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Cruises From Baltimore, Maryland

 

Overview

As of today (December 11, 2023) there are 115 available cruises out of Baltimore, MD (from which 1 are in 2023, 77 are in 2024 and the rest are in 2025). In the following paragraphs you'll find a detailed overview of all those cruise options. If you're just looking to see the listing of the 115 sailings, please click on one of the 3 buttons on the right side - either on "View Sailings Sorted By Departure Date" (good for viewing last minute Baltimore cruise deals), "View Sailings Sorted By Price Per Day" or "View Sailings Grouped By Itineraries".

Regions and Prices

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Region
Bahamas
Bermuda
Canada & NE
Caribbean
Panama Canal
Transatlantic

In the upcoming year, the most affordable month for booking a cruise vacation that leaves from Baltimore and visits Bahamas is November of 2024, with prices starting from $446. For Bermuda you can book cruises in September of 2024 starting from $449. For Canada & NE you can book cruises in October of 2024 starting from $499. As for Caribbean, the lowest priced cruises are in February of 2024, with prices starting from $987. Finally, for Transatlantic, you can book cruises in April of 2024 starting from $709.

You can click on links in the table above to view the cruise options for the given region in a given month. You can also click on the "Next Month" and "Previous Month" links at the top of the table to shift the window of months that are displayed.

Cheap Cruises From Baltimore

Since Baltimore cruises have various durations (7 days, 8 days and other durations - see below), the best way to compare cruise prices is to do that on price-per-day bases. The following table shows Baltimore cruises in the upcoming 12 months sorted by price per day. You can use this table to find the best cruise deals from Baltimore.

Departure
Date		 Ship Days Price $/Day View
Oct. 17, 2024 Vision of the Seas 9 $499 $55 View
Nov. 21, 2024 Vision of the Seas 8 $446 $56 View
Apr. 15, 2024 Carnival Legend 12 $709 $59 View
Nov. 29, 2024 Vision of the Seas 8 $476 $60 View
Oct. 3, 2024 Vision of the Seas 9 $549 $61 View
Sep. 5, 2024 Vision of the Seas 9 $549 $61 View
Sep. 19, 2024 Vision of the Seas 9 $576 $64 View
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The most discounted Baltimore cruise starts at $55 per day. There is one such sailing at that price point, the one on October 17, 2024 (9 nights Baltimore round-trip itinerary on Vision of the Seas).

If you want to see the listing of all 115 Baltimore sailings sorted by price per day, you can click on 'View All Cruises Sorted By Price Per Day' link at the bottom of the table above.

Cruise Lines out of Baltimore

There are only three cruise lines - Carnival, Royal Caribbean and Norwegian (NCL) - that offer cruises that depart from the Port of Baltimore.

Cruise Line Number of
Sailings		 Distinct
Itineraries		 Average Price
Per Day		 Number of
Ships
Carnival 64 16 $120 2
Royal Caribbean 50 19 $84 1
Norwegian (NCL) 1 1 $98 1

Carnival Cruises Out Of Baltimore

Carnival offers the most sailings out of Baltimore - 64 cruise options. It offers 16 distinct itineraries out of Baltimore, serviced on 2 cruise ships (Carnival Pride and Carnival Legend). The average price per person per day for Carnival cruises is $120.

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Royal Caribbean Cruises Out Of Baltimore

Royal Caribbean offers 50 cruise options out of Baltimore. It offers 19 distinct itineraries and has 1 cruise ship (Vision of the Seas) sailing out of Baltimore. The average price per person per day for Royal Caribbean cruises is $84.

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Norwegian (NCL) Cruises Out Of Baltimore

Norwegian (NCL) offers 1 cruise options out of Baltimore. It offers 1 distinct itinerary out of Baltimore, serviced on 1 cruise ship (Norwegian Sky). The average price per person per day for Norwegian (NCL) cruises is $98.

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Cruise Ships out of Baltimore

There are 4 cruise ships that offer sailings that depart from the Baltimore cruise terminal.

Cruise Ship Year
Built		 Number of
Sailings		 Distinct
Itineraries		 Average Price
Per Day
Carnival Pride 2002 51 10 $123
Vision of the Seas 1998 50 19 $84
Carnival Legend 2002 13 6 $108
Norwegian Sky 1999 1 1 $98

Carnival Pride, which was built in 2002 and accommodates approximately 2100 passengers, offers the most sailings out of Baltimore - 51 of them. It features 10 distinct itineraries and the average price (per person per day) of its sailings is $123.

Vision of the Seas, built in 1998 with capacity of approximately 2000 passengers, offers 50 sailings out of Baltimore. It features 19 distinct itineraries and the average price (per person per day) of its sailings is $84.

Carnival Legend, which started sailing in 2002 and accommodates approximately 2100 passengers, offers 13 sailings. It features 6 distinct itineraries and the average price (per person per day) of its sailings is $108.

Norwegian Sky offers 1 cruise from Baltimore using 1 distinct itinerary with the average per-person-per-day price of $98.

Duration of Cruises

The cruise sailings scheduled out of Baltimore are 5 days, 7 days, 8 days, 9 days, 11 days, 12 days and 14 days long. The following table summarizes those options:

Duration Number of
Sailings		 Distinct
Itineraries		 Average Price
Per Day
7 Days / 7 Nights 60 12 $123
8 Days / 8 Nights 19 13 $78
5 Days / 5 Nights 12 1 $118
9 Days / 9 Nights 12 3 $80
12 Days / 12 Nights 9 4 $79
14 Days / 14 Nights 2 2 $103
11 Days / 11 Nights 1 1 $98

The most popular duration of cruises traveling out of Baltimore is 7 days (7 nights) long. There are 60 such cruises featuring 12 distinct itineraries. The average per-person-per-day price of those sailings is $123.

There are 19 cruise sailings that are 8 days (8 nights) long. They feature 13 distinct itineraries and the average price of those sailings is $78.

Among cruises that sail out of Baltimore you can also find 5 day cruises (12 sailings), 9 day cruises (12 sailings), 12 day cruises (9 sailings), 14 day cruises (2 sailings) and 11 day cruises (1 sailing).

Even though many people ask about them, cruise lines do not offer any 2 day, 3 day or 4 day cruises out of Baltimore.

Ports of Call

There are 41 distinct ports that are visited by cruises that leave from Baltimore. The following table shows these ports:

Port of Call Number of
Sailings		 Distinct
Itineraries
Nassau, Bahamas 70 20
Fun Day at Sea 64 16
Freeport, Bahamas 64 18
Cruising 50 19
Half Moon Cay, Bahamas 34 6
Princess Cays 23 6
Royal Naval Dockyard 19 2
Perfect Day Cococay 16 8
Grand Turk Island 13 6
Port Canaveral (Orlando), Florida 12 8
Saint Kitts Island 9 4
Charleston, South Carolina 9 5
Other Ports Less than 9

Among cruises that leave from Baltimore there are 70 cruises (20 distinct itineraries) that visit Nassau, Bahamas. Fun Day at Sea, on the other hand, is visited by 64 cruises on 16 distinct itineraries. There are 64 cruises that visit Freeport, Bahamas on 18 itineraries.

Some of the other more popular ports of call for Baltimore cruises are Cruising (50 sailings), Half Moon Cay, Bahamas (34 sailings), Princess Cays (23 sailings) and Royal Naval Dockyard (19 sailings).

Things to See and Do in Baltimore

There are many interesting things you can see and do while you're in Baltimore - either before or after your cruise. Here are some of the more interesting places:
  • The National Aquarium in Baltimore is one of the best aquariums in US. Here you can find 17,000 specimens representing over 750 species including Atlantic bottlenose dolphins, many types of sharks, crocodiles and turtles. The aquarium also features a 4D Immersion Theater.

  • Fort McHenry - a star-shaped fort - is a unique historical place in US as it helped defend the Baltimore Harbor from British attack in 1812‑1813. This battle inspired Francis Scott Key to write the words for the Star Spangled Banner, which is the national anthem of the US.

  • Inner Harbor is one of the favorite places for locals. Here you can find excellent museums, stores selling interesting memorabilia, live entertainment. There are also many great restaurants in this area that feature delicious Maryland seafood.

  • Little Italy of Baltimore is a great place to take a leisurely walk and immerse yourself in Italian culture. Also, if you are fond of Italian food, you'll find here truly authentic Italian restaurants that serve great pasta and other traditional Italian dishes.

  • Those who are sports enthusiasts can visit Orioles Park at Camden Yards and see a baseball game by Baltimore Orioles. Alternatively, one can visit M&T Bank Stadium and root for the Baltimore's native football team - the Ravens.

  • Those who are science enthusiasts can visit Maryland Science Center in Inner Harbor that features a planetarium and an observatory. This a great place to visit with kids as they can see many dinosaur skeletons, explore the human body and learn about our solar system.

  • Another place that you may want to visit is the The Maryland Zoo in Baltimore. It's a well kept zoo located in a vast, green, beautiful park. The zoo features an Arctic area, interesting African animals as well as animals that are native to the Baltimore/Maryland region.

  • A unique place that's worth a visit in Baltimore is the American Visionary Art Museum. This place has been designated by Congress to be America's national museum for self-taught art. Here you can find thousands of pieces of art created by non-so-famous people.

  • Port Discovery Children's Museum is a great place to take the kids up to 10 years old. It has three floors of exhibits, interactive and hands-on programs that help children to learn through play.



  
Cruise Sailings
There are a total of
115
available cruise sailings from Baltimore, Maryland
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