North America’s busiest cruise terminals

Port Canaveral – Source: portcanaveral.com

The following data is based on ship boardings by cruise departure terminal during the 2011 calendar year. The percent change from 2010 is also provided.

1. Miami, FL – 1.970 million, -8.4%
2. Fort Lauderdale, FL – 1.826 million, +3.8%
3. Port Canaveral (Melbourne), FL – 1.496 million, +15.2%
4. New York City, NY – 0.612 million, +8.9%
5. San Juan, PR – 0.522 million, no change
6. Galveston, TX – 0.462 million, +5.0%
7. Tampa, FL – 0.458 million, +7.8%
8. Seattle, WA – 0.439 million, -6.4%
9. Long Beach, CA – 0.405 million, -2.2%
10. New Orleans, LA – 0.373 million, +42.0%
11. Vancouver, BC – 0.323 million, +18.7%
12. Los Angeles, CA – 0.311 million, -17.7%
13. Baltimore, MD – 0.254 million, +18.1%
14. Cape Liberty (Bayonne), NJ, – 0.217 million, +9.6%
15. Jacksonville, FL – 0.190 million, +10.5%
16. Charleston, SC – -.165 million, +41.0%
17. Mobile, AL – 0.150 million, -18.0%
18. San Diego, CA – 0.148 million, -39.3%
19. Honolulu, HA – 0.126 million, no change
20. Boston, MA – 0.085 million, +3.7%
21. Seward, AK – 0.065 million, no change
22. Whittier, AK – 0.062 million, -1.6%
23. San Francisco, CA – 0.044 million, +10.0%