In short
Many cruise ports are named after a small town near a famous city: Civitavecchia is the port for Rome, Piraeus for Athens, Le Havre for Paris and Normandy, Livorno for Florence and Pisa, Katakolon for Olympia. Below, every port on this site with its country, other names, the city it serves and links to our guides.
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AmsterdamNetherlands
Also called: IJmuiden
Departure port guideA day in portRotterdam, Amsterdam or Hamburg?Cruises by month
Anchorage (Whittier, Seward)USA · Alaska
Port for: Alaska
Also called: Seward · Whittier
AnconaItaly
Athens (Piraeus, Lavrion)Greece
Port for: Athens (≈12 km)
Also called: Piraeus · Πειραιάς · Lavrio
Departure port guideA day in portVenice or Athens (Piraeus)?Cruises by month
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BarcelonaSpain
Departure port guideA day in portBarcelona or Civitavecchia?Tenerife or Barcelona in winter?Lisbon or Barcelona?Cruises by month
BergenNorway
BostonUSA
BrisbaneAustralia
Buenos AiresArgentina
Departure port guideA day in portBuenos Aires or Montevideo?Cruises by month
C
Civitavecchia → Rome (Civitavecchia)
CopenhagenDenmark
Also called: København
Departure port guideA day in portKiel or Copenhagen?Cruises by month
D
DurbanSouth Africa
F
Florence (port) → Livorno
Fort LauderdaleUSA · Florida
Port for: Miami (≈45 km)
Also called: Port Everglades
Departure port guideMiami or Fort Lauderdale?Cruises by month
G
GeirangerNorway
GenoaItaly
Also called: Genova
Departure port guideA day in portGenoa or Marseille?Genoa or Savona?Cruises by month
Gran CanariaSpain · Canary Islands
Also called: Las Palmas
Departure port guideA day in portTenerife or Gran Canaria?Cruises by month
Guadeloupe and MartiniqueFrance · Caribbean
Also called: Pointe-à-Pitre · Fort-de-France
H
HonoluluUSA · Hawaii
I
IstanbulTürkiye
K
KotorMontenegro
L
La Romana (Dominican Republic)Dominican Republic
Port for: Santo Domingo (≈120 km)
Also called: Casa de Campo
Las Palmas → Gran Canaria
Le HavreFrance
Port for: Paris (≈200 km), Normandy
Also called: Le Havre
LisbonPortugal
Also called: Lisboa
Departure port guideA day in portLisbon or Barcelona?Cruises by month
M
Madeira → Funchal
MálagaSpain
Mallorca → Palma de Mallorca
MiamiUSA · Florida
Departure port guideMiami or Port Canaveral?Miami or Fort Lauderdale?Cruises by month
MykonosGreece
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NaplesItaly
Port for: Pompeii (≈25 km), the Amalfi Coast, Capri
Also called: Napoli
New OrleansUSA · Louisiana
O
Olympia (port) → Katakolon
P
PalermoItaly · Sicily
Paris (port) → Le Havre
Piraeus → Athens (Piraeus, Lavrion)
Port Everglades → Fort Lauderdale
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ReykjavikIceland
Rio de JaneiroBrazil
Departure port guideA day in portRio de Janeiro or Santos?Cruises by month
Rome (Civitavecchia)Italy
Port for: Rome (≈80 km)
Also called: Civitavecchia
Departure port guideA day in portBarcelona or Civitavecchia?Cruises by month
S
San DiegoUSA · California
San Juan (Puerto Rico)Puerto Rico (USA)
Also called: Puerto Rico
Santa Cruz de Tenerife → Tenerife
Santos (São Paulo)Brazil
Port for: São Paulo (≈80 km)
Departure port guideRio de Janeiro or Santos?Cruises by month
SavonaItaly
Port for: Genoa (≈45 km)
Departure port guideA day in portGenoa or Savona?Cruises by month
ShanghaiChina
SingaporeSingapore
SouthamptonUnited Kingdom
Port for: London (≈130 km)
Departure port guideSouthampton or Rotterdam?Cruises by month
SplitCroatia
SydneyAustralia
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TampaUSA · Florida
TenerifeSpain · Canary Islands
Port for: Mount Teide
Also called: Santa Cruz de Tenerife
Departure port guideA day in portTenerife or Barcelona in winter?Tenerife or Gran Canaria?Cruises by month
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ValenciaSpain
VeniceItaly
Also called: Venezia · Marghera · Fusina
Departure port guideA day in portVenice or Athens (Piraeus)?Venice or Trieste?Cruises by month
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Frequently asked questions
Is Civitavecchia the same as Rome?
No. Civitavecchia is a port town about 80 km north-west of Rome. Cruise itineraries often say “Rome (Civitavecchia)”; from the pier it is about an hour by train to the city, more by road.
Which port is Athens?
Piraeus, about 12 km from the centre of Athens. Some ships use Lavrio, further south-east. Itineraries usually write “Athens (Piraeus)”.
Why does my itinerary say a port I have never heard of?
Large ships need deep water and space, so they dock at a nearby port rather than in the famous city itself: Le Havre for Paris, Livorno for Florence, Katakolon for Olympia. Check the distance before planning a day ashore.