Port Canaveral to build 2 new cruise terminals
On May 9, Port Canaveral Authority CEO Captain John Murray announced a new cruise terminal to be operational by summer 2026, in addition to one previously announced earlier this year.
“We have cruise partners with immediate needs to locate assets in Florida, and Port Canaveral is where they want to be,” Murray said in a press conference. “Our ability to efficiently bring a new cruise terminal online was key to retaining and growing this important business segment that supports many jobs and delivers high value to our regional and state economy.”
The port initially announced plans on Feb. 28 to build a cruise terminal on the south side first, taking the space on Scallop Drive currently occupied by Bluepoints Marina, but since has pivoted to one on the north side in North 8 berth because it "can get that terminal up and running sooner — we need this now," Director of Communications and Public Affairs Steven Linden told Orlando Business Journal. "We would have lost business to other states if we didn't do this now."
