This is a list of busiest cruise ports by passengers. Some Asian ports are not included due to lack of information. This list is not a direct reference to true statistics due to fairly outdated information.

Annual cruise passengers
Rank
 Port 2022 / 2023 Country
1 Port Canaveral 4,072,396  United States
2 Port of Miami 4,022,544  United States
3 Port Everglades 3,826,415  United States
4 Port of Cozumel 3,636,649  Mexico
5 Port of Nassau 3,521,178  Bahamas
6 Port of Shanghai 2,847,000[1]  China
7 Port of Barcelona 2,712,247[2]  Spain
8 Ports of Out Islands 2,549,803[3]  Bahamas
9 Port of Galveston 2,207,852  United States
10 Port of Civitavecchia 2,204,336[2]  Italy
11 Port of The Balearic Islands[dubious – discuss] 2,110,663[2]  Spain
12 Port of Southampton 1,899,654 [4]  United Kingdom
13 Port of George Town, Grand Cayman 1,711,853[3]  Cayman Islands
14 Port of Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands/St. John 1,694,008[3]  United States
15 Port of Philipsburg, Sint Maarten 1,668,863[3]  Sint Maarten
16 Ports of Jamaica 1,655,565[1]  Jamaica
17 Port of New York and New Jersey 1,537,695[3]  United States
18 Port of Marseille 1,487,313[2]  France
19 Port of Venice 1,427,812[2]  Italy
20 Port of Singapore 1,379,753[5]  Singapore
21 Port of San Juan 1,379,367[6]  United States
22 Port of Jeju 1,200,000[7]  South Korea
23 Port of Grand Turk Island 1,111,818 (2019)[8]  Turks and Caicos Islands
24 Port of Piraeus 1,055,559[2]  Greece
25 Port of New Orleans 1,048,112[6]  United States
26 Port of Roatan 1,037,647[9]  Honduras
27 Penang, Swettenham Pier 1,020,000[10]  Malaysia
28 Port of Juneau, Alaska 1,004,774[6]  United States
29 Port of Tampa 1,000,000[6]  United States
30 Port of Costa Maya 1,000,000[11]  Mexico
31 Port of Los Angeles 995,819[12]  United States
32 Port of Seattle 983,539[6]  United States
33 Port of Tenerife 964,337[2]  Spain
34 Port Zante, Basseterre 951,021[3]  Saint Kitts and Nevis
35 Port of Hakata, Fukuoka 950,000 (2017)[13]  Japan
36 Port of Ketchikan 947,972[14]  United States
37 Port of Keelung 946,372 (2019)[15]  Taiwan
38 Port of Naples 927,458[2]  Italy
39 Port of Genoa 925,118[2]  Italy
40 Port of Vancouver 895,000 (2018)[16]  Canada
41 Port of Naha 888,300 (2017)[17]  Japan
42 Port of Hong Kong 875,212 (2018)[18]  Hong Kong
43 Port of Savona 854,443[2]  Italy
44 Port of Bridgetown 853,200 (2019)[19]  Barbados
45 Port of Copenhagen 840,000 (2013)[20]  Denmark
46 Port of Valletta 778,596[2]  Malta
47 Port of Rostock, Warnemünde 766,000 (2016)[21]  Germany
48 Port of Dubrovnik 748,918[2]  Croatia
49 Port of Victoria 709,042 (2019)[6]  Canada
50 Port of Corfu 679,681[2]  Greece
51 Port of Mahahual 673,661[6]  Mexico
52 Port of Ensenada, Baja California 650,225[6]  Mexico
53 Port of Tallinn 635,068 (2018)[22]  Estonia
54 Port of Dubai 625,000 (2017)[23]  United Arab Emirates
55 Port of Bergen 599,964 (2018)[24]  Norway
56 Port of Kiel 598,672 (2018)[25]  Germany
57 Port of Tunis 560,000[26]  Tunisia
58 Port of Hamburg 552,459 (2013)[20]  Germany
59 Port of Kotor 541,017[2]  Montenegro
60 Port of Madeira 540,593[2]  Portugal
61 Port of Saint Petersburg 523,525 (2013)[20]  Russia
62 Port of Lisbon 521,042[2]  Portugal
63 Port of Malaga 510,607[2]  Spain
64 Port of Tianjin 500,000 (2016)  China
65 Port of Palm Beach, Florida 480,000[6]  United States
66 Port of Palermo 459,229[2]  Italy
67 Port of La Spezia 454,954[2]  Italy
68 Port of Cagliari 424,305[2]  Italy
69 Port of Valencia 411,317[2]  Spain
70 Port of Gibraltar 404,995[2]  Gibraltar
71 Port of Boston 402,346 (2019)[27]  United States
72 Port of Bari 397,558[2]  Italy
73 Port of Messina 390,196[2]  Italy
74 Port of Quebec 387,678 (2017)[28]  Canada
75 Cabo San Lucas 383,381[6]  Mexico
76 Port of Buenos Aires 374,106 (2019)[29]  Argentina
77 Port of Nouméa 351,400[30]  France
78 Port of Progreso, Yucatán 347,345[6]  Mexico
79 Port of Puerto Vallarta 337,031[6]  Mexico
80 Port of Amsterdam 332,999 (2017)[31]  Netherlands
81 Port of Halifax 323,709 (2019)[32]  Canada
82 Port of Ajaccio 302,700[30]  France
83 Port of Qingdao 300,000[33]  China
84 Port of Villefranche-sur-Mer 296,100[30]  France
85 Port of Oslo 266,000[34]  Norway
86 Port of Toulon - Var, Provence 239,023[2][30]  France
87 Port of Cartagena 236,412[2]  Spain
88 Port of Split 232,244[2]  Croatia
89 Port of Mazatlan 212,518[6]  Mexico
90 Port of Saint John, New Brunswick 208,818 (2017)[35]  Canada
91 Port of Casablanca 198,140 (2013)[36]  Morocco
92 Port of Heraklion 181,693[2]  Greece
93 Port of Portland, Maine 172,184 (2018)[37]  United States
94 Port of Jacksonville 170,000 (2017)[38]  United States
95 Port of Monaco 168,017[2]  Monaco
96 Port of Liverpool 122,964  United Kingdom

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