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Six Florida ports send cruise ships out, and a seventh, Key West, is a port of call.
PortMiami in Miami-Dade County, Port Canaveral in Brevard County and Port Everglades at Fort Lauderdale in Broward County are the three busiest cruise ports in the world. In the fiscal year that ended in September 2025, by each port's own count, Port Canaveral had more than 8.6 million passenger movements, PortMiami 8,564,225 and Port Everglades 4,773,873, and on September 14, 2026 PortMiami passed 10 million in the fiscal year that ends that month. On the Gulf side, Port Tampa Bay sails from downtown Tampa in Hillsborough County and counted 1.66 million cruise passengers in its 2025 fiscal year. JAXPORT in Jacksonville, Duval County, has Carnival all year and Norwegian from November to April, both on four- and five-day trips. The Port of Palm Beach at Riviera Beach sends Margaritaville at Sea Paradise out on two- to five-night trips. At Key West in Monroe County, ships from Miami, Port Everglades, Port Canaveral, Tampa and Jacksonville tie up for the day at Mallory Square and Pier B. Each port has its own answer below, with what sails from it and how to get there.
From PortMiami, on Dodge Island off downtown Miami in Miami-Dade County. The port lists 26 cruise lines that sail from it or call there, and MSC, Royal Caribbean, Norwegian, Carnival and Virgin Voyages have terminals of their own; Terminal C takes ships from several lines and Terminal J the small and luxury ships.
Read the answer →From Port Canaveral in Brevard County, which the port describes as the closest port to Orlando and the Central Florida theme parks.
Read the answer →From Port Everglades at Fort Lauderdale in Broward County, with Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport less than two miles away.
Read the answer →From Port Tampa Bay's cruise terminals along Channelside Drive in downtown Tampa, Hillsborough County.
Read the answer →From the JAXPORT Cruise Terminal at 9810 August Drive in Jacksonville, Duval County.
Read the answer →From the Port of Palm Beach at Riviera Beach. Margaritaville at Sea's Paradise sails from it on two- to five-night trips, to Grand Bahama, Nassau and Key West among others, and SeaDream Yacht Club and American Cruise Lines use the port too.
Read the answer →Yes. Key West in Monroe County is a port of call, where ships stop for the day and nobody boards a cruise: they come from Miami, Port Everglades, Port Canaveral, Tampa, Jacksonville and the Caribbean.
Read the answer →Population 2,738,356. Typical home sale price $576,224 in the three months ending June 2026; typical condo $396,250 in May 2026. Median household income $71,753; 16.9% of residents are 65 or older. (Source: Redfin; U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, published January 2026)
Open the county guide →Population 632,780. Typical home sale price $368,859 in the three months ending June 2026; typical condo $229,000 in May 2026. Median household income $78,476; 24.5% of residents are 65 or older. (Source: Redfin; U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, published January 2026)
Open the county guide →Population 1,977,129. Typical home sale price $477,652 in the three months ending June 2026; typical condo $225,000 in May 2026. Median household income $77,633; 17.9% of residents are 65 or older. (Source: Redfin; U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, published January 2026)
Open the county guide →Population 1,522,748. Typical home sale price $418,818 in the three months ending June 2026; typical condo $200,000 in May 2026. Median household income $79,540; 15% of residents are 65 or older. (Source: Redfin; U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, published January 2026)
Open the county guide →Population 1,023,153. Typical home sale price $327,072 in the three months ending June 2026; typical condo $180,000 in May 2026. Median household income $71,277; 15.3% of residents are 65 or older. (Source: Redfin; U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, published January 2026)
Open the county guide →Population 1,533,806. Typical home sale price $548,453 in the three months ending June 2026; typical condo $279,000 in May 2026. Median household income $83,581; 24.8% of residents are 65 or older. (Source: Redfin; U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, published January 2026)
Open the county guide →Population 81,860. Typical home sale price $1,101,891 in the three months ending June 2026; typical condo $548,750 in May 2026. Median household income $87,738; 24.7% of residents are 65 or older. (Source: Redfin; U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, published January 2026)
Open the county guide →From PortMiami, on Dodge Island off downtown Miami in Miami-Dade County. The port lists 26 cruise lines that sail from it or call there, and MSC, Royal Caribbean, Norwegian, Carnival and Virgin Voyages have terminals of their own; Terminal C takes ships from several lines and Terminal J the small and luxury ships.
From Port Everglades at Fort Lauderdale in Broward County, with Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport less than two miles away.
From Port Canaveral in Brevard County, which the port describes as the closest port to Orlando and the Central Florida theme parks.
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