'I am extremely excited about this next chapter for Port Canaveral, and extraordinarily proud of the port’s leadership team, staff and our cruise partners who have brought us to where we are today. Carnival’s commitment to our port and their multiple decades of operations here is a tribute to our entire port community,' commission chairman Wayne Justice said.
25-year term with four five-year options
The new operating agreement, which begins Sept. 1 and replaces an existing six-year agreement set to expire next year, provides a 25-year primary term with four additional five-year renewal options. Carnival’s minimum annual guarantee increases from the current fixed $7m passenger fee to $14.5m with annual escalators.
185,000-square-foot terminal
Canaveral Port Authority and Carnival will invest in building and equipping a new two-story 185,000-square-foot terminal to accommodate the 180,000gt ship that will be the brand's first powered by LNG, and the first cruise ship to operate in North America that's LNG-driven. The vessel will have 5,286 lower berths with maximum capacity for approximately 6,500 passengers.
'We are excited, thrilled and honored to enter this new generation of an exceptional relationship with Carnival Corporation,' port CEO Capt. John Murray said.
'With its convenient location, excellent facilities and friendly staff, Port Canaveral is one of our most popular and fastest-growing homeports and we’re delighted to bring this exciting, one-of-a-kind ship to the Space Coast in 2020,' Carnival president Christine Duffy said.
CT-3 is port's largest single project ever
Constructing the new CT-3 terminal, plus an adjacent elevated parking facility to accommodate nearly 1,800 vehicles, and related wharf, road and access improvements will total $150m—estimated to be the largest single project in the history of the port. The new terminal is planned for completion by June 2020.
The arrival of the new Carnival ship in 2020 will mark 30 years that Carnival Cruise Line has been sailing from Canaveral, the longest of any of the port’s cruise partners.
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