Port of New Orleans schedule

Cruises from New Orleans in December 2026

December 2026 has 18 departures from the Port of New Orleans, on four ships. Carnival Liberty, Carnival Valor, Mariner of the Seas, and Norwegian Breakaway all sail from the port this month.

You can go for as few as 4 nights or as many as 8. Between them they cover Mexico, the Western Caribbean, and the Bahamas. Four sailings are at sea over Christmas Day.

The lowest starting fare we recorded for December 2026 is $349 per person, on the 7-night Norwegian Breakaway sailing of Sun, Dec 6, 2026. Every sailing here has a full list of ports. The port's own schedule shows more ships than we do, mostly American Cruise Lines riverboats, which we don't list.

Departures: 18
Ships: 4
Length: 4 to 8 nights
From: $349

Schedule last updated 2026-10-23 · 18 departures listed · Dates can change. Verify with the cruise line before booking.

Cruises departing the Port of New Orleans in December 2026
Departs	Ship	Line	Nights	Itinerary & ports	From
Thu, Dec 3, 2026 back Mon, Dec 7, 2026	Carnival Valor	Carnival Cruise Line	4	4-Night Western Caribbean Calls at Cozumel (Mexico)	from $480 $120 a night · per person lowest available fare, as of 2026-10-23
Sat, Dec 5, 2026 back Sat, Dec 12, 2026	Mariner of the Seas	Royal Caribbean International	7	7-Night Western Caribbean Calls at Cozumel (Mexico) · Grand Cayman · Ocho Rios (Jamaica)	from $2,046 $292 a night · per person suite, as of 2026-10-23
Sun, Dec 6, 2026 back Sun, Dec 13, 2026	Norwegian Breakaway	Norwegian Cruise Line	7	7-Night Western Caribbean Calls at Cozumel (Mexico) · Roatán (Honduras) · Harvest Caye (Belize)	from $349 $50 a night · per person interior, as of 2026-10-23 Lowest fare shown
Mon, Dec 7, 2026 back Sat, Dec 12, 2026	Carnival Valor	Carnival Cruise Line	5	5-Night Western Caribbean Calls at Cozumel (Mexico) · Progreso (Mexico)	from $372 $74 a night · per person lowest available fare, as of 2026-10-23
Sat, Dec 12, 2026 back Thu, Dec 17, 2026	Carnival Valor	Carnival Cruise Line	5	5-Night Western Caribbean Calls at Cozumel (Mexico) · Progreso (Mexico)	from $367 $73 a night · per person lowest available fare, as of 2026-10-23
Sat, Dec 12, 2026 back Sat, Dec 19, 2026	Mariner of the Seas	Royal Caribbean International	7	7-Night Western Caribbean Calls at Cozumel (Mexico) · Grand Cayman · Falmouth (Jamaica)	from $1,039 $148 a night · per person ocean view, as of 2026-10-23
Sun, Dec 13, 2026 back Sat, Dec 19, 2026	Carnival Liberty	Carnival Cruise Line	6	6-Night Western Caribbean Calls at Belize City (Belize) · Cozumel (Mexico)	from $465 $78 a night · per person lowest available fare, as of 2026-10-23
Sun, Dec 13, 2026 back Sun, Dec 20, 2026	Norwegian Breakaway	Norwegian Cruise Line	7	7-Night Western Caribbean Calls at Cozumel (Mexico) · Roatán (Honduras) · Harvest Caye (Belize) · Costa Maya (Mexico)	from $489 $70 a night · per person interior, as of 2026-10-23
Thu, Dec 17, 2026 back Mon, Dec 21, 2026	Carnival Valor	Carnival Cruise Line	4	4-Night Western Caribbean Calls at Cozumel (Mexico)	from $595 $149 a night · per person lowest available fare, as of 2026-10-23
Sat, Dec 19, 2026 back Sun, Dec 27, 2026	Carnival Liberty	Carnival Cruise Line	8	8-Night Bahamas Calls at Nassau (Bahamas) · Half Moon Cay (Bahamas) · Celebration Key (Bahamas)	from $781 $98 a night · per person lowest available fare, as of 2026-10-23
Sat, Dec 19, 2026 back Sat, Dec 26, 2026	Mariner of the Seas	Royal Caribbean International	7	7-Night Western Caribbean Holiday Calls at Cozumel (Mexico) · Grand Cayman · Montego Bay (Jamaica)	from $700 $100 a night · per person interior, as of 2026-10-23
Sun, Dec 20, 2026 back Sun, Dec 27, 2026	Norwegian Breakaway	Norwegian Cruise Line	7	7-Night Western Caribbean Calls at Cozumel (Mexico) · Roatán (Honduras) · Harvest Caye (Belize) · Costa Maya (Mexico)	from $629 $90 a night · per person interior, as of 2026-10-23
Mon, Dec 21, 2026 back Sat, Dec 26, 2026	Carnival Valor	Carnival Cruise Line	5	5-Night Western Caribbean Calls at Cozumel (Mexico) · Progreso (Mexico)	from $642 $128 a night · per person lowest available fare, as of 2026-10-23
Sat, Dec 26, 2026 back Wed, Dec 30, 2026	Carnival Valor	Carnival Cruise Line	4	4-Night Western Caribbean Calls at Cozumel (Mexico)	from $656 $164 a night · per person lowest available fare, as of 2026-10-23
Sat, Dec 26, 2026 back Sat, Jan 2, 2027	Mariner of the Seas	Royal Caribbean International	7	7-Night Western Caribbean Holiday Calls at Cozumel (Mexico) · Grand Cayman · Falmouth (Jamaica)	from $1,384 $198 a night · per person interior, as of 2026-10-23
Sun, Dec 27, 2026 back Sun, Jan 3, 2027	Carnival Liberty	Carnival Cruise Line	7	7-Night Western Caribbean Calls at Roatán (Honduras) · Belize City (Belize) · Cozumel (Mexico)	from $1,224 $175 a night · per person interior, as of 2026-10-23
Sun, Dec 27, 2026 back Sun, Jan 3, 2027	Norwegian Breakaway	Norwegian Cruise Line	7	7-Night Western Caribbean Calls at Cozumel (Mexico) · Roatán (Honduras) · Harvest Caye (Belize) · Costa Maya (Mexico)	from $929 $133 a night · per person interior, as of 2026-10-23
Wed, Dec 30, 2026 back Mon, Jan 4, 2027	Carnival Valor	Carnival Cruise Line	5	5-Night Western Caribbean Calls at Progreso (Mexico) · Cozumel (Mexico)	from $2,207 $441 a night · per person suite, as of 2026-10-23

DEC
3
Thursday · 4 nights
4-Night Western Caribbean
Carnival Valor · Carnival Cruise Line
Calls at Cozumel (Mexico)
Returns Mon, Dec 7, 2026
from $480 $120 a night · per person
lowest available fare, as of 2026-10-23
DEC
5
Saturday · 7 nights
7-Night Western Caribbean
Mariner of the Seas · Royal Caribbean International
Calls at Cozumel (Mexico) · Grand Cayman · Ocho Rios (Jamaica)
Returns Sat, Dec 12, 2026
from $2,046 $292 a night · per person
suite, as of 2026-10-23
DEC
6
Sunday · 7 nights
7-Night Western Caribbean
Norwegian Breakaway · Norwegian Cruise Line
Calls at Cozumel (Mexico) · Roatán (Honduras) · Harvest Caye (Belize)
Returns Sun, Dec 13, 2026
Lowest fare shown
from $349 $50 a night · per person
interior, as of 2026-10-23
DEC
7
Monday · 5 nights
5-Night Western Caribbean
Carnival Valor · Carnival Cruise Line
Calls at Cozumel (Mexico) · Progreso (Mexico)
Returns Sat, Dec 12, 2026
from $372 $74 a night · per person
lowest available fare, as of 2026-10-23
DEC
12
Saturday · 5 nights
5-Night Western Caribbean
Carnival Valor · Carnival Cruise Line
Calls at Cozumel (Mexico) · Progreso (Mexico)
Returns Thu, Dec 17, 2026
from $367 $73 a night · per person
lowest available fare, as of 2026-10-23
DEC
12
Saturday · 7 nights
7-Night Western Caribbean
Mariner of the Seas · Royal Caribbean International
Calls at Cozumel (Mexico) · Grand Cayman · Falmouth (Jamaica)
Returns Sat, Dec 19, 2026
from $1,039 $148 a night · per person
ocean view, as of 2026-10-23
DEC
13
Sunday · 6 nights
6-Night Western Caribbean
Carnival Liberty · Carnival Cruise Line
Calls at Belize City (Belize) · Cozumel (Mexico)
Returns Sat, Dec 19, 2026
from $465 $78 a night · per person
lowest available fare, as of 2026-10-23
DEC
13
Sunday · 7 nights
7-Night Western Caribbean
Norwegian Breakaway · Norwegian Cruise Line
Calls at Cozumel (Mexico) · Roatán (Honduras) · Harvest Caye (Belize) · Costa Maya (Mexico)
Returns Sun, Dec 20, 2026
from $489 $70 a night · per person
interior, as of 2026-10-23
DEC
17
Thursday · 4 nights
4-Night Western Caribbean
Carnival Valor · Carnival Cruise Line
Calls at Cozumel (Mexico)
Returns Mon, Dec 21, 2026
from $595 $149 a night · per person
lowest available fare, as of 2026-10-23
DEC
19
Saturday · 8 nights
8-Night Bahamas
Carnival Liberty · Carnival Cruise Line
Calls at Nassau (Bahamas) · Half Moon Cay (Bahamas) · Celebration Key (Bahamas)
Returns Sun, Dec 27, 2026
from $781 $98 a night · per person
lowest available fare, as of 2026-10-23
DEC
19
Saturday · 7 nights
7-Night Western Caribbean Holiday
Mariner of the Seas · Royal Caribbean International
Calls at Cozumel (Mexico) · Grand Cayman · Montego Bay (Jamaica)
Returns Sat, Dec 26, 2026
from $700 $100 a night · per person
interior, as of 2026-10-23
DEC
20
Sunday · 7 nights
7-Night Western Caribbean
Norwegian Breakaway · Norwegian Cruise Line
Calls at Cozumel (Mexico) · Roatán (Honduras) · Harvest Caye (Belize) · Costa Maya (Mexico)
Returns Sun, Dec 27, 2026
from $629 $90 a night · per person
interior, as of 2026-10-23
DEC
21
Monday · 5 nights
5-Night Western Caribbean
Carnival Valor · Carnival Cruise Line
Calls at Cozumel (Mexico) · Progreso (Mexico)
Returns Sat, Dec 26, 2026
from $642 $128 a night · per person
lowest available fare, as of 2026-10-23
DEC
26
Saturday · 4 nights
4-Night Western Caribbean
Carnival Valor · Carnival Cruise Line
Calls at Cozumel (Mexico)
Returns Wed, Dec 30, 2026
from $656 $164 a night · per person
lowest available fare, as of 2026-10-23
DEC
26
Saturday · 7 nights
7-Night Western Caribbean Holiday
Mariner of the Seas · Royal Caribbean International
Calls at Cozumel (Mexico) · Grand Cayman · Falmouth (Jamaica)
Returns Sat, Jan 2, 2027
from $1,384 $198 a night · per person
interior, as of 2026-10-23
DEC
27
Sunday · 7 nights
7-Night Western Caribbean
Carnival Liberty · Carnival Cruise Line
Calls at Roatán (Honduras) · Belize City (Belize) · Cozumel (Mexico)
Returns Sun, Jan 3, 2027
from $1,224 $175 a night · per person
interior, as of 2026-10-23
DEC
27
Sunday · 7 nights
7-Night Western Caribbean
Norwegian Breakaway · Norwegian Cruise Line
Calls at Cozumel (Mexico) · Roatán (Honduras) · Harvest Caye (Belize) · Costa Maya (Mexico)
Returns Sun, Jan 3, 2027
from $929 $133 a night · per person
interior, as of 2026-10-23
DEC
30
Wednesday · 5 nights
5-Night Western Caribbean
Carnival Valor · Carnival Cruise Line
Calls at Progreso (Mexico) · Cozumel (Mexico)
Returns Mon, Jan 4, 2027
from $2,207 $441 a night · per person
suite, as of 2026-10-23

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Cruising from New Orleans in December 2026

How many cruises leave New Orleans in December 2026?

18 departures are scheduled, on 4 ships from 3 lines: Carnival Cruise Line, Royal Caribbean International, and Norwegian Cruise Line.

What is the cheapest cruise from New Orleans in December 2026?

The lowest starting fare we have on record is $349 per person for the 7-night Norwegian Breakaway sailing departing Sun, Dec 6, 2026. The average starting fare across the month is about $853 per person.

Which ships sail from New Orleans in December 2026?

Carnival Valor (7), Mariner of the Seas (4), Norwegian Breakaway (4), Carnival Liberty (3)

How long are the December 2026 sailings?

They run from 4 to 8 nights.