Port Canaveral Advances $95 Million Cruise Terminal 10 Upgrade
PCL Construction Services’ scope includes replacing trench drains that contributed to sinkholes in traffic areas, with work expected to finish by November 2027.
Port Canaveral is advancing a $95 million upgrade of Cruise Terminal 10 to accommodate newer, higher-capacity cruise ships, with the facility planned for vessels carrying up to 6,700 passengers. The port’s board unanimously approved a $23 million allocation to PCL Construction Services Inc. for a portion of the work on the existing terminal.
The project follows another record year for the Florida port’s cruise business. Port Canaveral handled more than 8.6 million passenger movements in FY2025, up 13% from FY2024, and expects about 9 million next year as 18 cruise ships homeport there.
Terminal 10 work targets throughput and infrastructure repairs
The Cruise Terminal 10 project will expand security screening areas, update passenger spaces and add capacity for luggage handling and boarding. William Crowe, Port Canaveral vice president of engineering and construction, described the design review.
“We are right-sizing the terminal,” Crowe said. “We are evaluating the vertical transportation requirements, ramps, elevators and escalators.” Crowe also identified square-footage needs and luggage lay-down areas as part of the design review.
PCL’s scope includes replacement of deteriorated waterside and landside trench drains that have contributed to sinkholes in active traffic areas. The port plans to renovate the current facility, not shift the work to a new site.
Terminal 10, one of Port Canaveral’s north-side A terminals, is listed for Disney Wish as well as MSC Cruises’ MSC Seashore and MSC Grandiosa. The port has said several lines, including Disney, are moving toward larger vessels that require more space for screening, baggage service and embarkation.
Vance Gulliksen, Port Canaveral director of communications and public affairs, said the upgraded facility will have “spacious, modern interiors with a streamlined look and feel” along with colorful artwork and other design elements.
Cruise revenue remains the base for wider port investment
Port Canaveral has $255 million in capital projects planned for 2026 and $912 million in total infrastructure and capital projects planned over the next five years. The cruise program is the central revenue source behind that investment: in FY2025, the port posted nearly $220 million in operating revenue, with about $182 million tied to cruise-related operations, including parking.
Cargo, including space-related activity, accounted for $24.5 million in operating revenue during the same period. SpaceX and Blue Origin combined for more than $4.2 million, or about 2% of total revenue.
“Cruise generates the income that allows us to do a lot of what we do at Port Canaveral,” Port Canaveral CEO Capt. John Murray said. “We wouldn’t have built cargo docks or upgrades to the park, or just about anything we do here without the revenue from cruise.”
The final design for the Cruise Terminal 10 project is due in August, with PCL’s work expected to be complete by November 2027. Before that, Port Canaveral expects to finish a new 3,700-space parking garage at Cruise Terminal 6 by September 2026.
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