LOCATIONS AND TRAVEL SEASONS

Where would you like to go?
There are so many exciting places in the world that cruise ships travel to! You may or may not have a choice about where you are sent to work on a cruise ship, depending on the cruise line, but regardless, it’s good to have some idea of where cruise ships travel in the world.   Here’s a breakdown of the primary locations and travel seasons for you (this list is not all inclusive and is subject to change).
 
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ALASKA
 
ALASKA TRAVEL SEASON
High Travel Season: June - August
Shoulder Season: May - September
Low or No Season:  November - April
 
EMBARKATION PORTS
Anchorage, AK
San Francisco, CA
Seattle, WA
Seward, AK
Vancouver, BC, Canada
 
PORTS OF CALL
Juneau
Ketchikan
Sitka
Skagway
Tracy Arm Fjord
 
 
CARIBBEAN
 
CARIBBEAN TRAVEL SEASON
High Travel Season: December - April
Shoulder Season: May & September/October
Low or No Season:  June - August
 
EASTERN CARIBBEAN
 
EMBARKATION PORTS
Baltimore, MD
Boston, MA
Charleston, SC
Ft. Lauderdale, FL
Miami, FL
New York, NY
Port Canaveral, FL
 
PORTS OF CALL
Antigua
Grand Turk
Nassau (Bahamas)
St. Kitts
St. Maarten
St. Thomas
Turks and Caicos
 
WESTERN CARIBBEAN
 
EMBARKATION PORTS
Ft. Lauderdale, FL
Galveston, TX
Houston, TX
Miami, FL
New Orleans, LA
Port Canaveral, FL
Tampa, FL
 
PORTS OF CALL
Cozumel
Belize
Grand Cayman
Jamaica
Roatan
 
PRIVATE ISLANDS (typically owned by the cruise lines)
Castaway Cay (Disney)
Coco Cay (RoyalCaribbean)
Great Stirrup Cay (NCL)
Half Moon Cay (Carnival/Holland America)
Labadee (RoyalCaribbean)
Princess Cays (Princess)
 
SOUTHERN CARIBBEAN
EMBARKATION PORTS
Florida
New York
Puerto Rico
 
PORTS OF CALL
Aruba
Barbados
Curacao
Dominica
Grenada
St. Kitts
St. Lucia
St. Maarten
St. Thomas
 
 
EUROPE
 
EUROPE TRAVEL SEASON
High Travel Season: June - August
Shoulder Seasons: April/May & September/October
Low or No Season:  November – March
 
EASTERN MEDITERRANEAN
 
EMBARKATION PORTS
Istanbul, Türkiye
Rome, Italy
Venice, Italy
 
PORTS OF CALL
Athens, Greece
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Dubrovnik, Croatia
Haifa, Israel
Santorini, Greece
 
WESTERN MEDITERRANEAN
 
EMBARKATION PORTS
Athens, Greece
Barcelona, Spain
Monte Carlo, Monaco
Venice, Italy
 
PORTS OF CALL
Cannes, France
Civitavecchia/Rome, Italy
Livorno/Florence, Italy
Naples/Capri, Italy
Nice, France
 
NORTHERN EUROPE
 
EMBARKATION PORTS
Copenhagen, Denmark
London (Dover, Harwich and Southampton), England
Stockholm, Sweden
 
PORTS OF CALL
Berlin, Germany
Copenhagen, Denmark
London (Dover, Harwich and Southampton), England
Oslo, Norway
Stockholm, Sweden
St. Petersburg, Russia
Tallinn, Estonia
 
 
MEXICO
 
MEXICO TRAVEL SEASON
High Travel Season: November - April
Low or Shoulder Season: May - October
 
EMBARKATION PORTS
San Diego, CA
San Francisco, CA
Santa Barbara, CA
 
PORTS OF CALL
Cabo San Lucas, Mexico
Catalina Island, CA
Ensenada, Mexico
La Paz, Mexico
Puerto Vallarta, Mexico

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