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Port Canaveral Announces Plan to Build New Multi-User Cruise Terminal at Port’s Existing North 8 Berth

By  //  May 9, 2024

New terminal will be operational by Summer 2026

Port Canaveral announced a plan to build a new cruise terminal at the Port’s existing North 8 berth, above, to meet the growing demands of the cruise industry. “We have cruise partners with immediate needs to locate assets in Florida and Port Canaveral is where they want to be,” said Capt. John Murray, Port Canaveral CEO. (Port Canaveral image)

Construction timeline is approximately two years, will accommodate the largest ships in the world across a spectrum of brands.

BREVARD COUNTY • PORT CANAVERAL, FLORIDA – Port Canaveral announced a plan to build a new cruise terminal to meet the growing demands of the cruise industry.

The strategic decision to build a new multi-user cruise terminal at the Port’s existing North 8 berth provides significant cost savings, operational flexibility, and an expedited construction timeline of approximately two years to accommodate the largest ships in the world across a spectrum of brands.

“We have cruise partners with immediate needs to locate assets in Florida and Port Canaveral is where they want to be,” said Capt. John Murray, Port Canaveral CEO.

“Our ability to efficiently bring a new cruise terminal online was key to retaining and growing this important business segment that supports many jobs and delivers high value to our regional and state economy.”

Port Canaveral’s existing North 8 berth shares its basin with the Port’s Cruise Terminal 5 on the north side of Port Canaveral.

Designed and built in 2018 for multi-purpose flexibility, the North 8 berth will require minimal modifications to extend the current 1,020 linear feet bulkhead to 1,344 feet to accommodate large cruise vessels. Additionally, waterside improvements to the north side of the shared basin will also extend and improve the berthing capacity of Cruise Terminal 5.

Port Canaveral announced a plan to build a new cruise terminal to meet the growing demands of the cruise industry. Port Canaveral’s existing North 8 berth shares its basin with the Port’s Cruise Terminal 5 on the north side of Port Canaveral. (Port Canaveral image)

The new multi-user cruise terminal and parking facility will leverage technology to provide optimal flexibility for multi-users, and multi-brands. The North 8 location, current berth configuration, and vacant uplands allow minimal disruption to current port and tenant operations during construction.

“A new cruise terminal and the business it will deliver builds on our Board’s commitment to the economic prosperity of our Port community,” said Micah Loyd, Chairman of the Canaveral Port Authority Board of Commissioners.

“This proactive, business-oriented strategy reaffirms our commitment to ensure the State of Florida continues to prosper from cruise tourism and remains the ‘Cruise Capital of the World’.”

“We have cruise partners with immediate needs to locate assets in Florida and Port Canaveral is where they want to be,” said Capt. John Murray, Port Canaveral CEO. “Our ability to efficiently bring a new cruise terminal online was key to retaining and growing this important business segment that supports many jobs and delivers high value to our regional and state economy.”
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