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Cruises From Boston, Massachusetts

 

Overview

As of today - July 26, 2024 - there are 100 available cruises out of Boston, MA (from which 39 are in 2024 and 61 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 100 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 Boston cruise deals), "View Sailings Sorted By Price Per Day" or "View Sailings Grouped By Itineraries".

Regions and Prices

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Region
Bermuda
Canada & NE
Caribbean
Europe

In the upcoming year, the most affordable month for booking a cruise vacation that leaves from Boston and visits Bermuda is May of 2025, with prices starting from $1025. For Canada & NE you can book cruises in September starting from $616. For Caribbean you can book cruises in November starting from $1299. As for Europe, the lowest priced cruises are in September, with prices starting from $10417.

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 Boston

Since Boston cruises have various durations (7 days, 11 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 Boston cruises in the upcoming 12 months sorted by price per day. You can use this table to find the best cruise deals from Boston.

Departure
Date		 Ship Days Price $/Day View
Nov. 9, 2024 Zuiderdam 25 $2079 $83 View
Oct. 19, 2024 Zuiderdam 35 $2919 $83 View
Oct. 7, 2024 Emerald Princess 10 $843 $84 View
Sep. 29, 2024 Jewel of the Seas 7 $616 $88 View
Nov. 9, 2024 Zuiderdam 14 $1299 $93 View
Oct. 13, 2024 Jewel of the Seas 7 $684 $98 View
Oct. 19, 2024 Zuiderdam 21 $2054 $98 View
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The most discounted Boston cruises start at $83 per day. There are 2 sailings at that price point, with the earliest one sailing on October 19, 2024 (35 nights Boston to Ft. Lauderdale, FL itinerary on Zuiderdam).

If you want to see the listing of all 100 Boston 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 Boston

There are 5 cruise lines - Norwegian (NCL), Holland America, Royal Caribbean, Princess and Celebrity - that offer cruises that depart from the Port of Boston.

Cruise Line Number of
Sailings		 Distinct
Itineraries		 Average Price
Per Day		 Number of
Ships
Norwegian (NCL) 37 14 $147 3
Holland America 26 26 $143 2
Royal Caribbean 14 12 $197 2
Princess 13 13 $140 2
Celebrity 10 7 $299 2

Norwegian (NCL) Cruises Out Of Boston

Norwegian (NCL) offers the most sailings out of Boston - 37 cruise options. It offers 14 distinct itineraries and has 3 cruise ships (Norwegian Jewel, Norwegian Gem and Norwegian Jade) sailing out of Boston. The average price per person per day for Norwegian (NCL) cruises is $147.

View all Norwegian (NCL) Cruises From Boston.

Holland America Cruises Out Of Boston

Holland America offers 26 cruise options out of Boston. It offers 26 distinct itineraries out of Boston, serviced on 2 cruise ships (Zuiderdam and Volendam). The average price per person per day for Holland America cruises is $143.

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Royal Caribbean Cruises Out Of Boston

Royal Caribbean offers 14 cruise options out of Boston. It offers 12 distinct itineraries and has 2 cruise ships (Brilliance of the Seas and Jewel of the Seas) sailing out of Boston. The average price per person per day for Royal Caribbean cruises is $197.

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Princess Cruises Out Of Boston

Princess offers 13 cruise options out of Boston. It offers 13 distinct itineraries out of Boston, serviced on 2 cruise ships (Majestic Princess and Emerald Princess). The average price per person per day for Princess cruises is $140.

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Celebrity Cruises Out Of Boston

Celebrity offers 10 cruise options out of Boston. It offers 7 distinct itineraries and has 2 cruise ships (Celebrity Eclipse and Celebrity Silhouette) sailing out of Boston. The average price per person per day for Celebrity cruises is $299.

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Cruise Ships out of Boston

There are 11 cruise ships that offer sailings that depart from the Boston cruise terminal.

Cruise Ship Year
Built		 Number of
Sailings		 Distinct
Itineraries		 Average Price
Per Day
Zuiderdam 2002 21 21 $139
Norwegian Jewel 2005 20 4 $162
Norwegian Gem 2007 11 5 $127
Majestic Princess 2017 7 7 $136
Brilliance of the Seas 2002 7 5 $125
Jewel of the Seas 2004 7 7 $259
Norwegian Jade 2008 6 5 $132
Emerald Princess 2007 6 6 $144
Celebrity Eclipse 2010 5 4 $446
Celebrity Silhouette 2011 5 3 $149
Volendam 1999 5 5 $156

Zuiderdam, which was built in 2002 and accommodates approximately 1900 passengers, offers the most sailings out of Boston - 21 of them. It features 21 distinct itineraries and the average price (per person per day) of its sailings is $139.

Norwegian Jewel, built in 2005 with capacity of approximately 2400 passengers, offers 20 sailings out of Boston. It features 4 distinct itineraries and the average price (per person per day) of its sailings is $162.

Norwegian Gem, which started sailing in 2007 and accommodates approximately 2400 passengers, offers 11 sailings. It features 5 distinct itineraries and the average price (per person per day) of its sailings is $127.

Majestic Princess offers 7 cruises using 7 distinct itineraries, Brilliance of the Seas offers 7 cruises using 5 distinct itineraries, Jewel of the Seas offers 7 cruises using 7 distinct itineraries and Norwegian Jade offers 6 cruises using 5 distinct itineraries.

For all other cruise ships please see the table above to learn when they were built and how many sailings and itineraries they offer.

Duration of Cruises

Almost all cruise sailings scheduled out of Boston are 7 days, 10 days, 11 days, 14 days, 17 days, 21 days or 25 days long. The following table summarizes those options:

Duration Number of
Sailings		 Distinct
Itineraries		 Average Price
Per Day
7 Days / 7 Nights 70 45 $143
10 Days / 10 Nights 9 9 $132
11 Days / 11 Nights 9 6 $313
14 Days / 14 Nights 2 2 $106
17 Days / 17 Nights 2 2 $182
21 Days / 21 Nights 2 2 $95
25 Days / 25 Nights 2 2 $137
Other Durations Less than 2

The most popular duration of cruises traveling out of Boston is 7 days (7 nights) long. There are 70 such cruises featuring 45 distinct itineraries. The average per-person-per-day price of those sailings is $143.

There are 9 cruise sailings that are 10 days (10 nights) long. They feature 9 distinct itineraries and the average price of those sailings is $132.

Among cruises that sail out of Boston you can also find 11 day cruises (9 sailings), 14 day cruises (2 sailings), 17 day cruises (2 sailings), 21 day cruises (2 sailings) and 25 day cruises (2 sailings).

Even though many people ask about them, cruise lines do not offer any 2 day, 3 day, 4 day or 5 day cruises out of Boston.

Ports of Call

There are 26 distinct ports that are visited by cruises that leave from Boston. The following table shows these ports:

Port of Call Number of
Sailings		 Distinct
Itineraries
Halifax, NS, Canada 66 54
Portland, Maine 49 42
Quebec City, Quebec, Canada 33 26
Bar Harbor, Maine 30 9
Saint John, NB, Canada 26 24
Willemstad, Curacao Island 8 8
Philipsburg, St. Maarten 6 6
Bridgetown, Barbados 6 6
Half Moon Cay, Bahamas 6 6
St. Thomas, Virgin Islands, USA 5 5
Fort Lauderdale, Florida 5 5
King's Wharf, Bermuda 4 4
Other Ports Less than 4

Among cruises that leave from Boston there are 66 cruises (54 distinct itineraries) that visit Halifax, NS, Canada. Portland, Maine, on the other hand, is visited by 49 cruises on 42 distinct itineraries. There are 33 cruises that visit Quebec City, Quebec, Canada on 26 itineraries.

Some of the other more popular ports of call for Boston cruises are Bar Harbor, Maine (30 sailings), Saint John, NB, Canada (26 sailings), Willemstad, Curacao Island (8 sailings) and Philipsburg, St. Maarten (6 sailings).

Things to See and Do in Boston

There are many interesting places that you can see and do while you're in Boston - one of the most iconic American cities - either before or after your cruise. Here are some ideas:
  • You can take a walk on the Freedom Trail - a marked path in Boston - and see many interesting historical buildings and places. Many Boston visitors take the Freedom Trail as it's a great way to see a lot of Boston history in a short period of time.

  • If you're even a little bit of a baseball fan, it would be worth visiting Fenway Park and seeing a Red Sox game at it's home stadium, which is also the oldest ballpark in Major League Baseball.

  • Harvard Square is another of Boston's must-see places. Here you can see interesting, small shops and you can also tour Harvard's beautiful campus. If you're tech-oriented, you may also visit the MIT campus, which is not far from the Harvard Square.

  • Faneuil Hall Marketplace is a nice place that's very popular among Boston tourists. Here you can find interesting shops that sell out of ordinary items, entertaining street performers as well as good restaurants.

  • Boston Public Garden is a peaceful and beautiful place that you can visit to have a bit of a down time. They also have Swan Boats that you can ride on. It's a great place for kids and families as well.

  • Museum of Fine Arts is one of the best museums in US. Here you can see many paintings of world renown artists. Also, American paintings from the period of early US history are particularly noteworthy.



 
Cruise Sailings
There are a total of
100
available cruise sailings from Boston, Massachusetts
Sailings By Departure
Sailings By Price Per Day
Sailings Grouped By Itineraries

 
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