NOLA Cruise Industry Returns To Pre-Pandemic Passenger Numbers

Cruise passenger traffic in New Orleans is reaching pre-pandemic levels.

Port NOLA reported more than a million passenger embarkations and disembarkations last year, up from 934,000 the year before.

Carnival, Disney, Norwegian, and Royal Caribbean have current or planned sailings out of New Orleans.

In addition, Viking, American Cruise Lines, and American Queen Steamboat Company operate Mississippi River cruises out of Port NOLA.