PortMiami sets cruise passenger record
.JPG "Carnival Cruise Lines' Carnival Breeze is shown at PortMiami in this file photo. The port said it processed 4.8 million multi-day cruise passengers in fiscal 2014.")
PortMiami announced Wednesday that it welcomed a record number of cruise passengers in fiscal 2014, which ended Sept. 30.
The “Cruise Capital of the World” said it processed 4.77 million multi-day passengers during the fiscal year, up from 4.03 million in 2013. The port processed another 167,000 daily passengers.
Passengers are counted when they get on and off a ship.
In all, 32 ships from 13 different brands used PortMiami during the 12-month stretch.
Officials expect the passenger count to come in at about 4.8 million for fiscal 2015, when the port will serve 34 ships from 15 brands.
This story was originally published December 3, 2014 at 5:34 PM with the headline "PortMiami sets cruise passenger record."