LOOK WHO ARRIVED TODAY: SpaceX's newest drone ship "A Shortfall of Gravitas" arrives at Port Canaveral today. SpaceX's newest asset for landing boosters at sea. Video taken by Port Canaveral drone pilot as the drone ship sailed past
@CarnivalCruise
Line's new ship Mardi Gras
NOSE CONE CATCHERS: Here’s a close-up look at
@SpaceX
fairing-catching vessels GO Ms. Chief and GO Ms. Tree, which recently were berthed at the Port’s nearly completed North Cargo Berth 8. The vessels attempt to capture rocket nose cones in their huge nets after a launch.
WELCOME to the newest member of the Port Canaveral family. Introducing
@RoyalCaribbean
’s Harmony of the Seas, the 2nd largest cruise ship in the WORLD!
METEOR SEEN FROM PORT CANAVERAL: That meteor that everyone is talking about was seen right here at Port Canaveral late Saturday night, March 30th. The meteor, which produced a bright green light as it fell to Earth, passed overhead at the Port at 11:54 p.m.
WATCH: Milestone for Port Canaveral crane. For the first time, Port Canaveral's new mobile harbor crane lifts a SpaceX Falcon 9 booster from SpaceX droneship of Course I Still Love You a few hours after the droneship carrying the reusable rocket stage arrived at the Port Fri morn
UNLIKELY CRUISE TERMINAL VISITOR: 8 foot gator pays a visit to Port Canaveral’s CT10 looking for a cruise outa here! Gives a new meaning to “social distancing!”
MUST WATCH: ELON MUSK AT PORT CANAVERAL
@SpaceX
CEO Elon Musk makes a surprise visit to Fishlips at Port Canaveral & given a hero's welcome just hours after the successful Falcon Heavy launch! Make sure to watch 'til the end to hear from Elon!
(Video thanks to Shannon Lydic)
Talk about perfect timing last night - SpaceX's recovered Falcon-9 booster pulled into Port just as another Falcon-9 launched, all while passengers of
@VICTORYCRUISES
viewed from the front row! Now that's a true Space Coast shot!
#spaceCoast
#SpacePortCanaveral
#spaceX
SEARCHER AND RESCUE:
@SpaceX
research vessel GO Searcher helped rescue a boater in distress Friday near the Port, the U.S. Coast Guard reported. The SpaceX ship was practicing recovering a Crew Dragon capsule when its crew pulled a man from the ocean around 1 p.m. (Photo: SpaceX)
I HEAR A SYMPHONY: Hundreds of people gather at Jetty Park to watch the world’s largest cruise ship,
@RoyalCaribbean
International's Symphony of the Seas, exit Port Canaveral on Thursday. The vessel, which made its first North American stop here, now heads to the Port of Miami.
SPACE MEETS CRUISE: SpaceX's Mr. Steven had to get into the act as it arrives at Port Canaveral to meet the 6 cruise ships. Here it is as it passes the
@norwegian
Dawn, which is our port-of-call ship today. More than 33,000 pasengers on and off our cruise ships today.
MARDI GRAS, MEET SPACEX. This is something you will not see anywhere except Port Canaveral. SpaceX’s booster has arrived today. A bonus to everyone visiting the Space Coast. Special thanks to
@CarnivalCruise
for sending us such a beautiful ship! We are
#cruiseready
!
BIG TOW: A
@SpaceX
Falcon 9 booster is towed from the Port on Monday. The reusable booster helped launch a second batch of 60 Starlink satellites into orbit on Jan. 6, then returned to the Port aboard drone ship Of Course I Still Love You on Jan. 9.
NOT JUST A FANTASY: The beautiful
@DisneyCruise
Line Fantasy came to Port Canaveral for a visit tonight. Counting the days until she has happy passengers sailing to paradise. Photo thanks to Duty Harbormaster Kyle Lewis.
WATCH: New drone footage of the 6 ships at Port Canaveral. This is the 3rd time we had 6 ships here at once, and could be a record. Today's lineup:
@RoyalCaribbean
's Mariner of the Seas
@DisneyCruise
Dream,
@CarnivalCruise
Liberty and Elation and the Norwegian Sun and Dawn.
NET GAIN:
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rocket fairing-catching vessels Go Ms. Chief, left, and Go Ms. Tree are both equipped with nets for the first time Tuesday. The vessels are berthed at the Port’s North Cargo Berth 8.
NICE CATCH: Crews lower a
@SpaceX
Falcon rocket fairing half onto a huge net strung above SpaceX vessel Mr. Steven during an apparent test Friday at the Port's North Cargo Berth 6. The vessel was fitted with four massive metal arms and a nose cone-catching net earlier this week.
IT’S NOT JUST A FANTASY: It’s for real! The
@DisneyCruise
Line Fantasy made a stop at Port Canaveral and was welcomed by SpaceX’s faring-catching vessel. So great to see a cruise ship back at Port Canaveral.
ROYAL WAVE OUT: Large crowd turns out for
@RoyalCaribbean
’s Harmony of the Seas, the 2nd largest cruise ship in the world, now calling Port Canaveral home!
BLACKENED BOOSTER RETURNS: A time-lapse view as a scorched
@SpaceX
Falcon 9 booster is towed back to the Port on Thursday aboard drone ship Of Course I Still Love You. Used twice before, the booster lofted a JCSAT-18/Kacific1 Communications Satellite into orbit on Monday night.
PHOTO OF THE DAY: SpaceX Falcon 9 booster rocket (looking great!) from seven days ago, being transported through Port Canaveral on it's way to get refurbished! 🚀
(Photo: Joshua/xxxtreme81 on Instagram)
WATCH: SpaceX booster rocket arrives at Port Canaveral after launching Early Monday morning. This was a live recording as it passed by Jetty Park. Gotta love all this space stuff!
#1
and
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LARGEST SHIPS IN THE WORLD - SIDE BY SIDE: Historic moment at
@RoyalCaribbean
's private island in The Bahamas as the brand new Icon of the Seas, now the largest cruise ship in the world, docked side by side next to the Wonder of the Seas, now the 2nd largest cruise…
DISNEY DREAM: Watch the time lapse of the
@DisneyCruise
Dream flip around and leave Port Canaveral Saturday afternoon. Waiting for the time when this ship and others will be sailing with passengers!
NEVER GETS OLD TO WATCH: The Elizabeth S and The Christine S and The Pilot Boat 2 and the US Navy all assisting a sub out of Port Canaveral. Video courtesy Port Canaveral friend Pam Hepp
T-MINUS 1 YEAR AND COUNTING:
@CarnivalCruise
Line's newest and most innovative cruise ship, the Mardi Gras, is scheduled to arrive at its new home of Port Canaveral a year from today! We're busy preparing our new Cruise Terminal 3 for her arrival!
MARDI GRAS ROCKET LAUNCH: The
@CarnivalCruise
Line Mardi Gras had a front row seat to today's SpaceX launch from Cape Canaveral. Could the next launch have happy passengers on board?
WATCH: Dolphins swimming and jumping waves alongside
@RoyalCaribbean
Oasis of the Seas after the journey from Port Canaveral to San Juan! 🐬
(Video - Zachary Vallee/dcadzachvallee)
FALCON HEAVY LAUNCH THIS SUNDAY: If you are planning to come out to Port Canaveral to watch the launch Sunday, 4/7, make sure to read this special announcement containing important info about launch viewing parking.
ROCKET RETURNS TO PORT: Onlookers gather at the Malcolm E. McLouth Fishing Pier in
@jettypark
early Tuesday to watch and take photos and video as a
@SpaceX
Falcon 9 rocket booster is towed back to Port Canaveral.
WATCH: SPACEX DRONE SHIP IS BACK IN PORT CANAVERAL
Check out this time lapsed video of the
@SpaceX
"Of Course I Still Love You" drone ship returning to Port Canaveral, taken from The
@Explorationtwr
at Port Canaveral! 🚀
UNEXPECTED SPLASHDOWN: A malfunctioning
@SpaceX
Falcon 9 booster misses Landing Zone 1 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station and lands in the ocean on Wednesday.
PAST, PRESENT AND FUTURE: A 90-foot-long replica of Columbus’ Santa Maria sails past the
@SpaceX
fleet and Port Canaveral’s new mobile harbor crane while leaving the Port on Friday.
SPACEX CRYO TANKS ARRIVE AT PORT CANAVERAL: New cryogenic tanks arrive at Port Canaveral's North Cargo Berth 8 headed to the 39A Falcon launchpad. According to
@SpaceX
, these tanks will enable several consecutive propellant load attempts on the Falcon Heavy rockets. The team…
PRACTICE OFF THE PORT:
@SpaceX
's upgraded Go Searcher vessel returns to Port Canaveral on Wednesday with an apparent mock-up Crew Dragon capsule aboard after a sea trial. Go Searcher will recover Crew Dragon capsules that splash down in the Atlantic.
BOOSTER-LESS BARGE IS BACK:
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drone ship Of Course I Still Love You returns to the Port without a Falcon 9 booster on Thursday. The booster splashed down in the ocean during a landing attempt Feb. 17 after the Falcon 9 had carried 60 Starlink satellites into orbit.
Elon Musk and spacex Thanks Port Canaveral ⬇️ 👏🏼
“On May 30th 2020, SpaceX launched NASA Astronauts Robert Behnken and Doug Hurley aboard the SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule on a Falcon rocket from Launch Pad 39-A in…
HAPPY 70th BIRTHDAY PORT CANAVERAL: It's time to celebrate 7 decades of maritime excellence, growth, and countless memories. From humble beginnings to becoming one of Florida's key gateways to the world, Port Canaveral has truly come a long way. Join us in commemorating this…
FAREWELL DISNEY DREAM: From the time you were born, you’ve called Port Canaveral home. The 11 years you’ve been part of our Port Family have been wonderous and magical, but you’re all grown up now and your time has come to make new memories.
NEW TERMINAL TAKES SHAPE: A view of Cruise Terminal 3 construction as seen from the Port Canaveral channel. Set for completion in May 2020, the $163 million complex will be the home of
@CarnivalCruise
Line’s newest and most innovative cruise ship, the Mardi Gras.
NEW FIREBOAT ARRIVES: Port Canaveral's newest firefighting vessel arrives today, marking the first step in becoming the first LNG cruise port.
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PORT CANAVERAL IS THE BUSIEST CRUISE PORT IN THE WORLD: We’ve always aimed to be the best cruise port in the world, but what an achievement to now be known as the busiest,” stated Port Canaveral CEO Capt. John Murray. “This historic milestone is testament …
PORT PACKED WITH SIX CRUISE SHIPS: Visitors enjoy the view from
@Explorationtwr
at Port Canaveral on Monday as six cruise ships visit the Port. It’s the third time this year and only the fifth time in Port history that the Port has accommodated six cruise ships on one day.
Port Canaveral today released its plan for public access to the Port for viewing the arrival of
@CarnivalCruise
’s newest and most innovative ship, Mardi Gras, scheduled to arrive early Friday morning, June 4 to new Cruise Terminal 3 (CT3).
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7 SHIP DAY AT PORT CANAVERAL: Busy day with 6 cruise ships and a cargo ship caught on video today.
@RoyalCaribbean
's Allure and Mariner of the Seas,
@CarnivalCruise
Line's Liberty and Freedom,
@DisneyCruise
Line's Wish, and
@MSCCruisesUSA
's Seashore, plus the bulk carrier ASL…
DISNEY DAY 2: Today's esteemed
@DisneyCruise
Line's special visitor is the Disney Wonder, stopping by for provisions and routine maintenance. So nice to see this beautiful vessel at Port Canaveral again!
5 SHIPS - COUNT 'EM: Busy day at Port Canaveral with 5 cruise ships in Port! 1st is
@RoyalCaribbean
's Grandeur of the Seas, followed by
@DisneyCruise
Line's Dream,
@CruiseNorwegian
Line's Bliss,
@CarnivalCruise
Line's Liberty and, last but not least, Royal's Mariner of the Seas.
CRANE LOWERS ROCKET BOOSTER: Port Canaveral's mobile harbor crane helps lower a
@SpaceX
Falcon 9 booster on Tuesday. Shortly after liftoff on Jan. 29, the booster landed on SpaceX drone ship Of Course I Still Love You in the Ocean. The drone ship returned to the Port on Feb. 1.
A SIX-SHIP SPECTACULAR: Enjoy an aerial view of six cruise ships at the Port on Monday. It’s the second time this year and only the fourth time in Port history that the Port has hosted six cruise ships in one day.
NICE CATCH:
@SpaceX
’s GO Ms. Tree — formerly called Mr. Steven — sails into Port Canaveral on Thursday morning with a fairing from a Falcon Heavy rocket on board. The vessel successfully captured a fairing in its huge net for the first time shortly after early Tuesday’s launch.
What a beautiful, busy, 6-ship day! Port Canaveral is firing on all cylinders this weekend! We have the Carnival Mardi Gras and Carnival Freedom; Norwegian Getaway; Mariner of the Seas; Disney Fantasy and Disney Wish here today!
CARNIVAL, WE HAVE A BUILDING! Things are really starting to take shape at Port Canaveral at the new CT3, soon to be home of
@CarnivalCruise
Line's newest and most innovative ship, the Mardi Gras. Both the terminal and ship will be here in 2020.....can't wait!
PRESENT ARMS:
@SpaceX
rocket fairing-catching recovery vessels Go Ms. Chief, left, and Go Ms. Tree are each fitted with four metal arms for the first time. The arms hold huge nets that capture rocket nose cones at sea as the fairing halves descend after a launch.
BATTERED BOOSTER: The 3rd
@SpaceX
booster that landed successfully but damaged out at sea has arrived at Port Canaveral. Look closely and you can see the 2 fairings that were successfully salvaged from the ocean.
COMET CRUISES PAST EARTH: Comet NEOWISE is seen over a
@DisneyCruise
Line cruise ship at the Port. The comet came closest to Earth on Wednesday night. It’s visible in the northwestern sky after sunset, just below the Big Dipper. Thanks to Michael Seeley for his cool photo!
THE QUEEN VISITS PORT CANAVERAL: The majestic Queen Victoria sailed into Port Canaveral this morning, part of a 13 day voyage from Hamburg to Ft. Lauderdale. She always needs a quick fix of Port Canaveral to complete her journey! Video from Port Canaveral's
#1
fan, Pam Hepp
PORT CANAVERAL LEVELS UP 🏗️: Today we welcomed a new addition to our landside cargo operations with the arrival of a second mobile harbor crane, marking a significant expansion in our Port’s ability to handle an increasingly diverse cargo portfolio. Standing tall at 320 feet, the…
SIX SHIPS RETURN AFTER THE STORM: Check out drone footage of 6 cruise ships at busy Port Canaveral on Thursday. The Port welcomed 6 cruise ships
@CarnivalCruise
Line's Liberty, Elation, and Ecstasy,
@DisneyCruise
Line's Dream and
@RoyalCaribbean
's Harmony and Mariner of the Seas.
BOOM GOES THE BOOSTER: A
@SpaceX
Falcon 9 booster returns to Cape Canaveral Air Force Station’s landing site LZ-1 on Thursday evening, jolting onlookers at
@JettyPark
with thunderous sonic booms. The rocket orbited a twice-flown Dragon spacecraft carrying cargo for the ISS.
BACK IN PORT:
@SpaceX
vessels GO Ms. Chief, left, and GO Ms. Tree return to the Port on Thursday, carrying fairing halves from Wednesday's launch. GO Ms. Tree managed to capture the fairing half in its massive net, but GO Ms. Chief missed catching the other half in its net.
ADIOS, SANTA MARIA: A replica of the Santa Maria, the largest of Christopher Columbus’ three famed sailing ships, exits Port Canaveral on Friday. The motorized vessel was sailing from Key West to Beaufort, S.C., when Wednesday’s storm forced it to seek shelter at the Port.
IT'S NOT EVERY DAY A NAVY DESTROYER PASSES BY: Watch as the USS Delbert Black arrives at Port Canaveral. The US Navy destroyer will be commissioned at a private ceremony here on Saturday.
K9 JAKE’S BACK ON THE BEAT:
@BrevardSheriff
's K9 Deputy Jake is back on duty at Port Canaveral, playing with his handler, Deputy Scott Stewart, and showing no ill effects from a severe reaction that the 3-year-old golden retriever suffered from finding drugs on a passenger.
SOON TO BE THE LARGEST MOBILE HARBOR CRANE IN THE US: Sneak peek at Port Canaveral's new crane, under construction in Germany. The Liebherr LHM 600, with an 18-container reach, capable of handling heavy cargo and built to lift oversized space components. Arriving early 2019!
PORT CANAVERAL IMPORTANT TRAFFIC ALERT: Jetty Park is now at capacity and closed to vehicular traffic There are a limited number of parking spots at The Cove restaurant.
AIR, LAND & SEA: Busy Monday at Port Canaveral. Six cruise ships in Port, PLUS a SpaceX booster just returned and visible right behind our mobile harbor crane. All operations happening simultaneously - now that's a Port firing on all cylinders! The six ships were…
BOOSTER’S BACK: A
@SpaceX
Falcon 9 rocket on droneship Of Course I Still Love You is towed past
@RoyalCaribbean
International’s Mariner of the Seas as it returns to the Port on Friday. For its record fourth mission, the rocket helped loft 60 Starlink satellites into orbit Nov. 11
DORIAN APPROACHES PORT: A remote, unmanned camera captures conditions at Port Canaveral at around 8 p.m. Tuesday as Hurricane Dorian lashes the coastline, with the Category 2 storm’s center about 110 miles east-southeast of the Port.
LAND CRUISE?:
@RoyalCaribbean
International’s Mariner of the Seas appears to be plowing through sand dunes and shoreline vegetation as it glides along the channel past
@JettyPark
in Port Canaveral and heads out to sea on Friday afternoon.
TRIDENT MISSILE TEST OFF PORT: The Ohio-class ballistic-missile submarine USS Rhode Island, along with the U.S. Navy's Strategic Systems Programs, conducted the successful test flight of an unarmed Trident II D5 missile off
@PortCanaveral
on Thursday, May 9. (Photo: U.S. Navy)
@CarnivalCruise
Line was named the Best Ocean Cruise Line in USA Today's 10Best Readers’ Choice Awards. Carnival Sunshine, below, which sails from Port Canaveral, was Best Mid-Sized Ship, and Carnival Breeze, which also sails from the Port, was Best Cruise Ship for Families.
ROYAL CARIBBEAN'S NEW SHIP UTOPIA OF THE SEAS TO HOMEPORT AT PORT CANAVERAL: Royal Caribbean International has announced its new ship, Utopia of the Seas, will homeport year-round at Port Canaveral beginning July 2024. This magnificent Oasis-class ship, the first in its class to…
DOUBLE VISION? no, your eyes are not deceiving you. Not one, but 2 scorched
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boosters at Port Canaveral at the same time. Its always a special sight, plus a bonus tugboat sighting!
LUNCH BREAK BOOSTER:
@SpaceX
's booster, which took off last weekend, surprised lunch-goers at Port Canaveral this afternoon as it arrived back home to be refurbished and eventually sent back up to space!
NORWEGIAN PRIMA SNEAK PEEK: Port Canaveral will be home for Norwegian Cruise Lines brand new ship, the Norwegian Prima, set to sail at the end of this year. Watch brand new video of the ship, which is currently undergoing sea trials before sailing to Port Canaveral!
MAJESTIC MARINER: Packed with excited guests,
@RoyalCaribbean
International’s Mariner of the Seas pulls away from Cruise Terminal 1 on a breezy Friday afternoon.
COME SAIL AWAY:
@RoyalCaribbean
Caribbean International’s Mariner of the Seas glides past
@jettypark
beachgoers as she exits Port Canaveral on a picture-perfect Tuesday afternoon.
LARGEST CRUISE SHIP IN THE WORLD ARRIVES AT PORT CANAVERAL.
@RoyalCaribbean
Symphony of the Seas makes its first US stop right here at Port Canaveral. What a sight to see!
FIRST GLIMPSE: This stuff never gets old! See the
@SpaceX
rocket booster from last week's launch as it arrives atop the drone landing pad. Another successful launch and landing of the booster at sea! This was the 1st launch of the new Block 5 rocket, which can be reused quickly.
FIRST WALL GOES UP AT CT-3: In this time-lapse video, a crane lifts the first concrete wall section of Port Canaveral’s new Cruise Terminal 3 on Wednesday and hauls the 190,000-pound section to where it will be set in place. The $163M complex is set for completion in May 2020.
THERE SHE SAILS: The Mardi Gras,
@CarnivalCruise
Line's new cruise ship, sailed today from the Meyer Turku shipyard in Finland on its 1st sea trial. It will spend 10 days at sea before returning to the dock for final preps for its departure for the U.S. At Port Canaveral Feb 21
Two for Tuesday! Disney Cruise Line's Dream and Fantasy at Port Canaveral today gearing up for their return to cruising next month!
#returntocruising
#TwoForTuesday
SHE'S BAAAAACK! Today the Carnival Cruise Line Freedom returns to Port Canaveral after her beauty appointment, sporting her new whale tail and blue paint job. She is certainly looking spiffy, joining sister ship Carnival Liberty and other relatives from another mother, the…