Florida recorded $6.3 billion being spent at its seven cruise ports as the number of cruise passengers grew from 12.8 million in 2009-2010 to 13.5 million in the 2010-2011 fiscal year, according to the Florida Ports Council's Five-Year Mission Plan released Friday.

Port of Miami, Port Everglades and Port Canaveral retained the top spots among the nation's cruise industry.

Overall, Florida accounted for 59.7 percent of all U.S. cruise embarkations.

Florida Cruise numbers*           

Port               2009-2010    2010-2011    Projected 2015-2016

Canaveral       2,802,951     3,144,668     4,500,000

Everglades     3,674,226     3,932,843     4,111,861

Jacksonville   173,568        188,726        377,000

Key West      953,462        1,007,494     850,000

Miami            4,145,043     4,018,161     4,500,000

Palm Beach   284,884        303,000        500,000

Tampa           802,775        875,611        1,200,000

Overall          12,836,909    13,470,503    16,038,861

*Source: Florida Ports Council