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 sail from the northernmost departure port 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 a broad selection. The Big Apple offers everthing from Transatlantic cruises to Panama Canal cruises. Nearby Cape Liberty Cruise Port (Bayonne NJ) is active in the warm months. New to the New York area are cruises from Brooklyn. The city has made room for the mega-ships there.

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

Norfolk Virginia cruises are the opposite of Baltimore; they go to the Bahamas and the Caribbean all fall and winter. Cruises from Charleston SC go to the Caribbean and Bermuda.

Florida's Atlantic coast is chock full of cruise ports. Jacksonville cruises make short trips to the Bahamas. Port Canaveral is the Disney port, close to Orlando. Port Everglades is the second busiest port, after Miami. Most of these cruises go to the Bahamas or the Caribbean, but there are transatlantic and Panama Canal cruises too.

Gulf Coast American Cruise Ports

Cruise from Tampa, Florida's Gulf coast cruise port. Cruises from New Orleans will resume late in 2006. Houston and Galveston round out the Gulf cruise scene. Nearly all Gulf coast cruise departures go to the western Caribbean, which includes Cozumel, Costa Maya and the Cayman Islands. Mississippi Riverboat cruises depart from New Orleans and Mobile.

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 the Mexican Riviera. 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 most originate in the islands. Honolulu (Oahu) and Kahului (Maui) are both Hawaii departure ports.

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