How many cruise ships go to Miami?

Iconic views at Miami Beach, lively South Beach, pristine Everglades National Park, bustling streets in Little Havana, beautiful architecture in the Art Deco Historic District, and much more await you. With more than 20 cruise lines berthing 55 ships, PortMiami is one of the world's leading cruise destinations.



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— Port Canaveral is now the world's busiest cruise port, with 4,072,396 multi-day passengers setting sail in 2022, according to the Florida Ports Council. It's a milestone for the Space Coast port, beating out Port of Miami, which saw fifty thousand fewer passengers sail from the South Florida port last year.

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BREVARD COUNTY, Fla. — Port Canaveral is now the world's busiest cruise port, with 4,072,396 multi-day passengers setting sail in 2022, according to the Florida Ports Council.

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Carnival Corporation & plc/Carnival UK is the world's largest cruise company and operates over 100 ships across 9 cruise lines (Carnival Cruise, Holland America, Princess, Seabourn, P&O Australia, P&O, Cunard, Costa Cruises and Aida (mainly German market).

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At the heart of Miami's success as a cruise capital are its state-of-the-art ports, which serve as the ideal entries to incredible adventures at sea. The city boasts several major ports, including PortMiami, the largest and busiest cruise port in the world.

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Largest cruise ship, Icon of the Seas, to debut in Florida in 2024.

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The average time for a cruise ship to spend in port is around 8-9 hours. It is most common for ships to dock early in the morning and sail away late afternoon. Some stays will be as little as 4 hours or as long as 3 days.

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Miami has several cruise terminals and they are: Terminal AA/AAA – MSC Cruises (2023) Terminal A – Royal Caribbean | The Crown of Miami. Terminal B – Norwegian Cruise Line | The Pearl of Miami.

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World's biggest cruise ship will set sail in 2024 Royal Caribbean International's Icon of the Seas is a mammoth 365 meters long (nearly 1,200 feet) and will weigh a projected 250,800 tonnes.

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Thankfully, very few cruise ships have actually sunk in modern history. Even so, the Titanic's sinking impacted maritime law so much that there are more than enough lifeboats for all passengers and crew onboard any given sailing. Within the last 111 years, over 20 cruise ships and ocean liners have sunk.

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Royal Caribbean Wonder of the Seas As of 2023, Royal Caribbean's Wonder of the Seas is the largest cruise ship in the world. Launched in 2022, the Oasis-class vessel can accommodate up to 7,084 guests in 2,867 staterooms and carries as many as 2,204 crew members.

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