In 2003, JAXPORT constructed a 63,000-square foot temporary cruise facility near the Northwest corner of its Dames Point site, bordered by Heckscher Drive and State Road 9-A in Northeast Jacksonville. The facility is open for service. The physical address of the cruise terminal is:

JAXPORT Cruise Terminal
9810 August Drive
Jacksonville, FL 32226

GPS coordinates:
N30 degrees, 24.500'
W081 degrees, 34.650'


Please note that the terminal will open to embarking passengers at 10:30 a.m.


Click here for parking information and driving directions to the JAXPORT Cruise Terminal.

Dames Point in North Jacksonville is a good location for a temporary cruise terminal. It is near State Road 9-A and only 15 minutes from Jacksonville International Airport. JAXPORT now is looking at a number of locations along the river to build a permanent cruise terminal.

JAXPORT owns the cruise terminal building and the JAXPORT Cruise Terminal site. Carnival and its affiliated companies staff their offices and operations within the cruise terminal building. The Bureau of Customs and Border Protection, under the Department of Homeland Security, clears arriving passengers through the terminal.

Technical Info
Square Footage of Cruise Terminal: 63,000
Square Footage of Baggage Handling area: 28,000
Square Footage of Passenger Embarkation area: 15,000

To view a list of procedures on how large vessels should enter the St. Johns River, please consult the St. Johns Bar Pilot Association.

Cruise Berth Info
Berth #10
Length: 1280 feet
Depth along MLW: 38 feet
Deck height above MSL: 9 feet
Maximum Beam: no maximum
Apron: 80 feet wide / 1280 feet long