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PortMiami is making history today! 🎉 🛳️
For the first time, #PortMiami is hosting 10 cruise ships:
🔵 Carnival Magic
🔵 Carnival Sunrise
🔵 Zaandam
🔵 MSC Seascape
🔵 Norwegian Escape
🔵 Norwegian Gem
🔵 Sirena
🔵 Icons of the Seas
🔵 Independence of the Seas
🔵 Scarlet Lady
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#PortMiami welcomes the largest cruise ship in the world @RoyalCaribbean #IconOfTheSeas. Thanks for the 📸 @elomia_
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It’s officially the #FirstDayofSpring! 🌷🌸
No complaints about our crystal blue skies and water on this beautiful spring day.
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Record breaking day here at #PortMiami. 52,000 passengers today. The ships we have on port are: #AllureOfTheSeas, #EmpressOfTheSeas, #MSCDivina, #DisneyMagic, #NorwegianGetaway, #CarnivalHorizon, #CarnivalMagic, #FRSSanGwann, #OceaniaRiviera
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There’s a new ship in town – the #MSCWorldAmerica! 🛳️ 🌎 🎉
With a capacity of 6,762 passengers, MSC World America offers a new world of cruising with immersive and enriching experiences at sea.
#PortMiami #MSCCruises #ANewWorldofCruising
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Sound Up!!! Captain Kate McCue is at it again playing #HornWars with the #MarinerOfTheSeas. @CelebrityCruise @RoyalCaribbean #CruiseCapitalOfTheWorld #PleaseNeverGrowUp #ItsLoud #PortMiami #Cruise #CruiseLife
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Miami-Dade Mayor has extended the waiver of lay berth and harbor fees through July 12.“We will continue to offer our cruise partners support, said Mayor Gimenez. “We are the Cruise Capital of the World,and this is their home.” #OurCounty #PortMiamiStrong #CruiseCapitaloftheWorld
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Today #PortMiami set a new record for the largest container ship to ever call at a Florida port with the arrival of the @cmacgm Argentina. The more than 15,000 TEU vessel is 23 containers wide and about three football fields.#PortMiamiStrong #PortMiamiProud
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Welcome home #SymphonyoftheSeas largest cruise ship in the world! #PortMiami team is excited you’re finally here!
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Congratulations to @MSCCruisesUSA on its first-ever call at its new Cruise Terminal AA at PortMiami! 🎉
#PortMiami #MSCCruises
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Did you know that cruising contributes $53 billion annually to the U.S. economy, supporting over 421,000 jobs? #PortMiamiStrong #Supporting #Cruising #Jobs
#CruiseCapitaloftheWorld
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#FridayFact: Royal Caribbean’s Icon of the Seas is the largest cruise ship in the world! 🌎
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Good morning from #PortMiami!! Today we start the week with a busy day. We have 8 ships on port today, and around 32,300 with be embarking and debarking from their vacation. When was the last time you took a cruise out of PortMiami?
#CruiseCapitalOfTheWorld #Miami #CruiseShip
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January in Miami 😍😍!! Today the @RoyalCaribbean #GrandeurOfTheSeas is calling #PortMiami a port of call. Sailing from Maryland, the guest are going to enjoy an wonderful day in #Miami
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#CruiseCapitalOfTheWorld #MiamiWinter #SouthFloridaWinter #TimeLapse #CruiseLife #Cruise
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South Florida officials, the cruise lines, economic development agencies, and public health and safety experts united yesterday in solidarity for the safe return of cruising at PortMiami and the U.S. They called on the @CDCgov for a cruise restart.
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Thank you @SecretaryPete for visiting #PortMiami to see how RAISE grant projects are creating jobs and a resilient supply chain.
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Today #PortMiami set a new record for the largest container ship to ever call on a Florida port, @cmacgm Magellan, a 167-foot wide and 13,344 TEU vessel! #SoMiami #GlobalGateway #cmacgm #Miami #MiamiBeach #OurCounty
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It’s Friday!!! Who’s sailing away this weekend?
#CruiseCapitalOfTheWorld #FollowTheLeader #PortMiami #Miami #Cruise #CruiseShip #CruiseLife #CruiseShipLife #HornWars #Maritime #MiamiBeach #SouthBeach #SouthBeachMiami
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#SundayStat: The length of Dodge Island, where PortMiami is located, is equal to approximately 43 football fields. 🏈
#SuperbowlLIX #SBLIX #SuperbowlSunday
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CARNIVAL HORIZON BACK AT PORTMIAMI
The Horizon is the first @CarnivalCruise ship that is scheduled to prepare for sailing in the U.S. when the time is right. #PortMiamiStrong #WeAreCruise
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Florida’s Economy Needs Cruise Lines to Start Operations - Think farmers that grow fresh produce, suppliers of food, beverage, travel agents, taxi operators, hotels, airlines, retail, and other
#WEARECRUISE
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SEPT. 3 | Port Users
PortMiami is officially open for business. Passengers please contact the cruise lines for itinerary information bddy.me/2Ut0Oz7
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Reported today at the State of the County, #PortMiami set a new record year in 2019 with a 3.4% gain in cargo traffic at 1.12 million TEUs, and a 22% increase in cruise with 6.8 million passengers! Mayor Gimenez congratulated CEO Juan Kuryla & his team for such a prosperous year!
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#PortMiami is currently working on a shore power plan. Cruise ships will be able to dock, turn off engines, plug into a terminal & draw power. This will reduce our carbon footprint & protect @MiamiDadeCounty for generations to come. #WorldEnvironmentDay
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We are back! PortMiami is grateful for its first commercial cruise after a 15-month pause. The Royal Caribbean International #FreedomoftheSeas
July 2-July 5. “Smooth sailing Freedom of the Seas!”Port CEO Juan Kuryla & the entire Port Family
#cruisecapitaloftheworld #wearecruise
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It’s Monday! You know what that means here at PortMiami... Provisions, Provisions, Provisions. On Port today we have 5 ships @CruiseNorwegian, @CarnivalCruise, @RoyalCaribbean a total of 14,000 passengers will be disembarking and another 14,000 will be embarking from PortMiami
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Happy 305 Day!! Today it’s all about the #305!!!
#CruiseCapitalOfTheWorld #PortMiami #BigShipWelcome #305Day #Miami #MiamiDadeCounty #305TilliDie #Pitbull #MiamiWinter #SouthFloridaWinter #WinterInMiami #Cruise #CruiseShip #Cargo #CargoShip #CargoLife #Ships #Maritime #FlaPorts
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It’s a beautiful day at the Cruise Capital of the World. #PortMiamiStrong
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Final numbers are in from our record breaking day!!!
55,819 came and left #PortMiami on 12/09/2018. Who sailed in or out of #PortMiami that day?
#CruiseCapitalOfTheWorld #GlobalGateway #BigShipsWelcome #RecordDay #CruiseSeason #CruiseLife #Miami #MiamiBeach #SouthBeach
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Fish & other marine life washed up this week on the shores of Biscayne Bay, but the cause is yet to be determined @MiamiDadeCounty partner Miami Water keeper point to warm water temperatures & low levels of oxygen in the water. @miamidadefirerescue boats 21 & 73 to oxygenate
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Today marks the first steps being taken for @VirginVoyages. The @MiamiDadeBCC just approved Virgin Voyages and their new terminal to be built in PortMiami. “It’s great to be based here,” said Branson. “I pinch myself every time I look at the designs." #CruiseCapitalOfTheWorld
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On December 28, 2024, PortMiami welcomed 66,340 guests – celebrating the second busiest cruise passenger day in history. 🚢 🎉
#TravelTuesday
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PortMiami proud of Blue Angels flyover #OperationAmericaStrong honoring those on the frontlines of the COVID-19 pandemic and salute healthcare workers, first responders and essential workers.
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PortMiami welcomes the arrival of the #USNS Comfort!🏥 🚢
The USNS Comfort is a Mercy class hospital ship of the U.S. Navy and provides emergency, on-site care for U.S. combatant forces. This medical ship also supports humanitarian and disaster relief worldwide. 🌎
#PortMiami
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PortMiami is getting ready for cruise restart | This Saturday @MiamiDadeCounty and @nomihealth started to provide crew members with COVID-19 vaccination and will continue throughout the week. #ourcounty #wearecruise
#portmiamistrong
#wecanwewill
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Busy day here @PortMiami!!! We would like to welcome the #AllureOfTheSeas to her new home, Terminal A "The Crown". We also have 8 cruise ships on Port today. #CelebrityEquinox, #MarinerOfTheSeas, #CarnivalSensation, #CarnivalVictory #NorwegianSky #NorwegianJade, #OceanSirena
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PortMiami is proud to host the USN Comfort, a 1,000 beds hospital vessel which is about to embark on a 6-week humanitarian mission to Latin America and the Caribbean
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#TBT to when #PortMiami had a 7 cruise ship day in the 1970's vs. How it looks with 7 cruise ships now a days. Skyline has also changed a little bit.
#CruiseCapitalOfTheWorld #BigShipsWelcome #Cruise #CruiseShip #CruiseLife #ThrowBack #ThrowBackThursday #BlackAndWhite
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@norwegiancruiseline Encore is finally home!! Welcome to the Cruise Capital of the World!!! #PortMiami #NCL
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A special THANK YOU to PortMiami’s finest, our front-liners, the hard working men & women of ILA Locals 1416 & 1922. They continue to disembark cruise passengers, unload luggage, & push for a steady flow of essential cargo while aggressively safeguarding us against COVID-19.
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Sound up!!! Thank you to the @USNavy for starting off #NavyWeekMiami with the fly over! Are you in Miami? Did you hear it?
#CruiseCapitalOfTheWorld #NavyWeek #Miami #USNavy #MilitaryShip #USSNewYork #Military #MilitaryFamily #PortMiami #Miami #MiamiBeach
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We can’t wait to welcome #MSCWorldAmerica tomorrow at PortMiami! 🎉🛳️💙
A look back at the inauguration of the world’s largest cruise terminal. 🎉 The new MSC Miami Cruise Terminal @portmiami spans more than 492,000 square feet and can welcome up to 36,000 cruisers daily 😎. The terminal is ready to welcome #MSCWorldAmerica home tomorrow!
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PortMiami joins @miamidadecounty @MayorDaniella's call on Miami's landmarks to light up in solidarity with Ukraine. Thank you partners at MiamiDDA ,@MiamiandBeaches, Miami Beach Hotel Association, @MDCollege, @iflymia, @CruiseNorwegian, & @RoyalCaribbean. #MDC4Ukraine
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#PortMiami continues to support both our cruise & cargo partners. Our cruise partners have made the commendable decision to suspend operations in order to stem the spread of COVID-19 & our cargo partners continue operations as “normally” as they can. #PortMiamiStrong
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Check out this great #timelapse captured in the morning. We tend to think we have the best pilots in the industry @bbpilots . Turning on a dime without the use of tugs.
Video credit: Ashley Broders/ @Theadventureencounters
#CruiseCapitalOfTheWorld #PortMiami
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Rain or shine the operation must go on. Here is a clip of the Biscayne bay pilots. Making the smooth transfer from cruise ship to pilot boat! #CruiseCapitalOfTheWorld #PortMiami #bbpilots
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Hello world!! It’s the start to the work week and that means provision day here at #PortMiami. Here’s a clip of the fruits and vegetables being loaded onto the @MSCCruisesUSA #Armonia @KenMuskat #TimeLapse
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Today #PortMiami welcomed one of the longest #Cruise ships in the world—1,142ft! @RoyalCaribbean Anthem of the Seas at a plaque ceremony.
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Busy day at the Cruise Capital of the World! @CarnivalCruise @CruiseNorwegian @RoyalCaribbean @DisneyCruise @OceaniaCruises
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Cruise season is in full swing at #PortMiami. This past weekend the #CruiseCapitalOfTheWorld welcomed eight cruise ships at one time. Special thanks to our @BBPilots and cruise partners, @CarnivalCruise, @CruiseNorwegian, @OceaniaCruises, @RoyalCaribbean, @VirginVoyages.
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People love cruises and #PortMiami knows what makes this industry so resilient. We miss you. #PortMiamiStrong #PortMiamiProud
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Welcome home @RoyalCaribbean’s Serenade of the Seas! 🚢
After 274 days at sea, #SerenadeoftheSeas has sailed to all seven continents, with more than 150 destinations in 65 countries and 11 great wonders of the world.
Now time to celebrate. 🎉
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Busy day for cargo at #PortMiami for #TradeTuesday. We had 2 post Panamax ships @Maersk #Anna and the @cmacgm #ContiMakalu, as well as 3 @Seaboard_Marine ships. This was captured with the help of the @MiamiDadePD seaport division.
#Shipping #Cargo #Containers #Transportation
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Today #ExploreroftheSeas arrived at PortMiami to shelter first responders working the Surfside condo collapse. #THANKYOU Royal Caribbean Group! - Port CEO Juan Kuryla and the entire PortMiami Family
#portmiamistrong
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Hello followers!!! It's National Plan for Vacation Day!! What's your favorite type of vacation to take?
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#NationalPlanForVacationDay #CruiseCapitalOfTheWorld
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#PortMiami K-9 always on the look out. Thank you @MiamiDadePD for keeping us safe.
#PortMiamiStrong #PortMiamiProud
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”Miami-Dade County will continue to support its cruise line partners,” said Mayor Gimenez. “It is because of our partners that PortMiami is recognized as the Cruise Capital of the World. We’re grateful and committed to their future.”
#OurCounty
#PortMiamiStrong
#WEARECRUISE
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#PortMiami partner @RoyalCaribbean is #SuperBowlLIV ready! Shout out from CEO Juan Kuryla and his team to Micheal Fettes for lighting up the Crown of Miami! #LIVEITMIAMI! #SOMIAMI
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We’re booked & busy this Tuesday morning. 😎
#TimelapseTuesday
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#PortMiami is happy to welcome back the @CruiseNorwegian #Bliss!
#CruiseCapitalOfTheWorld #NorwegianBliss #NorwegianCruiseLine #Cruise #CruiseLife #CruiseShip #Cruises #CruiseVacation #Bliss #SouthBeach #Miami #MiamiBeach
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Good morning from PortMiami! It’s national #RelaxationDay and we can’t think of anything more relaxing then a cruise! There are some advantages of cruising out of #PortMiami like a view of the Miami skyline on a perfect summer day. @RoyalCaribbean. @MoranTug with a cameo.
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Today PortMiami dolphins joined us to welcome the largest ship to ever call a Florida port! #CMACGMArgentina
#Resilient305
#MiamiDadeThrives
#PortMiamiStrong
#WeCanWeWill
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We are back! @CarnivalCruise and @RoyalCaribbean International restart passenger operations from PortMiami.
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A big thank you to @bbpilots for keeping cruise and cargo vessels safe, and making it look effortless!
#PortMiami #Shipping #Cargo #CargoShips #Maritime #Freight #ShipToShore #Pilots #BiscayneBayPilots #BiscayneBay #Captain #Miami #CruiseCapitalOfTheWorld
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Something special about having downtown as the entrance to #PortMiami.
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Cheers to 3 years! ❤️🛳️
On February 13, 2022, @VirginVoyages’ Terminal V officially opened at PortMiami.
#ThrowbackThursday
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On this day in 1970, @CruiseNorwegian Skyward made its debut at PortMiami. The Skyward was accompanied by sister ships Sunward and Starward as she made her first appearance.
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Time to celebrate - the world’s largest cruise ship terminal is now open at #PortMiami! 🎉 🛳️
Today, @MSCCruisesUSA held its Ribbon Cutting Ceremony for the official opening of Terminal AA, which has the capacity to service 3 ship berths and process 36,000 passengers daily.
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Today on @Jeopardy
This port is on Biscayne Bay and called the Cruise Capital of the World?
What is?
#jeopardy #cruisecapitaloftheworld #PortMiami #GlobalGateway
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Statement from @MayorGimenez on cruise industry "No Sail Order"
The “No Sail Order” is set to expire on September 30, 2020. Now that the cruise industry has adopted the mandatory core elements, I urge the CDC to not extend or renew the order.
#WeAreCruise
#OurCounty
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Some footage of a 450’ @seaboard_marine ship leaving the port without the use of tugs! The #BiscayneBayPilots make it looks so easy!
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Thanking @MiamiDadePD Seaport Bureau K9 Unit for always keeping us safe! Happy #NationalDogDay
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Did you know that the cruise industry is vital to Miami-Dade County’s economy, contributing approximately $6.3 billion in direct spend to Florida on an annual basis and directly supporting 34,200 jobs? #PortMiamiStrong
#OurCounty #Jobs
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Throwback to #PortMiami when it was located where @BaysideMktplace currently is. The small islands were filled to make the port as it is today. #BlackAndWhite #BlackAndWhitePicture #OldSchool #Cruise #Cargo #Miami #DowntownMiami #MiamiBeach #SouthBeach #BiscayneBay #FreedomTower
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