Royal Caribbean and Carnival cruises from Philadelphia: which lines sail from the port

Royal Caribbean and Carnival do not sail from Philadelphia. Every departure on the schedule we track leaves the PhilaPort Cruise Terminal on a Norwegian Cruise Line ship. This guide lists what Norwegian sails from here, then the nearest ports that Royal Caribbean and Carnival name on their own websites.

What cruises leave from Philadelphia?

Only Norwegian Cruise Line's. The schedule has 82 sailings from 21 November 2026 to 17 October 2028, on three ships: Norwegian Pearl, Norwegian Gem and Norwegian Dawn. They run from 5 to 14 nights and go to Bermuda, the Caribbean, the Bahamas, Canada and New England, and Europe.

Ship	Sailings	First	Last	Shortest	Longest	Lowest fare
Norwegian Pearl	59	21 November 2026	9 April 2028	5 nights	14 nights	$549
Norwegian Gem	20	20 April 2028	31 August 2028	7 nights	9 nights	$899
Norwegian Dawn	3	5 September 2028	17 October 2028	11 nights	11 nights	$1,439

Fares are the lowest on 3 November 2026, per person for the cheapest cabin listed, two sharing, taxes and port fees included. The Norwegian page lists every sailing by ship, and the full schedule lists them by date.

The three ships are close in size. Norwegian's ship pages, read on 3 November 2026, give Norwegian Pearl 2,344 guests at double occupancy and 1,072 crew, built in 2006 and refurbished in 2025. Norwegian Gem takes 2,388 guests with 1,070 crew, built in 2007 and refurbished in 2026. Norwegian Dawn takes 2,290 guests with 1,032 crew, built in 2002 and refurbished in 2024.

Where do cruises from Philadelphia go?

Bermuda takes 49 of the 82 sailings. The rest go to the Caribbean, the Bahamas, Canada and New England, or Europe. 76 are round trips back to Philadelphia. Of the one-way voyages, 5 end in Quebec City and 1 in Barcelona.

Destination	Sailings	Shortest	Longest	Lowest fare	Lowest per night
Bermuda	49	5 nights	7 nights	$549	$78
Caribbean	19	10 nights	12 nights	$609	$61
Bahamas	6	8 nights	8 nights	$819	$102
Canada and New England	7	9 nights	11 nights	$1,279	$124
Europe	1	14 nights	14 nights	$1,269	$91

Fares are on the same basis as above, from 3 November 2026. The table under this guide counts the sailings month by month, and the Bermuda guide, the Caribbean and Bahamas guide and the Canada and New England guide describe the routes.

Which ports do cruises from Philadelphia call at?

Royal Naval Dockyard in Bermuda is on 50 sailings and Norfolk, Virginia, on 40. The Caribbean trips call at San Juan, Puerto Plata, St. Thomas and Tortola, and the longer ones add St. Maarten, Antigua, St. Lucia or Barbados. The Bahamas trips stop at Nassau, Grand Bahama or Great Stirrup Cay, with Port Canaveral, and usually Jacksonville, on the way.

Port	Sailings that call
Royal Naval Dockyard, Bermuda	50
Norfolk, Virginia	40
San Juan, Puerto Rico	19
Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic	17
St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands	12
Tortola, British Virgin Islands	12
Philipsburg, St. Maarten	7
St. John's, Antigua	7
Halifax, Nova Scotia	7
Boston, Massachusetts	7
Great Stirrup Cay, Bahamas	5
Nassau, Bahamas	3

The search page finds every sailing that calls at a given port.

Does Royal Caribbean sail from Philadelphia?

No. Royal Caribbean has no sailings from Philadelphia on the schedule we track, and its own guide to U.S. cruise ports, updated 1 July 2026, does not list the city. The nearest ports it names are Cape Liberty in Bayonne, New Jersey, and Baltimore, Maryland.

The same guide lists Boston as Royal Caribbean's other Northeast port. It says Cape Liberty sailings include Caribbean trips with a visit to Perfect Day CocoCay, Royal Caribbean's private island, and that Baltimore sailings go to Bermuda and the Bahamas, some calling at Miami and Charleston on the way. Royal Caribbean's closest-ports page, read on 3 November 2026, lists New York and Baltimore among its departure cities and does not list Philadelphia.

Does Carnival sail from Philadelphia?

No. Carnival has no sailings from Philadelphia on the schedule we track, and its list of departure ports, read on 3 November 2026, does not include the city. The nearest ports on that list are Baltimore in Maryland, Manhattan in New York and Norfolk in Virginia.

Carnival port	Ships on Carnival's port page, 3 November 2026
Baltimore, Maryland	Carnival Luminosa, Carnival Miracle, Carnival Pride
Manhattan, New York	Carnival Firenze
Norfolk, Virginia	Carnival Freedom, Carnival Sunshine

Carnival's port pages name ships, not dates. Its sailings search on carnival.com gives the dates and itineraries.

Are there Royal Caribbean or Carnival cruises from Philadelphia in 2026 or 2027?

No. The only departures from Philadelphia in 2026 are Norwegian Pearl's 5 sailings between 21 November 2026 and 23 December 2026, and all 43 sailings in 2027 are Norwegian too. Neither Royal Caribbean nor Carnival appears anywhere on the schedule, which runs to 17 October 2028.

For 2027 the lowest fare on 3 November 2026 was $599 per person, cheapest cabin listed with two sharing, taxes and port fees included. The cheap cruises page sorts every sailing by fare, and the all-inclusive guide explains what a Norwegian fare covers and what its Free at Sea package adds.

When did cruises return to Philadelphia?

In April 2026. Norwegian's newsroom release of 16 April 2026 said Norwegian was the first cruise line to sail from the city in 15 years. Norwegian Jewel sailed that first season, to Bermuda, Canada and New England, and Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings says Norwegian Pearl arrives in November 2026 to take over.

PhilaPort and Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings, Norwegian's parent company, held a ribbon-cutting for the new cruise terminal on 27 August 2026. The holding company's release that day describes a seven-year agreement with PhilaPort through 31 March 2033, and says Norwegian Gem will sail 7-day Bermuda and Atlantic coast voyages from Philadelphia in summer 2028.

The terminal guide covers where the terminal is, check-in and drop-off, and the first-time cruiser FAQ covers the rest of the planning.