Leaving New Orleans Aboard the Carnival Dream

The Port of New Orleans is a deep-draft multipurpose port at the center of the world's busiest port system -- Louisiana's Lower Mississippi River. Specializing in breakbulk and container cargo, as well as passenger cruises. The Port of New Orleans handles about 90 million short tons of cargo a year. The port also handles about 50,000 barges and 1 million cruise passengers per year, with several cruise ships from Carnival and Norwegian Cruise Lines.