What a Cruise from New Orleans Costs a Family of 4 (Real Carnival Prices)
New Orleans, LA is a drive from Louisiana, Mississippi, Arkansas and east Texas. Cruise lines quote per person for two people; this page shows what four people sharing one interior cabin pay on Carnival from New Orleans, from Carnival's own search for 4 guests: 262 sailings on 3 ships, checked November 12, 2026.
The short answer
A typical 3–5 night cruise from New Orleans for a family of 4 was $1,400 (188 sailings; the lowest was $864). A typical 6–8 night cruise was $1,864 (73 sailings; the lowest was $1,084). Taxes and fees are included. Add gratuities of about $16 per person per day (about $448 for 4 on a 7-night cruise), plus drinks, wifi, excursions and port parking.
Against the other six Carnival ports we price: New Orleans ranked 5 of 6 on short-cruise price (1 = cheapest) and 3 of 7 on week-long price. Compare family cruise prices by port.
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Cheapest cruise from New Orleans by school break
Lowest price for 4 in one interior cabin departing in each window, checked November 12, 2026. Tap a price and Peter, our Fora travel advisor, prices that exact sailing for your family at the same fare as carnival.com.
| When | Sailing | Ship | 4 in one cabin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thanksgiving weekNov 20, 2026 – Nov 29, 2026 | 8-Day The Bahamasdeparts Nov 21, 2026 | Carnival Liberty | $2,056$64 per person per day |
| Christmas–New YearDec 18, 2026 – Jan 3, 2027 | 7-Day Western Caribbeandeparts Jan 3, 2027 | Carnival Liberty | $1,180$42 per person per day |
| Presidents' WeekFeb 13, 2027 – Feb 20, 2027 | 5-Day Western Caribbeandeparts Feb 20, 2027 | Carnival Valor | $984$49 per person per day |
| Spring breakMar 6, 2027 – Mar 28, 2027 | 4-Day Western Caribbeandeparts Mar 11, 2027 | Carnival Valor | $1,232$77 per person per day |
| SummerJun 1, 2027 – Aug 15, 2027 | 4-Day Western Caribbeandeparts Aug 12, 2027 | Carnival Dream | $1,208$76 per person per day |
The cheapest of these windows from New Orleans was Presidents' Week at $984 for 4.
The cheapest sailings we found from New Orleans
- • Short (3–5 nights): 5-Day Western Caribbean on Carnival Valor, departing Jan 9, 2027: $864 for 4.
- • Week-long (6–8 nights): 6-Day Western Caribbean on Carnival Liberty, departing Dec 13, 2026: $1,084 for 4.
- • A week costs 1.3× a short cruise here, not double. Per night, the longer sailing is usually the better value for a family that can take the time.
Carnival ships sailing from New Orleans
Carnival Dream · Carnival Liberty · Carnival Valor
Ship list from Carnival's search on November 12, 2026. A family of 5 needs a cabin built for five or two connecting cabins; see family cruise for 5 or 6: cabins and fares.
How we got these prices
We ran carnival.com's own cruise search for 4 guests from New Orleans on November 12, 2026 and recorded the interior-cabin price for every sailing it returned, times four. Carnival shows taxes and fees as included for these sailings. “Typical” is the middle price of every sailing of that length. Sold-out cabins are left out. Prices change daily and kids' fares can differ from adult fares, so treat these as a starting point. Carnival is the only line whose fares we can pull automatically; Peter can quote Royal Caribbean, Disney, Norwegian and MSC from New Orleans too. Booking through him costs the same as booking direct; the cruise line pays him.
Cruise prices from other ports
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