Cruise from a port near you

Driving to your ship saves airfare and often a hotel night. Find your closest port, see who sails from it, and get the parking and terminal details.

Alabama

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  Cruises from Mobile

  Mobile's downtown cruise terminal is a one-line, one-ship port where Carnival runs Western Caribbean cruises, with Carnival Spirit sailing from fall 2026 through spring 2027 and Carnival Valor scheduled to arrive in May 2027.

Alaska

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  Cruises from Seward

  Seward, on Resurrection Bay about 120 road miles south of Anchorage, is a start and end point for one-way Gulf of Alaska cruises, linked to Anchorage by the Alaska Railroad, motorcoaches and the Seward Highway.

British Columbia

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  Cruises from Vancouver

  Canada Place, on Vancouver's downtown waterfront, is the region's cruise terminal and a starting point for Alaska Inside Passage cruises, both round trips and one-way voyages to and from Seward or Whittier.

California

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  Cruises from Los Angeles (San Pedro)

  The Los Angeles Cruise Terminal in San Pedro, about 18 miles from LAX, is home to Princess, Royal Caribbean, Norwegian and Virgin Voyages sailings to the Mexican Riviera, Baja California, Hawaii and beyond.

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  Cruises from Long Beach

  Carnival's Long Beach Cruise Terminal, inside the dome next to the historic Queen Mary, is the line's Southern California base for short Baja getaways and week-long Mexican Riviera cruises.

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  Cruises from San Diego

  San Diego's two cruise terminals sit on the downtown waterfront about two miles from the airport, with Disney, Royal Caribbean, Holland America, Norwegian and Princess sailings to Mexico and Hawaii, busiest from fall through spring.

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  Cruises from San Francisco

  San Francisco's Pier 27 cruise terminal on the Embarcadero is the homeport for Princess and for Carnival's summer sailings, with trips to Alaska, Mexico, Hawaii and along the Pacific coast and a sailaway under the Golden Gate Bridge.

Florida

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  Cruises from Miami

  PortMiami sits on Dodge Island between downtown Miami and Biscayne Bay, and almost every major line runs year-round Bahamas and Caribbean cruises from its row of line-branded terminals.

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  Cruises from Fort Lauderdale

  Port Everglades is a few minutes from Fort Lauderdale's airport and hosts a broad mix of lines, from Royal Caribbean's biggest ships and Disney to Celebrity, Princess, Holland America and luxury brands.

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  Cruises from Port Canaveral

  Port Canaveral, about an hour east of Orlando, is a year-round hub for short Bahamas trips and week-long Caribbean cruises on Royal Caribbean, Carnival, Disney, MSC, Norwegian, Celebrity and Princess.

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  Cruises from Tampa

  Port Tampa Bay's cruise terminals sit in downtown Tampa's Channelside district, with Western Caribbean sailings on Carnival and Royal Caribbean plus departures from Celebrity and Norwegian.

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  Cruises from Jacksonville

  JAXPORT's single cruise terminal in northeast Jacksonville offers short Bahamas cruises, with Carnival sailing year-round and Norwegian adding seasonal departures from November through April.

Hawaii

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  Cruises from Honolulu

  Honolulu Harbor is the year-round homeport of Norwegian's Pride of America, which sails a week-long loop of the Hawaiian Islands, and a stop or turnaround point for Hawaii cruises from the West Coast.

Louisiana

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  Cruises from New Orleans

  Port NOLA's Erato Street and Julia Street terminals sit on the Mississippi riverfront next to the Warehouse District, with year-round Carnival sailings, seasonal Norwegian and Royal Caribbean departures, and Mississippi River cruises.

Maryland

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  Cruises from Baltimore

  The Cruise Maryland Terminal in South Baltimore is the Mid-Atlantic's drive-to cruise port, with Carnival sailing year-round and Royal Caribbean seasonally to the Bahamas, Caribbean, Bermuda and Canada/New England.

Massachusetts

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  Cruises from Boston

  Flynn Cruiseport Boston, in the South Boston Seaport about 10 minutes from Logan Airport, is the homeport for Canada and New England and Bermuda cruises from April through November.

New Jersey

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  Cruises from Cape Liberty (Bayonne)

  Cape Liberty Cruise Port in Bayonne, New Jersey, is Royal Caribbean's New York-area base, with Celebrity also sailing from it, and offers easier driving and parking than the Manhattan piers.

New York

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  Cruises from New York City

  New York City has two cruise terminals, Manhattan's piers on the Hudson in Midtown West and Brooklyn's terminal in Red Hook, with sailings to Bermuda, Canada and New England, the Caribbean and across the Atlantic.

Puerto Rico

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  Cruises from San Juan

  San Juan's cruise piers line the harbor at the edge of Old San Juan, and the port is a homeport for Southern and Eastern Caribbean cruises, led by Royal Caribbean's weekly sailings and Viking's ocean voyages.

Quebec

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  Cruises from Montreal

  Montreal's Grand Quay terminal in the Old Port is a seasonal start and end point for Canada and New England cruises on the St. Lawrence River, mostly on premium, luxury and expedition ships between late spring and fall.

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  Cruises from Quebec City

  Quebec City's cruise terminals sit below the walls of Old Quebec, and the port is a seasonal turnaround for Canada and New England voyages on the St. Lawrence, busiest during the fall foliage months.

South Carolina

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  Cruises from Charleston

  Charleston's downtown passenger terminal hosted Carnival's year-round Bahamas cruises until early 2025; as of October 2026 no major ocean cruise line is based here, and the schedule is mostly small coastal ships and occasional visits.

Texas

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  Cruises from Galveston

  The Port of Galveston is Texas's cruise hub, about an hour from Houston, with year-round Western Caribbean sailings on Carnival, Royal Caribbean, MSC, Norwegian and others from four terminals along Harborside Drive.

Virginia

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  Cruises from Norfolk

  Norfolk's Half Moone cruise terminal on the downtown waterfront is Carnival's year-round Virginia homeport, with Bahamas and Eastern Caribbean sailings and Carnival Freedom scheduled to join in May 2027.

Washington

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  Cruises from Seattle

  Seattle is a major U.S. homeport for round-trip Alaska cruises, with two waterfront terminals, Pier 66 downtown and Pier 91 at Smith Cove, busy from April through October.