Port Canaveral was voted the Best Cruise Homeport in the United States in 2021, beating other nearby ports in Florida. The port received the most votes in Cruise Hive’s annual Cruise Ship Awards.
Port Canaveral voted best!
the Cruise Ship Awards 2021 The results were published and Port Canaveral was named the best cruise homeport in the United States for the second time. The port had previously won the 2019 awards. In 2020, the awards were very limited due to the industry-wide shutdown.
Port Canaveral received more votes than any other port including the cruise capital of the world, PortMiami, also in Florida. The Cruise Ship Awards opened for voting in mid-September 2021 and since then Cruise Hive readers have been able to cast a single vote in each of the seven categories. Repeated polls and suspicious activity were not included in the final results.
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The Florida cruise port is the second largest in the world, with multi-day embarkation and catering for some of the largest cruise lines of the world’s largest cruise lines. The port has already welcomed the new Terminal 3 for Carnival’s new LNG-powered mega-ships, resulting in increased capacity.
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Before the pandemic, Port Canaveral hosted nearly 5 million cruise passengers annually and will continue to grow in the future. The port has a total of seven terminals, several of which have recently been renovated.
Ports that came second and third
In the Best Cruise Homeport category in the USA category, there were a total of 17 ports, five of them in Florida. The state is home to cruises, so it’s not surprising that PortMiami, the cruise capital of the world, ranks second.
Like Port Canaveral, the port’s skyline is changing with shiny new cruise terminals, including the modern terminals of Royal Caribbean and Norwegian Cruise Line. Carnival Cruise Line is also doing some upgrades and the new Virgin Voyage complex is well underway.
Third is Port Everglades in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, another major industry cruise hub serving large corporations such as Royal Caribbean, Celebrity Cruises, Princess Cruises and Holland America Line. The port is the third largest in the world and typically hosts nearly 4 million passengers annually.
The Cruise Ship Awards 2021 have a total of seven categories, and the best new cruise ship of 2021 has already been announced. There are five more pending results, including Best Cruise Line and Best Cruise Line Private Island and Destination. Check out Cruise Hive for all results.
