Port Canaveral Is Now Home To The World's Largest Cruise Ship

Port Canaveral on the east coast of Florida is now the new home of the world's largest cruise ship.

Wonder Of The Sea debuted in March 2022 at Fort Lauderdale, spending a few months in South Florida before heading to Europe in May 2022 for a full summer itinerary.

From Europe, the Wonder Of The Sea set sail for Port Canaveral, where Royal Caribbean says its fifth ship in its Oasis class will now call Port Canaveral's Terminal 1 home for at least the next two years.

Weighing more than 230,000 tons with a total capacity of nearly 7,000 passengers, Wonder of the Seas is currently the world’s largest cruise ship.

Last week Wonder of The Sea arrived at its new home in Cape Canaveral, before setting sail on a seven night cruise to the Eastern Caribbean last night, Sunday November 20, the ships first voyage from its new home port.

The Wonder of the Seas will now set to sail from Port Canaveral’s Cruise Terminal 1 weekly, featuring cruises to both the Eastern and Western Caribbean.

For its first sailing from Port Canaveral, passengers aboard Wonder Of The Sea are enjoying a seven-night itinerary to the Eastern Caribbean, with visits to St. Thomas, St. Maarten and Perfect Day at CocoCay.

Wonder of the Seas is Royal Caribbean’s newest cruise ship, whose inaugural sailing was on March 4, 2022.

She is currently the largest cruise ship in the world, at 1,188 feet long, 210 feet wide, and with a gross tonnage of 236,857, Wonder of the Seas is a massive vessel.

She has a capacity of 5,734 guests at double capacity and 6,988 guests total. With 2,300 crew onboard, the total capacity for Wonder of the Seas is 9,288 passengers!