Cruises From San Diego, California

Overview

Currently (as of today - December 4, 2025) there are 107 available cruise options out of San Diego, CA (from which 7 are in 2025, 64 are in 2026 and the rest are in 2027). 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 107 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 San Diego cruise deals), "View Sailings Sorted By Price Per Day" or "View Sailings Grouped By Itineraries".

Regions and Prices

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In the upcoming year, the most affordable month for booking a cruise vacation that leaves from San Diego and visits Hawaii is January of 2026, with prices starting from $1969. For Mexico you can book cruises in October of 2026 starting from $349. For Other Voyages you can book cruises in April of 2026 starting from $379. As for Panama, the lowest priced cruises are in February of 2026, with prices starting from $1699.

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 San Diego

Since San Diego cruises have various durations (7 days, 14 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 San Diego cruises in the upcoming 12 months sorted by price per day. You can use this table to find the best cruise deals from San Diego.

Departure Date
Ship
Days
Price
$/Day
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Dec. 6, 2025
Ship:
Norwegian Jade
Days:
7
Price:
$359
$/Day:
$52
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Dec. 13, 2025
Ship:
Norwegian Jade
Days:
7
Price:
$389
$/Day:
$56
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Jan. 17, 2026
Ship:
Norwegian Jade
Days:
7
Price:
$409
$/Day:
$59
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Jan. 24, 2026
Ship:
Norwegian Jade
Days:
7
Price:
$449
$/Day:
$65
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Jan. 3, 2026
Ship:
Norwegian Jade
Days:
7
Price:
$459
$/Day:
$66
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Jan. 10, 2026
Ship:
Norwegian Jade
Days:
7
Price:
$469
$/Day:
$67
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Jan. 31, 2026
Ship:
Norwegian Jade
Days:
7
Price:
$479
$/Day:
$69
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The most discounted San Diego cruise starts at $52 per day. There is one such sailing at that price point, the one on December 6, 2025 (7 nights San Diego round-trip itinerary on Norwegian Jade).

If you want to see the listing of all 107 San Diego 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 San Diego

There are 4 cruise lines - Holland America, Norwegian (NCL), Royal Caribbean and Princess - that offer cruises that depart from the Port of San Diego.

Cruise Line
Number of Sailings
Distinct Itineraries
Average Price Per Day
Number of Ships
Holland America
Number of Sailings:
62
Distinct Itineraries:
58
Average Price Per Day:
$139
Number of Ships:
6
Norwegian (NCL)
Number of Sailings:
30
Distinct Itineraries:
13
Average Price Per Day:
$121
Number of Ships:
2
Royal Caribbean
Number of Sailings:
14
Distinct Itineraries:
8
Average Price Per Day:
$119
Number of Ships:
1
Princess
Number of Sailings:
1
Distinct Itineraries:
1
Average Price Per Day:
$116
Number of Ships:
1

Holland America Cruises Out Of San Diego

Holland America offers the most sailings out of San Diego - 62 cruise options. It offers 58 distinct itineraries out of San Diego, serviced on 6 cruise ships. The average price per person per day for Holland America cruises is $139.

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Norwegian (NCL) Cruises Out Of San Diego

Norwegian (NCL) offers 30 cruise options out of San Diego. It offers 13 distinct itineraries out of San Diego, serviced on 2 cruise ships (Norwegian Star and Norwegian Jade). The average price per person per day for Norwegian (NCL) cruises is $121.

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Royal Caribbean Cruises Out Of San Diego

Royal Caribbean offers 14 cruise options out of San Diego. It offers 8 distinct itineraries and has 1 cruise ship (Serenade of the Seas) sailing out of San Diego. The average price per person per day for Royal Caribbean cruises is $119.

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Princess Cruises Out Of San Diego

Princess offers 1 cruise options out of San Diego. It offers 1 distinct itinerary out of San Diego, serviced on 1 cruise ship (Island Princess). The average price per person per day for Princess cruises is $116.

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Cruise Ships out of San Diego

There are 10 cruise ships that offer sailings that depart from the San Diego cruise terminal.

Cruise Ship
Year Built
Number of Sailings
Distinct Itineraries
Average Price Per Day
Koningsdam
Year Built:
2016
Number of Sailings:
23
Distinct Itineraries:
19
Average Price Per Day:
$140
Zaandam
Year Built:
2000
Number of Sailings:
18
Distinct Itineraries:
18
Average Price Per Day:
$141
Norwegian Star
Year Built:
2001
Number of Sailings:
16
Distinct Itineraries:
3
Average Price Per Day:
$136
Norwegian Jade
Year Built:
2008
Number of Sailings:
14
Distinct Itineraries:
10
Average Price Per Day:
$104
Serenade of the Seas
Year Built:
2003
Number of Sailings:
14
Distinct Itineraries:
8
Average Price Per Day:
$119
Nieuw Amsterdam
Year Built:
2010
Number of Sailings:
10
Distinct Itineraries:
10
Average Price Per Day:
$129
Zuiderdam
Year Built:
2002
Number of Sailings:
7
Distinct Itineraries:
7
Average Price Per Day:
$138
Eurodam
Year Built:
2008
Number of Sailings:
3
Distinct Itineraries:
3
Average Price Per Day:
$139
Volendam
Year Built:
1999
Number of Sailings:
1
Distinct Itineraries:
1
Average Price Per Day:
$172
Island Princess
Year Built:
2003
Number of Sailings:
1
Distinct Itineraries:
1
Average Price Per Day:
$116

Koningsdam, which was built in 2016 and accommodates approximately 2700 passengers, offers the most sailings out of San Diego - 23 of them. It features 19 distinct itineraries and the average price (per person per day) of its sailings is $140.

Zaandam, built in 2000 with capacity of approximately 1400 passengers, offers 18 sailings out of San Diego. It features 18 distinct itineraries and the average price (per person per day) of its sailings is $141.

Norwegian Star, which started sailing in 2001 and accommodates approximately 2300 passengers, offers 16 sailings. It features 3 distinct itineraries and the average price (per person per day) of its sailings is $136.

Norwegian Jade offers 14 cruises using 10 distinct itineraries, Serenade of the Seas offers 14 cruises using 8 distinct itineraries, Nieuw Amsterdam offers 10 cruises using 10 distinct itineraries and Zuiderdam offers 7 cruises using 7 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 San Diego are 3 days, 4 days, 7 days, 11 days, 14 days, 15 days or 18 days long. The following table summarizes those options:

Duration
Number of Sailings
Distinct Itineraries
Average Price Per Day
7 Days / 7 Nights
Number of Sailings:
50
Distinct Itineraries:
27
Average Price Per Day:
$128
14 Days / 14 Nights
Number of Sailings:
8
Distinct Itineraries:
8
Average Price Per Day:
$153
4 Days / 4 Nights
Number of Sailings:
7
Distinct Itineraries:
5
Average Price Per Day:
$120
11 Days / 11 Nights
Number of Sailings:
6
Distinct Itineraries:
5
Average Price Per Day:
$115
15 Days / 15 Nights
Number of Sailings:
5
Distinct Itineraries:
5
Average Price Per Day:
$150
18 Days / 18 Nights
Number of Sailings:
5
Distinct Itineraries:
5
Average Price Per Day:
$117
3 Days / 3 Nights
Number of Sailings:
3
Distinct Itineraries:
2
Average Price Per Day:
$154
Other Durations
Number of Sailings:
Less than 3
Distinct Itineraries:
Average Price Per Day:
The most popular duration of cruises traveling out of San Diego is 7 days (7 nights) long. There are 50 such cruises featuring 27 distinct itineraries. The average per-person-per-day price of those sailings is $128.

There are 8 cruise sailings that are 14 days (14 nights) long. They feature 8 distinct itineraries and the average price of those sailings is $153.

Among cruises that sail out of San Diego you can also find 4 day cruises (7 sailings), 11 day cruises (6 sailings), 15 day cruises (5 sailings), 18 day cruises (5 sailings) and 3 day cruises (3 sailings).

Many people ask as if there are any 5 day cruises from San Diego. There are, in fact, 5 day cruises sailing out of San Diego.

Ports of Call

There are 31 distinct ports that are visited by cruises that leave from San Diego. The following table shows these ports:

Port of Call
Number of Sailings
Distinct Itineraries
Cabo San Lucas, Mexico
Number of Sailings:
76
Distinct Itineraries:
52
Puerto Vallarta, Mexico
Number of Sailings:
56
Distinct Itineraries:
38
Mazatlan, Mexico
Number of Sailings:
54
Distinct Itineraries:
35
Ensenada, Mexico
Number of Sailings:
26
Distinct Itineraries:
20
Vancouver, BC, Canada
Number of Sailings:
15
Distinct Itineraries:
15
Victoria, BC, Canada
Number of Sailings:
12
Distinct Itineraries:
12
Honolulu, Hawaii
Number of Sailings:
11
Distinct Itineraries:
11
Kona, Hawaii
Number of Sailings:
11
Distinct Itineraries:
11
Kahului (Maui Island), Hawaii
Number of Sailings:
11
Distinct Itineraries:
11
Nawiliwili (Kauai Island), Hawaii
Number of Sailings:
10
Distinct Itineraries:
10
Hilo, Hawaii
Number of Sailings:
8
Distinct Itineraries:
8
Cartagena, Colombia
Number of Sailings:
8
Distinct Itineraries:
8
Other Ports
Number of Sailings:
Less than 8
Distinct Itineraries:
Among cruises that leave from San Diego there are 76 cruises (52 distinct itineraries) that visit Cabo San Lucas, Mexico. Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, on the other hand, is visited by 56 cruises on 38 distinct itineraries. There are 54 cruises that visit Mazatlan, Mexico on 35 itineraries.

Some of the other more popular ports of call for San Diego cruises are Ensenada, Mexico (26 sailings), Vancouver, BC, Canada (15 sailings), Victoria, BC, Canada (12 sailings) and Honolulu, Hawaii (11 sailings).

Cruise Sailings

There are a total of
107
available cruise sailings from San Diego, California

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