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South Florida is the cruise capital. See ships based this year in Miami, Broward

South Florida is home to two of the busiest cruise passenger ports in the world, PortMiami and Port Everglades.

PortMiami had a record 8.2 million visitors in fiscal year 2024, a 13% increase from the prior period. New ships departing included Explora Journeys Explora II, Virgin Voyages Resilient Lady, MSC Cruises World America, Norwegian Cruise Line Aqua, Virgin Voyages Brilliant Lady and Oceania Allura.

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Port Everglades in Fort Lauderdale had 4.1 million passengers in fiscal year 2024, also a record. New ships include the Crystal Serenity, Princess Cruises’ Sun Princess, Silversea’s Silver Ray and the Ritz-Carlton Yacht Collection’s llama.

Here are the ships home-ported in Miami and Broward until Sept. 30, 2025:

PortMiami

Visit Miami port’s website for details on cruise lines and their ships.

A Miami Dade Fire Boat salutes the Royal Caribbean’s ‘Icon of the Seas’, the world’s largest cruise ship as it heads to the dock early Wednesday morning during its first arrival into PortMiami, January 10, 2024.
A Miami Dade Fire Boat salutes the Royal Caribbean’s ‘Icon of the Seas’, the world’s largest cruise ship as it heads to the dock early Wednesday morning during its first arrival into PortMiami, January 10, 2024. Pedro Portal pportal@miamiherald.com

Carnival Cruise Lines

Celebration, Conquest, Horizon, Magic, Sunrise, Miracle, Paradise, Spirit, Venezia

Celebrity Cruises

Summit, Explora Journeys, Explora I, Explora II

MSC Cruises

MSC Divina, MSC Magnifica, Seascape, Seaside, Seashore, World America

Norwegian Cruise Line

Norwegian Aqua, Norwegian Blissv, Norwegian Breakaway, Norwegian Encore, Norwegian Escape, Norwegian Gem, Norwegian Getaway, Norwegian Jade, Norwegian Joy, Norwegian Pearl

Oceania Cruises

Insignia, Marina, Nautica, Sirena, Vista, Regent Seven Seas, Seven Seas Grandeur, Seven Seas Mariner, Seven Seas Navigator

Royal Caribbean International

Allure of the Seas, Brilliance of the Seas, Explorer of the Seas, Freedom of the Seas, Icon of the Seas, Independence of the Seas, Odyssey of the Seas, Symphony of the Seas, Wonder of the Seas, Virgin Voyages, Scarlet Lady, Resilient Lady, Valiant Lady

Port Everglades

Visit the Broward port’s website for details on cruise lines and their ships.

The new Disney cruise terminal at Port Everglades on Nov. 11, 2023.
The new Disney cruise terminal at Port Everglades on Nov. 11, 2023. Courtesy of Disney

Baleària Caribbean

Jaume II (will sail year-round)

Celebrity Cruises

Celebrity Apex, Celebrity Ascent, Celebrity Beyond, Celebrity Eclipse, Celebrity Reflection (will sail year-round), Celebrity Silhouette, Celebrity Summit

Crystal

Crystal Serenity

Disney Cruise Line

Disney Dream (will saill year-round), Disney Magic

Holland America Line

Eurodam, Nieuw Amsterdam, Nieuw Statendam, Oosterdam, Rotterdam, Volendam, Zaandam, Zuiderdam

Princess Cruises

Caribbean Princess, Coral Princess, Emerald Princess, Enchanted Princess (will sail year-round), Island Princess, Majestic Princess, Regal Princess, Ruby Princess, Saphire Princess, Sky Princess, Sun Princess, Ritz-Carlton Yacht Collection, Ilma

Royal Caribbean International

Freedom of the Seas, Grandeur of the Seas, Jewel of the Seas (will sail year-round), Liberty of the Seas, Oasis of the Seas (will sail year-round), Serenade of the Seas, Silversea Cruises., Silver Moon, Silver Ray, Silver Shadow

Viking Cruises

Viking Mars, Viking Neptune, Viking Octantis, Viking Polaris, Viking Sky

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Vinod Sreeharsha
Miami Herald
Vinod Sreeharsha covers tourism trends in South Florida for the Miami Herald.
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