Black Falcon Cruise Terminal

For cruises leaving from the Port of Boston -
And cruises stopping in Boston as a Port of Call

Cruises leaving from Boston to Bermuda, the Caribbean, New England/Canada, and Europe depart from the convenient Black Falcon Cruise Terminal (dubbed "Boston Cruise Port") at the Port of Boston

Are you going on a cruise out of Boston?  Or is Boston a Port of Call on your vacation cruise?

Almost 90 cruises operated by 18 different cruise lines begin, end, or call at the Port of Boston between April and the end of October each year. 

Black Falcon Cruise Terminal - Get dropped off curbside and enter through these doors

If you're one of the 235,000 passengers on them, you'll enjoy the convenient location of the Black Falcon Cruise Terminal. 

The Cruise Terminal is located in the city's port area on edge of the South Boston Waterfront neighborhood.  Except for the Boston Design Center, there's not much of interest adjacent to the terminal - but you can hop onto the Silver Line bus (part of the Boston subway system, since it uses underground tunnels at times) right outside of the Black Falcon Terminal and reach interesting areas in 5-10 minutes.

If you take the Silver Line bus, you can pay the $2 fare as you board the bus (you'll need exact change).  When you return, be sure to take the SL2 bus, as it is the one that comes back to the Black Falcon Cruise Terminal.

Ride about half a mile (normally less than 5 minutes) on the Silver Line, and you'll reach the heart of the South Boston Waterfront neighborhood, where restaurants, hotels, a brewery (yes, you can tour and taste), museums, a concert pavilion, shops, and spectacular water views will provide you with plenty of sightseeing opportunities. 

If you want to explore this area, get off at the World Trade Center stop.  You can even walk over to Boston's Fish Pier and watch fresh catch being unloaded right at the dock.

Rather than take the bus to this area, you can also walk.  The distance is fairly short - just over half a mile, depending on which way you go.  If you decide to do this, print out the map at the bottom of this page, as the streets are not very well marked and wind around a bit. 

From the World Trade Center area, you can continue on the bus for another mile or so (another 5-7 minutes, depending on traffic), and you'll reach South Station in Downtown Boston.  From here, you can either walk or take the T (Boston's subway) to many of Boston's famous historical and popular sites.

Alternately, on Port of Call days, the Beantown Trolley provides frequent shuttle service to several of the city's most popular destinations, including Faneuil Hall Marketplace, the New England Aquarium, and Copley Square in Back Bay, where you'll find historic Trinity Church, the magnificent Boston Public Library, Copley Place Mall, and trendy Newbury Street shopping. 

"CruisePort Boston" - Black Falcon Cruise Terminal - This is the channel where the cruise ships dock

Insider Tip:  See the windows behind the red CruisePort Boston sign in the above photo?  It's hard to tell from this picture, but that's a separate, 8-story building, even more massive than the enormous cruise terminal.  This is Boston's to-the-trade emporium of almost 100 high-end designer showrooms.  If you love interior design, you'll want to browse and maybe even buy - so here's how you can visit the Boston Design Center.

Map showing Black Falcon Cruise Terminal and nearby attractions in the South Boston Waterfront

This map shows the BDC's location next to the Black Falcon Cruise Terminal.