Park at the pier, and Bermuda is two sea days away.
Baltimore is the Mid-Atlantic’s drive-to cruise port: Carnival sails year-round and Royal Caribbean spring to fall, to Bermuda, the Bahamas, Florida and the Caribbean, Canada and New England in the fall, and American Cruise Lines runs the Chesapeake Bay from the same waterfront. SmartCruiser shows every sailing leaving Baltimore from every line, prices them with taxes and fees included, and puts the sailings with SmartCruiser bonus onboard credit and better-than-public fares at the top.
Three ways to sail from Baltimore
Pick the trip and the list filters itself; every one of these leaves from the same terminal off I-95.
Bermuda, 5 to 7 nights
- Two sea days down, two or three nights docked at King’s Wharf, two sea days home
- Royal Caribbean and Carnival both run it, April through October
- Pink sand at Horseshoe Bay is a 15 minute ride from the ship
Best for: first cruises, couples, anyone within a day’s drive of DC who wants an island without an airport.
Bahamas & Florida, 7 to 8 nights
- Port Canaveral, Nassau and a private island day at CocoCay or Celebration Key
- Sails year-round, with the lowest fares in January and early December
- Two restful sea days each way; the ship is the vacation
Best for: families on school breaks, grandparents, anyone who hates connecting flights.
Caribbean, 9 to 12 nights
- Eastern Caribbean loops to San Juan, St. Thomas and St. Maarten, mostly October through April
- The longest sailings from Baltimore and the best value per night
- A warm-water port every other day once you are south of Florida
Best for: retirees, repeat cruisers, winter escapes without a flight.
Baltimore deals: SmartCruiser picks first
Every sailing from the Cruise Maryland Terminal from every line, priced live with taxes, fees and port expenses included. The picks at the top are sailings where booking with SmartCruiser gets you something extra: instant savings, bonus onboard credit, a Special SmartCruiser rate, or a senior, resident or police & fire fare that beats the public price. Below them, every other sailing with full sorting.
SmartCruiser picks
Sorted by what you save, biggest firstEvery sailing from Baltimore
Stack any filters, then pick a sortPrices are per person, double occupancy, in US dollars, and include cruise fare, taxes, fees and port expenses as published by the cruise line at the moment you load this page. Fares are capacity controlled and change daily; the fare is confirmed when you book. Flights, hotels and transfers are extra unless the line’s offer says otherwise. SmartCruiser instant savings and bonus onboard credit are provided by SmartCruiser on top of the cruise line’s price and are not available when booking direct; amounts are per stateroom, vary by stateroom category and are shown for the lowest category offered. Special SmartCruiser rates are pricing SmartCruiser holds on that sailing for its clients, with extra onboard credit; you book your own stateroom and travel on your own. Senior fares apply to guests 55 and over; resident fares need proof of residency in a listed state or province at check-in; police and fire fares apply to active or retired police, fire and EMT personnel with ID. Qualifier-fare savings are measured against the best fare the cruise line offers the general public for the same stateroom category on the day the list was pulled, updated weekly.
Where ships from Baltimore sail
Five destinations from one easy terminal. Pick one and the list above filters to it.
Which line from Baltimore?
Two big ships and one small one call Baltimore home. Here is how they differ.
When to go
Baltimore sails all year. Here is when the fares are lowest, and when the weather is worth paying for.
Baltimore cruise questions we answer every day
Where is the terminal, and what does parking cost?
The Cruise Maryland Terminal is at 2001 East McComas Street in South Locust Point, exit 55 off I-95, about ten minutes from the Inner Harbor. The secure surface lot is right beside the terminal and runs $25 a day since April 2026, payable by credit card when you arrive, so a 7 night cruise is about $175; no reservation is needed.
How far is the airport?
BWI is about 12 miles and 15 to 20 minutes by taxi or rideshare. Reagan National in DC is about an hour and Dulles 75 to 90 minutes, so if you are flying in, use BWI. We can add a transfer or an airport hotel to your booking.
Do we need to arrive the night before?
Most Baltimore cruisers drive in from Maryland, DC, Virginia, Pennsylvania and Delaware the morning of sailing; boarding starts around 11 a.m. and the ship leaves about 4 p.m. If you are flying or driving more than four hours, come in the night before and stay near the Inner Harbor or at a BWI hotel that offers cruise parking.
Do I need a passport to cruise from Baltimore?
Every sailing from Baltimore is closed-loop, so US citizens can sail to Bermuda, the Bahamas, the Caribbean and Canada with a birth certificate and government photo ID. We still recommend a passport: if you miss the ship or need to fly home from Bermuda or Halifax, you cannot board a flight without one.
Are taxes and fees included in the prices here?
Yes. Every price on this page includes cruise fare, taxes, fees and port expenses. Gratuities, drinks packages, excursions and parking are extra.
What does SmartCruiser add that I would not get booking direct?
Bonus onboard credit per stateroom on sailings where the line allows it, instant savings on selected departures, Special SmartCruiser rates we hold on popular Baltimore sailings, and senior, Maryland, Virginia and Pennsylvania resident, and police and fire fares when they beat the public price. The picks at the top of the list are the sailings where that extra applies.
Talk to a Baltimore cruise specialist
Tell us your dates and who is coming, and we price every ship sailing from Baltimore side by side with the fares you qualify for. Monday to Thursday 9 to 6, Friday 9 to 5, Saturday 10 to 6 ET.