PortMiami has welcomed 10 million cruise passengers in a single fiscal year for the first time, setting a new annual record as cruise traffic continues to grow at the South Florida port.<\/p>\n
The port welcomed its 10 millionth passenger on September 14, more than two weeks before the end of its 2026 fiscal year on September 30.<\/p>\n
The milestone puts PortMiami well above its previous annual record of 8,564,225 cruise passengers, representing an increase of at least 16.8 percent with two weeks of passenger traffic still to be counted.<\/p>\n
Miami-Dade County officials attributed the growth to strong demand for cruises departing from Miami, investments in new and upgraded terminals, and an expanding range of cruise offerings.<\/p>\n
\u201cBreaking the 10 million passenger threshold is a testament to PortMiami\u2019s unwavering dedication to service, sustainability and economic vitality,\u201d Miami-Dade County Mayor Daniella Levine Cava said.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis extraordinary milestone underscores our port\u2019s role as a global gateway and a driver of job creation, tourism and local business growth.\u201d<\/p>\n
PortMiami Director and CEO Jonathan Daniels credited port employees and cruise industry partners for reaching the milestone.<\/p>\n
\u201cReaching 10 million passengers reflects our focus on innovation, efficiency and superior passenger experience, as we continue to modernize PortMiami\u2019s infrastructure and expand our capacity for future growth,\u201d Daniels said.<\/p>\n
PortMiami has invested in new and upgraded cruise terminals capable of accommodating some of the world’s largest cruise ships. County officials said the infrastructure has helped increase capacity while improving passenger movement during embarkation and disembarkation.<\/p>\n
The record comes amid continued expansion of Miami’s cruise industry, which supports businesses across the tourism, hospitality, transportation, retail and maritime sectors.<\/p>\n
County officials said cruise passengers contribute billions of dollars to the regional economy through hotel stays, restaurants, entertainment and transportation.<\/p>\n
PortMiami, which bills itself as the \u201cCruise Capital of the World,\u201d will record its final passenger total for fiscal year 2026 after the reporting period ends September 30.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"PortMiami has welcomed 10 million cruise passengers in a single fiscal year for the first time, setting a…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":407186,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[123,125,124],"class_list":["post-407185","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-miami","tag-miami","tag-miami-headlines","tag-miami-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/407185","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=407185"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/407185\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/407186"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=407185"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=407185"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=407185"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}