Set Sail Around the Word
Ports of call are the destinations your cruise ship will stop in between sailing to allow passengers to adventure and explore. Most itineraries will include some port activities, especially specialty cruises. If there's something you really want to experience, planning your excursions in advance is a good idea. Activities fill up fast and it’s always a plus to know exactly what to pack for. Some cruise lines even own their own private beaches, so you may have access to exclusive perks like these when sailing. Each port of call offers plenty of activities and sites to see! There's a whole world of possibilities to what awaits.
Below is a map to quickly show where Mandy has been by cruising to these destination ports. She hopes to see this whole map in blue!
Later on this page, you will see a list with each specific port Mandy has been to!
You can actually see her experiences by clicking the link.
The World is Small Afterall
There may be only 195 countries in the world but there are 1200 cruise ports!
It's on our list to cruise and explore each of them.
Below is our list of cruise ports we have been to. Please click on the name to see our experience. We've also put together a gallery to showcase our favorite moments in port.
Cruise Visit Ports
Alaska Glaciers: Glacier Bay National Park
Alaska Glaciers: Hubbard Glacier
Alaska Glaciers: Mendenhall Glacier
Alaska Glaciers: Tracy Arm with Sawyer Glacier
Amber Cove, Dominican Republic (Voluntourism and serving others)
Antigua * (Caribbean Island)
Antigua, Guatemala (city in the country of Guatemala)
Aruba *
Athens, Greece
Barbados *
Basel, Switzerland
Belize *
Bermuda (Sept 2021)
Boston, MA
Brisbane, Australia (embarkation and disembarkation port!)
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Cairns, Australia (Great Barrier Reef)
Carriacou (St Vincent and Grenadines)
Castaway Cay, Bahamas * (Disney's private island)
Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada
Colon, Panama
Costa Maya, Mexico *
Ephesus (Izmir), Turkey
Falmouth, Jamaica
Fiji: Latouka
Fortaleza, Brazil
Freeport, Bahamas *
Friday Harbor (San Juan Islands, WA)
Great Stirrup Cay, Bahamas * (NCL's private island)
Grenada * (underwater opportunities!)
Half Moon Cay, Bahamas (originally Holland America's private island)
Harvest Caye, Belize (NCL Private Island)
Hawaii: Maui * (visited as a port of call and as land vacation)
Hawaii: Honolulu, Oahu * (visited as a port of call and as land vacation)
Hawaii: Kauai (land vacation but is a port of call)
Hawaii: Kona (Big Island) (land vacation but is a port of call)
Hawaii: Hilo (Big Island) * (land vacation but is a port of call)
Helsinki, Finland
Istanbul, Turkey
Izmir, Turkey (Ephesus)
Jost Van Dyke, BVI * (Soggy Dollar is my favorite)
Ketchikan, Alaska *
Ketchikan (Ward Cove), Alaska
Lifou, New Caledonia (underwater aquarium)
Madeira, Funchal * (Portuguese Island)
Margarita Island, Venezuela (no longer a cruise port)
Mayreau (St Vincent and Grenadines)
Montevideo, Uruguay
Mystery Island, Vanuatu
Naples, Italy
Ocho Rios, Jamaica
Panama Canal (Full Transit)
Patmos, Greece
Perfect Day at CocoCay (Bahamas)*
Petite St Vincent (St Vincent and Grenadines)
Port Stanley, Falkland Islands
Princess Cays (private island - Bahamas)
Puerto Chacabuco, Chile
Puerto Montt, Chile
Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic
Punta Arenas, Chile
Puntarenas, Costa Rica *
Rhodes, Greece *
Rome, Italy
Rudesheim, Germany
Saguenay, Quebec, Canada
Salvador, Brazil
San Francisco, CA (under the Golden Gate!!) *
Santiago, Chile
Santorini, Greece *
South America Glaciers: Amalia Glacier with the Chilean Fjords
St Croix, USVI *
St Kitts *
St Vincent, Grenadines (and Petite St Vincent)
Ston, Croatia
Strasbourg, France
Stockholm, Sweden
Sydney (Nova Scotia), Canada
Sydney, Australia (YES, I did the bridge climb!)
Tallin, Estonia
Tortola, BVI * (land and multiple cruise visits)
Toulon, France
Union Island (St Vincent and Grenadines)
Ushuaia (End of the Earth! Argentina)
Vancouver, BC, Canada *
Venice, Italy
Virgin Gorda, BVI
Warnemünde (Rostock), Germany
Wrangell, Alaska
Embarkation & Disembarkation Ports
Athens, Greece *
Bermuda (Hamilton - September 2021)
Brisbane, Australia
Copenhagen, Denmark
Port of Houston, Texas
Miami, Florida *
Port Canaveral, Florida (Orlando) *
San Juan, Puerto Rico *
Seattle, WA *
Seward, Alaska (north and southbound) *
Tokyo, Japan
Vancouver, BC (Canada) * - with nearby Whistler for pre/post options I have visited multiple times!
Unsure of what this list is
Vilshoffen, Germany
Weissenkirchen, Austria (excursion to Český Krumlov)
Hamilton, Bermuda
Trip Extensions
Alaska / Denali and Talkeetna are normally a land tour
Auckland, New Zealand
Boston, MA
British Virgin Islands (Tortola, Jost van Dyke, and Virgin Gorda)
Cabo (Mexico) (Hyatt Ziva)
Costa Rica (7 times so far! Plus coordinating a group of Dual Language learners through Arenal, Monteverde, and the Guanacaste areas! Multiple excursions!)
Hawaii --- Maui, Kauai, Big Island, Oahu
Iceland (stopover with Iceland Air is great that I loved!)
Mackinac Island, Michigan (Victory Cruise Lines visits here!)
Milan, Italy - short train ride from VA
Philadelphia, PA
Savannah, Georgia
Seattle, WA
Scotland (Edinburgh and Inverness multiple times)
Switzerland (Lucerne and Lauterbrunnen)
Victoria, BC, Canada
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Mandy Goddard
Elite Cruise Counselor
Cruise by Mandy, LLC
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