The crew of the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Confidence returned to their homeport in Cape Canaveral, Friday, following a 60-day deployment in the Windward Passage and Florida Straits. […]
The 25th annual Space Coast Birding and Wildlife Festival returns January 24-28 at the Radisson Resort at the Port. The unique event has always embraced both the general public as well as the experienced enthusiast, with many of its programs encompassing more than birding. […]
Port Canaveral is at the center point for the use of Liquefied Natural Gas as an aerospace and marine fuel. LNG is natural gas in its liquid form and is produced by purifying natural gas and super-cooling it to -260°F to turn it into a liquid. As the world’s second busiest cruise port, Port Canaveral has led the way in meeting the LNG fueling needs of our cruise partners, in addition to the space industry. On March 1, 2021, Port Canaveral became the first LNG cruise Port in the U.S. with the bunkering of Carnival Cruise Line’s Mardi Gras, the first LNG-powered cruise ship in North America. […]
Florida’s Port Canaveral has been named the Best U.S. Homeport for 2023 in the annual Cruise Hive Awards. It’s the fourth consecutive year the port has won the honor. Located on the Florida’s Space Coast, Port Canaveral earned 34% of the vote, more than twice the votes of second-place finisher PortMiami. Nearly 20 ports in total competed for the annual honor. […]
The 25th annual Space Coast Birding and Wildlife Festival returns January 24-28 at the Radisson Resort at the Port. The unique event has always embraced both the general public as well as the experienced enthusiast, with many of its programs encompassing more than birding. […]
In collaboration with Florida Power & Light Company (FPL), Port Canaveral will introduce six cutting-edge FPL EVolution® Level 3 fast charging stations to offer expanded opportunities to charge electric vehicles at the Port. […]
WELCOME AMERICAN GLORY: Port Canaveral had the pleasure of welcoming the brand-new American Glory “Coastal Cat” for its inaugural port-of call visit. The American Glory is an American flagged vessel and part of American Cruise Lines. […]
U.S. Coast Guard Station Port Canaveral hosted a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the 21,000-square-foot multi-mission facility. […]
Royal Caribbean International announced that Star of the Seas, above, will be homeported from Port Canaveral when she debuts in the summer of 2025. Star of the Seas’ sister ship, Icon of the Seas, is the world’s biggest cruise ship with the capacity to hold 7,600 guests and 2,350 crew members and will go into service next year. […]
Premier Cruise Line’s “Big Red Boat.” From 1985 to 1992, Disney partnered with Premier and its bright red-hulled cruise ship that operated out of Port Canaveral to provide Disney costumed characters for the cruise line’s Bahamas cruises in connection with a multi-day vacation stay at Walt Disney World. […]
A passenger was gravely injured aboard Royal Caribbean’s Allure of the Seas cruise ship – and later died at the hospital, according to the cruise line and those aboard the ship. […]
Great changes were ahead for Port Canaveral as it entered its third decade. The operating budget reached $1 million for the first time in 1973 and income from revenue was $400,000, nearly approaching the equal mark with tax revenue. […]
