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TOP CRUISE PORTS

The USA is still King but it’s a big, beautiful world out there – with plenty of destinations to explore.

ell into the New Year, Miami, Florida continues as Florida is the heart of cruising today. As a regional destina- the world’s number one port for passenger through- tion, there is no place else on earth that even comes close in

Wput, but its Florida cousin, Port Canaveral, is knock- terms of total passengers. That’s not to say there aren’t other ing at the door. The two ports could not be more different, woo- places just as worthwhile to visit. There are. In this edition, we ing a different demographic for different attractions. That’s the highlight the numbers for the U.S.-based cruise industry and beauty of the cruise industry – no two business plans are alike. then, we’ll visit ten worthy cruise destinations – some of them

Likewise, it has been said that, “if you’ve seen one port, you’ve American – that are signi