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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.
It counted 8,564,225 cruise passengers in the fiscal year that ended in September 2025, the most in its history, and passed 10 million on September 14, 2026, two weeks before the next fiscal year closed. Cars reach the island over the port bridge or through a toll-free tunnel from the highways, and there is parking at every terminal. Rideshare has its own pick-up and drop-off zones, most cruise lines run a shuttle from Miami International Airport, and Brightline runs a service for cruise passengers to the port.
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 →Six Florida ports send cruise ships out, and a seventh, Key West, is a port of call.
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 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.
From Port Tampa Bay's cruise terminals along Channelside Drive in downtown Tampa, Hillsborough County.
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