Cruise travel is a major part of Florida's visitor economy and an increasingly popular way Americans travel. The figures below use named primary industry and public-port sources, with the reporting period shown for every statistic.
Last updated July 15, 2026. Figures are updated as their underlying source reports are released.
By The Numbers
Cruise travel at a glance
37.2 million
People took an ocean cruise worldwide in 2025.
Cruise Lines International Association reported a record global passenger volume for 2025.
Source: CLIA, April 202620.5 million
U.S. travelers sailed in 2025.
The United States remained the largest single source country for ocean-going cruise guests.
Source: CLIA, 2025 market reportNearly 90%
Of cruisers say they intend to sail again.
This is a stated intention measure reported in CLIA's 2026 industry overview, not a booking forecast.
Source: CLIA, April 20269.3%
Global cruise passenger growth from 2023 to 2024.
Passenger volume rose from 31.69 million in 2023 to 34.64 million in 2024.
Source: CLIA, May 2025Florida & The Caribbean
Why Florida matters to cruise travel
43%
Of cruise passengers sailed to the Caribbean, Bahamas, or Bermuda in 2024.
That made the region the most popular cruise destination category reported by CLIA for the year.
Source: CLIA, May 20258,233,056
Cruise passengers moved through PortMiami in fiscal year 2024.
Miami-Dade County said this was the port's highest annual cruise passenger total to that point.
Source: Miami-Dade County, November 202412.79%
PortMiami's passenger increase over fiscal year 2023.
The port reported 7,299,294 passengers in fiscal year 2023 before reaching its 2024 record.
Source: Miami-Dade County, November 2024Nearly two-thirds
Of U.S. cruise travelers chose the Caribbean in 2024.
CLIA reported that U.S. residents accounted for about 19 million of the 34.6 million global cruise guests that year.
Source: CLIA, June 2025Economic Impact
The U.S. cruise economy
$65.4 billion
U.S. economic impact from cruise tourism in 2023.
This is CLIA's reported total economic impact for the United States, based on its 2023 economic-impact study.
Source: CLIA, 2025 report290,000
U.S. jobs supported by cruise tourism in 2023.
The total includes the direct, indirect, and induced jobs counted in CLIA's U.S. impact study.
Source: CLIA, 2025 report$25.3 billion
Wages supported by U.S. cruise tourism in 2023.
CLIA reported this total alongside its U.S. employment and economic-impact figures for the same year.
Source: CLIA, 2025 reportMethod & Sources
How to use these figures
Each figure is tied to the reporting period shown in its card. Passenger counts, port traffic, and economic impact measure different things, so they should not be added together or treated as interchangeable.
This page uses reports from Cruise Lines International Association and public releases from Miami-Dade County. It does not estimate missing figures or convert forecasts into reported results.
- Cruise Lines International Association, State of the Cruise Industry Report 2026April 2026
- Cruise Lines International Association, 2025 North America Source Passenger Market Report2026
- Cruise Lines International Association, State of the Cruise Industry Report 2025May 2025
- Cruise Lines International Association, Contribution of Cruise Tourism to the Global Economy 2023March 2025
- Miami-Dade County, PortMiami welcomed a record-breaking number of cruise passengersNovember 7, 2024
Cite this page
Signature Land & Sea Travel. “Cruise Travel Statistics: 2026 U.S. & Florida Facts.” Updated July 15, 2026. https://signaturelandandseatravel.com/cruise-travel-statistics
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