MIAMI.- The Port of Miami, the Cruise Capital of the World, has set a new record by welcoming more than 7.2 million passengers during fiscal year 2023, as reported by Miami-Dade in a press release this Monday, December 11. .
PortMiami experienced 6.97% growth in passenger cruise activity compared to its previous record of 6,823,816 passengers in fiscal year 2019.
“Congratulations to the entire PortMiami team and partners on the busiest cruise year in their history,” said Miami-Dade County Mayor Daniella Levine Cava. “PortMiami continues to drive our economy, creating opportunities for residents and businesses throughout our county. “The port is an industry leader, prepared for the future and committed to innovative, efficient and sustainable growth.”
Regarding cargo, the port recorded 1,098,322 twenty-foot equivalent units (TEU), surpassing the million TEU mark for the ninth consecutive fiscal year.
Among the new cruise lines that began sailing from PortMiami are Oceania Vista, Carnival Cruise Line Costa Venezia, Scenic Eclipse II, Crystal Cruises Serenity, MSC Cruises Explora I, Norwegian Cruise Line Norwegian VIVA, and Regent Seven Seas Grandeur. In January 2024, Royal Caribbean Group’s Icon of the Seas, the largest cruise ship in the world, will leave port.
Since the pandemic, the port opened three new cruise terminals: Norwegian Cruise Line’s Cruise Terminal B, known as The Pearl of Miami; Carnival Corporation Cruise Terminal F; and Virgin Voyages Cruise Terminal V. Currently under construction are the MSC Cruises AA/AAA terminals, which will open in 2024.
Recently, the Miami-Dade County Board of Commissioners approved Royal Caribbean Group’s new Cruise Terminal G, which is expected to begin operations in late 2027.
In this context, PortMiami is building a coastal power generation facility in partnership with Carnival Corporation, MSC Cruises, Norwegian Cruise Line, Royal Caribbean Group, Virgin Voyages and Florida Power & Light Company. Once completed in 2024, this system will provide enough shore-based power to power three ships simultaneously, allowing cruise ships to turn off their engines while docked and reduce their environmental emissions, including noise emissions.
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