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Port Canaveral has earned the title of world’s busiest cruise port for only the second time in its history.

The distinction became clear Tuesday because PortMiami, which traditionally has held that title, reported its passenger movements for fiscal 2025, falling short of Port Canaveral’s previously disclosed totals.

For the record: PortMiami had 8,564,225 cruise passengers get on or off a ship from Oct. 1, 2024-Sept. 30, 2025.

Port Canaveral had a record 8,602,047 passenger movements, making it No. 1.

The only other time that has happened was in the rebuilding year after the COVID pandemic, when Port Canaveral for fiscal 2022 had 4,071,891 passenger movements compared to PortMiami’s 4 million.

Canaveral’s traffic comes from just six cruise

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