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New Orleans Park and Cruise Hotels

Driving in the night before your New Orleans cruise? A park-and-cruise hotel bundles a room, parking for your sailing, and a terminal shuttle. Portside is also building reserved parking here, so join the waitlist.

How park and cruise works at New Orleans

A park-and-cruise (or park-and-stay) package is one night at a New Orleans-area hotel plus parking for the length of your cruise and a shuttle to the terminal. It suits cruisers coming from Metairie, Kenner, Covington and Slidell and farther who would rather drive in the day before than risk embarkation-morning traffic. The Port of New Orleans draws cruisers driving in from across the Gulf South, from Houston to the Florida Panhandle.

What to check before you book

Confirm how many days of parking the package includes (Port NOLA charges per cruise day, so a 7-day cruise is about $180, a 5-day about $135 and a 4-day about $120), whether the shuttle runs on your return morning, and the total price versus booking a room and a reserved lot separately. For many cruisers a dedicated reserved lot is cheaper if they do not need the extra night.

Driving in from your area

Metairie to New Orleans~8 miKenner to New Orleans~15 miCovington to New Orleans~40 miSlidell to New Orleans~35 miHammond to New Orleans~50 miHouma to New Orleans~60 miThibodaux to New Orleans~60 miBaton Rouge to New Orleans~80 mi

Join the New Orleans waitlist

Portside is not at Port of New Orleans yet. Joining is free, and it is how we decide where to open next. If your cruise is 90 or more days out, that gives us the runway to secure a lot near the terminal and hold a spot for you before you sail.

Free to join. Sign up 90+ days before you sail and we'll work to secure you a guaranteed spot near New Orleans and email you the moment one opens.

Own or operate a parking lot near Port of New Orleans? That is how we open a new port. Portside markets it, takes the booking, collects payment up front, and routes pre-paid cars to you, with no advertising cost on your end. List your lot →

Sailing from Port Canaveral instead?

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Park and cruise FAQ

Are there park and cruise hotels at New Orleans?

Yes. Several New Orleans-area hotels offer a park-and-cruise package: one night's stay plus parking for the length of your cruise and a shuttle to the terminal. It is popular with cruisers driving in the day before. Portside is building a dedicated reserved-parking option here too; join the waitlist.

Is park and cruise cheaper than New Orleans port parking?

It depends on the hotel and your cruise length. A park-and-stay package bundles a room you may want anyway with your parking; a dedicated reserved lot is usually the cheaper choice if you do not need the room. Port NOLA charges per cruise day, so a 7-day cruise is about $180, a 5-day about $135 and a 4-day about $120.

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