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Cruises From San Francisco, California

 

Overview

As of today - October 1, 2023 - there are 54 cruise options out of San Francisco, CA (from which 8 are in 2023 and 46 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 54 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 Francisco cruise deals), "View Sailings Sorted By Price Per Day" or "View Sailings Grouped By Itineraries".

Regions and Prices

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Region
Alaska
Hawaii
Mexico
Pacific
Pacific Coast
Panama Canal
World Cruise

In the upcoming year, the most affordable month for booking a cruise vacation that leaves from San Francisco and visits Alaska is May of 2024, with prices starting from $779. For Hawaii you can book cruises in March of 2024 starting from $1239. For Mexico you can book cruises in May of 2024 starting from $589. As for Pacific, the lowest priced cruises are in February of 2024, with prices starting from $2899.

You can view the prices of all other regions in the table above. You can click on the links in that table 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 Francisco

Since San Francisco cruises have various durations (11 days, 10 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 Francisco cruises in the upcoming 12 months sorted by price per day. You can use this table to find the best cruise deals from San Francisco.

Departure
Date
Ship Days Price $/Day View
Feb. 17, 2024 Crown Princess 5 $299 $60 View
Apr. 20, 2024 Crown Princess 7 $419 $60 View
Oct. 22, 2023 Ruby Princess 15 $935 $62 View
Feb. 2, 2024 Crown Princess 5 $319 $64 View
Jan. 23, 2024 Crown Princess 10 $649 $65 View
Feb. 7, 2024 Crown Princess 10 $699 $70 View
May 13, 2024 Carnival Miracle 11 $779 $71 View
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The most discounted San Francisco cruises start at $60 per day. There are 2 sailings at that price point, with the earliest one sailing on February 17, 2024 (5 nights San Francisco round-trip itinerary on Crown Princess).

If you want to see the listing of all 54 San Francisco 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 Francisco

There are only three cruise lines - Princess, Carnival and Cunard - that offer cruises that depart from the Port of San Francisco.

Cruise Line Number of
Sailings
Distinct
Itineraries
Average Price
Per Day
Number of
Ships
Princess 33 25 $98 3
Carnival 15 11 $94 1
Cunard 6 6 $156 2

Princess Cruises Out Of San Francisco

Princess offers the most sailings out of San Francisco - 33 cruise options. It offers 25 distinct itineraries and has 3 cruise ships (Crown Princess, Grand Princess and Ruby Princess) sailing out of San Francisco. The average price per person per day for Princess cruises is $98.

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Carnival Cruises Out Of San Francisco

Carnival offers 15 cruise options out of San Francisco. It offers 11 distinct itineraries out of San Francisco, serviced on 1 cruise ship (Carnival Miracle). The average price per person per day for Carnival cruises is $94.

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Cunard Cruises Out Of San Francisco

Cunard offers 6 cruise options out of San Francisco. It offers 6 distinct itineraries and has 2 cruise ships (Queen Elizabeth and Queen Victoria) sailing out of San Francisco. The average price per person per day for Cunard cruises is $156.

View all Cunard Cruises From San Francisco.

Cruise Ships out of San Francisco

There are 6 cruise ships that offer sailings that depart from the San Francisco cruise terminal.

Cruise Ship Year
Built
Number of
Sailings
Distinct
Itineraries
Average Price
Per Day
Crown Princess 2006 31 23 $99
Carnival Miracle 2004 15 11 $94
Queen Elizabeth 2010 3 3 $148
Queen Victoria 2007 3 3 $160
Grand Princess 1998 1 1 $75
Ruby Princess 2008 1 1 $62

Crown Princess, which was built in 2006 and accommodates approximately 3100 passengers, offers the most sailings out of San Francisco - 31 of them. It features 23 distinct itineraries and the average price (per person per day) of its sailings is $99.

Carnival Miracle, built in 2004 with capacity of approximately 2100 passengers, offers 15 sailings out of San Francisco. It features 11 distinct itineraries and the average price (per person per day) of its sailings is $94.

Queen Elizabeth, which started sailing in 2010 and accommodates approximately 2100 passengers, offers 3 sailings. It features 3 distinct itineraries and the average price (per person per day) of its sailings is $148.

Queen Victoria offers 3 cruises using 3 distinct itineraries, Grand Princess offers 1 cruise using 1 distinct itinerary and Ruby Princess offers 1 cruise using 1 distinct itinerary.

Duration of Cruises

Almost all cruise sailings scheduled out of San Francisco are 5 days, 7 days, 10 days, 11 days, 15 days, 16 days or 17 days long. The following table summarizes those options:

Duration Number of
Sailings
Distinct
Itineraries
Average Price
Per Day
11 Days / 11 Nights 19 14 $95
10 Days / 10 Nights 10 6 $84
16 Days / 16 Nights 7 6 $95
7 Days / 7 Nights 4 3 $79
5 Days / 5 Nights 3 2 $245
15 Days / 15 Nights 3 3 $90
17 Days / 17 Nights 2 2 $147
Other Durations Less than 2

The most popular duration of cruises traveling out of San Francisco is 11 days (11 nights) long. There are 19 such cruises featuring 14 distinct itineraries. The average per-person-per-day price of those sailings is $95.

There are 10 cruise sailings that are 10 days (10 nights) long. They feature 6 distinct itineraries and the average price of those sailings is $84.

Among cruises that sail out of San Francisco you can also find 16 day cruises (7 sailings), 7 day cruises (4 sailings), 5 day cruises (3 sailings), 15 day cruises (3 sailings) and 17 day cruises (2 sailings).

Even though many people ask about them, cruise lines do not offer any 2 day cruises out of San Francisco. There is, however, a 3 day cruise sailing out of San Francisco.

Ports of Call

There are 63 distinct ports that are visited by cruises that leave from San Francisco. The following table shows these ports:

Port of Call Number of
Sailings
Distinct
Itineraries
At Sea 39 31
Juneau, Alaska 23 16
Ketchikan, Alaska 23 16
Skagway, Alaska 19 13
Fun Day at Sea 15 11
Ensenada, Mexico 15 12
Honolulu, Hawaii 14 13
Tracy Arm Fjord 14 10
Victoria, BC, Canada 9 6
Nawiliwili (Kauai Island), Hawaii 8 7
Hilo, Hawaii 7 6
Glacier Bay National Park 7 4
Other Ports Less than 7

Among cruises that leave from San Francisco there are 39 cruises (31 distinct itineraries) that visit At Sea. Juneau, Alaska, on the other hand, is visited by 23 cruises on 16 distinct itineraries. There are 23 cruises that visit Ketchikan, Alaska on 16 itineraries.

Some of the other more popular ports of call for San Francisco cruises are Skagway, Alaska (19 sailings), Fun Day at Sea (15 sailings), Ensenada, Mexico (15 sailings) and Honolulu, Hawaii (14 sailings).


 
Cruise Sailings
There are a total of
54
available cruise sailings from San Francisco, California
Sailings By Departure
Sailings By Price Per Day
Sailings Grouped By Itineraries