Cruising
The Cruising Mood Starts Here

Our six dedicated cruise terminals were custom designed to ease you through the embarking (and disembarking) process and get you in the cruising mood. Palm trees, tropical colors, beautiful views, rippling water, a warm sea breeze…go ahead, let loose and enjoy. The time has come!

A Side (North) Terminals
      Cruise Terminal 5
      Cruise Terminal 8
      Cruise Terminal 10

B Side (South) Terminals
      Cruise Terminal 2
      Cruise Terminal 3
      Cruise Terminal 4

Cruise Terminal 5

Homeported ships using this facility: Carnival Sensation
Designed passenger load: 3,000
970 foot docking space; 565 foot pier space, 40 feet wide with –35 feet MLW draft; 63,000 square-foot embarkation/baggage handling facility; 1,636 parking spaces

This elegant two-story triangular terminal boasts a 30-foot high atrium filled with lush tropical vegetation, including living trees and three cascading waterfalls. Embarking passengers glide upward into a glass-enclosed second floor lounge with water views in every direction, while disembarking passengers, luggage, and ship’s provisions move through the downstairs areas. The boarding system features air-conditioned passenger boarding ramps and hydraulic gangways.

Cruise Terminal 8

Homeported ships using this facility: Disney Magic, Disney Wonder
1,000 foot docking space, 50-foot wide with –35 feet MLW; 70,000 square-foot embarkation/baggage handling facility; 1,100 parking spaces

The first terminal in the U.S. built to a specific cruise line’s specifications and for its exclusive use, Cruise Terminal 8 was custom-designed for Disney. The $27 million terminal boasts a 90-foot high glass tower. Two escalators carry guests to the second floor where they step onto a 13,000 square-foot terrazzo map of Florida’s East Coast and the Bahamas, and view original murals depicting the Disney Cruise Line experience. Facilities include a play area and café.

Cruise Terminal 10

Homeported ships using this facility: Carnival Glory; Royal Caribbean International’s Sovereign of the Seas and Mariner of the Seas
Designed passenger load: 3,700
1,100 foot docking space; 700 foot pier space, 50 feet wide with –35’ feet MLW draft; 80,000 square-foot embarkation/baggage handling facility; 2,150 parking spaces, including 1,200-vehicle parking garage

Cruise Terminal 10 was designed to accommodate two medium ships or one mega-ship up to 130,000 gross registered tons. The three-tiered passenger loading tower includes an elevator, four escalators and an adjustable hydraulic gangway system. This ultra-modern terminal features Port Canaveral’s first automated baggage conveyor system. Parking includes an open-air parking area plus a $10 million, 60,000 square-foot six –level parking garage. The massive sealife murals displayed on the structure are the largest outdoor art display in this region.

Cruise Terminal 2

Designed passenger load: 1,800
8,500 square-foot embarkation space; 17,000 square-foot baggage handling area; 850 parking spaces

Cruise Terminal 3

Designed passenger load: 1,800
8,500 square-foot embarkation space; 16,000 square-foot baggage handling area; 850 parking spaces

Cruise Terminal 4

Designed passenger load: 1,800
9,200 square-foot embarkation area; 20,000 square-foot baggage handling area; 480 parking spaces

Cruise Terminals 2, 3, and 4 were Port Canaveral’s first facilities dedicated to the cruise industry. These south-side terminals have, in total, 2,153 feet of continuous dock with -28 feet MLW draft, offering the capacity to accommodate two large or three medium-length cruise ships.. The 43,500-ton World, the only condominium-residence cruise ship sailing today, docked here on a visit in 2005.

Click here for a photo tour of the gorgeous cruise ships and terminals at Port Canaveral.


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Photo Release
Canaveral Basin Expansion Opens Channel to Larger Cruise Ships - more information



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