List of busiest cruise ports by passengers

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This is a list of busiest cruise ports by passengers. The present list intends to include all cruise ports around the world. The ranking is ordered according to total passenger traffic per calendar or fiscal year. The statistics represent data reported by the port operator, a government entity, or a news outlet.

Annual cruise passengers
Rank
Port Country/
terrirory
PassengersYear
1 Port of Miami Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States 8,233,056 [1] [2] 2024
2 Port Canaveral Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States 7,600,000 [3] 2024
3 Port of Nassau Flag of the Bahamas.svg  Bahamas 5,649,856 [4] 2024
4 Port of Cozumel Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 4,566,358 [5] 2024
5 Port Everglades Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States 4,010,919 [6] 2024
6 Port of Barcelona Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 3,655,981 [7] 2024
7 Port of Civitavecchia Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 3,459,238 [8] 2024
8 Port of Shanghai Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 1,375,900 [9] 2024
9Ports of Out Islands Flag of the Bahamas.svg  Bahamas 2,549,803 [10] 2016
10 Port of Marseille Flag of France.svg  France 2,543,189 [11] 2023
11Ports of Balearic Islands Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 2,499,141 [12] 2024
12 Port of Galveston Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States 3,400,000 [13] 2024
13 Port of Southampton Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 1,899,654 [14] 2022
14 Port of Las Palmas Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 1,870,999 [12] 2024
15 Port of Singapore Flag of Singapore.svg  Singapore 1,846,843 [15] 2024
16 Port of Naples Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 1,740,000 [16] 2024
17 Port of Genoa Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 1,590,000 [16] 2024
18 Port of New York and New Jersey Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States 1,537,695 [17] 2016
19 Ports of Saint Thomas and Saint John Flag of the United States Virgin Islands.svg  United States Virgin Islands 1,530,993 [18] 2024
20 Port of San Juan Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  Puerto Rico 1,431,933 [19] 2024
21 Port of Philipsburg Flag of Sint Maarten.svg  Sint Maarten 1,318,177 [20] 2023
22 Port of Santa Cruz de Tenerife Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 1,316,706 [12] 2024
23 Port of George Town Flag of the Cayman Islands.svg  Cayman Islands 1,270,981 [21] 2023
24 Port of Amber Cove Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg  Dominican Republic 1,201,255 [22] 2024
25 Port of Jeju Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 1,200,000 [23] 2017
26 Port of Grand Turk Island Flag of the Turks and Caicos Islands.svg  Turks and Caicos Islands 1,111,818 [24] 2019
27 Port of Piraeus Flag of Greece.svg  Greece 1,055,559 [25] 2017
28 Port of New Orleans Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States 1,048,112 [17] 2016
29 Port of Roatan Flag of Honduras (2022-).svg  Honduras 1,037,647 [26] 2016
30 Penang, Swettenham Pier Flag of Malaysia 23px.svg  Malaysia 1,020,000 [27] 2017
31 Port of Juneau Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States 1,004,774 [17] 2016
32Port of Mahahual Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 1,000,818 [28] 2017
33 Port of Tampa Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States 1,000,000 [17] 2016
34 Port of Los Angeles Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States 995,819 [29]
35 Port of Taino Bay Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg  Dominican Republic 994,609 [22] 2024
36 Port of Palermo Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 975,720 [16] 2024
37 Port of Seattle Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States 983,539 [17] 2016
38 Port Zante Flag of Saint Kitts and Nevis.svg  Saint Kitts and Nevis 951,021 [17] 2016
39 Port of Hakata Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 950,000 [30] 2017
40 Port of Ketchikan Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States 947,972 [31] 2017
41 Port of Keelung Flag of the Republic of China.svg  Taiwan 946,372 [32] 2019
42 Port of Vancouver Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 895,000 [33] 2017
43 Port of Rostock Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 892,000 [34] 2017
44 Port of Naha Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 888,300 [35] 2017
45 Port of Hong Kong Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong 875,212 [36] 2018
46 Port of Livorno Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 864,118 [16] 2024
47 Port of Bridgetown Flag of Barbados.svg  Barbados 853,200 [37] 2019
48 Port of Copenhagen Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 840,000 [38] 2013
49 Port of Valletta Flag of Malta.svg  Malta 778,596 [25] 2017
50 Port of Valencia Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 774,067 [12] 2024
51 Port of Savona Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 752,273 [16] 2024
52 Port of Dubrovnik Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia 748,918 [25] 2017
53 Port of Falmouth Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica 713,385 [39] 2024
54Port of Victoria Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 709,042 [17] 2019
55 Port of Cadiz Bay Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 696,146 [12] 2024
56 Port of Corfu Flag of Greece.svg  Greece 679,681 [25]
57 Port of Ensenada Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 647,757 [28] 2016
58 Port of Tallinn Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia 635,068 [40] 2018
59 Port of Dubai Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates 625,000 [41] 2017
60 Port of La Spezia Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 622,701 [16] 2024
61 Port of Messina Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 617,476 [16] 2024
62 Port of Bergen Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 599,964 [42] 2018
63 Port of Kiel Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 598,672 [43] 2018
64 Port of Tunis Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia 560,000 [44] 2015
65 Port of Venice Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 547,587 [16] 2024
66 Port of Hamburg Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 552,459 [38] 2013
67 Port of Kotor Flag of Montenegro.svg  Montenegro 541,017 [25] 2024
68 Port of Madeira Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal 540,593 [25] 2017
69Port of Saint Petersburg Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 523,525 [38] 2013
70 Port of Lisbon Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal 521,042 [25] 2017
71 Port of Arrecife Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 520,192 [12] 2024
72 Port of Tianjin Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 500,0002016
73 Port of Palm Beach, Florida Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States 480,000 [17] 2016
74 Port of Malaga Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 469,949 [12] 2024
75 Port of Cagliari Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 448,661 [16] 2024
76 Port of Progreso Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 413,474 [28] 2016
77 Port of Gibraltar Flag of Gibraltar.svg  Gibraltar 404,995 [25] 2017
78 Port of Cartagena de Indias Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia 402,848 [45] 2024
79 Port of Boston Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States 402,346 [46] 2019
80 Port of Bari Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 397,558 [16] 2024
81 Cabo San Lucas Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 390,987 [28] 2016
82 Port of Quebec Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 387,678 [47] 2017
83 Port of Buenos Aires Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 374,106 [48] 2019
84 Port of Nouméa Flag of France.svg  France 351,400 [49] 2015
85 Port of Puerto Vallarta Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 338,153 [28] 2016
86 Port of Amsterdam Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 332,999 [50] 2017
87 Port of Halifax Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 323,709 [51] 2019
88 Port of Ajaccio Flag of France.svg  France 302,700 [49] 2015
89 Port of Qingdao Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 300,000 [52] 2017
90 Port of Villefranche-sur-Mer Flag of France.svg  France 296,100 [49] 2015
91 Port of Oslo Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 266,000 [53] 2022
92 Port of Toulon Flag of France.svg  France 239,023 [25] [49] 2015
93 Port of Split Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia 232,244 [25] 2017
94 Port of Cartagena Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 219,432 [12] 2024
95 Port of Saint John Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 208,818 [54] 2017
96 Port of Mazatlan Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 203,227 [28] 2016
97 Port of Casablanca Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco 198,140 [55] 2013
98 Port of Heraklion Flag of Greece.svg  Greece 181,693 [25] 2017
99 Port of Portland Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States 172,184 [56] 2018
100 Port of Jacksonville Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States 170,000 [57] 2017
101 Port of Monaco Flag of Monaco.svg  Monaco 168,017 [25] 2017
102 Port of Liverpool Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 122,964
103 Port of Gdynia Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 90,000 [58] 2023

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