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Cruise ship Queen Elizabeth pulls into Miami. See what it looks like at port

By Miami Herald
A view of the Cunard cruise ship Queen Elizabeth sits docked at PortMiami on Thursday, Oct. 16, 2025, in Miami. The vessel arrived around 6 a.m. and will be based in Miami for six months, offering voyages to the Caribbean. After tours and festivities, the ship is scheduled to depart later Thursday on its inaugural 12-night Caribbean cruise.
A view of the Cunard cruise ship Queen Elizabeth sits docked at PortMiami on Thursday, Oct. 16, 2025, in Miami. The vessel arrived around 6 a.m. and will be based in Miami for six months, offering voyages to the Caribbean. After tours and festivities, the ship is scheduled to depart later Thursday on its inaugural 12-night Caribbean cruise. Pedro Portal pportal@miamiherald.com

The cruise ship Queen Elizabeth pulled into PortMiami early Thursday and will be based in the Magic City for the next six months as it takes passengers on voyages to the Caribbean.

The ship arrived at the Miami port around 6 a.m. Later Thursday, after a series of tours and festivities in port, the Queen Elizabeth is scheduled to depart on its inaugural trip from Miami for a 12-night Caribbean voyage.

During its Miami stay until April 14, the ship will take trips of 9 to 28 nights and visit St. Lucia, Jamaica, Honduras, Mexico, Montego Bay, St. Thomas, Barbados and Puerto Rico.

LIVE VIDEO: See livestream of Queen Elizabeth docked at PortMiami

“We are thrilled to welcome Cunard’s Queen Elizabeth to PortMiami,” Hydi Webb, PortMiami Director and CEO, said in a statement.

This is the first time the 185-year-old Cunard cruise company has based a ship in the region.

MORE: In a first, the Queen Elizabeth is coming to Miami to sail on Caribbean cruises

This story was originally published October 16, 2025 at 8:49 AM.

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