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Gov. Scott welcomes new Royal Caribbean project at PortMiami
Project expected to add 4,000 new jobs.
Today, Governor Rick Scott applauded the announcement of an agreement between Miami-Dade County and Royal Caribbean to build a brand new cruise terminal at PortMiami. To view Royal Caribbean’s announcement, click HERE.
Governor Scott said, “Florida is undoubtedly the global leader for trade and we are excited that Royal Caribbean chose PortMiami for their brand new cruise terminal which is expected to create 4,000 jobs in South Florida. Florida is home to the top three cruise ports in the world, and PortMiami set another world record of 4.9 million cruise passengers in 2015. Florida’s world-class ports helped bring a record 105 million tourists to our state last year and supported more than one million travel-related jobs. With the recent expansion of the Panama Canal, we expect more opportunities at Florida ports and look forward to welcoming more visitors and adding more jobs with great projects like this one from Royal Caribbean.”
About Florida Ports
Florida is home to 15 public seaports which generate more than 680,000 direct and indirect jobs and contribute $96 billion in economic value. In 2015, Florida’s seaports combined welcomed more than 15 million cruise passengers, and accounted for close to two-thirds of all U.S. cruise embarkations. By passenger count, Florida continued to have the top three cruise ports in the world, including Port Miami, Port Canaveral (Orlando), and Port Everglades.
About PortMiami
Port Miami is called the “Cruise Capital of the World” and set another world record in cruise passengers in 2015 of nearly 4.9 million sailed through PortMiami. In total, Port Miami currently hosts 19 cruise brands berthing 42 ships. PortMiami contributes more than $27 billion annually to the South Florida economy and helps provide direct and indirect employment for more than 207,000 jobs.
