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Cruises From Boston, Massachusetts

 

Overview

Currently (as of today - October 2, 2023) there are 53 available cruises out of Boston, MA (from which 6 are in 2023 and 47 are in 2024). 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 53 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
Transatlantic

In the upcoming year, the most affordable month for booking a cruise vacation that leaves from Boston and visits Bermuda is April of 2024, with prices starting from $579. For Canada & NE you can book cruises in September of 2024 starting from $366. For Caribbean you can book cruises in October starting from $749. As for Transatlantic, the lowest priced cruises are in July of 2024, with prices starting from $3849.

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
Sep. 29, 2024 Grandeur of the Seas 7 $366 $52 View
Sep. 22, 2024 Grandeur of the Seas 7 $386 $55 View
Oct. 13, 2023 Celebrity Summit 10 $749 $75 View
July 28, 2024 Emerald Princess 7 $569 $81 View
Aug. 4, 2024 Emerald Princess 7 $569 $81 View
Sep. 7, 2024 Grandeur of the Seas 15 $1236 $82 View
Apr. 5, 2024 Norwegian Gem 7 $579 $83 View
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The most discounted Boston cruise starts at $52 per day. There is one such sailing at that price point, the one on September 29, 2024 (7 nights Boston round-trip itinerary on Grandeur of the Seas).

If you want to see the listing of all 53 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 - Holland America, Royal Caribbean, Norwegian (NCL), 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
Holland America 16 9 $166 2
Royal Caribbean 12 11 $193 2
Norwegian (NCL) 10 2 $125 1
Princess 8 6 $94 1
Celebrity 7 6 $116 2

Holland America Cruises Out Of Boston

Holland America offers the most sailings out of Boston - 16 cruise options. It offers 9 distinct itineraries and has 2 cruise ships (Volendam and Zuiderdam) sailing out of Boston. The average price per person per day for Holland America cruises is $166.

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Royal Caribbean Cruises Out Of Boston

Royal Caribbean offers 12 cruise options out of Boston. It offers 11 distinct itineraries out of Boston, serviced on 2 cruise ships (Grandeur of the Seas and Serenade of the Seas). The average price per person per day for Royal Caribbean cruises is $193.

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Norwegian (NCL) Cruises Out Of Boston

Norwegian (NCL) offers 10 cruise options out of Boston. It offers 2 distinct itineraries and has 1 cruise ship (Norwegian Gem) sailing out of Boston. The average price per person per day for Norwegian (NCL) cruises is $125.

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Princess Cruises Out Of Boston

Princess offers 8 cruise options out of Boston. It offers 6 distinct itineraries out of Boston, serviced on 1 cruise ship (Emerald Princess). The average price per person per day for Princess cruises is $94.

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Celebrity Cruises Out Of Boston

Celebrity offers 7 cruise options out of Boston. It offers 6 distinct itineraries and has 2 cruise ships (Celebrity Eclipse and Celebrity Summit) sailing out of Boston. The average price per person per day for Celebrity cruises is $116.

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Cruise Ships out of Boston

There are 8 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
Volendam 1999 10 5 $142
Norwegian Gem 2007 10 2 $125
Emerald Princess 2007 8 6 $94
Grandeur of the Seas 1996 8 8 $63
Zuiderdam 2002 6 4 $193
Celebrity Eclipse 2010 5 4 $121
Serenade of the Seas 2003 4 3 $497
Celebrity Summit 2001 2 2 $102

Volendam, which was built in 1999 and accommodates approximately 1400 passengers, offers 10 sailings out of Boston. It features 5 distinct itineraries and the average price (per person per day) of its sailings is $142.

Norwegian Gem, built in 2007 with capacity of approximately 2400 passengers, offers 10 sailings out of Boston. It features 2 distinct itineraries and the average price (per person per day) of its sailings is $125.

Emerald Princess, which started sailing in 2007 and accommodates approximately 3100 passengers, offers 8 sailings. It features 6 distinct itineraries and the average price (per person per day) of its sailings is $94.

Grandeur of the Seas offers 8 cruises using 8 distinct itineraries, Zuiderdam offers 6 cruises using 4 distinct itineraries, Celebrity Eclipse offers 5 cruises using 4 distinct itineraries, Serenade of the Seas offers 4 cruises using 3 distinct itineraries and Celebrity Summit offers 2 cruises using 2 distinct itineraries.

Duration of Cruises

Almost all cruise sailings scheduled out of Boston are 4 days, 5 days, 7 days, 10 days, 11 days, 15 days or 17 days long. The following table summarizes those options:

Duration Number of
Sailings		 Distinct
Itineraries		 Average Price
Per Day
7 Days / 7 Nights 34 17 $154
11 Days / 11 Nights 7 5 $129
10 Days / 10 Nights 5 5 $92
17 Days / 17 Nights 2 2 $163
4 Days / 4 Nights 1 1 $86
5 Days / 5 Nights 1 1 $98
15 Days / 15 Nights 1 1 $82
Other Durations 1

The most popular duration of cruises traveling out of Boston is 7 days (7 nights) long. There are 34 such cruises featuring 17 distinct itineraries. The average per-person-per-day price of those sailings is $154.

There are 7 cruise sailings that are 11 days (11 nights) long. They feature 5 distinct itineraries and the average price of those sailings is $129.

Among cruises that sail out of Boston you can also find 10 day cruises (5 sailings), 17 day cruises (2 sailings), 4 day cruises (1 sailing), 5 day cruises (1 sailing) and 15 day cruises (1 sailing).

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

Ports of Call

There are 47 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 35 25
Sydney 35 25
Bar Harbor, Maine 25 10
Portland, Maine 22 17
Quebec City, QC, Canada 20 12
Cruising 19 17
Saint John, NB, Canada 16 14
At Sea 14 11
Charlottetown, Canada 12 5
Cruising Gulf of St. Lawrence 12 5
Charlottetown 12 9
King's Wharf, Bermuda 10 2
Other Ports Less than 10

Among cruises that leave from Boston there are 35 cruises (25 distinct itineraries) that visit Halifax, NS, Canada. Sydney, on the other hand, is visited by 35 cruises on 25 distinct itineraries. There are 25 cruises that visit Bar Harbor, Maine on 10 itineraries.

Some of the other more popular ports of call for Boston cruises are Portland, Maine (22 sailings), Quebec City, QC, Canada (20 sailings), Cruising (19 sailings) and Saint John, NB, Canada (16 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
53
available cruise sailings from Boston, Massachusetts
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