Norwegian Cruise Lines has recently announced their decision to reposition the Norwegian Epic to Port Canaveral this winter, in response to the growing demand for Caribbean sailings. […]
Cruising out of Port Canaveral on Florida’s Space Coast is an exciting experience for the whole family. […]
Marella Cruises’ Discovery sailed from Port Canaveral’s Cruise Terminal 5, kicking off a slate of 26 weekly sailings between now and November. The sailing of the Discovery is also Marella’s first from the United States. […]
Princess Cruises has announced they will homeport the Caribbean Princess at Port Canaveral beginning November 2024 to sail Caribbean itineraries for its winter season. […]
Port Canaveral’s newest homeported ship, the MSC Cruises MSC Seaside has arrived to begin sailing three and four-night cruises to The Bahamas, and seven-night sailings to Cozumel and Costa Maya in Mexico, Belize. […]
Port Canaveral cargo partners at GT USA were quite busy last week loading 32 pieces of construction equipment, including excavators, bulldozers, and impact pressure equipment, weighing between 42 to 86 tons each, onto the cargo vessel Marguisa Zierikzee at Port Canaveral’s North Cargo Berth 6. The machinery was purchased at one of Central Florida’s many automobile/heavy equipment auctions and is now en route to Guyana in South America. (Port Canaveral image) […]
The Propeller Club of Port Canaveral has named retired United States Coast Guard Admiral Wayne Justice as the 2023 Maritime Person of the Year. Justice currently serves on the Canaveral Port Authority Board of Commissioners. He was first elected to the Board in 2014 and is now serving his third term. […]
New York City firefighters from the FDNY Marine Operations Unit attended the LNG Training Facility at the Port Canaveral Maritime Training Academy this week, training in LNG fire safety. They came to Port Canaveral, America’s first LNG cruise port, to prepare for the future arrival of LNG cruise ships to NY Harbor. […]
After years of challenging Port Miami as the busiest cruise port on the globe, Port Canaveral finally earned the title in 2022 with 4,072,396 multi-day passengers, edging out PortMiami by 49,852 passengers who had a total of 4,022,544 in 2022. […]
Port Canaveral once again came out on top of the Cruise Hive Cruise Ship Awards, an annual event recognizing the best in the industry. Port Canaveral is the second busiest cruise ports in the world with more than 4.5 million cruise passengers last year, but way before becoming a major cruise port, the ocean liner Carla C paid Port Canaveral a visit in September 1979. […]
Coast Guard Cutter Vigilant (WMEC-617) was commissioned in 1964, which means it has served this nation well over 50 years. During those many years, the cutter and its crews have performed the missions of maritime law enforcement, search and rescue, homeland security, national defense and international engagement. […]
The Cruise Hive Cruise Ship Awards are an annual event recognizing the best in the industry, as voted on by Cruise Hive readers. Port Canaveral came out on top again this year, earning 24% of the votes and taking the first-place spot. It is the third year in a row that Port Canaveral has taken the top spot, followed closely by Miami and Fort Lauderdale. […]
