The Norwegian Cruise Line is back in NOLA and the Disney Cruise Line is slated for a return in February.
Now Port NOLA is reportedly forecasting 285 sailings during the 2022 calendar year and expecting nearly 1 million passenger movements.
All cruise lines operating from Port NOLA currently have vaccination, testing and mask-wearing requirements in place as well as strict COVID-19 protocols beyond federal recommendations.
New Orleans is the sixth-largest cruise port in the United States, with Port NOLA seeing 90% of cruise guests traveling from out-of-state with 73% spending a day or two days in New Orleans either before or after their cruise.
Prior to the pandemic, Port NOLA had been on trend to hit 1.4 million passenger movements in 2020.
In 2019, Port NOLA saw a record-breaking year in cruise passenger numbers and vessel calls, as demand for cruising from Port NOLA continued with 1.2 million cruise passenger movements.
