New Orleans Cruise Reviews

New Orleans is a fun town. Cool when we arrived. But after the cruise we took an independent swamp tour which was excellent. We also liked the French Market area. Bourbon Street is under repair but a morning walk through the area was interesting. ...

We had a great time in New Orleans despite the 30 degree weather. ...

We came in a day early and stayed at the Hilton Riverside (booked as an overflow of Harrah's). It is walking distance to the ship, so that was nice. Taxi from airport cost $41, including tip. Accessible to the French Quarter, so we walked around. Went to Mass at St. Louis cathedral before boarding ship, which was lovely. ...

New Orleans is an exciting port to sail from with so much to do and see and eat! ...

Saturday night we ate at Mulate's which was a couple of blocks from the Hilton. We made reservations for a table for 12 at 7pm. The reservations were not needed, the place was half empty. The food was mediocre, but they did have live music. We then got an Uber for the French Quarter. It was very cold, around 28 degrees. We missed the first parade of Mardi Gras but did see the fireworks. There were ...

It was extremely cold... Coming from the Midwest we were looking forward to warmth....nonetheless we had a nice dinner, spent some time in the quarter... Had some beignets... ...

We chose this cruise as a winter break trip for a group of college senior girls who play lacrosse together. New Orleans was closer than Miami for us to drive. We stayed at the Marriott Convention Center as it is directly across the street from the port. We parked our car at neworleansparking.com--secure and again walkable from the port. Last time we cruised out of NO, we stayed at Holiday Inn ...

Port of New Orleans was fine. No issues boarding or disembarking. ...

If you get there early, be sure to try out the Gumbo Shop in the French Quarter. Fantastic food and customer service. ...

We stayed in a VBRO property in the French Quarter for about 3 nights prior to sailing. Good location and cost. Getting to cruise terminal was pretty easy using the streetcar. ...