United States

Port Canaveral, FL cruise port

Canaveral is Orlando's cruise port, which is the whole point: most passengers arrive off a theme-park week or straight from MCO, about 45 miles and an hour west. The terminals - 1, 3, 5, 6, 8 and 10 - are modern and low-rise, wedged between a working cargo harbour and a Space Force launch complex. Launches are visible from the ship and worth checking the schedule for.

37 cruises in this guide call here · 27 start here · best months: Nov-May (Aug-Oct is peak hurricane season; summer afternoons bring daily thunderstorms)

North side or south side

The harbour splits into two clusters with separate road approaches. Terminals 1, 2 and 3 sit on the south side beside The Cove's restaurants and Jetty Park - that is where Royal Caribbean's biggest ships, Celebrity and Carnival's Mardi Gras-class ships board, and Terminal 3 was built specifically for Mardi Gras. Terminals 5, 6, 8 and 10 are across the water on the north side, used by Norwegian, Disney, MSC, Princess and Carnival's other ships.

Assignments shuffle as ships reposition - Disney uses both 8 and 10, Norwegian both 5 and 6 - so plug the terminal number from your boarding pass into the map, not the line's name.

Parking is $20 a day, counting both ends

Since October 1, 2025 the port's own lots charge $20 a day plus tax, the first rise since 2017. Both the day you drive in and the day you drive out are charged, so a seven-night sailing is billed as eight days. There is no prepaying - you pay at the gate on arrival - and RVs pay the same rate as cars.

Sources: goport.com, cruisehive.com

Cruises that call at Port Canaveral, FL

CruiseLineLengthHere on
Utopia of the Seas - Bahamas & Perfect Day EscapeRoyal Caribbean4 NightsDeparture
Oasis of the Seas - Bahamas & Perfect Day from New YorkRoyal Caribbean7 NightsDay 3
Star of the Seas - Eastern Caribbean & Perfect DayRoyal Caribbean7 NightsDeparture
Star of the Seas - Eastern Caribbean: St. Thomas & SamanáRoyal Caribbean7 NightsDeparture
Carnival Vista - Eastern CaribbeanCarnival Cruise Line8 NightsDeparture
Norwegian Bliss - Bahamas & Florida from New YorkNorwegian Cruise Line8 NightsDay 4
Harmony of the Seas - Spain Transatlantic CrossingRoyal Caribbean13 NightsDay 14 (ends)
Norwegian Epic - Transatlantic: Barcelona to Port CanaveralNorwegian Cruise Line14 NightsDay 15 (ends)
Utopia of the Seas - Short CaribbeanRoyal Caribbean3 NightsDeparture
Disney Wish - Bahamas GetawayDisney Cruise Line3 NightsDeparture
Disney Dream - Bahamian Weekend to Nassau & Castaway CayDisney Cruise Line3 NightsDeparture
Disney Fantasy - Bahamas & Castaway CayDisney Cruise Line4 NightsDeparture
MSC Seashore - Bahamas & Ocean Cay Getaway from Port CanaveralMSC Cruises4 NightsDeparture
Disney Wish - Double-Dip Bahamas: Castaway Cay & Lookout CayDisney Cruise Line4 NightsDeparture
Wonder of the Seas - Eastern CaribbeanRoyal Caribbean7 NightsDeparture
Mardi Gras - Eastern CaribbeanCarnival Cruise Line7 NightsDeparture
Norwegian Escape - Eastern CaribbeanNorwegian Cruise Line7 NightsDeparture
MSC Meraviglia - Bahamas & Western CaribbeanMSC Cruises7 NightsDeparture
Disney Treasure - Western Caribbean AdventureDisney Cruise Line7 NightsDeparture
Norwegian Aqua - Eastern Caribbean from Port CanaveralNorwegian Cruise Line7 NightsDeparture
MSC Grandiosa - Eastern Caribbean from Port CanaveralMSC Cruises7 NightsDeparture
MSC Meraviglia - Bahamas & Florida from New YorkMSC Cruises7 NightsDay 4
Mardi Gras - Western CaribbeanCarnival Cruise Line7 NightsDeparture
Disney Treasure - Eastern Caribbean from Port CanaveralDisney Cruise Line7 NightsDeparture
Star of the Seas - Western Caribbean & Perfect DayRoyal Caribbean7 NightsDeparture
MSC Seashore - Western Caribbean & Ocean Cay from Port CanaveralMSC Cruises7 NightsDeparture
Norwegian Aqua - Western Caribbean & Great Stirrup Cay from Port CanaveralNorwegian Cruise Line7 NightsDeparture
MSC Grandiosa - Western Caribbean from Port CanaveralMSC Cruises7 NightsDeparture
Disney Fantasy - Western Caribbean & Castaway CayDisney Cruise Line7 NightsDeparture
Disney Fantasy - Eastern Caribbean & Castaway CayDisney Cruise Line7 NightsDeparture
Celebrity Apex - St. Thomas, St. Kitts & Puerto Plata from Port CanaveralCelebrity Cruises7 NightsDeparture
Oasis of the Seas - Eastern Caribbean & Perfect DayRoyal Caribbean9 NightsDay 4
Oasis of the Seas - 9-Night Eastern Caribbean: San Juan & Puerto PlataRoyal Caribbean9 NightsDay 3
Disney Fantasy - Southern Caribbean AdventureDisney Cruise Line10 NightsDeparture
Celebrity Apex - Portugal & Bermuda TransatlanticCelebrity Cruises13 NightsDay 14 (ends)
MSC Grandiosa - Grand Voyage: Barcelona to Port CanaveralMSC Cruises14 NightsDay 15 (ends)
Norwegian Escape - Transatlantic via Spain, Morocco & CanariesNorwegian Cruise Line16 NightsDay 17 (ends)

Often on the same itinerary

Ports that share the most sailings with Port Canaveral, FL in this guide.