The Port of Miami was recognized as the most visited port worldwide with 3.77 million passengers in the last audited financial year, as published by the local newspaper South Florida Business.

The director of the Port of Miami, Bill Johnson, has updated the data published on 21 December in 2990 contained less than the annual cruise Port Canaveral, which has audited 3.76 million passengers in the current fiscal year.

The Port Everglades however, dropped from second to third place in the ranking of ports, with 3.69 million passengers, while an increase of 1% compared to last year.

"The good news is that the cruise business in the three major ports in Florida is healthy and the three we are within a few thousand passengers difference," said Johnson.

However, the volume of traffic at the Port of Miami has fallen by 6% over the previous fiscal year, when they reached the milestone of four million passengers.

The spokesman for the Port of Miami, Andria Muñiz-Amador, said they expect to increase the number of passengers in 2013, with the inclusion of the 'Disney Cruise Line' which will begin sailing on Sunday and with the introduction of new carriers.

"The 2013 season represents our largest expansion in history in terms of number of cruise companies forecast level and construction of new ships," he said Muñiz-Amador.

'Disney Cruise Line' will have its entire fleet in Florida, sending four ships 'Disney Magic', 'Disney Dream' and 'Disney Fantasy' to Port Canaveral and the 'Disney Wonder' at Port of Miami.

The Port of Miami is located on Biscayne Bay, recognized worldwide as the cruise capital, again won the award this year as the International Association of Cruise Lines.

The sustained development of this industry started in Miami in the 60s, city allows this figure today as the best port in the world for these vessels, of which 13 of the most prestigious lines dock at this terminal.

The Port of Miami has seven terminals upgraded so that the tourists arriving in the city via a cruise, find immediate access to the mainland and then have dissimilar entertainment options located in nearby areas where they have Miami beaches, shopping centers, theaters, hotels, restaurants and other entertainment venues, plus the ability to interact with one of the most heterogeneous populations where the predominant pattern is Hispanics.