2025 is already set to be a busy cruise 12 months. Even with pesky inflation and geopolitical tensions in some elements of the world, cruise traces are promoting cabins on cruise ships for subsequent 12 months and past.
We analyzed cruises by departure ports for subsequent 12 months and sorted them to seek out the ten busiest ports with essentially the most sailings.
Have in mind, this record doesn’t essentially embody ports of name. If it did, it could embody ports like Cozumel and Nassau. The record is so as of variety of departures.
Each cruise has a place to begin, and these are the commonest beginning factors for cruises from January 1st 2025 by way of December 31 of the identical 12 months.
1. Miami, Florida, United States (1271)
It ought to be no shock that PortMiami tops the record with essentially the most departures set for subsequent 12 months. Whether or not it’s a 2-night cruise on Norwegian Pleasure to Nice Stirrup Cay and again or an epic 200-night crusing on an Oceania Cruises vessel, Miami is the start line of 1,271 cruises in 2025.
Miami is in a continuing battle for the title of “busiest cruise port” with Port Canaveral, which you will notice very quickly on this record.
Carnival presents essentially the most cruises out of PortMiami with 318, adopted by MSC Cruises with 255, Royal Caribbean with 240 and Norwegian Cruise Line with 154.
Virgin Voyages has been making headway with its new terminal in Miami as nicely and presents 112 cruises out of the port subsequent 12 months.
2. Amsterdam, Netherlands (1056)
Consider it or not, Amsterdam is about to be the second busiest cruise port by departures in 2025. That is largely because of the variety of river ships that set sail from this port every day.
It’s not unusual for 10 or extra ships to depart from Amsterdam in a single day.
Viking is essentially the most prolific cruise line to make use of the port with nicely over 400 sailings subsequent 12 months alone. Different cruise traces that generally sail out of the port embody AMA Waterways, Scenic Cruises, Emerald Cruises, Avalon Waterways, Tauck, and Uniworld River Cruises.
3. Port Canaveral, Florida, United States (1013)
Able to dealing with the most important cruise ships on the earth, Port Canaveral shall be residence to the subsequent Icon-class cruise ship from Royal Caribbean, Star of the Seas.
With over 1,000 cruises provided out of the Florida port in 2025, the port remains to be trying to increase with plans for brand spanking new terminals.
Carnival Cruise Line has 303 cruises scheduled to depart out of Port Canaveral subsequent 12 months, with Royal Caribbean proper behind at 246.
Not removed from Disney World, the port can be providing 231 Disney Cruise Line sailings subsequent 12 months. Different cruise traces to sail out of the port embody Movie star Cruises, MSC Cruises, Norwegian Cruise Line, and Princess Cruises.
4. Budapest, Hungary (951)
Situated on the Danube River, Budapest presents extra river cruise departures than every other port.
Viking River Cruises presents essentially the most sailings out of Budapest in 2025 with 366 sailings. Avalaon Waterways and AMA Waterways additionally provide a big variety of voyages with 180 and 161 respectively.
Different cruise traces to sail out of this lovely port metropolis embody Emerald Cruises, Scenic, Tauck, and Uniworld.
Cruises from this port vary from 4-nights to a 21-night cruise provided by Scenic
5. Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States (889)
Port Everglades will see 889 cruises launch from its terminals subsequent 12 months. Along with homeporting two Oasis-class ships, the port will cater to 9 totally different cruise traces.
Royal Caribbean and Movie star Cruises will see essentially the most cruises out of the port with 223 and 200 respectively. Holland America will see 135 cruises sail out of the port and Disney Cruise Line will see 101.
Princess Cruises additionally sails out of Port Everglades fairly a bit with 187 subsequent 12 months alone.
Additionally, you will see some luxurious cruise traces crusing out of the port with Silversea Cruises and the Ritz-Carlton Yacht Assortment utilizing the port, along with Viking.
Viking truly presents a 137-night world cruise out of Port Everglades subsequent 12 months, and Holland America has a pair “Pole to Pole” voyages which are 100-nights + in length.
6. Bergen, Norway (877)
With 877 cruises crusing out of Bergen subsequent 12 months, the Norwegian port sees most of those departures with Hurtigruten, the exploration cruise line that focuses on sailings alongside Norway’s shoreline.
832 cruises out of Bergen shall be by way of Hurtigruten on one of many eight ships that carry round 500-700 passengers.
Viking cruise ships shall be providing 31 sailings out of Bergen in 2025 with 7- to 28-night sailings.
Just a few different cruise traces provide a handful of cruises out of the port as nicely. These embody Windstar Cruises, Silversea Cruises, Lindblad Expeditions, Scenic Cruises, and Ponant Cruises.
7. Barcelona, Spain (753)
This port metropolis has been within the information these days over some makes an attempt by native residents to curb tourism. However there’s little question about it, it’s nonetheless one of many busiest cruise ports on the earth.
With a formidable record of voyages, 26 totally different cruise traces shall be crusing out of Barcelona in 2025. For good motive, this is likely one of the greatest ports to start out a Mediterranean cruise.
753 cruises will make their begin in Barcelona subsequent 12 months.
MSC Cruises presents 178 cruises out of the Spanish port in 2025, entire Costa Cruises presents 135.
Different cruise traces to supply a big variety of voyages out of the port embody Viking (76), Royal Caribbean (36), Movie star Cruises (34), Princess Cruises (31), and Explora Journeys (36).
8. Civitavecchia (Rome), Italy (722)
So, it’s not precisely Rome, regardless that most itineraries record it as such. We just lately wrote an article about port cities that aren’t actually near the place cruise traces say they’re if you wish to run down that rabbit gap.
Nonetheless, “Rome” shall be saying bon voyage to 722 cruise ships subsequent 12 months throughout 25 cruise traces.
Just like Barcelona, MSC Cruises and Costa Cruises dominate a lot of the sailings as each corporations have a heavy presence within the Mediterranean Sea.
Oceania Cruises has the longest sailings out of the port with a 34-, 46-, and 56-night crusing, providing among the most port-intensive itineraries one can find.
9. Athens (Port of Piraeus), Greece (666)
One other Mediterranean cruise port on this record reveals simply how well-liked this area of the world is. Though it’s a 15-minute drive from the precise cruise port in Piraeus to Athens, most itineraries simply record the departure port because the Greek capital.
Over 600 sailings on 25 totally different cruise traces will depart from this port in 2025. Including to that is the truth that Athens is each a port of name and homeport to many ships
Simply final 12 months the port broke its personal file with over 1.5 million vacationers passing by way of. It is ready to deal with bigger vessels as nicely, as signified by Norwegian Viva and Solar Princess crusing out of the port subsequent 12 months.
10. Basel (Saxon), Switzerland (582)
This Rhine River cruise port hosts a handful of cruise traces, and Viking River Cruise ships provide greater than half of the sailings with 315 of them.
Different well-liked river cruise traces to supply departures out of Basel embody AMA Waterways, Avalon Waterways, Emerald Cruises, Scenic, Tauck, and Uniworld. Durations of sailings vary from 4-night to 15-nights.
The cruise port’s proximity and placement to a few nation borders (France, Germany, and Switzerland, make it a preferred launch level for river cruises alongside the attractive and historic Rhine River.
Different Notable Cruise Ports
The record above tops out the highest 10 cruise ports with essentially the most sailings provided for departures. Under are the subsequent six by way of sailings with that variety of cruises proven for 2025.
- Paris, France (504)
- Galveston, Texas, United States (413)
- Seattle, Washington, United States (359)
- Tampa, Florida, United States (357)
- Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada (363)
- Southampton, United Kingdom (321)
