List of busiest cruise ports by passengers

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This is a list of busiest cruise ports by passengers. Some Asian ports are not included due to lack of information. This list is not a direct reference to true statistics due to fairly outdated information.

Annual cruise passengers
Rank
Port 2022 / 2023Country
1 Port of Miami 7,299,294 [1] Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
2 Port Canaveral 6,924,865 [1] Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
3 Port of Cozumel 4,098,491 [2] Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico
4 Port of Nassau 3,521,178Flag of the Bahamas.svg  Bahamas
5 Port of Barcelona 3,137,918 [3] Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
6 Port Everglades 3,007,358 [1] Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
7 Port of Shanghai 2,847,000 [4] Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
8 Port of Civitavecchia 2,575,917 [5] Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
9Ports of Out Islands 2,549,803 [6] Flag of the Bahamas.svg  Bahamas
10Port of Palma de Mallorca 2,220,132 [7] Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
11 Port of Galveston 2,207,852Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
12 Port of Southampton 1,899,654 [8] Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom
13 Port of George Town, Grand Cayman 1,711,853 [6] Flag of the Cayman Islands.svg  Cayman Islands
14 Port of Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands/St. John 1,694,008 [6] Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
15 Port of Philipsburg, Sint Maarten 1,668,863 [6] Flag of Sint Maarten.svg  Sint Maarten
16Ports of Jamaica 1,655,565 [4] Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica
17 Port of New York and New Jersey 1,537,695 [6] Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
18 Port of Marseille 1,487,313 [9] Flag of France.svg  France
19 Port of Venice 1,427,812 [9] Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
20 Port of Singapore 1,379,753 [10] Flag of Singapore.svg  Singapore
21 Port of San Juan 1,379,367 [6] Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
22 Port of Jeju 1,200,000 [11] Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea
23 Port of Grand Turk Island 1,111,818 (2019) [12] Flag of the Turks and Caicos Islands.svg  Turks and Caicos Islands
24 Port of Piraeus 1,055,559 [9] Flag of Greece.svg  Greece
25 Port of New Orleans 1,048,112 [6] Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
26 Port of Roatan 1,037,647 [13] Flag of Honduras.svg  Honduras
27 Penang, Swettenham Pier 1,020,000 [14] Flag of Malaysia 23px.svg  Malaysia
28 Port of Juneau, Alaska 1,004,774 [6] Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
29Port of Mahahual 1,000,818 [2] Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico
30 Port of Tampa 1,000,000 [6] Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
31 Port of Los Angeles 995,819 [15] Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
32 Port of Seattle 983,539 [6] Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
33 Port Zante, Basseterre 951,021 [6] Flag of Saint Kitts and Nevis.svg  Saint Kitts and Nevis
34 Port of Hakata, Fukuoka 950,000 (2017) [16] Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
35 Port of Ketchikan 947,972 [17] Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
36 Port of Keelung 946,372 (2019) [18] Flag of the Republic of China.svg  Taiwan
37 Port of Naples 927,458 [9] Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
38 Port of Genoa 925,118 [9] Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
39 Port of Vancouver 895,000 (2018) [19] Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
40 Port of Rostock, Warnemünde 892,000 (2017) [20] Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
41 Port of Naha 888,300 (2017) [21] Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
42 Port of Hong Kong 875,212 (2018) [22] Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong
44 Port of Savona 854,443 [9] Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
45 Port of Bridgetown 853,200 (2019) [23] Flag of Barbados.svg  Barbados
46 Port of Copenhagen 840,000 (2013) [24] Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark
47 Port of Valletta 778,596 [9] Flag of Malta.svg  Malta
48 Port of Dubrovnik 748,918 [9] Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia
48 Port of Santa Cruz de Tenerife 739,101 [25] Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
49 Port of Las Palmas 721,938 [26] Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
50Port of Victoria 709,042 (2019) [6] Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
51 Port of Corfu 679,681 [9] Flag of Greece.svg  Greece
52 Port of Ensenada, Baja California 647,757 [2] Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico
53 Port of Tallinn 635,068 (2018) [27] Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia
54 Port of Dubai 625,000 (2017) [28] Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates
55 Port of Bergen 599,964 (2018) [29] Flag of Norway.svg  Norway
56 Port of Kiel 598,672 (2018) [30] Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
57 Port of Tunis 560,000 [31] Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia
58 Port of Hamburg 552,459 (2013) [24] Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
59 Port of Kotor 541,017 [9] Flag of Montenegro.svg  Montenegro
60 Port of Madeira 540,593 [9] Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal
61Port of Saint Petersburg 523,525 (2013) [24] Flag of Russia.svg  Russia
62 Port of Lisbon 521,042 [9] Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal
63 Port of Arrecife 520,192 [26] Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
64 Port of Tianjin 500,000 (2016)Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
65 Port of Palm Beach, Florida 480,000 [6] Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
66 Port of Cadiz Bay 477,392 [3] Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
67 Port of Malaga 476,973 [3] Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
68 Port of Palermo 459,229 [9] Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
69 Port of La Spezia 454,954 [9] Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
70 Port of Valencia 435,616 [3] Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
71 Port of Cagliari 424,305 [9] Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
72 Port of Progreso, Yucatán 413,474 [2] Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico
73 Port of Gibraltar 404,995 [9] Flag of Gibraltar.svg  Gibraltar
74 Port of Boston 402,346 (2019) [32] Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
75 Port of Bari 397,558 [9] Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
76 Cabo San Lucas 390,987 [2] Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico
77 Port of Messina 390,196 [9] Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
78 Port of Quebec 387,678 (2017) [33] Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
79 Port of Buenos Aires 374,106 (2019) [34] Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina
80 Port of Nouméa 351,400 [35] Flag of France.svg  France
81 Port of Puerto Vallarta 338,153 [2] Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico
82 Port of Amsterdam 332,999 (2017) [36] Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
83 Port of Halifax 323,709 (2019) [37] Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
84 Port of Ajaccio 302,700 [35] Flag of France.svg  France
85 Port of Qingdao 300,000 [38] Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
86 Port of Villefranche-sur-Mer 296,100 [35] Flag of France.svg  France
87 Port of Oslo 266,000 [39] Flag of Norway.svg  Norway
88 Port of Cartagena 250,058 [3] Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
89 Port of Toulon - Var, Provence 239,023 [9] [35] Flag of France.svg  France
90 Port of Split 232,244 [9] Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia
91 Port of Saint John, New Brunswick 208,818 (2017) [40] Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
92 Port of Mazatlan 203,227 [2] Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico
93 Port of Casablanca 198,140 (2013) [41] Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco
94 Port of Heraklion 181,693 [9] Flag of Greece.svg  Greece
95 Port of Portland, Maine 172,184 (2018) [42] Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
96 Port of Jacksonville 170,000 (2017) [43] Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
97 Port of Monaco 168,017 [9] Flag of Monaco.svg  Monaco
98 Port of Liverpool 122,964Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom
99 Port of Gdynia 90,000 [44] Flag of Poland.svg  Poland

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