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Seatrade Cruise Global, the cruise industry’s leading annual business-to-business event, announces the highly-anticipated lineup of the State of the Global Cruise Industry Keynote, in partnership with Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA) and the Florida Caribbean Cruise Association (FCCA). (more…)
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PortMiami is kicking off the 2018-2019 cruise season welcoming an estimated 52,000 cruise passengers on Sunday, Dec. 9, 2018. This sets a one-day record for passenger traffic at PortMiami. (more…)
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Virgin Group Founder Sir Richard Branson and Virgin Voyages President and CEO Tom McAlpin were joined today by Miami-Dade County Mayor Carlos A. Gimenez, Chairwoman of the Miami-Dade County Economic Development and Tourism Committee Rebeca Sosa and other local government officials to announce plans to build a new cruise terminal for Virgin Voyages. (more…)
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Norwegian Cruise Line’s latest ship, Norwegian Bliss, makes her way to Miami to offer Eastern Caribbean cruises beginning Nov.17, 2018. (more…)
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Symphony of the Seas Naming Ceremony
It’s official, Miami’s newest ship has come in. Royal Caribbean International celebrated the homecoming of the world’s largest cruise ship with the naming ceremony of Symphony of the Seas, the 25th ship in the global cruise line’s impressive fleet. (more…)
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Symphony of the Seas Arrives Home to Miami
Royal Caribbean International’s highly-anticipated Symphony of the Seas arrives into her new home at the state-of-the-art Terminal A in Miami today (Nov.9). The ultimate family vacation,Symphony is set to deliver a new sound of adventure with one-of-a-kind experiences for all ages on 7-night Eastern and Western Caribbean cruises, which will visit the cruise line’s private island destination in The Bahamas, Perfect Day at CocoCay (opening May 2019).
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Port Miami opens Terminal A, home to Royal Caribbean (Miami Herald)
Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. today (November 2) will officially open Terminal A, the largest cruise port in the U.S., in collaboration with Miami-Dade County. The new terminal will be a striking addition to PortMiami and will serve as homeport to Royal Caribbean International ships such as Symphony of the Seas and Allure of the Seas, two of the world’s largest and most innovative cruise ships. (more…)
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PortMiami, in collaboration with its cruise partners, posted a record year. The Port experienced an increase of 4.7 percent in cruise visitors with a total of 5,592,000 passengers during the 12-month period ending Sept. 30, 2018. (more…)
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Carnival Corporation & plc today announced it will present an inspirational tribute to the legendary Tuskegee Airmen in Miami Oct. 11-15. The invitation-only exhibit will host about 1,200 middle and high school students from Miami-Dade County public schools, along with other invited student groups. (more…)
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Carnival Horizon’s arrival at PortMiami, its new year-round homeport, was marked today with a larger-than-life celebration highlighted by a fun basketball-themed event featuring the company’s Chief Fun Officer – NBA Hall of Famer Shaquille O’Neal – along with Miami HEAT legends Alonzo Mourning, Shane Battier and Glen Rice. (more…)
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A new agreement between Disney Cruise Line and PortMiami outlines plans for a dedicated cruise terminal that will accommodate ships with more than 3,500 passengers. A memorandum of understanding (MOU) was put forth on September 5, 2018 before the Miami-Dade Board of County Commissioners. (cruisecritic.co.uk)
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At the Florida Ports Council Annual Board Meeting this week in St. Petersburg, PortMiami Director and CEO Juan Kuryla was elected chairman. Kuryla replaces Port Everglades Chief Executive/Port Director Steve Cernak. (more…)
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The Florida Seaport Transportation and Economic Development Council (FSTED) announced a commitment of $3.9 million in grant funding for cruise terminal improvements and $108,075 for security at PortMiami. (more…)
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MSC Cruises and Miami-Dade county announced the signing of an agreement for extended preferential berthing rights as well as of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for the construction of a new Cruise Terminal AAA at PortMiami. (more…)
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Carnival Cruise Line’s newest ship, Carnival Horizon, was officially named by godmother Queen Latifah in a ceremony in New York yesterday that showcased the talented young artists from St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital whose artwork adorns the Dreamscape, a stunning three-deck-high LED sculpture in the ship’s atrium. (more…)
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Carnival Cruise Line today (May 10) previewed its new Fleet Operations Center (FOC) in Miami, the largest and most advanced in the cruise industry. The 35,000-square-foot facility is custom-designed for hands-on, around-the-clock monitoring and support of the line’s 26 cruise ships. (more…)
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Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings today (April 26, 2018) celebrated the groundbreaking of the new and dedicated Norwegian Cruise Line terminal at PortMiami. The Miami-Dade County Board of Commissioners approved the project on April 10, 2018, with construction beginning May 1. (cruiseindustrynews.com)
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A sleek new terminal proposed by Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings at PortMiami has officially gotten the green light to begin construction. (miamiherald.com)
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Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd., a leading global cruise company which operates the Norwegian Cruise Line, Oceania Cruises and Regent Seven Seas Cruises brands, today unveiled the design of the new and dedicated Norwegian Cruise Line terminal at PortMiami. (more…)
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Passenger Ship Safety Miami is set to take place Jan. 30 – 31 in South Florida, with a number of key cruise line speakers set to participate alongside industry suppliers, class societies and other stakeholders. The event’s goal is to bring together leading experts from the cruise industry to discuss the practical aspects of international and national regulations impacting the design and operation of vessels. (cruiseindustrynews.com)
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The cruise industry’s largest annual meeting is returning to the cruise capital of the world. After a three-year stint at the Greater Fort Lauderdale Broward County Convention Center, Seatrade Cruise Global will return to Miami for its 35th iteration in 2019. (miamiherald.com)
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“We do have space. I want that to be very clear, that we have space for growth here at PortMiami,” said Juan Kuryla, port director. “We are growing and need to continue investing.”
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A major cruise line strong-armed Miami-Dade County officials into killing the winning bid for a new terminal at PortMiami that would have saved $19 million in development costs so that the company could pick its own design and construction firms. (miamiherald.com)
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This evening, (December 21, 2017), MSC Seaside, the ship that follows the sun, was named in a glittering ceremony by international screen legend and Godmother for all MSC Cruises’ ships, Sophia Loren. (more…)
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Today MSC Cruises announced the line-up for the official launch and Naming Ceremony of MSC Seaside, which will be held on December 21st in PortMiami. As part of the traditional Naming Ceremony that is held for every new ship, MSC will welcome special guests and entertainment, Miami authorities, global media, and key partners from across the travel industry. (more…)
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MSC Cruises together with PortMiami have marked the completion of the new Terminal F at PortMiami. The new terminal will serve as the homeport for the MSC Seaside as well as the MSC Divina. (cruiseindustrynews.com)
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Next time you see a cruise ship at PortMiami, consider this: Because of a loophole in the U.S. tax code, the companies that rake in billions of dollars each year selling cruises to Kid Rock fans and spring breakers pay no corporate income tax. (miaminewtimes.com)
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PortMiami continues to grow with the cruise industry. Having just completed a record fiscal year (ended October 31) handling a total of 5.34 million passengers, PortMiami is gearing up to again meet the needs of the cruise industry. (maritime-executive.com)
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Carnival Cruise Line, Disney Cruise Lines, MSC Cruises, Royal Caribbean Cruises, Transport Canada and Fort Lauderdale Fire Rescue have all confirmed their attendance at Passenger Ship Safety Miami, Jan. 30-31, 2018. (cruiseindustrynews.com)
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PortMiami, known as “The Cruise Capital of the World” helped fuel Greater Miami’s travel and tourism industry’s growth, reporting a record-breaking 5.3 million passengers sailed from Miami, October 2016 – September 2017. (more…)
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Passenger Ship Safety Miami has announced its first set of speakers for its upcoming 2018 conference, set for January 30-31. It returns for it second edition as the only conference dedicated to pursuing higher standards in passenger safety, according to a statement. (cruiseindustrynews.com)
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The employees and their dependents will board the Enchantment of the Seas, a thousand-foot ship that can handle almost 2,500 passengers, and churn to calmer waters before the hurricane slams into Florida this weekend. (money.cnn.com)
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PortMiami is moving forward to construct a brand new $100 million cruise terminal (Terminal B) for Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings, which will get preferential use of the terminal. The new Terminal B will be able to handle two megaships, according to a resolution approved by Miami-Dade county. (cruiseindustrynews.com)
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In a sea of rainbow flags, “Pride” banners and local vendors, Celebrity Cruises’ tents flanked the main stage at the 2017 Miami Beach Gay Pride festival Saturday, April 8. (cruisecritic.com)
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Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. (NYSE: RCL) together with Miami-Dade County, today (March 8) broke ground for the new cutting edge cruise Terminal A at PortMiami. (more…)
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For the first time, Cruise Planners, an American Express Travel Representative, has united with Celebrity Cruises and The Wedding Experience to create an interactive wedding expo event on board. (more…)
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Carnival Cruise Line will reposition three of its newest and largest ships to new homeports in 2018, expanding upon the exciting variety of cruise options available from Galveston, Texas, Port Canaveral, Fla., and Miami. (more…)
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The future is incredibly bright for PortMiami, with Juan Kuryla, port director, seeing the potential of seven million passengers by the 2021-2022 cruise season. (cruiseindustrynews.com)
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2016 was a good year for Florida cruise ports as far as shiny new ships are concerned. Just in the last two months, South Florida’s Port Everglades and PortMiami saw the Florida debuts of four cruise ships. (orlandosentinel.com)
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Minister of Tourism Edmund Bartlett is confident of further growth in cruise-passenger arrivals, following a meeting with officials of the powerful Florida-Caribbean Cruise Association (FCCA) in Miami on December 16. (jamaicaobserver.com)
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