Full List of Worldwide Cruise Ship Departure Terminals
Since ocean liners are larger than average ships, they have specially built piers where they are able to dock. As a result there only a select number of cruise terminals around the world that are able to accommodate them.
There are 87 departure cruise terminals worldwide; 32 in Europe, 31 in north America, 9 in south America, 7 in Oceania, 1 in Africa and 7 in Asia. Most cruises (at least 8 out of the 11 mainstream cruise liners) leave from:
- Sydney, Australia
- Barcelona, Spain
- Rome, Italy
- Southampton, England
- Miami, USA
- New York, USA
Below is a full list of cruise terminals worldwide, including information on which mainstream cruise liners leave from these ports. The cruise liners are: Royal Caribbean, Carnival Cruise Line, Celebrity Cruises, Costa Cruises, Cunard Line, Disney Cruise Line, Holland America Line, MSC Cruises, Norwegian Cruise Line, Princess Cruises and Virgin Voyages.
European Departure Cruise Terminals
| Terminal Location | Cruise Lines |
| Amsterdam, Netherlands | Royal Caribbean, Celebrity, Holland America, Norwegian |
| Athens (Piraeus), Greece | Royal Caribbean, Holland America, Norwegian, Princess, Virgin Voyages |
| Barcelona, Spain | Royal Caribbean, Celebrity, Disney, Holland America, MSC, Norwegian, Princess, Virgin Voyages |
| Bari, Italy | Costa |
| Berlin, Germany | Norwegian |
| Bremerhaven, Germany | Costa |
| Catania, Sicily | Costa |
| Copenhagen, Denmark | Costa, Disney, Holland America, Norwegian, Princess |
| Dover, England | Carnival, Disney, Princess |
| Genoa, Italy | Costa, MSC |
| Haifa, Israel | Royal Caribbean, Costa |
| Hamburg | Cunard |
| Ijmuiden, Netherlands | Costa, Holland America |
| Istanbul, Turkey | Costa |
| Kiel, Germany | Costa, Cunard |
| La Seyne-sur-Mer, France | Costa |
| Le Havre, France | Costa, Cunard |
| Limassol, Cyprus | Royal Caribbean |
| Limerick, Ireland | Norwegian |
| Lisbon, Portugal | Carnival, Celebrity, Costa, Holland America, Virgin Voyages |
| Marseille, France | Costa, MSC |
| Naples, Italy | Costa |
| Palma de Mallorca, Spain | Costa |
| Rome (Civitavecchia), Italy | Royal Caribbean, Carnival, Celebrity, Costa, Disney, Holland America, Norwegian, Princess |
| Rotterdam, Netherlands | Holland America |
| Savona, Italy | Costa |
| Southampton, England | Royal Caribbean, Carnival, Celebrity, Cunard, Disney, MSC, Norwegian, Princess |
| Stockholm, Sweden | Costa, Norwegian |
| Tarragona, Spain | Costa |
| Trieste, Italy | Costa, Holland America |
| Valencia, Spain | Costa |
| Venice, Italy | Royal Caribbean, Celebrity, Costa, MSC, Norwegian |
North American Departure Cruise Terminals
| Terminal Location | Cruise Lines |
| Anchorage, Alaska | Holland America, Princess |
| Baltimore, Maryland | Royal Caribbean, Carnival, Norwegian |
| Boston, Massachusetts | Royal Caribbean, Celebrity, Holland America, Norwegian |
| Bridgetown, Barbados | Royal Caribbean |
| Charleston, South Carolina | Carnival |
| Colon, Panama | Royal Caribbean, Norwegian |
| Galveston, Texas | Carnival, Disney, Norwegian |
| Jacksonville, Florida | Carnival |
| Panama City, Panama | Royal Caribbean |
| Fort Lauderdale, Florida | Royal Caribbean, Celebrity, Cunard, Disney, Holland America, Princess |
| Galveston, Texas | Royal Caribbean, Princess |
| Los Angeles, California | Royal Caribbean, Celebrity, Norwegian, Princess |
| Miami, Florida | Royal Caribbean, Carnival, Celebrity, Disney, Holland America, MSC, Norwegian, Virgin Voyages |
| Mobile, Alabama | Carnival |
| New Orleans, Louisiana | Royal Caribbean, Carnival, Disney, Norwegian |
| New York, New York | Royal Caribbean, Carnival, Celebrity, Cunard, Disney, Holland America, Norwegian, Princess |
| Norfolk, Virginia | Carnival |
| Oahu (Honolulu), Hawaii | Royal Caribbean, Disney, Holland America, Norwegian |
| Orlando (Port Canaveral), Florida | Royal Caribbean, Carnival, Disney, MSC, Norwegian |
| Pointe-a-Pitre, Guadaloupe | Costa |
| Punta Cana, Dominican Republic | Norwegian |
| Quebec, Canada | Royal Caribbean, Cunard, Holland America, Princess |
| San Diego, California | Royal Caribbean, Celebrity, Disney, Holland America, Norwegian, Princess |
| San Francisco, California | Carnival, Cunard, Norwegian, Princess |
| San Juan, Puerto Rico | Royal Caribbean, Celebrity, Disney, Norwegian, Virgin Voyages |
| Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic | Costa |
| Seattle, Washington | Royal Caribbean, Carnival, Celebrity, Holland America, Norwegian, Princess |
| Seward, Alaska | Royal Caribbean, Celebrity, Norwegian |
| Tampa, Florida | Royal Caribbean, Carnival, Norwegian |
| Vancouver, British Columbia | Royal Caribbean, Celebrity, Cunard, Disney, Holland America, Norwegian, Princess |
| Whittier, Alaska | Holland America |
South American Departure Cruise Terminals
| Terminal Location | Cruise Lines |
| Baltra Island, Ecuador | Celebrity |
| Buenos Aires, Argentina | Celebrity, Costa, Holland America, Norwegian, Princess |
| Cartagena, Colombia | Royal Caribbean |
| Itajai Brazil | Costa |
| Montevideo, Uruguay | Costa |
| Rio De Janeiro, Brazil | Celebrity, Costa, Norwegian |
| San Antonio, Chile | Costa, Holland America, Norwegian, Princess |
| Santos (Sao Paulo) Brazil | Costa |
| Valparaiso, Chile | Celebrity, Holland America |
Oceania Departure Cruise Terminals
| Terminal Location | Cruise Lines |
| Adelaide, Australia | Cunard |
| Auckland, New Zealand | Celebrity, Cunard, Disney, Holland America, Norwegian, Princess, Virgin Voyages |
| Brisbane, Australia | Royal Caribbean, Carnival, Cunard, Disney, Princess |
| Melbourne, Australia | Celebrity, Cunard, Disney, Princess, Virgin Voyages |
| Perth, Australia | Royal Caribbean, Cunard, Holland America, Princess |
| Sydney, Australia | Royal Caribbean, Carnival, Celebrity, Cunard, Disney, Holland America, Norwegian, Princess, Virgin Voyages |
| Tahiti, French Polynesia | Norwegian |
African Departure Cruise Terminals
| Terminal Location | Cruise Lines |
| Cape Town, South Africa | Costa, Holland America, Norwegian |
Asian Departure Cruise Terminals
| Terminal Location | Cruise Lines |
| Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates | Costa |
| Dubai, United Arab Emirates | Costa, Holland America, MSC, Norwegian, Virgin Voyages |
| Hong Kong, China | Celebrity, Holland America, Norwegian, Princess |
| Osaka, Japan | Princess |
| Shanghai, China | Celebrity |
| Singapore, Singapore | Royal Caribbean, Celebrity, Holland America, Virgin Voyages |
| Tokyo, Japan | Royal Caribbean, Celebrity, Holland America, Norwegian, Princess |
Other Terminals
There are other terminals around the world and not just the ones listed here. However these other ports or locations are only ports of call. So any cruise ship that arrives is only there to allow tourists to visit for the day.
Alternatively some ports are not listed here because the cruise lines that depart from them are not mainstream English cruise ships. One example is Mein Schiff which is a German cruise line. There is a Mein Schiff cruise that leaves from the port Malta and visits Greece and Turkey.
On the other hand some locations do not have the space for builders to make a cruise terminal. However that does not stop them from organising tours to particular locations. In this case the cruise ship drops anchor further out in the bay. Then you are taken to shore by a smaller boat called a tender boat.
If you are interested, for Royal Caribbean we have an article that lists all the departure ports and ports of call. Additionally we have one for Disney’s ports and itineraries.
