Here are links to all cruises departing from U.S departure ports.
Every port has three buttons: cruises departing in 2026, 2027 and 2028, each list sorted lowest price first.
Cruises from US ports are the easiest way to save: no flights to book, no airport hotels, and you can pack whatever fits in your car. Whether you live near Galveston, Port Canaveral, New Orleans, Seattle or Baltimore, there’s likely a ship sailing within driving distance of your home.
The turquoise shallows of Bimini, the closest Bahamian island to the U.S., about 50 miles off Florida. Ernest Hemingway spent several summers here in the 1930s.
More cruises leave Florida than any other state. You can find a short Bahamas getaway nearly any week of the year.
Royal Beach Club Paradise Island, Royal Caribbean’s newest beach destination, opened in 2026 on Paradise Island, just across the harbor from the Nassau cruise port.
The Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum is right next door to the Manhattan Cruise Terminal.
Where you’ll go: The Hopewell Rocks on the Bay of Fundy, a tour from Saint John, New Brunswick. The world’s highest tides rise up to about 50 feet here.
Start your cruise already in the Caribbean. From San Juan, a one-week cruise can reach Southern Caribbean islands that are hard to get to in a week from Florida.
Nelson’s Dockyard in Antigua. The young Horatio Nelson was based here in the 1780s, and it is the only Georgian naval dockyard still in use.
Good to know: On a round-trip cruise that starts and ends at the same U.S. port, U.S. citizens can usually sail with a birth certificate and a government photo ID. We still recommend a passport. If you ever have to leave the ship early and fly home from a foreign port, you will need one.
DEPARTURE PORTS · REGION 6 OF 6
Alaska & the Pacific Northwest
Glaciers, wildlife and gold-rush towns. Round trips sail from Seattle, one-way cruises start or end in Seward and Whittier, and cruisetours begin in Anchorage and Fairbanks.
Seward is where the Alaska Railroad meets the sea. One-way Gulf of Alaska cruises start or end here, so you see far more of Alaska than on a round trip.
Where you’ll go: Hubbard Glacier, the largest tidewater glacier in North America. Its face is about 6 miles wide.
Black and brown bears are commonly seen around the town of Whittier, Alaska, while the nearest official wildlife sanctuary housing rescued bears is the Alaska Wildlife Conservation Center (AWCC), located a short drive away in Portage Valley.
During World War II the Army built Whittier as a hidden, ice-free port and dug a 2.5-mile tunnel through the mountain to reach it. Today that same tunnel is the road to your ship.
Where you’ll go: Johns Hopkins Glacier in Glacier Bay National Park. On Glacier Bay days, National Park Service rangers come aboard to narrate.
Our tip: Alaska’s 2026 season is over, so start with 2027. The best cabins on the most popular summer weeks (June through August) are often booked a year or more ahead. Ask us about adding a land cruisetour to Denali. Read more about Alaska cruises »
Your Military Discount on Every Cruise
We give our military discount and perks on every cruise, from every port, on every cruise line.
It’s for U.S. and Canadian active duty, retired military, veterans and their spouses, plus the friends and family traveling with you.
After you book, we keep working for you. We monitor your rate and rebook you at the lower price if it drops before final payment.
Our service is free to you. We never charge a fee to book, change or cancel.
Most cruises from US ports that start and end at the same U.S. port are “closed-loop” sailings, but we still recommend bringing a valid passport. You can check the latest requirements on the U.S. State Department passport page.
Traveling with your unit, post or reunion group? A drive-to port makes a group cruise easy, because everyone can meet at the pier. We can hold a block of cabins and keep the whole group together. Ask about group space.
★ Why Book With Military Cruise Deals?
We’re a military-family-owned, owner-operated agency, and we’ve specialized in cruise discounts for active duty, veterans and their families since 2001.
We’re not a call center. When you call, you talk to one of us, and we stay with you from your first question until you’re home again.
Tell us where you live, and we’ll help you find the closest port and the best sailing from it.
