If you love cruising, you've likely sailed out of Florida, but one of the fastest-growing cruise ports is actually in Galveston, Texas. In fact, the terminal is forecasting nearly 3.9 million cruise passengers will go through Galveston in 2026. To put that into perspective, Port Canaveral (near Orlando, Florida) was the world's busiest cruise terminal in 2025, welcoming over 8.6 million passengers. So why do people love sailing out of Galveston so much?