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Port NOLA cruise parking and arrival
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Parking, rates and vehicle limits
Where to park
- Erato Street Parking Garage serves Carnival sailings. It has more than 1,000 covered spaces, opens at 9:00am CST and is reached by the ramp above the terminal.
- Norwegian and Royal Caribbean passengers use 100 Poydras Garage at 100 Poydras St. It has more than 500 covered spaces and opens at 9:00am CST. Enter from Poydras St. The port no longer uses the Whale Lot for cruise parking.
Source: the port's page, checked 2026-11-05.
Shuttle or walk
- From 100 Poydras, passengers and luggage take a shuttle to the Julia Street terminal; drivers should arrive at the garage first.
Source: the port's page, checked 2026-11-05.
Cost
- as stated on Port NOLA's page on 2026-11-05 — the port's page: Erato parking: $350 - 14 days; $200 - 8 days; $180 - 7 days; $160 - 6 days; $135 - 5 days; $120 - 4 days. These amounts apply without reservations; reservations add a $1 convenience fee per day. The rate effective date is not published.
- as stated on Port NOLA's page on 2026-11-05 — the port's page: 100 Poydras parking without reservations: $180 - 7 days; $135 - 5 days; $120 - 4 days. For advance reservations at this garage, add a $1 daily convenience fee. No effective date accompanies these Poydras rates.
Booking and paying
- Pay with a credit or debit card. Online advance parking payments are non-refundable.
- The port page links advance parking for Erato and Poydras. Reserved drivers present their QR code and boarding pass; drivers arriving without a reservation present boarding information to the attendant.
Source: the port's page, checked 2026-11-05.
Vehicle limits
- Erato allows vehicles up to 22 feet long, with limited third-floor clearance of 8 ft 4 in and 7 ft 6 in on higher floors. At 100 Poydras, the stated maximum is 6 ft 6 in high and 22 feet long; the page also asks drivers above 6 ft 4 in or 22 feet long to contact its parking operator. Check with the port before bringing such a vehicle.
- RVs, buses and vehicles longer than 22 feet require checking availability for the sailing date with the parking contact on the port page.
Source: the port's page, checked 2026-11-05.
Other details
- From August 1, 2025, Louisiana disabled veterans with at least 50% service-connected disability may qualify for up to 7 days of free parking for ocean-going sailings; a Louisiana license and supporting documents are required. The port's page describes the program as first come, first served. Viking and American Cruise Line passengers must ask their cruise line about parking. Overflow availability depends on the sailing date.
- Eligible Louisiana disabled veterans should not prepay parking online; give a phone number and email address on entry, as the port's page asks. Confirm eligibility and the documents needed with the port before you travel.
Source: the port's page, checked 2026-11-05.
Not published by the port on the checked pages
- EV charging: not published by the port on the checked pages.
- accessible parking spaces: not published by the port on the checked pages.
- effective date of rates: not published by the port on the checked pages.
Terminals and addresses
- Erato Street Cruise Terminal: 1100 Port of New Orleans Place, New Orleans, LA 70130 Checked 2026-11-05 — the port's page.
- Julia Street Cruise Terminal: 920 Port of New Orleans Place, New Orleans, LA 70130 Checked 2026-11-05 — the port's page.
Passenger drop-off and pickup
- At Erato, attendants direct arriving vehicles to unload on the garage entry level, which is the third terminal floor. Checked luggage is transferred to the ship by baggage handlers.
Source: the port's page, checked 2026-11-05.
Not published by the port on the checked pages
- separate drop-off lane rules for Julia St.: not published by the port on the checked pages.
Getting to the terminal
- From I-10, use Exit 234A for US 90 W, then Exit 11C for Tchoupitoulas. Turn right at the second light onto Tchoupitoulas, left onto Henderson for two blocks, then left after the railway onto Port of New Orleans Place. The Julia and Poydras entrances do not provide this access.
- The riverfront streetcar serves the terminal area; the port describes the French Quarter trip as about five minutes.
Source: the port's page, checked 2026-11-05.
Not published by the port on the checked pages
- airport transfer info: not published by the port on the checked pages.
Accessibility
- Passengers at either terminal board through a temperature-controlled gangway designed for ADA access.
Source: the port's page, checked 2026-11-05.
Not published by the port on the checked pages
- accessible parking spaces: not published by the port on the checked pages.
Other parking
Independent off-site parking information is not published by the port on the checked pages.
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Change log
- : first guide prepared from port-source facts verified on this date.