Caribbean Cruises From Port Canaveral, FL

To the Bahamas and Caribbean

Caribbean Cruises Departing
Port Canaveral, FL

Port Canaveral, FL, the closest port to Disney World, Universal and other Orlando theme parks, has numerous cruise ships sailing to the Bahamas and the Caribbean every week. Some are among the largest in the Disney, Carnival, Norweigan and Royal Caribbean fleets.

Port Canaveral, which calls itself "Florida's most popular cruise port," is located about an hour's drive east of Orlando, 45 miles from Orlando International Airport, 2 hours from Tampa and 2.5 hours from Jacksonville. The Kennedy Space Center also is located nearby.

See the schedule for ships departing Port Canaveral.
View port activity with the Port Canaveral webcam

As you would expect, the Disney Cruise Line has a strong presence here, its ships sailing for 6- and 7-day Eastern and Western Caribbean cruises and 3- and 4-day trips to Nassau.

For Royal Caribbean International, Port Canaveral is home to some of its largest cruise ships which make make 3- and 4-day runs to Nassau and 7-14 day sailings to the Eastern and Western Caribbean.

Carnival Cruise Lines has ships making 3- and 4-day cruises to Nassau and longer cruises to the Eastern and Western Caribbean.

Norweigan Cruise Line

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Download a map showing the locations of the various terminals at the North Cruise Terminal from which Caribbean-bound ships depart.

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