Miami does not relinquish title of cruise capital of the world

15-12-23

PortMiami, Florida's largest port, broke a record for passengers served in a year, according to new data released Monday. The port said 7.3 million passengers traveled in and out during the 12-month fiscal year of 2023, which for the cruise industry began Oct. 1, 2022, and ended Sept. 30, 2023. Nearly double the four million passengers in the previous fiscal year.

Port travel surpassed its previous record of 6.8 million passengers set in FY 2019 by 7%, before the COVID-19 pandemic disrupted one of the most popular vacation industries.

This year's record activity is reflected in several new ships sailing from PortMiami, including Oceania's Vista, Carnival Cruise Line's Costa Venezia and Norwegian Cruise Line's Norwegian VIVA. In January, Royal Caribbean's Icon of the Seas, the world's largest cruise ship, will sail from the port.