Florida Ports Servicing Cruise Lines
• Cape Canaveral: Port Canaveral
• Fort Lauderdale: Port Everglades
• Jacksonville: Jacksonville Port Authority
• Tampa: Tampa Port Authority
• Miami: Port of Miami-Dade
Cruising from Port Canaveral
Port Canaveral is the second busiest cruise port in the world. There are numerous cruise options available with six cruise terminals in operation. Two, three, four, five and seven-day cruises are available. The area around the port has been beautifully developed, with shops and restaurants dotting the waterfront. About a 50 minute drive from Orlando International Airport, Orlando theme parks and area hotels, you can begin or end your Orlando vacation with a cruise from Port Canaveral.
The cruise lines which offer sailings from Port Canaveral are:
Carnival Cruise Lines; Disney Cruise Line; Norwegian Cruise Line; Holland America; Royal Caribbean International.
Port Everglades
Cruisers from Ft. Lauderdale depart from Port Everglades. With 12 cruise ship terminals and more than 3,000 cruises annually the cruise business at Port Everglades is booming. The cruise terminals are within two minutes of the Ft. Lauderdale International Airport and taxis are readily available in front of the baggage claim areas.
The cruise lines which offer sailings from Port Everglades are:
Carnival Cruises, Celebrity Cruises, Costa, Cunard, Discovery Cruise Line, Holland America, Princess Cruises, Regent Seven Seas Cruises, Royal Caribban, The Yachts of Seaborne and Silverseas.
Port of Miami
The Port of Miami is considered the "Cruise Capital of the World" and has the largest state-of-the-art passenger terminals in Florida. It has 12 air-conditioned terminals, shopping and limousine service. The Port of Miami, Florida also serves as the gateway for more than three million passengers a year. Norwegian Cruise Line's (NCL) Norwegian Dawn features an itinerary, which includes Miami as a Port of Call on a 7-day Bahamas and Florida cruise.
The eight cruise lines which offer sailings from the Port of Miami are:
Carnival Cruise Lines, Costa Cruises, Celebrity Cruises, Norwegian Cruise Line, Crystal Cruises, Royal Caribbean International, Oceania Cruises, and Windjammer Barefoot Cruises.
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