Port Canaveral Invests $500 Million in Five-Year Port-Wide Improvement Plan

Port Canaveral is investing upwards of $500 million in landside and waterside improvements as part of its “Port Canaveral Advantage” plan to expand capacity and capabilities across all aspects of its business operations.

"Port Canaveral Advantage" is a port-wide continuous improvement program that identifies near- to long-term needs for enhancements and upgrades to Port assets and operations. Within a five-year planning window, the program includes large-scale, high value critical infrastructure projects associated with new cruise ship arrivals, modernizing and expanding cargo berths and bulkheads, upgrading facilities maintenance, deploying new technologies across a spectrum of operations and renovations to the Port’s recreational facilities like Jetty Park.

Several cruise-related projects are about to get underway at Port Canaveral, including the expansion of Cruise Terminal 5 (CT-5). The design project, awarded to BEA Architects of Miami, will increase the terminal’s size by 65 percent to accommodate larger vessels. During an estimated 16-month construction period, the cruise terminal would continue to operate without interrupting scheduled ship turns.

Cruise Terminal 5 is one of the terminals slated for expansion. Credit: Canaveral Port Authority

In addition to expanding CT-5, the Port plans to enhance Cruise Terminal 10 to expand its capacity beginning with a feasibility