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Port of New Orleans cruise ship schedule

Every ship due at Port of New Orleans from October 31, 2026 to April 11, 2027: 102 sailings and 11 other ship calls on 76 days. Find your date to see which terminal your ship uses and who else is sailing that day.

On busy days, drop-off lanes back up and the closest lots fill first. If your day is marked busy, reserve parking ahead and arrive at your check-in time.

The port calls this schedule tentative and publishes it only about six months ahead.

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Busiest sailing days

  1. Sun, Nov 12 shipsCarnival Liberty, Mariner of the Seas
  2. Sat, Nov 142 shipsCarnival Valor, Mariner of the Seas
  3. Sat, Nov 212 shipsCarnival Liberty, Mariner of the Seas
  4. Sat, Nov 282 shipsCarnival Valor, Mariner of the Seas
  5. Sun, Nov 292 shipsNorwegian Breakaway, Carnival Liberty
  6. Sat, Dec 122 shipsCarnival Valor, Mariner of the Seas
  7. Sun, Dec 132 shipsCarnival Liberty, Norwegian Breakaway
  8. Sat, Dec 192 shipsCarnival Liberty, Mariner of the Seas

Sailings by weekday

DaySailings on an average day
MondayUnder 1
Tuesday0
WednesdayUnder 1
ThursdayUnder 1
Friday0
Saturday1.5
Sunday1.8

Every ship by date

Terminal

October 2026

  1. Sat, Oct 31

November 2026

  1. Sun, Nov 1

    Busy: 2 sailings

  2. Thu, Nov 5

  3. Sat, Nov 7

  4. Sun, Nov 8

  5. Mon, Nov 9

  6. Sat, Nov 14

    Busy: 2 sailings

  7. Sun, Nov 15

  8. Thu, Nov 19

  9. Sat, Nov 21

    Busy: 2 sailings

  10. Sun, Nov 22

  11. Mon, Nov 23

  12. Sat, Nov 28

    Busy: 2 sailings

  13. Sun, Nov 29

    Busy: 2 sailings

December 2026

  1. Thu, Dec 3

  2. Sat, Dec 5

  3. Sun, Dec 6

  4. Mon, Dec 7

  5. Sat, Dec 12

    Busy: 2 sailings

  6. Sun, Dec 13

    Busy: 2 sailings

  7. Thu, Dec 17

  8. Sat, Dec 19

    Busy: 2 sailings

  9. Sun, Dec 20

  10. Mon, Dec 21

  11. Sat, Dec 26

    Busy: 2 sailings

  12. Sun, Dec 27

    Busy: 2 sailings

  13. Wed, Dec 30

January 2027

  1. Sat, Jan 2

  2. Sun, Jan 3

    Busy: 2 sailings

  3. Mon, Jan 4

  4. Sat, Jan 9

    Busy: 2 sailings

  5. Sun, Jan 10

    Busy: 2 sailings

  6. Thu, Jan 14

  7. Sat, Jan 16

  8. Sun, Jan 17

    Busy: 2 sailings

  9. Mon, Jan 18

  10. Sat, Jan 23

    Busy: 2 sailings

  11. Sun, Jan 24

    Busy: 2 sailings

  12. Tue, Jan 26

  13. Wed, Jan 27

  14. Thu, Jan 28

  15. Sat, Jan 30

  16. Sun, Jan 31

    Busy: 2 sailings

February 2027

  1. Mon, Feb 1

  2. Sat, Feb 6

    Busy: 2 sailings

  3. Sun, Feb 7

    Busy: 2 sailings

  4. Tue, Feb 9

  5. Wed, Feb 10

  6. Thu, Feb 11

  7. Fri, Feb 12

  8. Sat, Feb 13

  9. Sun, Feb 14

    Busy: 2 sailings

  10. Mon, Feb 15

  11. Sat, Feb 20

    Busy: 2 sailings

  12. Sun, Feb 21

    Busy: 2 sailings

  13. Thu, Feb 25

  14. Sat, Feb 27

  15. Sun, Feb 28

    Busy: 2 sailings

March 2027

  1. Mon, Mar 1

  2. Sat, Mar 6

    Busy: 2 sailings

  3. Sun, Mar 7

    Busy: 2 sailings

  4. Thu, Mar 11

  5. Sat, Mar 13

  6. Sun, Mar 14

    Busy: 2 sailings

  7. Mon, Mar 15

  8. Sat, Mar 20

    Busy: 2 sailings

  9. Sun, Mar 21

    Busy: 2 sailings

  10. Thu, Mar 25

  11. Sat, Mar 27

  12. Sun, Mar 28

    Busy: 2 sailings

  13. Mon, Mar 29

April 2027

  1. Sat, Apr 3

    Busy: 2 sailings

  2. Sun, Apr 4

    Busy: 2 sailings

  3. Thu, Apr 8

  4. Sat, Apr 10

  5. Sun, Apr 11

Driving to your ship? Compare parking at Port of New Orleans orsee if a rideshare costs less.

Common questions

What is the busiest day at Port of New Orleans?

Sundays, with an average of 1.8 ships starting cruises. The busiest single day on the schedule is Sunday, November 1, 2026, with 2 sailings.

Which terminal does my ship use?

Find your sailing date on this page: each ship shows its terminal. Lines sometimes move a ship to another terminal for a day, so check your boarding pass the week you sail.

How far ahead does this schedule go?

Through April 11, 2027, the last date our sources list. We recheck it as new sailings are published.

Sources