Cruises from Mobile
Cruises from Mobile sail year round from the Alabama Cruise Terminal, a downtown facility with its own parking deck. Carnival is the resident line, running 4 and 5 night trips to Cozumel and Progreso at $349 to $900 per person. It is the Gulf's small, easy port: drive up, park upstairs, walk aboard.
Carnival, with one ship on a permanent Mexico rotation
$349 to $900 per person for 4 and 5 nights
About $22 per day in the covered deck attached to the terminal, an elevator ride from check-in
The closest cruise port for Alabama, Mississippi, the Florida Panhandle and much of Tennessee
Sailing from Alabama Cruise Terminal
Mobile is the Gulf's pocket-sized cruise port and proud of it: one downtown terminal, one Carnival ship, and a check-in that regulars clock at fifteen minutes on a good day. The city fought to win cruising back after losing it in the 2010s, and the current year-round schedule has held steady for years, sailing 4 and 5 night loops to Cozumel and the Yucatan.
The honest pitch is convenience over spectacle. The ship is one of Carnival's older, smaller vessels, the route repeats, and nobody sails from Mobile for a megaship waterpark. What you get instead is the lowest-friction cruise in the region: downtown boarding, covered parking upstairs, and a Gulf Coast drive-to catchment that skips Galveston's crowds entirely.
Season: Year round on a single dedicated ship.
Popular Mobile sailings right now
| Itinerary | Length | Line | From |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cozumel quick escape | 4 nights | Carnival Cruise Line | $349 pp |
| Cozumel and Progreso | 5 nights | Carnival Cruise Line | $419 pp |
Fares move daily and the lowest ones rarely stay published. Call (844) 764-1842 and we will pull live availability for your dates across every line sailing from Mobile.
Parking at the port
The terminal's attached covered deck charges about $22 per day and puts your car an elevator ride from the gangway, the shortest park-to-ship walk on the Gulf. Book the deck with your cruise documents in busy months; a few surface lots nearby run slightly cheaper without the cover.
Where to stay the night before
The terminal sits downtown on Water Street, so pre-cruise hotels are a walk, not a shuttle: the Battle House and the Renaissance Riverview are both within three blocks, and an evening of Dauphin Street restaurants beats a 4am drive from Birmingham or Pensacola.
Cruise lines sailing from Mobile
- Carnival Cruise Line
Where you can sail
- Cozumel
- Progreso and the Yucatan
- Costa Maya on select sailings
Ready to sail from Mobile?
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Cruises from Mobile: your questions
Which ship sails from Mobile?
Carnival keeps one of its smaller ships on the Mobile run, rotating the specific vessel every few years. Call for the current ship before booking if the hardware matters to you.
Do I need a passport to cruise from Mobile?
No, the round trips are closed-loop: a certified birth certificate plus photo ID boards US citizens. A passport remains the safer document. See our passport guide.
When are cruises from Mobile cheapest?
Late August through early December outside Thanksgiving week, when 4 night sailings dip into the mid $300s. Prices checked: August 2026.
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