Pensacola FL Florida
92
Cruises availables
At departure or passage at this port
American Cruise Lines (92 Cruises)
American Symphony
92 Cruises
| 4 April | 8 days | One-way from Pensacola FL to New Orleans | |
| 5 April | 5 days | One-way from Pensacola FL to New Orleans |
Frequently Asked Questions
At the edge of downtown on Pensacola Bay. A few minutes' walk brings you to Palafox Street, the main artery running down to the port between brick facades, wrought-iron balconies and shaded terraces.
Yes, for the centre. Palafox Street, Ferdinand VII Plaza and the historic Seville district are all walkable. The naval aviation museum and the Santa Rosa beaches, however, need a vehicle.
Palafox Street and the Seville district with the house museums of Historic Pensacola Village, or else a full half-day at the National Naval Aviation Museum. Doing both is difficult: choose by taste.
Because five flags have flown over its bay: Spanish, French, British, Confederate and American. As early as 1559 a Spanish expedition attempted a colony here, decades before the better-known Atlantic coast settlements.
The museum of the neighbouring naval air station, cradle of US Navy aviators, with some 150 aircraft: early biplanes, carrier fighters, Cold War types and Blue Angels jets suspended in formation in the main hall. Allow half a day.
Yes. Access to the base is controlled: bring photo identification and check the admission rules before setting out, since they can change. The Blue Angels flight demonstration squadron is based here and practises regularly over the field.
Yes, across the bay on the barrier island of Santa Rosa. The sand, quartz washed down from the Appalachians, is so pale that it squeaks underfoot like cold snow. Part of the shoreline is protected within Gulf Islands National Seashore.
The historic quarter east of Palafox: Gulf Coast cottages, Victorian houses and timber churches around quiet squares. Historic Pensacola Village gathers several house museums there, where costumed guides and craftspeople bring eighteenth and nineteenth-century life back.
The US dollar, and cards work everywhere: museums, Palafox Street restaurants, shops. Some cash remains handy for tips.
Spring and autumn offer the most bearable heat and still-pleasant water. Gulf summers are hot and humid with late-afternoon thunderstorms, and hurricane season runs June through November.
