Port Canaveral advances design negotiations for Cruise Terminal 10 expansion
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Summary
Port staff presented feasibility work and recommended design teams for a landside and waterside expansion of Cruise Terminal 10. Commissioners were briefed on two sizing options and a phased schedule targeting late 2027 completion of construction.
Port Canaveral staff told commissioners Oct. 22 they are seeking approval to enter design negotiations for both landside and waterside improvements at Cruise Terminal 10 to increase passenger screening capacity and luggage handling as larger ships call the port.
Bill Crow of port staff summarized a feasibility study by Atkins Relias Architecture Group and described two sizing options: a roughly 33,000‑square‑foot landside expansion (the rendering shown to the commission) and a larger option nearer 45,000 square feet. Crow said the work focuses on screening capacity, an outbound luggage screening facility and additional luggage lay‑down areas. “We’re gathering input from all the cruise lines that will potentially use this facility,” he said, naming Disney, MSC and NCL as stakeholders.
Crow presented a recommended design team for the landside work (Scott Bakos with Barmelo Ahamil and John Rice with RS&H) and a marine design team for waterside work (Atkins Relias teamed with Jacobs). He said the port plans to negotiate with the recommended designers and, after final design, pursue a construction delivery method that could include a contractor at risk similar to the approach used on Cruise Terminal 5.
Why it matters: Cruise Terminal 10 is currently about 115,000 square feet and was last expanded in 2016; staff said the terminal layout is linear and constrained, and the expansion would increase security screening throughput and luggage processing to match larger vessel classes arriving late 2027. The project will be executed while the terminal remains active; Crow noted construction sequencing will allow ongoing operations.
Commission action and next steps: Crow said staff will return to the commission with authority to engage a contractor (potentially in January) and asked for approval to negotiate with the designers. No formal roll‑call vote on this item is recorded in the public transcript; parts of the program were included in the consent agenda considered later in the meeting.
Context: staff said Cruise Terminal 10’s expansion is a phased program, and the MSC Grandiosa will be added to winter schedules as the port grows cruise capacity. Crow noted the port recently completed a parking garage expansion, so the terminal work does not include structured parking.