Port Canaveral Reopens to Cruise Ships in the Wake of Hurricane Milton

One of the world’s busiest ports, if not the busiest in the world, has reopened after Hurricane Milton.

Commerce is flowing again at Florida's Port Canaveral. That includes leisure trips as well as cargo traffic.

The port was shut down for two days because of the hurricane until the U.S. Coast Guard gave its approval after checking for debris.

The first cruise ship to enter the channel was the MSC Seashore.

Six other cruise ships were scheduled to sail into the port on Saturday, including:

• Carnival Freedom
• Carnival Glory (originally scheduled to arrive Friday)
• Mardi Gras
• Disney Fantasy
• Adventure of the Seas
• Utopia of the Seas

Four ships will sail out of Port Canaveral on Sunday, including:

• Carnival Vista
• Disney Wish
• MSC Seashore
• Wonder of the Seas

The port advises cruise passengers to check with their cruise lines for any updated schedules.

The airport in nearby Melbourne, Florida, has also reopened.

Royal Caribbean recently floated out its new ship that will debut at Port Canaveral next year.

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