The Port of New Orleans noticed a file variety of cruise passengers in 2024 when greater than 1.2 million visitors passing by the 2 cruise terminals.
Port NOLA is the one cruise port within the nation has serves each ocean and river cruise ships.
Final 12 months, Carnival Cruise Line finalized a brand new five-year settlement to have two cruise ships sail year-round from the port.
The world’s largest cruise line, Royal Caribbean, returned to New Orleans by homeporting Brilliance of the Seas there.
Norwegian Cruise Line is at the moment in a five-year settlement to base a cruise ship from the port.
As well as, six river cruise ships homeport at Port NOLA that embrace vessels from American Cruise Strains and Viking.
Different cruise traces that go to New Orleans embrace Explora Journeys, P&O Cruises, and SAGA Cruises.
Port NOLA President & CEO Beth Department, gave the next assertion:
“We’re grateful to our cruise and hospitality companions, together with New Orleans & Firm, for his or her function in serving to Port NOLA obtain a record-breaking variety of passengers.
“These valued partnerships proceed to drive sturdy demand and promising development projections for each ocean-going and river cruising from Port NOLA. We sit up for constructing on this momentum for an additional profitable 12 months in 2025.”
Walt Leger, III President and CEO of New Orleans & Firm, added:
“Our staff at New Orleans & Firm works every day to make sure New Orleans stays a extremely well-liked cruise vacation spot for each vacationers and the cruise traces.”
The cruise business accounted for greater than 300,000 resort rooms booked in New Orleans in 2024 since 70% of cruisers spend one to 2 nights in a resort earlier than their cruise.
