List of busiest cruise ports by passengers information
For other uses, see Lists of the world's busiest ports.
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 This list is not a direct reference to true statistics due to fairly outdated information.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 / 2023
Country
1
Port of Miami
7,299,294[1]
United States
2
Port Canaveral
6,924,865[1]
United States
3
Port of Cozumel
4,098,491[2]
Mexico
4
Port of Nassau
3,521,178
Bahamas
5
Port of Barcelona
3,137,918[3]
Spain
6
Port Everglades
3,007,358[1]
United States
7
Port of Shanghai
2,847,000[4]
China
8
Port of Civitavecchia
2,575,917[5]
Italy
9
Ports of Out Islands
2,549,803[6]
Bahamas
10
Port of Palma de Mallorca
2,220,132[7]
Spain
11
Port of Galveston
2,207,852
United States
12
Port of Southampton
1,899,654[8]
United Kingdom
13
Port of George Town, Grand Cayman
1,711,853[6]
Cayman Islands
14
Port of Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands/St. John
1,694,008[6]
United States
15
Port of Philipsburg, Sint Maarten
1,668,863[6]
Sint Maarten
16
Ports of Jamaica
1,655,565[4]
Jamaica
17
Port of New York and New Jersey
1,537,695[6]
United States
18
Port of Marseille
1,487,313[9]
France
19
Port of Venice
1,427,812[9]
Italy
20
Port of Singapore
1,379,753[10]
Singapore
21
Port of San Juan
1,379,367[6]
United States
22
Port of Jeju
1,200,000[11]
South Korea
23
Port of Grand Turk Island
1,111,818 (2019)[12]
Turks and Caicos Islands
24
Port of Piraeus
1,055,559[9]
Greece
25
Port of New Orleans
1,048,112[6]
United States
26
Port of Roatan
1,037,647[13]
Honduras
27
Penang, Swettenham Pier
1,020,000[14]
Malaysia
28
Port of Juneau, Alaska
1,004,774[6]
United States
29
Port of Mahahual
1,000,818[2]
Mexico
30
Port of Tampa
1,000,000[6]
United States
31
Port of Los Angeles
995,819[15]
United States
32
Port of Seattle
983,539[6]
United States
33
Port Zante, Basseterre
951,021[6]
Saint Kitts and Nevis
34
Port of Hakata, Fukuoka
950,000 (2017)[16]
Japan
35
Port of Ketchikan
947,972[17]
United States
36
Port of Keelung
946,372 (2019)[18]
Taiwan
37
Port of Naples
927,458[9]
Italy
38
Port of Genoa
925,118[9]
Italy
39
Port of Vancouver
895,000 (2018)[19]
Canada
40
Port of Rostock, Warnemünde
892,000 (2017)[20]
Germany
41
Port of Naha
888,300 (2017)[21]
Japan
42
Port of Hong Kong
875,212 (2018)[22]
Hong Kong
44
Port of Savona
854,443[9]
Italy
45
Port of Bridgetown
853,200 (2019)[23]
Barbados
46
Port of Copenhagen
840,000 (2013)[24]
Denmark
47
Port of Valletta
778,596[9]
Malta
48
Port of Dubrovnik
748,918[9]
Croatia
48
Port of Santa Cruz de Tenerife
739,101[25]
Spain
49
Port of Las Palmas
721,938[26]
Spain
50
Port of Victoria
709,042 (2019)[6]
Canada
51
Port of Corfu
679,681[9]
Greece
52
Port of Ensenada, Baja California
647,757[2]
Mexico
53
Port of Tallinn
635,068 (2018)[27]
Estonia
54
Port of Dubai
625,000 (2017)[28]
United Arab Emirates
55
Port of Bergen
599,964 (2018)[29]
Norway
56
Port of Kiel
598,672 (2018)[30]
Germany
57
Port of Tunis
560,000[31]
Tunisia
58
Port of Hamburg
552,459 (2013)[24]
Germany
59
Port of Kotor
541,017[9]
Montenegro
60
Port of Madeira
540,593[9]
Portugal
61
Port of Saint Petersburg
523,525 (2013)[24]
Russia
62
Port of Lisbon
521,042[9]
Portugal
63
Port of Arrecife
520,192[26]
Spain
64
Port of Tianjin
500,000 (2016)
China
65
Port of Palm Beach, Florida
480,000[6]
United States
66
Port of Cadiz Bay
477,392[3]
Spain
67
Port of Malaga
476,973[3]
Spain
68
Port of Palermo
459,229[9]
Italy
69
Port of La Spezia
454,954[9]
Italy
70
Port of Valencia
435,616[3]
Spain
71
Port of Cagliari
424,305[9]
Italy
72
Port of Progreso, Yucatán
413,474[2]
Mexico
73
Port of Gibraltar
404,995[9]
Gibraltar
74
Port of Boston
402,346 (2019)[32]
United States
75
Port of Bari
397,558[9]
Italy
76
Cabo San Lucas
390,987[2]
Mexico
77
Port of Messina
390,196[9]
Italy
78
Port of Quebec
387,678 (2017)[33]
Canada
79
Port of Buenos Aires
374,106 (2019)[34]
Argentina
80
Port of Nouméa
351,400[35]
France
81
Port of Puerto Vallarta
338,153[2]
Mexico
82
Port of Amsterdam
332,999 (2017)[36]
Netherlands
83
Port of Halifax
323,709 (2019)[37]
Canada
84
Port of Ajaccio
302,700[35]
France
85
Port of Qingdao
300,000[38]
China
86
Port of Villefranche-sur-Mer
296,100[35]
France
87
Port of Oslo
266,000[39]
Norway
88
Port of Cartagena
250,058[3]
Spain
89
Port of Toulon - Var, Provence
239,023[9][35]
France
90
Port of Split
232,244[9]
Croatia
91
Port of Saint John, New Brunswick
208,818 (2017)[40]
Canada
92
Port of Mazatlan
203,227[2]
Mexico
93
Port of Casablanca
198,140 (2013)[41]
Morocco
94
Port of Heraklion
181,693[9]
Greece
95
Port of Portland, Maine
172,184 (2018)[42]
United States
96
Port of Jacksonville
170,000 (2017)[43]
United States
97
Port of Monaco
168,017[9]
Monaco
98
Port of Liverpool
122,964
United Kingdom
99
Port of Gdynia
90,000[44]
Poland
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