Port Canaveral sets new monthly record for cruise traffic
Florida’s Port Canaveral set a new monthly record for most passenger movements, hosting 925,994 guests in March.
It surpassed last year’s March passenger counts by 16%.
The world’s second busiest cruise port says it is on track for a record Fiscal Year 2025, expecting to handle a total of 8.4 million passenger movements.
This is significantly more than the 7.6 million passenger movements last year.
“It wasn’t long ago when we exceeded 500,000 guests in a single month. Now, with numbers like this approaching nearly a million, it’s not just remarkable, it demonstrates the strong demand for sailings from our Port,” said Capt. John Murray, Port Canaveral CEO.
“Our growth and success comes from our ongoing commitment to ensure we are the best port possible for our partners and guests.”
The Port is investing millions of dollars to make sailing from the Central Florida region more accessible and convenient with projects for expanded terminals, new parking and updated technology to streamline the experience.
The Port is currently home to 16 ships from seven different cruise lines – Carnival, Royal Caribbean, Celebrity Cruises, Disney, NCL, MSC and Princess Cruises – which collectively operate more than 1,000 sailings annually.
The Port is expanding its cruise options with the arrival of some of cruising’s newest and largest ships, including Norwegian Aqua this weekend and Royal Caribbean’s Star of the Seas in August.
Also, Carnival Festivale and MSC’s World Atlantic are slated to debut in 2027.
In addition, MSC, Princess Cruises, Celebrity Cruises and NCL will all deploy newer ships to Port Canaveral this winter.
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