American Cruise Ports

There are 24 American cruise ports. Two dozen choices for departing on your next cruise. Pick one and go. Have fun; explore the world; take a cruise.

East Coast Cruise Ports

Boston cruises are the farthest north on the east coast of the United States. Bermuda cruises are popular with Beantowners, and they have fall cruises to New England and Canada too. New York cruises are next, with departures year-round. Transatlantic to Panama Canal cruises, the Big Apple has it all. Nearby Cape Liberty Cruise Port in Bayonne, New Jersey offers warm weather cruises.

Cruises from Philadelphia go to Bermuda and the Caribbean every summer. Two cruise lines offer a full schedule of sailings. Baltimore cruises also a depart for summer Bermuda cruises.

Cruises from Norfolk are the opposite of Baltimore; they go to the Bahamas and the Caribbean in fall and winter. This historic port is close to Williamsburg, Virginia.

Florida's Atlantic coast is chock full of cruise ports. Cruises from Jacksonville, Port Canaveral, Port Everglades cruises and Miami are some of the world's most popular. Most of these cruises go to the Bahamas or the Caribbean, but there are Transatlantic cruises and Panama Canal cruises too.

Gulf Coast American Cruise Ports

From this site, you'll know all about Tampa cruises. New Orleans cruises are ready to start up again. Nearly all Gulf coast cruise departures go to the western Caribbean, which includes Cozumel, Costa Maya and the Cayman Islands. Mississippi Riverboat cruises leave from New Orleans.

West Coast Cruise Ports

Most people don't associate cruises with the west coast, but there are quite a few. Cruises from San Diego and Los Angeles go to Hawaii and Mexico. The "Love Boat" sailed from Los Angeles! San Francisco and Seattle cruises go south and north.

Alaska Cruise Ports

There are two departure cruise ports in Alaska - Seward and Whittier. Glaciers, wildlife, scenery and unique local culture make Alaska cruises wildly popular.

Hawaii Cruise Ports - American cruise ports in paradise

Some Hawaiian cruises depart from the mainland, but many also originate in the islands. Honolulu (Oahu) and Kahului (Maui) are both Hawaii departure ports.

Now you have the scoop on the 24 American cruise ports. Pick the cruise that's right for you and get onboard.