⚓ Cruise Port

New Orleans

Currency
US dollar
Language
English
Time in Port
Embarkation typically begins around noon.
Pier Location
The Erato/Julia Street terminals are on the Mississippi by the Warehouse District, a short walk or ride from the French Quarter.
Best For
Food, jazz, history, and pre-cruise city days
✈️ Getting to Port
Travel info for guests embarking from New Orleans
🛬 Nearest Airports
  • Louis Armstrong New Orleans International (MSY) — about 30–40 minutes from the cruise terminal.
🚌 Getting to the Terminal
  • Rideshare or taxi from MSY — a flat taxi rate of about $36 downtown for one or two passengers.
  • Cruise-line transfers from the airport.
  • Many French Quarter hotels are a short ride or walk from the terminal.
🅿️ Parking

Port of New Orleans parking is at the terminal, around $23 per day.

🏨 Pre-Cruise Hotel Tip

Stay in the French Quarter or Warehouse District — both are a short ride (or walk) from the terminal and put you in the middle of the action.

About New Orleans

New Orleans is a homeport like no other — a cruise from the heart of one of America's most soulful cities. The terminal sits on the Mississippi beside the French Quarter, so you can step off a riverboat and into a world of jazz, beignets, and wrought-iron balconies. Most cruisers build in extra days for the food and music alone before sailing the western Caribbean.

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Insider Tip

Give yourself at least a full day pre-cruise — New Orleans is a destination, not just a port. Beignets at Café du Monde, a Garden District streetcar ride, and live music on Frenchmen Street (more local than Bourbon) are the essential trio.

Highlights
🎷
French Quarter
Jazz clubs, historic Creole townhouses, and the buzz of the Vieux Carré, steps from the river.
🍩
Café du Monde
Beignets and chicory café au lait at the legendary open-air café by the river.
🚋
St. Charles streetcar
Ride the historic streetcar past the oak-lined Garden District and its antebellum mansions.
🐊
Swamp & airboat tours
Bayou airboat rides to see alligators, about 30–45 minutes from the city.
⚜️
WWII Museum & Frenchmen St.
A world-class museum, plus the locals' live-music strip on Frenchmen Street.
Local Food & Drink
  • Beignets and chicory coffee at Café du Monde.
  • Gumbo, jambalaya, and crawfish étouffée.
  • A muffuletta or po'boy, and a Sazerac cocktail.
Shore Excursion Ideas
1 French Quarter food and history walk.
2 Swamp/bayou airboat tour.
3 Garden District streetcar and mansions.
4 The National WWII Museum.
5 Evening jazz on Frenchmen Street.
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