List of busiest cruise ports by passengers

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 This list is not a direct reference to true statistics due to fairly outdated information.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 Civitavecchia 3,316,442[3]  Italy
6 Port of Barcelona 3,137,918[4]  Spain
7 Port Everglades 3,007,358[1]  United States
8 Port of Shanghai 2,847,000[5]  China
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[5]  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]  China
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[4]  Spain
67 Port of Malaga 476,973[4]  Spain
68 Port of Palermo 459,229[9]  Italy
69 Port of La Spezia 454,954[9]  Italy
70 Port of Valencia 435,616[4]  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[4]  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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