Carnival Cruise Line to Build Port Canaveral Terminal for New Ship’s Debut
by Daniel McCarthy
Carnival Cruise Line President Christine Duffy and Canaveral Port Authority Port Director and CEO Capt. John Murray. Photo: CCL.
Carnival Cruise Line today signed an agreement with the Canaveral Port Authority to build a new cruise terminal that will accommodate 180,000-ton ships.
The size of the terminal, which should debut in 2020, means that Carnival’s yet-to-be-named, 5,286-passenger forthcoming ship, which is also set to hit the waters in 2020, will be able to homeport at the new terminal.
“We are very excited about the prospects of homeporting our largest ship at Port Canaveral, a valued business partner for more than 25 years,” said Christine Duffy, president of Carnival Cruise Line.
“Easily accessible from all over the Southeast, with excellent facilities and friendly staff, Port Canaveral is one of our most popular and fastest-growing homeports. This fantastic new ship, coupled with our future plans for Port Canaveral, will provide guests with an unparalleled seagoing vacation experience from the minute they arrive.”
Construction of the ship will kick off in November 2018 at the Meyer-Werft shipyard in Turku, Finland. When it debuts, it will be the first North American-based cruise ship to be powered by Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG), according to Carnival. More details will be announced next year.
