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Search a port, pick the month you can travel and see where ships actually sail. Then open the guides for that place: port, hotels, parking, excursions.

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389 places across 16 cruise regions.

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16 regions

Every cruise region on the atlas

Each region opens into a full advisor-written guide with its own illustrated port map, the cruise lines that call there, seasons, entry notes and the practical detail that decides the trip.

The Perfect Day sign, the balloon and the waterpark towers at Perfect Day at CocoCay from the pierPhoto: Seabound Journeys Caribbean68 places · Year-round · peak December–AprilThe Bahamas, the Eastern, Western and Southern Caribbean — the busiest cruising water on earth.Departure port 13 · Eastern 17 · Southern 16 · Private destinations 11 · Western 11Open the guide → Mediterranean54 places · Year-round options · busiest May–OctoberSpain to Greece, Italy to Turkey — Western, Eastern and Adriatic itineraries.Western 32 · Eastern 14 · Greek Isles 8Open the guide → South America & Antarctica40 places · October–April · peak December–FebruaryPatagonia, Cape Horn, the Falklands, South Georgia and true expedition landings on the Antarctic Peninsula.Antarctica 12 · South America Coast 12 · Falklands & South Georgia 8 · Patagonia & Gateways 8Open the guide → Northern Europe41 places · Summer-focused · selected winter itinerariesThe Baltic capitals, the British Isles, and long summer daylight.British Isles 13 · Baltic Capitals 12 · Western Europe 12 · Iceland & Faroes 4Open the guide → Asia30 places · Year-round options · varies by circuitSingapore, Japan and Southeast Asia's fast-growing cruise routes.Southeast Asia 12 · Japan 13 · East Asia 5Open the guide → Australia & New Zealand28 places · Year-round from Australia · peak November–MarchSydney turnarounds, Fiordland, and the South Pacific crossing.New Zealand 10 · Australia East Coast 7 · Pacific Islands & Kimberley 10 · Western Australia 1Open the guide → Arctic & Norwegian Fjords19 places · Coastal voyages year-round · fjords and Svalbard in summerThe midnight sun, the fjords, and Svalbard expedition voyages.Norwegian Fjords 7 · Norwegian Coastal Voyage 5 · Svalbard & High Arctic 4 · Greenland 3Open the guide → Canada & New England17 places · Late April–early November · foliage late Sept–OctFall foliage sailings from Boston and New York up to the Maritimes.Departure port 5 · Maritimes 4 · New England 4 · St. Lawrence 4Open the guide → Bermuda16 places · Spring–fall · a few winter callsA short season, three real ports, and pink-sand beaches by excursion.Departure port 5 · Sight 4 · Beach 4 · Where the ship berths 3Open the guide → Panama Canal17 places · October–May · a few September repositioningsLocks, a lake, and a continent cut in half — the transit itself is the destination.Full transit only 7 · Both transits 6 · Possible excursion 1 · Pacific coast calls 3Open the guide → Alaska16 places · Late April–early October · main season May–SeptemberGlaciers, the Inside Passage, and a short, spectacular season.Southeast Alaska Ports 6 · Glaciers & Termini 6 · Gateways 3 · Pacific Coastal 1Open the guide → Transatlantic & Repositioning17 places · Year-round · busiest spring and fallCrossings and repositioning sailings between seasons and continents.Atlantic Waypoints 9 · Repositioning Gateways 5 · The Crossing 2 · Iceland & Faroes 1Open the guide → Mexican Riviera12 places · Year-round · peak November–AprilCabo, Mazatlán and Puerto Vallarta — the West Coast's classic week.Departure port 3 · Further south 4 · The classic three 3 · Short Baja loop 2Open the guide → Galápagos Islands11 places · Year-round · busiest mid-June to early September and mid-December to mid-JanuarySmall expedition ships on fixed park itineraries, reached by air from Quito or Guayaquil.Outer islands 5 · Arrival airports 2 · Central islands 2 · Towns 2Open the guide → Hawaii & South Pacific12 places · Hawaii year-round · South Pacific variesInter-island Hawaii sailings and long-haul South Pacific itineraries.South Pacific 7 · Hawaii 5Open the guide → Southern Africa & Indian Ocean10 places · November–April · peak December–MarchCape Town and Durban, then out to Mauritius and the Seychelles. The Arabian Gulf season is canceled for 2026-27.Southern Africa 5 · Indian Ocean Islands 5Open the guide →

Month by month

Where to cruise, month by month

More regions sail year-round than most people expect. The real difference between months is how much choice you get and when each region is at its best. Tap a month to see it plotted on the atlas.

Regions with documented 2026–27 sailings in each month; dark chips are in peak season. A region showing in a month doesn’t mean every port or ship sails then.
MonthRegionsWhere you can sail
January map14Caribbean Mediterranean Bermuda Mexican Riviera Panama Canal Northern Europe Hawaii & South Pacific Asia Australia & New Zealand South America & Antarctica Arctic & Norwegian Fjords Transatlantic & Repositioning Galápagos Islands Southern Africa & Indian Ocean
February map14Caribbean Mediterranean Bermuda Mexican Riviera Panama Canal Northern Europe Hawaii & South Pacific Asia Australia & New Zealand South America & Antarctica Arctic & Norwegian Fjords Transatlantic & Repositioning Galápagos Islands Southern Africa & Indian Ocean
March map14Caribbean Mediterranean Bermuda Mexican Riviera Panama Canal Northern Europe Hawaii & South Pacific Asia Australia & New Zealand South America & Antarctica Arctic & Norwegian Fjords Transatlantic & Repositioning Galápagos Islands Southern Africa & Indian Ocean
April map16Caribbean Mediterranean Bermuda Mexican Riviera Panama Canal Alaska Northern Europe Canada & New England Hawaii & South Pacific Asia Australia & New Zealand South America & Antarctica Arctic & Norwegian Fjords Transatlantic & Repositioning Galápagos Islands Southern Africa & Indian Ocean
May map14Caribbean Mediterranean Bermuda Mexican Riviera Panama Canal Alaska Northern Europe Canada & New England Hawaii & South Pacific Asia Australia & New Zealand Arctic & Norwegian Fjords Transatlantic & Repositioning Galápagos Islands
June map13Caribbean Mediterranean Bermuda Mexican Riviera Alaska Northern Europe Canada & New England Hawaii & South Pacific Asia Australia & New Zealand Arctic & Norwegian Fjords Transatlantic & Repositioning Galápagos Islands
July map13Caribbean Mediterranean Bermuda Mexican Riviera Alaska Northern Europe Canada & New England Hawaii & South Pacific Asia Australia & New Zealand Arctic & Norwegian Fjords Transatlantic & Repositioning Galápagos Islands
August map13Caribbean Mediterranean Bermuda Mexican Riviera Alaska Northern Europe Canada & New England Hawaii & South Pacific Asia Australia & New Zealand Arctic & Norwegian Fjords Transatlantic & Repositioning Galápagos Islands
September map14Caribbean Mediterranean Bermuda Mexican Riviera Panama Canal Alaska Northern Europe Canada & New England Hawaii & South Pacific Asia Australia & New Zealand Arctic & Norwegian Fjords Transatlantic & Repositioning Galápagos Islands
October map15Caribbean Mediterranean Bermuda Mexican Riviera Panama Canal Alaska Northern Europe Canada & New England Hawaii & South Pacific Asia Australia & New Zealand South America & Antarctica Arctic & Norwegian Fjords Transatlantic & Repositioning Galápagos Islands
November map15Caribbean Mediterranean Bermuda Mexican Riviera Panama Canal Northern Europe Canada & New England Hawaii & South Pacific Asia Australia & New Zealand South America & Antarctica Arctic & Norwegian Fjords Transatlantic & Repositioning Galápagos Islands Southern Africa & Indian Ocean
December map14Caribbean Mediterranean Bermuda Mexican Riviera Panama Canal Northern Europe Hawaii & South Pacific Asia Australia & New Zealand South America & Antarctica Arctic & Norwegian Fjords Transatlantic & Repositioning Galápagos Islands Southern Africa & Indian Ocean

Seasons checked October 19, 2026. Sources: Royal Caribbean year-round Florida deployments (Cruise Industry News) · MSC winter cruises (Northern Pearls stay west of the Baltic) · Barcelona calls, January 2027 (Gangwaze) · Royal Naval Dockyard calls, December 2026 (Gangwaze) · Bermuda sailings, January 2027 (AffordableTours) · Carnival year-round West Coast programs · Panama Canal 2026-27 cruise season (Container News) · NCL: best month for an Alaska cruise · Carnival Alaska 2027 season (CruiseMapper) · MSC Preziosa year-round Northern Europe (Cruise Industry News) · Halifax calls, November 2026 (Gangwaze) · Victory Cruise Lines 2027 season (Porthole) · NCL Pride of America · Windstar French Polynesia announcement · Royal Caribbean Singapore schedule · Navigator of the Seas in Singapore through 2027 (TTG Asia) · Carnival Australia fleet and departures · Royal Caribbean 2026-27 Australia and New Zealand schedule (Cruise Passenger) · Kimberley cruise season (Cruise Passenger) · MSC 2026-27 South America season (Cruise Industry News) · Quark Expeditions: when you can travel to Antarctica · Hurtigruten routes and itineraries · Cunard V703, January 2027.

New · river cruising

The atlas now sails the rivers

Switch the map to River cruises above, or open the river cruise map: 132 embarkation cities, river ports and scenic stretches on 11 rivers, each with its season and the lines that sail it.

Danube28 places · March–December · busiest June–September · Christmas markets late Nov–DecPassau and Budapest to the Iron Gates and the Black Sea: the classic first river cruise, with Vienna in the middle.Embarkation cities 7 · Highlights: Budapest, Vienna, Wachau ValleyOpen on the map → Rhine, Main & Moselle23 places · March–December · Christmas-market sailings late Nov–DecAmsterdam to Basel, the castle-lined Middle Rhine, and the vineyard bends of the Moselle and Main.Embarkation cities 5 · Highlights: Cologne, Middle Rhine, StrasbourgOpen on the map → Seine6 places · March–December · Giverny open April–OctoberRound trips from Paris to Giverny, Rouen and the Normandy coast.Embarkation cities 1 · Highlights: Paris, Giverny, RouenOpen on the map → Rhône & Saône8 places · March–December · schedules vary by lineBurgundy and Lyon down to Avignon and Arles, through Provence.Embarkation cities 3 · Highlights: Lyon, Avignon, ArlesOpen on the map → Douro6 places · March–NovemberPorto into the terraced port-wine valley, as far as the Spanish border.Embarkation cities 1 · Highlights: Porto, Pinhão, SalamancaOpen on the map → Nile8 places · Year-round · peak December–FebruaryLuxor to Aswan between the temples, usually wrapped in a Cairo stay.Embarkation cities 2 · Highlights: Luxor, Edfu, AswanOpen on the map → Mekong12 places · Year-round on most lines · best November–MarchVietnam’s delta to Cambodia, with Angkor before or after.Embarkation cities 5 · Highlights: Phnom Penh, Siem Reap, Sa DecOpen on the map → Mississippi19 places · Lower river late January–early June and October–early December · upper river late July to late September, as listedNew Orleans to St. Paul: the River Road, Memphis and the river towns of the Upper Mississippi.Embarkation cities 6 · Highlights: New Orleans, Memphis, NatchezOpen on the map → Bordeaux (Garonne & Dordogne)7 places · March–December · Christmas sailings in DecemberBordeaux and the wine estuary: the Médoc, Saint-Émilion, Blaye and Sauternes country.Embarkation cities 1 · Highlights: Bordeaux, Saint-Émilion, PauillacOpen on the map → Elbe9 places · Spring–December · Christmas sailings late in the year · low-water risk in summerBerlin and Potsdam to Dresden, Saxon Switzerland and Prague, through Luther and Meissen country.Embarkation cities 2 · Highlights: Dresden, Meissen, WittenbergOpen on the map → Columbia & Snake6 places · March–November · late spring and fall are the prime weeksPortland up the Columbia Gorge to Idaho, in the footsteps of Lewis and Clark.Embarkation cities 2 · Highlights: Astoria, Columbia Gorge, ClarkstonOpen on the map →

New · land tours

The atlas now covers land tours

Switch the map to Land tours above, or open the land-tour map: 307 tour cities, overnight stops and highlights in 33 destinations, with 135 classic routes and the companies that run them. Cities that are also cruise ports show the match.

Italy9 places · 5 routes · Tours run year-round · best April–May and September–OctoberRome, Florence and Venice on a first trip, Naples, the Amalfi Coast and Sicily on the next, with two nights a stop if you can.Tours start in 3 cities · Highlights: Rome, Florence, VeniceOpen on the map → France10 places · 4 routes · Most tours run March–October · lavender peaks in JulyParis, Normandy and the Loire fill one week; Provence and the Riviera want another, and they reward the tour that slows down.Tours start in 2 cities · Highlights: Paris, Normandy, ProvenceOpen on the map → Britain10 places · 3 routes · Most tours run April–October · best September–OctoberLondon to the Highlands in about 11 days by coach, or one country done slowly. Count the hotel changes before you pick a brand.Tours start in 2 cities · Highlights: London, Edinburgh, BathOpen on the map → Ireland10 places · 4 routes · Most tours run March–October · best May and SeptemberOne island, two countries: decide whether you want the Giant's Causeway first, then let someone else drive on the left.Tours start in 3 cities · Highlights: Dublin, Cliffs of Moher, Ring of KerryOpen on the map → Spain & Portugal10 places · 5 routes · Best April–June and September–October · inland July is hotMadrid, Andalusia and Barcelona, then Lisbon, Porto and the Douro: pick the month first, then the size of coach you can stand.Tours start in 4 cities · Highlights: Madrid, Seville, BarcelonaOpen on the map → Greece9 places · 3 routes · Mainland tours run year-round · islands mostly May–OctoberRuins by coach on the mainland, islands by ferry or ship: Delphi and Meteora one way, Naxos and Santorini the other.Tours start in 2 cities · Highlights: Athens, Meteora, DelphiOpen on the map → Central Europe9 places · 5 routes · Tours run year-round · spring and fall fill firstPrague, Vienna and Budapest by coach, or two of them by Danube ship. Decide whether Prague is a must before you pick the format.Tours start in 4 cities · Highlights: Prague, Vienna, BudapestOpen on the map → Croatia10 places · 4 routes · Most tours run April–October · sailing trips from MayZagreb, Plitvice and Split by coach, or Hvar, Korčula and Mljet from a small yacht, with Dubrovnik at the end either way.Tours start in 4 cities · Highlights: Dubrovnik, Plitvice Lakes, SplitOpen on the map → Switzerland10 places · 4 routes · Trains run all year · best June–SeptemberFour panoramic trains on one national pass. Pick the trains first, then decide who books the seats and carries the bags.Tours start in 1 city · Highlights: Glacier Express, Zermatt, LucerneOpen on the map → Norway9 places · 4 routes · Runs year-round · fullest timetable May–SeptemberOslo to Bergen in a day by mountain railway and fjord boat, with the Flåm line in between. It's a ticket, not a tour.Tours start in 2 cities · Highlights: Bergen, Flåm Railway, NærøyfjordOpen on the map → Scandinavia9 places · 5 routes · Most tours run April–October · best mid-June to late AugustCopenhagen, Stockholm and Oslo by train and harbor boat, or a two-week loop through Norway's fjords with the capitals at either end.Tours start in 2 cities · Highlights: Copenhagen, Stockholm, OsloOpen on the map → Iceland10 places · 2 routes · Tours run year-round · Ring Road May–September, aurora late Aug–AprA short loop from Reykjavík for the Golden Circle and Snæfellsnes, or eight to ten days on the Ring Road past the glacier lagoon.Tours start in 1 city · Highlights: Reykjavík, Golden Circle, JökulsárlónOpen on the map → Turkey10 places · 4 routes · Tours run year-round · best April–June and September–OctoberA two-week loop from Istanbul through Cappadocia, the south coast, Pamukkale and Ephesus, or a shorter arc of it.Tours start in 1 city · Highlights: Istanbul, Cappadocia, EphesusOpen on the map → Morocco10 places · 4 routes · Tours run year-round · best March–May and September–OctoberFes and Marrakech in a week, or add a nine-hour drive over the Atlas and a night in a Sahara camp.Tours start in 3 cities · Highlights: Marrakech, Fes, Sahara at MerzougaOpen on the map → Kenya7 places · 3 routes · Best July–October, with September the peak month in the MaraKenya is the second-half-of-the-year safari: river crossings in the Mara, quieter conservancies around it and a dry north to pair with it.Tours start in 1 city · Highlights: Masai Mara, Amboseli, SamburuOpen on the map → Tanzania8 places · 4 routes · Best February for calving · June–October for river crossingsThe migration safari: the Serengeti holds the herds most of the year, and every budget runs the same road out of Arusha.Tours start in 3 cities · Highlights: Serengeti, Ngorongoro Crater, TarangireOpen on the map → South Africa9 places · 5 routes · Tours run year-round · best May–September, the dry winterKruger by road or a private reserve after dark, then Cape Town, the Garden Route or a luxury train to finish.Tours start in 3 cities · Highlights: Kruger, Sabi Sand, Cape TownOpen on the map → Botswana & Victoria Falls7 places · 3 routes · Best May–September, with the Okavango Delta in floodThe water safari: mokoro trips in a flooded delta, fly-in camps on 20 kg soft bags, and Victoria Falls next door.Tours start in 3 cities · Highlights: Okavango Delta, Chobe, Makgadikgadi PansOpen on the map → Gorilla trekking: Rwanda & Uganda9 places · 4 routes · Treks run year-round · drier June–September and December–FebruaryOne hour with a mountain gorilla family, in groups of eight from age 15: $1,500 a permit in Rwanda, $800 in Uganda.Tours start in 2 cities · Highlights: Volcanoes National Park, Bwindi, KigaliOpen on the map → Egypt9 places · 4 routes · Best October–April · busiest November–FebruaryCairo at both ends, three to five nights on the Nile between Luxor and Aswan, and early alarms to beat the heat.Tours start in 1 city · Highlights: Pyramids of Giza, Luxor, AswanOpen on the map → Jordan8 places · 4 routes · Tours run year-round · best March–May and September–NovemberPetra's rock-cut city, a night in Wadi Rum and a float in the Dead Sea, usually in a week from Amman and back.Tours start in 1 city · Highlights: Petra, Wadi Rum, Dead SeaOpen on the map → Japan9 places · 4 routes · Best late March–April and November · book spring 9–12 months outTokyo to Kyoto by bullet train while your big bag is shipped ahead; the blossom and fall-color dates sell first.Tours start in 2 cities · Highlights: Tokyo, Hakone & Mt. Fuji, KyotoOpen on the map → Vietnam, Angkor & Thailand10 places · 4 routes · Tours run year-round · best roughly November–AprilVietnam north to south, Angkor from Siem Reap, then Bangkok or Chiang Mai: one long flight, three countries, prices from about $53 a day.Tours start in 4 cities · Highlights: Ha Long Bay, Hoi An, Angkor WatOpen on the map → India10 places · 4 routes · Small groups run year-round · luxury departures October–AprilDelhi, Agra and Jaipur first, then tigers, Varanasi, Udaipur or Kerala, from about $52 a day on a sleeper train to palace hotels.Tours start in 3 cities · Highlights: Taj Mahal, Jaipur, VaranasiOpen on the map → Australia & New Zealand10 places · 5 routes · Seasons reversed · Red Centre best April–May · summer costs mostThe reef, Uluru and Sydney on one side of the Tasman, Rotorua, Queenstown and Milford Sound on the other, stitched together by flights.Tours start in 5 cities · Highlights: Sydney, Great Barrier Reef, UluruOpen on the map → Alaska & the Yukon10 places · 5 routes · Cruisetours run May–early September · June on for Denali's roadThe land half decides a cruisetour: two Denali nights, a glass-dome railcar, and a flight home from Anchorage or Fairbanks.Tours start in 4 cities · Highlights: Denali, Fairbanks, TalkeetnaOpen on the map → Canadian Rockies10 places · 5 routes · Trains April–October, tours May–September · widest choice in summerBanff, Lake Louise and Jasper are on nearly every itinerary. Whether you ride a coach, a glass dome or a sleeper sets the bill.Tours start in 3 cities · Highlights: Banff, Lake Louise, JasperOpen on the map → US National Parks10 places · 5 routes · Tours run April–November · best May–June and September–OctoberYellowstone in summer, Utah in spring or fall. Someone else drives the long miles and holds the scarce lodge rooms inside the gates.Tours start in 4 cities · Highlights: Yellowstone, Zion, Grand CanyonOpen on the map → New England10 places · 5 routes · Tours run mid-Sept to mid-Oct · best starts Sept 25–Oct 10Fall color rolls from the Vermont hills to the Maine coast. Book a route that crosses both, and the exact week matters less.Tours start in 1 city · Highlights: Stowe, White Mountains, AcadiaOpen on the map → US Train Vacations10 places · 5 routes · Amtrak runs year-round · book 11 months out for peak datesAmtrak sleepers still cross the Rockies and the Sierra with a dining car and a bed, and park railways run to the canyon by day.Tours start in 7 cities · Highlights: California Zephyr, Coast Starlight, Auto TrainOpen on the map → Peru & Machu Picchu10 places · 5 routes · Best May–October · busiest June–August · Inca Trail shut in FebruaryMachu Picchu runs on timed tickets and trail permits, so a Peru tour starts with one choice: hike the Inca Trail or ride the train.Tours start in 3 cities · Highlights: Machu Picchu, Cusco, Sacred ValleyOpen on the map → Patagonia9 places · 3 routes · Tours run October–April · January–March fill firstGlaciers and Fitz Roy in Argentina, the Paine towers in Chile, with Ushuaia and Buenos Aires at the edges and flights in between.Tours start in 2 cities · Highlights: Torres del Paine, Perito Moreno Glacier, UshuaiaOpen on the map → Costa Rica7 places · 2 routes · Tours run year-round · dry season December–AprilNearly every tour runs one loop from San José: Caribbean canals, a volcano, a cloud forest and a Pacific park.Tours start in 1 city · Highlights: Arenal Volcano, Monteverde, Manuel AntonioOpen on the map →

Directory

Every place on the atlas

All 389 places, organized by region and route, with the best guide for each and the pages that go with it. Places that belong to more than one region are listed under each, so the region headings hold 408 regional listings. Search results always count places, not listings. Role filters overlap: a place that is both a departure port and a port of call shows under both.

Caribbean

68 places · 44 ports of call · 13 departure ports · 11 private destinations · +3 more with departures

Baltimore (Cruise Maryland Terminal) · Fort Lauderdale (Port Everglades) · Galveston (Port of Galveston) · Jacksonville (JAXPORT) · Miami (PortMiami) · Mobile (Alabama Cruise Terminal) · New Orleans (Port of New Orleans) · New York (Manhattan, Brooklyn, Cape Liberty) · Norfolk (Half Moone Cruise and Celebration Center) · Palm Beach (Port of Palm Beach) · Philadelphia (PhilaPort Cruise Terminal) · Port Canaveral (near Orlando) · Tampa (Port Tampa Bay) · Amber Cove, Dominican Republic · Antigua · Bimini, Bahamas · Charlestown, Nevis, St. Kitts and Nevis · Frederiksted, St. Croix · Freeport, Grand Bahama · Grand Turk · Gustavia, St. Barthélemy · Nassau, Bahamas · Ponce, Puerto Rico · Samaná, Dominican Republic · San Juan, Puerto Rico · St. Kitts · St. Maarten / St. Martin · St. Thomas, USVI · Taino Bay, Puerto Plata · Tortola, BVI · Aruba · Barbados · Bonaire · Cabo Rojo, Dominican Republic · Cartagena, Colombia · Curaçao · Dominica · Grenada · Isla Catalina, Dominican Republic · Kingstown, St. Vincent · Martinique · Pointe-à-Pitre, Guadeloupe · Port of Spain, Trinidad · Santa Marta, Colombia · Scarborough, Tobago · St. Lucia · Castaway Cay · Celebration Key · Great Stirrup Cay · Half Moon Cay · Harvest Caye · Labadee · Lookout Cay at Lighthouse Point · Ocean Cay MSC Marine Reserve · Perfect Day at CocoCay · Princess Cays · Royal Beach Club Paradise Island · Belize City · Costa Maya, Mexico · Cozumel, Mexico · Falmouth, Jamaica · Grand Cayman · Key West, Florida · Montego Bay, Jamaica · Ocho Rios, Jamaica · Progreso, Mexico · Puerto Limón, Costa Rica · Roatan, Honduras

Mediterranean

54 places · 44 ports of call · 9 departure ports · 1 scenic cruising · +5 more with departures

Ajaccio, Corsica · Alghero, Sardinia, Italy · Alicante, Spain · Barcelona, Spain · Cagliari, Sardinia · Cannes, France · Casablanca, Morocco · Civitavecchia (Rome), Italy · Genoa, Italy · Gibraltar · Ibiza, Spain · La Spezia, Italy · Livorno (Florence & Pisa), Italy · Marseille, France · Messina, Sicily · Motril (Granada), Spain · Málaga, Spain · Naples (Pompeii, Capri & Amalfi), Italy · Olbia, Sardinia · Palermo, Sicily · Palma de Mallorca, Spain · Portimão, Portugal · Salerno, Italy · Siracusa (Syracuse), Sicily · Sorrento, Italy · Stromboli, Italy · Tangier, Morocco · Tarragona, Spain · Toulon, France · Valencia, Spain · Valletta, Malta · Villefranche-sur-Mer (Monaco & Nice) · Antalya, Turkey · Bodrum, Turkey · Dubrovnik, Croatia · Hvar, Croatia · Istanbul, Turkey · Korčula, Croatia · Kotor, Montenegro · Kusadasi, Turkey · Ravenna (Porto Corsini), Italy · Split, Croatia · Thessaloniki, Greece · Trieste, Italy · Venice, Italy · Zadar, Croatia · Chania (Souda Bay), Crete, Greece · Corfu, Greece · Heraklion (Crete), Greece · Katakolon (Olympia), Greece · Mykonos, Greece · Piraeus (Athens), Greece · Rhodes, Greece · Santorini, Greece

Panama Canal

17 places · 7 landmarks · 8 ports of call · 2 scenic cruising areas

Bridge of the Americas · Cocolí Locks (2016) · Culebra Cut (Gaillard Cut) · Fuerte Amador / Panama City · Miraflores Locks · Pedro Miguel Locks · Puntarenas, Costa Rica · Agua Clara Locks (2016) · Cartagena, Colombia · Colón / Cristóbal · Gatún Lake · Gatún Locks (original) · Puerto Limón, Costa Rica · Gamboa & the Chagres · Acajutla, El Salvador · Puerto Chiapas, Mexico · Puerto Quetzal, Guatemala

Northern Europe

41 places · 34 ports of call · 7 departure ports · +6 more with departures

Belfast · Cobh (Cork) · Dover · Dublin · Edinburgh (Leith / South Queensferry) · Greenock (for Glasgow), Scotland · Guernsey (St Peter Port) · Invergordon (for Inverness), Scotland · Kirkwall (Orkney) · Lerwick (Shetland), Scotland · Liverpool, England · London (Tilbury) · Southampton · Copenhagen · Gdansk (Gdynia) · Helsinki · Kiel · Klaipėda, Lithuania · Oslo, Norway · Riga · Skagen, Denmark · Stockholm · Tallinn · Visby, Gotland, Sweden · Warnemünde, Germany · A Coruña, Spain · Amsterdam · Bilbao (Getxo), Spain · Bordeaux, France · Cherbourg · Hamburg, Germany · Kristiansand, Norway · Le Havre · Porto (Leixões), Portugal · Rotterdam · Vigo, Spain · Zeebrugge (for Bruges) · Akureyri, Iceland · Reykjavík, Iceland · Tórshavn, Faroe Islands · Ísafjörður, Iceland

Canada & New England

17 places · 10 ports of call · 7 departure ports

Baltimore (Cruise Maryland Terminal) · Montréal (Grand Quay) · New York (Manhattan, Brooklyn, Cape Liberty) · Norfolk (Half Moone Cruise and Celebration Center) · Philadelphia (PhilaPort Cruise Terminal) · Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island · Halifax, Nova Scotia · Saint John, New Brunswick · Sydney, Nova Scotia · Bar Harbor, Maine · Boston, Massachusetts · Newport, Rhode Island · Portland, Maine · Corner Brook, Newfoundland · Gaspé, Quebec · Quebec City, Quebec · Saguenay (La Baie), Quebec

Asia

30 places · 26 ports of call · 4 departure ports · +3 more with departures

Benoa (Bali), Indonesia · Chan May (Da Nang and Hue), Vietnam · George Town, Penang, Malaysia · Ha Long Bay, Vietnam · Ho Chi Minh City (Phu My), Vietnam · Laem Chabang (Bangkok), Thailand · Langkawi, Malaysia · Manila, Philippines · Nha Trang, Vietnam · Phuket, Thailand · Port Klang (Kuala Lumpur), Malaysia · Singapore · Fukuoka (Hakata), Japan · Hakodate, Japan · Hiroshima, Japan · Kagoshima, Japan · Kochi, Japan · Kushiro, Japan · Miyako, Japan · Miyakojima, Japan · Nagasaki, Japan · Naha, Okinawa, Japan · Osaka / Kobe, Japan · Shimizu (Mt. Fuji), Japan · Tokyo / Yokohama, Japan · Busan, South Korea · Hong Kong · Jeju, South Korea · Keelung (Taipei), Taiwan · Shanghai, China

Australia & New Zealand

28 places · 21 ports of call · 5 departure ports · 1 scenic cruising · 1 expedition landing · +2 more with departures

Akaroa, Banks Peninsula · Auckland · Bay of Islands (Paihia / Waitangi) · Dunedin (Port Chalmers), New Zealand · Milford Sound / Fiordland · Napier, New Zealand · New Plymouth, New Zealand · Picton, New Zealand · Tauranga, New Zealand · Wellington · Adelaide, Australia · Airlie Beach, Australia · Brisbane · Cairns (Yorkeys Knob), Queensland · Hobart, Tasmania · Melbourne · Sydney · Alotau, Papua New Guinea · Broome & the Kimberley Coast · Dravuni Island, Fiji · Kiriwina, Papua New Guinea · Lautoka, Fiji · Luganville, Vanuatu · Noumea, New Caledonia · Port Vila, Vanuatu · Rabaul, Papua New Guinea · Suva, Fiji · Fremantle, Australia

South America & Antarctica

40 places · 16 expedition landings · 13 ports of call · 8 departure ports · 2 scenic cruising · 1 landmark · +3 more with departures

Brown Bluff · Cuverville Island · Danco Island · Deception Island · Half Moon Island · King George Island · Lemaire Channel · Neko Harbour · Paradise Harbour · Petermann Island · Port Lockroy · Vernadsky Station · Buenos Aires · Callao (Lima), Peru · Fortaleza, Brazil · Hanga Roa, Easter Island (Rapa Nui), Chile · Manaus, Brazil · Montevideo · Recife, Brazil · Rio de Janeiro · Salvador (Bahia), Brazil · San Antonio, Chile · Santos (São Paulo), Brazil · Valparaíso, Chile · Carcass Island · Gold Harbour · Grytviken · Salisbury Plain · Saunders Island (The Neck) · St Andrews Bay · Stanley · Volunteer Point · Beagle Channel & Glacier Alley, Chile · Cape Horn · Puerto Chacabuco, Chile · Puerto Madryn, Argentina · Puerto Montt, Chile · Puerto Williams · Punta Arenas · Ushuaia

Transatlantic & Repositioning

17 places · 10 ports of call · 7 departure ports · +3 more with departures

Arrecife, Lanzarote · Funchal (Madeira) · Horta, Faial (Azores), Portugal · Las Palmas (Canary Islands) · Mindelo, São Vicente (Cabo Verde) · Ponta Delgada (Azores) · Royal Naval Dockyard · San Juan, Puerto Rico · Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Canary Islands · Barcelona, Spain · Civitavecchia (Rome), Italy · Cádiz · Fort Lauderdale (Port Everglades) · Lisbon · New York (Manhattan, Brooklyn, Cape Liberty) · Southampton · Reykjavík, Iceland

How the atlas works

Where this comes from, and how to read it

One list of places

Every pin comes from the port cards in our 16 regional guides, merged into one list so a port shared by two regions (Barcelona, Southampton, San Juan) is one place, not two. Departure ports, ports of call, private destinations, scenic cruising areas, landmarks and expedition landings are labeled as what they are.

Months, honestly

Seasons are researched by region. A region is in season when we found at least one 2026–27 sailing that month in cruise line deployments, port schedules or dated departures, and its ports show that as a “regional sailing season”. We only say “sailings documented at this port” when a dated port schedule names the port and the month (253 ports and 813 port-months so far, September 2026 to November 2027; every one is listed below); landmarks, beaches and expedition sites use “regional cruise season” instead. “Peak” is the typical best stretch. “Not confirmed” is not “no cruises”. Japan and East Asia keep a typical-season regional profile; where we hold a dated port schedule for one of their ports, that month counts as documented.

Map positions

Pins mark the port area, not a terminal entrance, so use your cruise documents for directions. Coastlines are Natural Earth 1:50m public-domain data, and the Pacific is drawn continuous across the date line so Fiji and Samoa sit next to each other.

Kept current

Each place card shows the date it was last updated. Seasons were checked October 19, 2026, and the dated port schedules were read October 11, or October 24 for the newest cards. Suspended calls (Labadee) stay marked suspended until a new announcement says otherwise; they are never switched back on automatically. Spot something wrong? Report a correction.

Port schedules we checked: 253 ports, 813 port-months, September 2026 to November 2027

149 ports come from Gangwaze’s monthly port-schedule pages, 83 from Cruise Timetables or CruiseMapper month listings, and 21 from an official port-authority or ship-agent calendar (Cruise Line Agencies of Alaska, Port of Vancouver, Port Authority of New South Wales, CentrePort Wellington and others, each named on the place card). A month is listed only when that page showed at least one call; months a source hadn’t published are simply absent, never assumed. Most were checked October 11, 2026; the newest ports were added October 25.

Caribbean 49

Mediterranean 43

Bermuda 3

Mexican Riviera 12

Panama Canal 2

Alaska 11

Northern Europe 36

Canada & New England 17

Hawaii & South Pacific 11

Asia 20

Australia & New Zealand 16

South America & Antarctica 15

Arctic & Norwegian Fjords 8

Transatlantic & Repositioning 4

Southern Africa & Indian Ocean 6

Region maps

Every cruise region, one page each

A short page per region with its own map, season and places, for when you want to share or bookmark one part of the atlas.

Questions

Questions about the atlas

How many places does the Cruise Atlas cover?

389 places across 16 cruise regions. By main role that's 67 departure ports, 257 ports of call, 11 private cruise destinations, 16 landmarks, 12 scenic cruising areas and 26 expedition landing sites. Some places do two jobs. Cruises also start from 26 places we file as ports of call or landings (San Juan, Barbados and London among them), so the atlas counts 93 departure ports in all, and that's the number the map filter uses. Some places belong to more than one region (Civitavecchia is both a Mediterranean port and a transatlantic gateway), so the region totals add up to 408 regional listings, not 389 places. Every count on this page comes from the same place list.

Can I see where to cruise in a particular month?

Yes. Pick a month and each region shows whether we found 2026–27 sailings there that month. Every place inherits its region's season: regional peak, regional sailing season, or not confirmed. A regional season tells you ships are working that coast, not that every port gets a call, so check the itinerary. Where a dated port schedule names the port and the month, the place card says “Sailings documented at this port” and links that schedule. So far that covers 253 ports and 813 port-months, September 2026 to November 2027, from Gangwaze’s monthly port schedules, Cruise Timetables and CruiseMapper month listings, and official port or agent calendars; the full list is under “How the atlas works”. Not confirmed places are dimmed, not removed, because we couldn't confirm a sailing, which is not the same as no cruises. Japan and East Asia now show the months their ports' dated schedules confirm, summer included, on top of the typical spring and fall peaks; typhoons can reroute summer and early-fall sailings. It's a planning overview, not live availability.

Why aren’t Dubai, Abu Dhabi or Muscat on the map?

Because there is no Arabian Gulf cruise season to book for 2026–27. Every line with a regular Gulf season has pulled out, and the State Department rates the UAE and Oman Level 3, Reconsider Travel. We’ll add Dubai, Abu Dhabi and Muscat when a season is back on sale. Source: Cruise Industry News, September 2026.

Where can you cruise in January?

14 of the 16 regions have documented sailings in January: Caribbean, Mediterranean, Bermuda, Mexican Riviera, Panama Canal, Northern Europe, Hawaii & South Pacific, Asia, Australia & New Zealand, South America & Antarctica, Southern Africa & Indian Ocean, Arctic & Norwegian Fjords, Transatlantic & Repositioning and Galápagos Islands. Peak season picks are Caribbean, Mexican Riviera, Panama Canal, Asia, Australia & New Zealand, South America & Antarctica and Southern Africa & Indian Ocean. Hawaii sails year-round, and there are winter options in the Mediterranean, Northern Europe and on Norway's coastal voyages, with fewer ships than in summer. Not confirmed for January: Alaska and Canada & New England.

Where can you cruise in July?

12 regions have documented sailings in July: Caribbean, Mediterranean, Bermuda, Mexican Riviera, Alaska, Northern Europe, Canada & New England, Hawaii & South Pacific, Asia, Australia & New Zealand, Arctic & Norwegian Fjords and Transatlantic & Repositioning. It's peak season for Mediterranean, Bermuda, Alaska, Northern Europe and Arctic & Norwegian Fjords. Australia's year-round home-port sailings and Singapore-based Southeast Asia cruises keep running. Not confirmed for July: Panama Canal and South America & Antarctica.

Which cruise regions sail year-round?

Caribbean, Mediterranean, Mexican Riviera, Northern Europe, Hawaii & South Pacific, Asia, Australia & New Zealand, Arctic & Norwegian Fjords and Transatlantic & Repositioning all have documented sailings in every month, although several run a much smaller schedule outside their peak. Bermuda, Panama Canal, Alaska, Canada & New England and South America & Antarctica have months we couldn't confirm.

Why does searching a city show a different port name?

Some cities aren't where the ships dock. Search Orlando and you get Port Canaveral (near Orlando); search Rome and you get Civitavecchia (Rome), Italy. The result says which name you matched, so you know you're looking at the port that serves that city.

How is the atlas different from the port maps inside each guide?

The atlas puts every region on one world map so you can compare seasons and find a port fast. Each region's own guide has a closer illustrated port map with berth details, the cruise lines that call, the best time to visit and a practical tip for each stop. Every place in the atlas links to those guides, plus any embarkation, hotel, airport, parking and shore excursion guides we've published for it.

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