American Cruise Ports

Many Americans live within driving distance of a cruise port. The Cruise Guide Network has guides to many of them, and more are on the way. Pick a cruise port and go to the guide for complete information on the ships, hotels, and terminal for that port. The guides have full calendars of cruises too.

East Coast

The Boston Cruise Guide covers the northernmost cruise port on the east coast. Cruises depart from Boston for Bermuda and Canada.

The New York cruise market is flourishing. Ships depart year-round for the Caribbean, Bermuda and the Panama Canal cruises. The Big Apple offers transatlantic cruises too. Cruises from Brooklyn handle the mega-ships from Princess and Cunard lines cannot comfortably fit into the Manhattan docks. Nearby Cape Liberty Cruise Port in Bayonne, New Jersey offers cruises from a port that overlooks the Statue of Liberty.

Philadelphia Cruises covers all the trips from this historic port city. Ships sail to Bermuda and the Caribbean every summer. Two cruise lines offer a full schedule of sailings.

Baltimore cruises go to Bermuda, the Caribbean and the Chesapeake Bay. Choose a large ship or a small ship for completely different experiences.

There are Norfolk Cruises to the Bahamas and the Caribbean in fall, winter and spring. Carnival and Holland America cruise lines sail from Norfolk, which is a convenient and attractive port for people in the mid-Atlantic region.

Charleston Cruises are offered by Carnival and Norwegian cruise lines. They sail to Bermuda, the Bahamas and the Caribbean. Departures are in the winter and spring.

Take a Bahamas cruise from Jacksonville on Carnival Cruise Line. Inexpensive 4- and 5-day cruises depart for the islands all year round.

Port Canaveral cruises are the closest to Orlando, and this is the home port of the Disney Cruise Line. Take your whole family on a cruise to the Bahamas or the Caribbean, and combine it with a trip to Walt Disney World.

Port Everglades Cruise Guide is all about Fort Lauderdale's super busy port. Two million passengers a year depart from Port Everglades for the Caribbean or the Panama Canal.

Gulf Coast

Our Tampa Cruise Guide shows why it's such a popular departure port -- Tampa is easy to get to and there is plenty to do in the city. Most of the cruises go to Mexico and the Cayman Islands.

Houston cruises sail down the Gulf coast to Mexico and Belize. Explore these exotic ports on Norwegian Cruise Line cruises from October to April.

Mobile Alabama cruises sail to the Gulf resorts of Mexico all year-round. 4- and 5-day Carnival Cruises depart from this easy departure port.

Cruises from New Orleans are up and running again. Four cruise lines offer Caribbean cruises from the Big Easy.

On Puerto Rico cruises you start your vacation in the islands. Sail from San Juan to beautiful destinations in the southern Caribbean. Four cruise lines have options for your Puerto Rico cruise.