Norwegian Cruise Line christened its newest ship, the Norwegian Aqua, during a festive ceremony Sunday at PortMiami, marking the debut of the company’s first vessel in its innovative Prima Plus class.

MSC Cruises has opened a new cruise terminal at PortMiami.

The Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office received a bomb threat at PortMiami at approximately 9:15 a.m. Monday, the agency confirmed.

Two major cruise companies are implementing new minimum age restrictions for unaccompanied guests, right before Spring break.

A man is facing two felony charges in South Florida after authorities said he molested two teenage girls during a Miami-bound cruise.

A man from New England faced a South Florida judge Tuesday on a first-degree sexual battery charge after authorities accused him of raping a woman in his cruise ship cabin off the coast of Mexico.

The Royal Caribbean Allure of the Seas is docked at PortMiami on Monday, days after a yacht crashed into it while docked in the Bahamas.

Miami-Dade firefighters extinguished the flames that engulfed cargo shortly after midnight on Saturday at PortMiami.

A passenger who unboarded the Explorer of the Seas, a voyager-class Royal Caribbean cruise ship with a capacity for nearly 4,300 people, Sunday at PortMiami said Céline Dion’s theme song for The Titanic, “My Heart Will Go On,” was playing when suddenly everything started tilting, so he thought there were special effects.

A 49-year-old woman was arrested over the weekend after the cruise she was on docked at PortMiami, authorities said.

After three days of picketing at PortMiami, hundreds of port workers there and at Port Everglades in Fort Lauderdale are getting back to work.

Dockworkers at PortMiami and Port Everglades joined 50,000 striking members of the International Longshoreman Association this week, demanding better pay and benefits and job security through a ban on automation.

Dockworkers at PortMiami and Port Everglades joined a nationwide strike overnight after failed negotiations between ports and the International Longshoremen’s Association.

Hundreds of workers at PortMiami could go on strike if contract negotiations between the International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA) and management are not completed by the end of Monday.

A man was arrested over the weekend at PortMiami after he grabbed a 17-year-old male’s penis while they were out at sea onboard the MSC Seascape cruise ship, authorities said.

A cruise that lasted the length of a pregnancy has returned to South Florida.

A west Miami-Dade man was caught on camera on board an MSC cruise ship pulling down a 6-year-old boy’s swimsuit — twice — leading to his arrest on three felony charges after the ship returned to PortMiami, according to police.

A 35-year-old man appeared in federal court Monday after federal agents said they found child sexual abuse material and bestiality videos on his phone after he disembarked at PortMiami the day prior.

Miami-Dade police arrested two cruise ship workers over the weekend after cabin searches turned up both child sexual abuse material and bestiality videos on both of their cellphones, according to arrest reports.

A man who disembarked from a cruise at PortMiami is facing charges after authorities said a search of his phone turned up two child sexual abuse videos Sunday.

Fleet Week activities continued Saturday at PortMiami with thousands of servicemembers representing the U.S. Navy and the U.S. Coast Guard and Robert Paul Irvine, an English celebrity chef, joining in the fun.

Fleet Week activities continued Wednesday at PortMiami with thousands of servicemembers representing the U.S. Navy and the U.S. Coast Guard.

Miami-Dade police say a man exposed himself to and propositioned a teenage boy in a sauna on board a Royal Caribbean cruise ship; he’s now facing charges following his arrest Friday.

Miami-Dade’s mayor said Sherea Green was making history as the second woman to serve as director of the Miami-Dade County Corrections and Rehabilitation Department, one of the largest in the country.

A seaplane crashed near PortMiami Friday afternoon. Officials reported no injuries.

A cruise passenger who disembarked at PortMiami is facing two felony charges after authorities said a search of his phone turned up two child sexual abuse videos Wednesday.

A boat crash that injured at least 13 people off Miami remained under investigation on Monday.

Federal agents say they busted a pair of travelers, who tried to take a cruise out of PortMiami with very illegal cargo.

Royal Caribbean’s largest ship, the Icon of the Seas, will be taking its first trip out of PortMiami on Saturday.

Royal Caribbean’s Icon of the Seas — the biggest cruise ship in the world and the first water park at sea — was at PortMiami on Thursday. It has a capacity for 7,600 passengers.

Stephanie Daniels made history at PortMiami Wednesday, formally becoming the first woman to ever lead the Miami-Dade Police Department.

Wednesday marked a big day for PortMiami as the one and only Icon of the Seas pulled into its new home port there for the very first time.

Royal Caribbean’s largest ship, the Icon of the Seas, will be arriving in South Florida next week.

Crews from the U.S. Coast Guard searched Wednesday for a cruise ship crew member believed to have fallen overboard off the coast of Puerto Rico the previous night.

Four cruise passengers hailing from Tennessee and Georgia didn’t have much to celebrate after the Carnival Celebration returned to PortMiami Sunday; police say they all spent big on the seven-day trip using fraudulent credit cards.

Miami-Dade County Mayor Daniella Levine Cava will be joined at PortMiami Wednesday by U.S. Transportation Secretary Peter Buttigieg to highlight how the Biden administration’s “bipartisan Infrastructure Law is funding historic investments in port infrastructure to improve the efficiency and resiliency of our supply chains – helping to bring down shipping costs,” county officials said in a news release.

Miami-Dade County Mayor Daniella Levine Cava will be joined at PortMiami Wednesday by U.S. Transportation Secretary Peter Buttigieg to highlight how the Biden administration’s “bipartisan Infrastructure Law is funding historic investments in port infrastructure to improve the efficiency and resiliency of our supply chains – helping to bring down shipping costs,” county officials said in a news release.

A new federal report found that a past dredging project at PortMiami caused serious damage to more than 278 acres of sensitive coral reef habitat along the port’s entrance channel.

Miami-Dade police are searching for a 26-year-old man who they said was reported missing by a relative after the Carnival cruise they were on docked at PortMiami.

An Atlanta man disembarked a cruise in Miami Wednesday and ended up heading to jail instead of Georgia after customs agents found child sexual abuse material on his cellphone, according to police.

The Magic City has hosted various Navy Weeks and U.S. Navy ship visits before, but Fleet Week is coming to PortMiami in May 2024, county and naval officials said in a joint announcement Friday.

A man has died following a boat crash involving a Fisher Island ferry that occurred early Sunday morning.

Witnesses on Carnival Celebration, which is scheduled to return to PortMiami Sunday, reported the ship stopped to help a group of migrants at sea Friday.

A couple onboard Royal Caribbean’s Symphony of the Seas was mistakenly charged nearly $100,000 after dining at one of the ship’s specialty restaurants.

At the very beginning of the pandemic, a new experiment launched in South Florida brought joy and peace to millions of people around the world that were locked down in their homes.

Just after 2 p.m., the agency tweeted about the spill, saying the responsible party and the local facility were at the scene.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention removed its COVID-19 risk advisory against cruise ship travel on Tuesday after issuing it about two years ago.

The U.S. trade deficit surged to a near-record high of $80.2 billion in November as exports slowed while imports jumped sharply.

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is investigating more cruise ships due to new COVID-19 cases aboard.

The U.S. trade deficit narrowed to $67.1 billion in October, the lowest in six months, after hitting a record high in September.

Richard Branson was celebrating on Wednesday at PortMiami with Miami-Dade County Mayor Daniella Levine Cava and Miami-Dade commissioners.

The U.S. trade deficit narrowed slightly to $70.1 billion in July as economic recovery overseas helped boost American exports while imports declined.

Cruise companies are adapting to a changing landscape amid a rise in COVID-19 cases that is threatening to dampen the industry’s comeback.

A Carnival cruise on which 27 people tested positive for COVID-19 just before the ship made a stop in Belize City this week is headed back to Galveston, Texas.

A federal judge has temporarily blocked a Florida law that prevents cruise lines from requiring passengers to prove they're vaccinated against COVID-19.

The U.S. trade deficit increased to a record $75.7 billion in June as a rebounding American economy sent demand for imports surging.

In an effort to assist in recovery from decreased revenue in 2020, as well as to invest infrastructure at Florida’s ports, Governor Ron DeSantis announced $250 million in funding for Florida’s ports.

The U.S. trade deficit widened in May to $71.2 billion as a small increase in exports was offset by a bigger rise in imports.

Royal Caribbean’s Freedom of the Seas ship returned to PortMiami Tuesday morning after setting sail on a simulated voyage and becoming the first ship to sail with passengers from the U.S. since the pandemic began.

Hard Rock Stadium begins offering 12 to 15 year olds the COVID-19 vaccine after it was approved by the CDC for emergency use in that age group on Wednesday. So how are teens feeling about getting the shot?

Pop-up vaccination sites will start Monday at Miami International Airport, and vaccines can also be had at Dolphin Mall and PortMiami.

Cruise lines can soon begin trial voyages in U.S. waters.

The U.S. trade deficit surged to a record $74.4 billion in March as an improving U.S. economy boosted purchases of imported foreign goods.

Gov. Ron DeSantis held a news conference at PortMiami Thursday morning, at which time he announced that the state would be filing a lawsuit against the federal government and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, demanding that cruise ships be allowed to start sailing immediately.

The U.S. trade deficit grew to a record $71.1 billion in February as a decline in exports more than offset a slight dip in imports, with severe weather taking much of the blame from analysts who were expecting a slightly lower deficit.

PortMiami is setting a new record Tuesday as the largest container ship to ever call at a Florida port is soon arriving.

FILE - In this March 14, 2020 file photo, Royal Caribbean International cruise ship docked at PortMiami, among other cruise ships, as the world deals with the coronavirus outbreak in Miami. Royal Caribbean Group is putting its cruising toes back in the water this summer. The cruise company said Friday, March 19, 2021 that two of its lines Royal Caribbean and Celebrity Cruises will resume Caribbean sailings in June. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson, File)MIAMI – Two Royal Caribbean cruises will resume in June, ending a yearlong hiatus, but passengers 18 and older must test negative for COVID-19 before getting on a ship. Shares of Miami-based Royal Caribbean rose more than 2% Friday.

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., goes back to her office after speaking on the floor of the House Chamber on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Feb. 4, 2021. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)WASHINGTON – House members voted 230-199 on Thursday evening to remove Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene from her two committee assignments. Rep. Maria Elvira Salazar and Rep. Carlos Gimenez were among the 11 Republicans who voted to push the Georgia congresswoman out of the budget committee and the education and labor committee. Related storiesBIDEN ON DIPLOMACYPresident Joe Biden speaks about foreign policy, at the State Department, Thursday, Feb. 4, 2021, in Washington. Biden also said he will not withdraw troops stationed in Germany, he will welcome more refugees and protect LGBTQ around the world.

WATSON ISLAND, Fla. – Meka Hamilton Beasley helps to load and unload cargo onto ships at PortMiami where cargo activity has been doing well while its cruise terminal faces devastating limitations. On Monday, Beasley and about two dozen other members of the International Longshoremen’s Association teamed up with Farm Share, which delivered a semi-truck full of fresh food to Miami’s Overtown neighborhood. “When you do work, save your money for a rainy day and it’s stormy right now,” Beasly said. This is at a time when more than 50 million people are experiencing food insecurity, according to Feeding America, a nonprofit organization. U.S. Census reports one in six adults in South Florida are experiencing food insecurity.

MIAMI – New artist renderings show a proposed monorail that would run along the MacArthur Causeway, connecting downtown Miami to Miami Beach. They come from the Miami Beach Monorail Consortium, the main investor of which is Meridiam, the development firm that also managed the PortMiami tunnel project. Meridiam is described by a company spokesperson as the “main investor and developer of the Miami Beach Monorail Consortium”. “We look forward to working with the Miami-Dade County administration and the community over the next 12 to 18 months to lay critical planning, engineering and budgeting groundwork for the Miami Beach Monorail. The proposed monorail - if passed - would be the first time rail would connect Miami to Miami Beach since the streetcar system of the 1920’s and 1930’s.

MIAMI Without the regular flow of hard-core cruise-goers, PortMiami Director Juan Kuryla said cargo and trade have helped the port to stay open for business during the coronavirus pandemic. During a public meeting of the Miami-Dade County Tourism and the Ports Committee on Tuesday, Kuryla said PortMiami employees have only reported a few COVID-19 cases over the last couple of weeks. Carnival, Royal Caribbean and Norwegian have been juggling an increase in clean up costs, a no sail order and lawsuits. Royal Caribbean aims to sail from Miami to the Bahamas on Sept. 18. On Oct. 1, Norwegian Cruise Line plans to sail from Miami to the Bahamas and Crystal Cruises from Miami to San Juan.

MIAMI – About 90 international passengers remain aboard the Coral Princess ship at PortMiami, as others left Tuesday on nine additional domestic charter flights, a spokesperson for Princess Cruises said. Princess Cruises confirmed two people on board died while the ship was at sea and there were 12 cases of the new coronavirus. A third passenger, Wilson Maa, of California, died at a Hialeah hospital Saturday night after waiting for hours to be taken off the ship. The cruise line said 545 guests disembarked Coral Princess on Sunday and another 139 left Monday, leaving 274 on board. According to the spokesperson, Coral Princess departed March 5 from San Antonio (Santiago) for a South America voyage, which was scheduled to end in Buenos Aires on March 19.

MIAMI – Say whatever you want about Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones, but there’s one thing you can’t deny: The man knows how to travel in style. Jones, or those who work for him, arrived in South Florida recently for Super Bowl LIV via his yacht. The “Bravo Eugenia,” as Jones named her, is currently sitting at PortMiami where it rivals some of the massive cruise ships docked nearby. If you’re visiting the Super Bowl Live event at Bayfront Park, the yacht sits just across the way. And if that wasn’t enough, the Bravo Eugenia also comes with its own pool.

Cowboys owner Jerry Jones sails into town for Super BowlPublished: January 29, 2020, 2:08 pmSay whatever you want about Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones, but there’s one thing you can’t deny; the man knows how to travel in style.

This May 19, 2015, photo shows stacked cargo containers and cranes at PortMiami. MIAMI - Millions of dollars to improve PortMiami is on its way from Washington. The port is getting an $8 million federal grant to rebuild aging bulkheads at the Seaboard Marine terminal. Secretary of Transportation Elaine Chao made the announcement Thursday in Washington as part of a plan to rebuild the nation's infrastructure. The PortMiami project will rebuild aging bays and create new capacity for loading and unloading cargo containers.