Port Canaveral Recognized as the World’s Busiest Cruise Port!
Exciting travel news Disney friends. Port Canaveral is recognized as the World’s Busiest Cruise Port, surpassing Miami for the first time.
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According to the Florida Ports Council, a recently-released report shared that Port Canaveral’s passenger totaled at 4.21 million for 2022, compared to 4.02 million for Port of Miami.
The Best Cruise Port
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Port CEO, John Murray, is excited by this new achievement.
“We’ve always aimed to be the best cruise port in the world, but what an achievement to now be known as the busiest,” Murray said.
“This historic milestone is testament to the efforts of our team and cruise partners to provide a best-in-class experience for all cruise guests sailing from Port Canaveral.”
Thirteen multi-day cruise ships from five cruise lines (including Carnival, Disney, MSC, Norwegian and Royal Caribbean) currently call the port home.
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In an article by Florida Today, Space Coast Office of Tourism Executive Director Peter Cranis shared that Port Canaveral’s No. 1 ranking “is a testament to the great infrastructure, and all the things there are to see and do on the Space Coast.”
Cranis added that “Port Canaveral has come a long way, and worked hard to surpass Miami as the world’s-busiest cruise port.”
A Friendly Rivalry
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Port Canaveral has had “a friendly rivalry” with the Port of Miami and Port Everglades, all racing to be recognized as Number 1.
“Sometimes, it’s a little fun in the rivalry, back and forth,” Murray said, “The way it ended up in 2022, we were ahead, and it’s something to be happy about right now.”
What’s Next?
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Port Canaveral’s 2023 passenger counts have been strong so far and will likely surpass the 2022 reportings.
Port Canaveral and Murray’s team have plans in place and seek to continue to grow the port and attract more large scale ships.
Florida’s Cruise Ports
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This recently-released report reflects the positive and successful state all Florida ports are experiencing post-COVID.
Below are the 2022 cruise passenger totals for additional Florida ports:
- Tampa Bay: 418,200
- Key West: 198,411
- Palm Beach: 188,235
- Jacksonville: 90,241
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Feature Article and Feature Photo: Florida Today
