PortMiami posts record cruise traffic
PortMiami has announced another record-breaking year for cruise traffic.
The number of cruise passengers rose nearly 5% to 5,592,000 passengers during the past year which ending September 30.
The port attributed the growth to additional sailings and new cruise line customers.
Royal Caribbean’s Empress of the Seas boosted the number of sailings, while Oceania Cruises and Disney Cruise Line extended winter seasons.
PortMiami also welcomed new cruise lines Viking Ocean Cruises, Victory Cruise Lines, and Seabourn.
"We’re starting to see the results of more than $1 billion of completed infrastructure and a port team that gets the job done," said Miami-Dade County Mayor Carlos A. Gimenez.
Container cargo business at the port also posted a new record.
It is claimed the port generates $43 billion annually to the Miami-Dade County economy, supporting more than 300,000 direct and indirect jobs.
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