Other ships in Cape Canaveral

Sue Sullivan · Mar 22, 2004

I was wondering how many cruise terminals there are in Cape Canaveral. If we stay at the Radisson and take the shuttle, will there be folks on the shuttle that need to go to other terminals or will they all be going to the Disney terminal? Thanks all!!

Dave_from_Marietta · Mar 22, 2004

There about a half-dozen ships that come in from time to time, but there will only be as many as three (including your Disney ship) in port at any given time.

GenieDana · Mar 22, 2004

Disney Magic
Disney Wonder
Carnival Glory
Carnival Fantasy
Royal Cariibbean Mariner of the Seas
Royal Caribbean Sovereign of the Seas
Holland America Zaandam
Ocean Club Cruises Mirage I (bankrupt)
Norwegian Cruise Lines Norwegian Dawn
Royal Olympia Cruises Olympia Explorer
Sterling Casino Lines M/V Ambassador II
Suncruz Casino M/V Surfside Princess

Horace Horsecollar · Mar 22, 2004

You can click on the names of the ships on the following webpage to see on what days they sail: http://www.portcanaveral.org/funport/cruise.htm

Sue Sullivan · Mar 22, 2004

Wow, what great info, thanks! In what order does the Radisson shuttle drop folks off. I am hoping the Disney terminal is the first. I can imagine the Radisson shuttles are a bit confusing with so many people sailling on different lines. We will have a car and are considering having hubby drop off the family at the port, then go back to park and try to get on the next shuttle out himself.

mbaidacoff · Mar 22, 2004

Our shuttle driver (from Budget) told us that only DCL passengers are allowed into the Disney terminal so we had to drop off the other passengers first (Carnival). It only took us about an extra 5 minutes. I'll put up with an extra 5 minutes for that added security any day.

erikthewise · Mar 22, 2004

When visiting the www.portcanaveral.org as Horace suggested, it says Port Canaveral is the #2 cruise port in the world. Interesting, but which port is #1? Miami?

Dave_from_Marietta · Mar 22, 2004

Originally posted by erikthewise

When visiting the www.portcanaveral.org as Horace suggested, it says Port Canaveral is the #2 cruise port in the world. Interesting, but which port is #1? Miami?

Miami certainly makes that claim. Among boasts at the Port of Miami web site:

<table border=0><tr valign=top><td>• </td><td>The Port of Miami remains the undisputed "Cruise Capital of the World."</td></tr><tr valign=top><td>• </td><td>Miami home-ported 18 cruise ships and nearly 3.6 million passengers in Fiscal Year 2002.</td></tr><tr valign=top><td>• </td><td>One out of every three North American cruise passengers sails from Miami.</td></tr><tr valign=top><td>• </td><td>The Port of Miami is homeport to Carnival Cruise Line, Celebrity Cruises, Norwegian Cruise Line, Royal Caribbean International and Windjammer Barefoot Cruises.</td></tr><tr valign=top><td>• </td><td>Miami offers a wide variety of cruise destinations - Bahamas, Mexico, Caribbean, South America, Europe, the Far East and around the World.</td></tr><tr valign=top><td>• </td><td>Eight mega-cruise ships docked at the Port of Miami on March 8, 2003 breaking a new cruise record. Combined, the eight ships measured over 7,286 feet and embarked approximately 19,000 passengers.</td></tr></table>

In researching this answer I also came across some other interesting tidbits...

<table border=0><tr valign=top><td>• </td><td>Port of Miami, Port Canaveral, and Port Everglades (Fort Lauderdale) are the three busiest cruise ship ports in the U.S. The Port of Los Angeles is the fourth busiest.</td></tr><tr valign=top><td>• </td><td>Port Canaveral briefly passed the Port of Miami in 2000 in terms of passenger numbers, but nearly half of Canaveral's total that year came from the two gambling ships which sail twice daily. Miami easily held the lead when counting only overnight passengers.</td></tr></table>

GenieDana · Mar 22, 2004

Also, Jacksonville is a new cruiseport (Carnival) for Florida.

Some new ships coming to the Caribbean include:

Princess Caribbean Princess and a second unamed ship in the Princess line.

RCCL and HAL also will be adding new ships to the Carribean that are under construction. Which home port is the question, but Tampa and Jacksonville have a lot of available terminal space, international airports, and interstate highway access.