Port NOLA cruise terminal directions. If you're driving into New Orleans from out of town, you're almost certainly driving in on Interstate 10, which can drop you close to Port NOLA.

Photo courtesy Port NOLA. The Port of New Orleans set a passenger record in March for oceangoing and river cruises. According to a news release, the numbers topped pre-pandemic levels with 155,225 ...

At Port NOLA, 90% of cruise guests travel from out-of-state with 73% spending one or two days in New Orleans either before or after cruising. That figure generates over 300,000 hotel room nights in ...

Carnival Cruise Line homeports two year-round vessels from Port NOLA, and in 2024 Carnival celebrates its 30 th year of cruising from New Orleans. Norwegian Cruise Line also will renew for five ...

Carnival Cruise Line brings new ship to New Orleans, celebrates 30th anniversary in Port N.O. Carnival launched the first year-round cruise program from New Orleans in 1994 and over the years has ...

New Orleans and Co., the local tourism marketing organization, is working to build off of interest in the port's growing sector, participating in numerous cruise trade shows and other promotions.

The Port of New Orleans (Port NOLA) reports its cruise passenger numbers are back to pre-pandemic levels. The port said Monday… Thursday, June 12, 2025.

Another Gulf Coast cruise port, Port NOLA, is booming too. The New Orleans cruise port reported in October that it was on track for a record number of cruise passenger movements in 2024.

The Gulf Coast Cruise will start in New Orleans on March 1, 2026, while Pensacola’s first departure is scheduled on March 7, 2026. The second New Orleans departure will be on March 13 and ...

NEW ORLEANS — Officials with the Port of New Orleans announced that the number of cruise passengers has reached pre-pandemic levels.Port NOLA reported 2023 closed out with 1.2 million cruise ...