2025 is already set to be a busy cruise yr. Even with pesky inflation and geopolitical tensions in some components of the world, cruise traces are promoting cabins on cruise ships for subsequent yr and past.
We analyzed cruises by departure ports for subsequent yr and sorted them to search out the ten busiest ports with essentially the most sailings.
Take into account, this listing doesn’t essentially embrace ports of name. If it did, it might embrace ports like Cozumel and Nassau. The listing 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 means of December 31 of the identical yr.
1. Miami, Florida, United States (1271)
It needs to be no shock that PortMiami tops the listing with essentially the most departures set for subsequent yr. 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 place to begin 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 listing.
Carnival affords 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 affords 112 cruises out of the port subsequent yr.
2. Amsterdam, Netherlands (1056)
Imagine it or not, Amsterdam is about to be the second busiest cruise port by departures in 2025. That is largely as a result of 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 yr alone. Different cruise traces that generally sail out of the port embrace 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 planet, Port Canaveral will likely be dwelling to the following Icon-class cruise ship from Royal Caribbean, Star of the Seas.
With over 1,000 cruises supplied out of the Florida port in 2025, the port remains to be seeking to develop with plans for brand new terminals.
Carnival Cruise Line has 303 cruises scheduled to depart out of Port Canaveral subsequent yr, with Royal Caribbean proper behind at 246.
Not removed from Disney World, the port can be providing 231 Disney Cruise Line sailings subsequent yr. Different cruise traces to sail out of the port embrace Movie star Cruises, MSC Cruises, Norwegian Cruise Line, and Princess Cruises.
4. Budapest, Hungary (951)
Situated on the Danube River, Budapest affords extra river cruise departures than some other port.
Viking River Cruises affords essentially the most sailings out of Budapest in 2025 with 366 sailings. Avalaon Waterways and AMA Waterways additionally supply a big variety of voyages with 180 and 161 respectively.
Different cruise traces to sail out of this stunning port metropolis embrace Emerald Cruises, Scenic, Tauck, and Uniworld.
Cruises from this port vary from 4-nights to a 21-night cruise supplied by Scenic
5. Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States (889)
Port Everglades will see 889 cruises launch from its terminals subsequent yr. 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 yr 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 affords a 137-night world cruise out of Port Everglades subsequent yr, and Holland America has a pair “Pole to Pole” voyages which are 100-nights + in period.
6. Bergen, Norway (877)
With 877 cruises crusing out of Bergen subsequent yr, 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 will likely be by means of Hurtigruten on one of many eight ships that carry round 500-700 passengers.
Viking cruise ships will likely be providing 31 sailings out of Bergen in 2025 with 7- to 28-night sailings.
A number of different cruise traces supply a handful of cruises out of the port as nicely. These embrace Windstar Cruises, Silversea Cruises, Lindblad Expeditions, Scenic Cruises, and Ponant Cruises.
7. Barcelona, Spain (753)
This port metropolis has been within the information recently over some makes an attempt by native residents to curb tourism. However there’s little doubt about it, it’s nonetheless one of many busiest cruise ports on the planet.
With a formidable listing of voyages, 26 totally different cruise traces will likely be crusing out of Barcelona in 2025. For good cause, this is without doubt one of the greatest ports to begin a Mediterranean cruise.
753 cruises will make their begin in Barcelona subsequent yr.
MSC Cruises affords 178 cruises out of the Spanish port in 2025, entire Costa Cruises affords 135.
Different cruise traces to supply a big variety of voyages out of the port embrace 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 listing it as such. We 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” will likely be saying bon voyage to 722 cruise ships subsequent yr throughout 25 cruise traces.
Much like Barcelona, MSC Cruises and Costa Cruises dominate many of the sailings as each firms 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 a number of the most port-intensive itineraries you will see.
9. Athens (Port of Piraeus), Greece (666)
One other Mediterranean cruise port on this listing exhibits simply how widespread 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 listing 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 yr the port broke its personal report with over 1.5 million vacationers passing by means 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 yr.
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 widespread river cruise traces to supply departures out of Basel embrace 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 site to a few nation borders (France, Germany, and Switzerland, make it a well-liked launch level for river cruises alongside the gorgeous and historic Rhine River.
Different Notable Cruise Ports
The listing above tops out the highest 10 cruise ports with essentially the most sailings supplied for departures. Beneath are the following six when it comes to 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)