Port Canaveral

About Port Canaveral

Port Canaveral on Florida's Space Coast is a major Caribbean homeport for Disney, Carnival, Royal Caribbean, and Norwegian. The port sits adjacent to Cape Canaveral Space Force Station and is the closest major cruise port to the Kennedy Space Center (15 minutes north) — a common excursion. Orlando's theme parks are 50 minutes west, which makes Port Canaveral popular for park-and-cruise packages. MCO is the standard fly-in.

• Port Canaveral had the busiest cruise terminals in the world as of 2025, with over 8.6 million revenue passenger movements in a single fiscal year.
• The port also serves as a cargo facility moving over 5.4 million tonnes of bulk cargo annually, including fresh citrus and frozen orange juice.
• On average, ten ships enter Port Canaveral each day, including vessels from Carnival, Disney, Royal Caribbean, Norwegian, and more.
• Port Canaveral is adjacent to Kennedy Space Center, making it uniquely positioned at the intersection of space exploration and cruise tourism.
• The port exports fresh citrus and bulk-frozen citrus juice stored in one of the largest freezer warehouses in Florida.