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Cruise ship schedules · Orlando/Port Canaveral

When do cruise ships call at Port Canaveral?

Last updated · schedule from the Monday load of

TL;DR

Port Canaveral has 1,196 cruise ship calls scheduled from October 2026 to September 2027, by 32 ships from 10 lines with 5,125,826 lower berths between them. The busiest month is March 2027 with 114 calls; the busiest day is 20 March 2027 with 7 ships. 0% of the dates are estimated rather than published by the line.

Calls, 12 months
1,196
Ships
32
Lower berths
5,125,826
Estimated
0%

How many cruise ships call at Port Canaveral each month?

Port Canaveral expects its most cruise ships in March 2027, with 114 calls and 468,992 lower berths of capacity. Each count is one ship in port on one day, from the cruise lines' itineraries as loaded on 28 September 2026. A month missing from the table has no scheduled calls at Port Canaveral.

MonthCallsShipsLower berthsBusiest dayEstimated
October 20268518370,303Sun 18 Oct (6)1%
November 202610923452,736Sat 14 Nov (6)0%
December 202610420434,504Fri 4 Dec (6)0%
January 202710821455,121Sun 3 Jan (6)0%
February 202710723443,096Sat 6 Feb (6)0%
March 202711423468,992Sat 20 Mar (7)0%
April 202710322428,777Sat 3 Apr (6)0%
May 20279517422,528Sun 16 May (6)0%
June 20278716382,529Fri 4 Jun (5)0%
July 20279916440,588Fri 2 Jul (5)0%
August 20279817431,115Sat 7 Aug (5)0%
September 20278716395,537Sat 4 Sep (5)0%
October 20279818440,632Sat 30 Oct (6)0%
November 202710326447,607Sat 6 Nov (6)0%
December 202710620463,306Sat 4 Dec (6)0%
January 202810820474,000Sat 22 Jan (7)0%
February 202810322446,819Sat 5 Feb (6)0%
March 202811723499,833Sat 4 Mar (6)0%

Lower berths are beds sold at two per cabin, a measure of capacity; passengers on board usually run a little higher. Ships without a published capacity count as calls and add no berths.

Which cruise ships call at Port Canaveral next?

The next cruise ship calls at Port Canaveral begin on 3 October 2026. Each row is one ship on one day, with arrival and departure times where the cruise line publishes them. An "est." mark flags a day placed by sailing distance rather than taken from the line's own itinerary, so treat it as a likely date.

Next cruise ship calls at Port Canaveral
ShipLineArrivesDepartsCall
4 ships
Carnival Vista Carnival Cruise Line – 15:30 Cruise starts
Disney Treasure Disney Cruise Line – 16:45 Cruise starts
Harmony of the Seas Royal Caribbean – 16:00 Turnaround
Mardi Gras Carnival Cruise Line – 15:30 Cruise starts
5 ships
Caribbean Princess Princess Cruises – 15:30 Cruise starts
Disney Fantasy Disney Cruise Line – – Turnaround
MSC Seashore MSC Cruises – 17:00 Turnaround
Norwegian Prima Norwegian Cruise Line – – Cruise starts
Star of the Seas Royal Caribbean – – Cruise starts
3 ships
Carnival Glory Carnival Cruise Line – 15:30 Turnaround
Disney Wish Disney Cruise Line – – Turnaround
Utopia of the Seas Royal Caribbean – 16:00 Turnaround
1 ship, 1 estimated
Oasis of the Seas Royal Caribbean – – Port call est.
1 ship
Harmony of the Seas Royal Caribbean – 16:00 Turnaround
4 ships
Carnival Glory Carnival Cruise Line – – Turnaround
Disney Fantasy Disney Cruise Line – 16:00 Turnaround
Disney Wish Disney Cruise Line – 16:00 Turnaround
Utopia of the Seas Royal Caribbean – 16:00 Turnaround
4 ships
Adventure of the Seas Royal Caribbean – 16:00 Turnaround
Carnival Venezia Carnival Cruise Line – 15:30 Cruise starts
Disney Treasure Disney Cruise Line – 16:45 Turnaround
Mardi Gras Carnival Cruise Line – 15:30 Turnaround
5 ships
Caribbean Princess Princess Cruises – 15:30 Turnaround
Carnival Vista Carnival Cruise Line – 15:30 Turnaround
MSC Seashore MSC Cruises – 16:00 Turnaround
Norwegian Prima Norwegian Cruise Line – 16:00 Turnaround
Star of the Seas Royal Caribbean – 16:30 Turnaround
3 ships
Carnival Glory Carnival Cruise Line – 15:30 Turnaround
Disney Wish Disney Cruise Line – 16:00 Turnaround
Utopia of the Seas Royal Caribbean – 16:00 Turnaround

Ship names link to the cruise on Cruiseable. Times are local, as the line publishes them; a dash means the line gives none. Full months: Oct 2026, Nov 2026, Dec 2026, Jan 2027, Feb 2027, Mar 2027.

How exact is the Port Canaveral cruise schedule?

Of the 1,196 cruise ship calls at Port Canaveral from October 2026 to September 2027, 100% fall on dates the cruise line publishes and 0% are estimated. Embarkation and disembarkation days are always exact. Estimated calls are placed by distance between ports and can be a day out.

Dates come from the cruise lines' own itineraries, loaded every Monday, not from the port authority, so a call can still move, be added or be cancelled. Checked against the schedule published by Canaveral Port Authority on 2026-10-03: 100% of 437 compared calls fall on the same date, 100% within a day, and 0% are missing from ours.

Key takeaways

  • Port Canaveral has 1,196 cruise ship calls scheduled from October 2026 to September 2027, by 32 ships.
  • March 2027 is the busiest month, with 114 calls and 468,992 lower berths of capacity.
  • The busiest single day is 20 March 2027, with 7 ships in port at Port Canaveral.
  • 0% of calls are estimated dates; the rest are published by the cruise lines themselves.
  • 1,131 of those calls start or end a cruise at Port Canaveral, so passengers board or leave there.

Frequently asked questions

How many cruise ships visit Port Canaveral in the next year?

Port Canaveral has 1,196 cruise ship calls scheduled between October 2026 and September 2027, by 32 different ships from 10 cruise lines. The lines with the most calls are Royal Caribbean (317), Carnival Cruise Line (289), Disney Cruise Line (234). Counts are one ship per day in port, from the lines' itineraries as loaded on 28 September 2026.

What is the busiest day for cruise ships in Port Canaveral?

The busiest scheduled day at Port Canaveral between October 2026 and September 2027 is Saturday 20 March 2027, with 7 cruise ships in port. The busiest month is March 2027 with 114 calls and 468,992 lower berths of capacity. Both can move as lines change itineraries; the schedule is reloaded every Monday.

Where does this Port Canaveral cruise ship schedule come from?

The Port Canaveral schedule comes from cruise line itineraries for every future sailing, reloaded each Monday by Cruise Itinerary. Where a line publishes the day of each call, that date is used; otherwise the day is estimated from sailing distances and marked "est.". 0% of calls here are estimated. It is not the port authority's own schedule.

About the author

Cruiseable (Agile Travel Group, Inc.) keeps a register of future cruise sailings from 43 lines and reloads it every Monday. Corrections: [email protected].

Disclosure

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