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New Orleans Cruise Lines

New Orleans is Louisiana's largest cruise port. Three cruise lines offer year round and seasonal cruises from New Orleans - NCL, Royal Caribbean and Carnival Cruises.

Below is an overview of the cruise lines sailing from New Orleans, including some quick facts that may help make it easier for you to choose the cruise line that best suits your needs.

New Orleans Cruise Line Comparison

Carnival Cruises from New Orleans	Ships in Market: Carnival Conquest, Carnival Ecstasy, and Carnival Triumph Cruise Season: Year Round Itineraries: 3 & 4 night Bahamas, 7 night Western Caribbean, 7 night Eastern Caribbean Highlights: Very good prices; great Western Caribbean itineraries; very good food; outstanding kids program; good adults-only areas. Drawbacks: Can be very crowded in high-season; the private islands featured on Disney and Royal Caribbean make for better Bahamas itineraries than Carnival. + More on Carnival Cruises from New Orleans + Shop for a Carnival Cruise from New Orleans
NCL Cruises from New Orleans	Ships in Market: Norwegian Spirit, Norwegian Star Cruise Season: October thru early-April Itineraries: 7 day Western Caribbean, 13 day Transatlantic Highlights: The itineraries tend to include very good ports of call; Great Stirrup Cay, NCL's private island, is featured on many itineraries; NCL's children's program is well-regarded. Drawbacks: Some complaints that lower-category (cheaper) cabins tend to be small; Freestyle Cruising (dine anywhere, anytime) works well with parties of up to 5 or 6, but, parties of 7+ can find it difficult as many of the tables are not set up for larger groups; Given that NCL is only in the market on a seasonal basis, and, offers 3, 4 and 7-night itineraries with 1 ship, you must select your vacation date carefully to ensure they have the itinerary you want when you want to cruise. + More on NCL cruises from New Orleans + Shop for a NCL Cruise from New Orleans
Royal Caribbean Cruises from New Orleans	Ships in Market: Voyager of the Seas Cruise Season: Year Round Itineraries: 7 night Western Caribbean Highlights: Good prices; Highly regarded Adventure Ocean kid's program, and, coming December 2010, DreamWorks characters (Madagascar, Shrek & Kung Fu Panda movies) will be a feature on Royal Caribbean. Drawbacks: Cococay (Royal Caribbean's private island) tends to have long-lines at lunch (plan accordingly). + More on Royal Caribbean cruises from New Orleans + Shop for a Royal Caribbean cruise from New Orleans

Holiday Cruises from New Orleans

New Orleans is one of the top cruise ports in the world with almost daily departures year-round. When it comes to planning a cruise over a holiday, New Orleans is a great departure port. Check-out our holiday cruises from New Orleans including:

Thanksgiving Cruises	Christmas Cruises
New Years Cruises	Spring Break Cruises

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Money Saving Advice when Buying a Cruise from New Orleans

Best advice we can give: the earlier you book, the better. Prices for early bookers tend to be lower, and, the best cabins out of New Orleans may sell out early.
High season for cruises from New Orleans is "whenever the kids" are out of school. Christmas, Spring Break, Thanksgiving and Summer are when the prices tend to be highest. Lower prices prevail in September (when kids go back to school), right after Thanksgiving, and in January thru February when the kids return to school.
We show all discounts. Rest assured, when you search for cruises on our site, we will ask questions that will qualify you for the best available rate – are you over 55, active or retired military, past passenger, where you live all to help search out any promotional rates for which you may be eligible.