3 sailings about usual $139/night 5 sailings ▼ 11% below usual $141/night 5 sailings ▼ 10% below usual $168/night 6 sailings about usual $198/night 14 sailings ▲ 15% above usual $150/night 7 sailings ▼ 12% below usual $165/night 7 sailings about usual $170/night 8 sailings about usual $173/night 9 sailings about usual none none none
Bahamas Short, easy beach cruises 21 sailings · from New Orleans none none none $120/night 2 sailings ▼ 27% below usual none $187/night 1 sailing ▲ 14% above usual $176/night 1 sailing about usual $202/night 1 sailing ▲ 23% above usual $226/night 1 sailing ▲ 37% above usual none $167/night 2 sailings about usual none $152/night 1 sailing about usual $159/night 1 sailing about usual none $145/night 3 sailings ▼ 12% below usual $160/night 2 sailings about usual $178/night 2 sailings about usual $178/night 3 sailings about usual none none none
Mexico Beach and resort ports on both coasts 135 sailings · from New Orleans $224/night 3 sailings about usual $141/night 6 sailings about usual $203/night 6 sailings about usual $140/night 11 sailings ▼ 18% below usual $138/night 10 sailings about usual $176/night 8 sailings ▲ 16% above usual $163/night 6 sailings about usual $188/night 2 sailings ▲ 20% above usual $222/night 5 sailings ▲ 38% above usual $211/night 3 sailings ▲ 32% above usual $153/night 7 sailings about usual $147/night 5 sailings ▼ 10% below usual $144/night 6 sailings ▼ 10% below usual $166/night 11 sailings about usual $170/night 3 sailings about usual $153/night 9 sailings ▼ 11% below usual $159/night 6 sailings about usual $173/night 7 sailings about usual $164/night 5 sailings about usual none none none
Repositioning One-way ocean crossings between seasons, many days at sea 2 sailings · from New Orleans none none none none none none $160/night 2 sailings ▼ 21% below usual none none none none none none none none none none none none none none none
More places Hawaii, the Panama Canal, Antarctica and beyond 38 sailings · from New Orleans none none $625/night 4 sailings ▼ 18% below usual $528/night 4 sailings ▼ 30% below usual $671/night 2 sailings ▼ 12% below usual $786/night 2 sailings about usual $943/night 2 sailings ▲ 25% above usual $1,000/night 2 sailings ▲ 32% above usual $914/night 2 sailings ▲ 21% above usual $757/night 1 sailing no history yet $786/night 1 sailing no history yet none $1,075/night 2 sailings ▲ 31% above usual $757/night 1 sailing about usual $586/night 3 sailings ▼ 23% below usual $643/night 1 sailing ▼ 15% below usual $700/night 2 sailings about usual $750/night 2 sailings about usual $900/night 2 sailings ▲ 19% above usual $928/night 3 sailings ▲ 23% above usual $679/night 1 sailing ▼ 25% below usual $679/night 1 sailing ▼ 25% below usual

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Prices are per person, per night, taxes and port fees included (Viking River excludes them): the middle sailing in each cell, so a cell compares like with like across regions whatever the trip length. Regions are the cruise lines’ own, with river and repositioning sailings counted once, in their own rows.

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