Port Canaveral needs more cruise terminals
- Build new terminal berths that are 1,400 feet long, so they can serve ships 1,200 feet long that can carry 7,000 passengers.
- Find ways to retrofit its Cruise Terminals 6, 8 and 10 to reach these capacities.
- Keep its cruise and cargo container operations as separate as possible by locating new cruise terminals on the south side of the port, in the areas near existing terminals and The Cove restaurant and retail district.
- Consider having a "remote transportation center" where cruise passengers can park their vehicles, then be transported by bus or rail shuttle to their cruise terminals, rather than building parking facilities for each terminal.
- Build five-story parking garages, rather than two-story garages, because land will be at a premium.
- Coordinate its plans for new cruise terminals with plans to redevelop and expand its Cove area.
- Consider designing future cruise terminals in a way they can handle two or more ships at a time.
Published December 7, 2014
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