Rio de Janeiro Cruises: Ports, Ships and Things to Do

At a glance

336 current cruises call at the 4 ports Cruiseable lists under Rio de Janeiro, on 42 ships from 18 cruise lines. The busiest of those ports is Rio De Janeiro, on 336 itineraries. The lowest lead fare across those cruises is $70. The lines sailing the most of them are MSC Cruises (151), Costa Cruises (51) and Seabourn (27).

About

Brazil's key tourist destination, Rio de Janeiro, is positioned within a spectacularly wild natural landscape. This seductive city is easy to visualize: flamboyant Carnival parades, beaches packed with locals in micro bikinis, the mountaintop statue of Christ the Redeemer with his outstretched arms and the rhythm of the samba beating in the background. The citizens of the city, known as Cariocas, call it "the wonderful city" for good reason.

Photos of Rio de Janeiro

Christ the Redeemer is an Art Deco statue of Jesus Christ in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Ipanema Beach, with Sugarloaf Mountain in the distance, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Sail into Rio de Janeiro's epic harbor in style aboard Crystal Symphony.
It's Carnival in Rio de Janeiro and dancers take on the colors of the rainforest.
A float in the Carnaval parade in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
A dancer at Brasil Carnaval in Rio de Janeiro.
A float in the Carnaval parade in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Nature is celebrated in this Carnaval float in Rio de Janeiro.
Visit Paraty, a small town backed by mountains on Brazil's Costa Verde, on a Ponant cruise.
Climb Corcovado to view the Christ the Redeemer statue when you visit Rio de Janeiro on a Ponant cruise.
Cruise by Sugarloaf, a landmark in Rio de Janeiro, on Ponant's L'Austral.
A panorama of the Christ the Redeemer statue overlooking Guanabara Bay and Rio de Janeiro.
A panorama of the Rio de Janeiro skyline.
See the natural wonders of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on a Ponant cruise.

Ashore

Tours and excursions in Rio de Janeiro

Shore excursions, day trips and activities you can book before you sail.

Sailing soon

Cruises calling at Rio de Janeiro

Check price

Show 6 more

Showing the 12 soonest of 336 cruises.

Who sails here

Ships and lines that call at Rio de Janeiro

Cruise lines

Ports

Ports in Rio de Janeiro

Rio De Janeiro336
Rio D
Rio De
Rio de Ja

Numbers are current cruises calling at each port. Linked ports open their day-by-day cruise ship schedule on Cruise Itinerary.

Overheard

“I love Santa Teresa neighborhood's Portuguese-colonial architecture and low-key restaurants and bars.”

Travel + Leisure magazine

“I would spend hours wandering through the center's crazy quilt of streets, meeting friends for a cold beer at the cavernous Bar Luiz on Rua da Carioca, or slipping into used-book stores, taking my discoveries to the Real Gabinete Portugués de Leiture, the ornate but almost always empty public reading room on Rua Luis de Camões. Thankfully, as I walked these streets now, I found many of my old haunts surviving as if frozen in time.”

Condé Nast Traveler magazine

“A top-flight meal with high-end service can be an elusive combination in Rio. Eureka! Térèze, within the steeply sloped grounds of the Hotel Santa Teresa. The elegant dining room offers peek-a-boo glimpses of the twinkling city, and the cuisine is international but laced with Brazilian touches. ... Dinner with drinks is about 250 reais a person.”

New York Times

“Vehicles are banned on Ilha Grande, a Robinson Crusoe-style island that's home to Praia de Lopes Mendes, a prized two-mile swath of deserted shore. Hitch a ride in a fishing boat or hike a forest trail, ravines, and serrated peaks to get there (it's worth it).”

Travel + Leisure magazine

Want to see Rio de Janeiro from the water?

Tell us your dates and who is coming. Our partner travel agency replies with the itineraries that call there.

Plan my cruise All destinations