1,237
Total Ship Visits
22
Unique Ships
12
Cruise Lines
9.5h
Avg Time Ashore
1,485,392
Est. Passengers
Jan 2028
Peak Month

Monthly Ship Visits

2027
Jan
57
Feb
55
Mar
66
Apr
59
May
47
Jun
40
Jul
28
Aug
25
Sep
20
Oct
36
Nov
55
Dec
58
2026
Jan
0
Feb
0
Mar
0
Apr
0
May
0
Jun
0
Jul
6
Aug
25
Sep
21
Oct
30
Nov
55
Dec
54
Ship visits per month

Monthly Passenger Estimates

2027
Jan
92,599
Feb
91,816
Mar
79,905
Apr
61,892
May
54,663
Jun
45,376
Jul
47,694
Aug
50,162
Sep
41,644
Oct
52,338
Nov
80,515
Dec
86,935
2026
Jan
0
Feb
0
Mar
0
Apr
0
May
0
Jun
0
Jul
14,317
Aug
43,112
Sep
36,168
Oct
43,901
Nov
75,676
Dec
75,435
Estimated passengers per month

Busiest Days (Next 90 Days)

Top 10 busiest days at New Orleans
DateShips in PortEst. Passenger Capacity
Sat 14 Nov 4 8,363
Sat 28 Nov 3 7,757
Sat 12 Dec 3 7,757
Sun 1 Nov 3 7,725
Mon 21 Dec 3 4,142
Sun 3 Jan 2 8,393
Sun 13 Dec 2 8,393
Sun 24 Jan 2 8,393
Sun 27 Dec 2 8,393
Sun 10 Jan 2 8,393

Top Cruise Lines

Top cruise lines visiting New Orleans
#Cruise LineVisitsShips
1 American Cruise Lines Cruises 1,912 5
2 Carnival Cruise Line Cruises 498 3
3 Viking River Cruises Cruises 164 1
4 Royal Caribbean Cruises 103 1
5 Norwegian Cruise Line Cruises 89 3
6 Margaritaville at Sea Cruises 8 1
7 Phoenix Reisen Cruises 6 1
8 Hapag-Lloyd Cruises Cruises 6 2
9 Celebrity Cruises Cruises 5 2
10 P&O Cruises Cruises 3 1
11 Azamara Cruises Cruises 3 1
12 Crystal Cruises Cruises 2 1

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Seasonal Patterns

Winter
Dec – Feb
🚢 ~270 ship visits
👥 ~536,889 passengers
Spring
Mar – May
🚢 ~337 ship visits
👥 ~399,708 passengers
Summer
Jun – Aug
🚢 ~108 ship visits
👥 ~206,454 passengers
Autumn
Sep – Nov
🚢 ~204 ship visits
👥 ~342,341 passengers