PortMiami has reclaimed its position as the world’s busiest cruise port, taking the title back from Port Canaveral.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n
PortMiami recorded nearly 7.3 million passengers in fiscal year 2023, shattering the port’s previous record of 6.8 million passengers in fiscal 2019. (A fiscal year stretches from Oct. 1 to Sept. 30.)\u00a0<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, Port Canaveral counted 6.8 million passengers in fiscal 2023, which also was a port record. Port Canaveral’s previous high was 4.7 million passengers in 2019.\u00a0<\/p>\n
CLIA’s final 2023 ranking has yet to be released. CLIA ranks ports by passengers counted in a calendar year, and PortMiami is expected to top that list.<\/p>\n
PortMiami had long held the title as world’s busiest cruise port, but that changed during the pandemic as cruise lines built back their operations. The drive-to market surged in 2022, giving Port Canaveral, about 55 miles from Orlando, an edge in attracting customers driving to the port.\u00a0<\/p>\n
In 2022, Port Canaveral’s 4.7 million passengers exceeded PortMiami’s 4.03 million passengers.<\/p>\n