Port Everglades
Encyclopedia
Port Everglades is a port in Broward County
, Florida
. As one of South Florida's leading economic powerhouses, Port Everglades is the gateway for international trade and cruise vacations. Already one of the three busiest cruise ports worldwide, Port Everglades is also one of Florida's leading container ports, with more than 4,200 ship calls annually. Port Everglades is South Florida's main seaport for receiving petroleum products including gasoline, jet fuel and alternative fuels. The port serves as the primary storage and distribution seaport for refined petroleum products, distributing fuel to residents of 12 Florida counties. Port Everglades is also recognized as a favorite United States Navy
liberty port
. With a depth of 45 feet, Port Everglades is currently the deepest United States (Atlantic Ocean) port south of Norfolk, VA.
The Port Everglades Department is a self-supporting Enterprise Fund of Broward County government with operating revenues of approximately $117 million in Fiscal Year 2008 (October 1, 2007 through September 30, 2008). It does not rely on local tax dollars for operations. The total value of economic activity at Port Everglades is nearly $18 billion annually. Approximately 185,000 Florida jobs are impacted by the Port, including almost 11,000 people who work for companies that provide direct services to Port Everglades.
, Fort Lauderdale
and Dania Beach
and unincorporated Broward County
. Port Everglades is a man-made seaport, dredged out of a natural body of water called Lake Mabel. Lake Mabel was a wide and shallow section of the Florida East Coast Canal system. The Florida Board of Trade passed a resolution in 1911 calling for a deepwater port to ship farmers' produce to the North and the West. In 1913, the Fort Lauderdale Harbor Company was formed and eventually dug out the Lake Mabel Cut, opening the New River
to the sea for small boats. In 1924, Joseph Wesley Young, founder and mayor of the city of Hollywood, Florida
bought 1440 acres (5.8 km²) of land adjacent to the lake and created Hollywood Harbor Development Company. In 1927, the Florida State Legislature established the Broward County Port Authority. On February 22, 1928, 85 percent of Broward County's residents gathered for a ceremony in which President Calvin Coolidge
was to push a button from the White House detonating explosives to remove the rock barrier separating the harbor from the Atlantic Ocean
. The button malfunctioned, but the barrier was removed shortly thereafter.
Bay Mabel Harbor was dedicated on February 22, 1928. Several local women's clubs decided a new name was needed to represent the region and conducted a name changing contest. The name Port Everglades was chosen to represent the seaport as "The gateway to the rich agricultural area embraced in the 4 million acres (16,000 km²) at the Port's very backdoor."
• In 1913, the Fort Lauderdale Harbor Company was formed and eventually dug out the Lake Mabel Cut, opening the New River to the sea for small boats.
• In 1924, Joseph Wesley Young, founder and mayor of the city of Hollywood, bought 1,440 acres of land adjacent to the lake and created Hollywood Harbor Development Company.
• In 1926, Young helped get a $2 million harbor improvement bond measure overwhelmingly passed by voters in Hollywood and Fort Lauderdale.
• In 1927, the Florida State Legislature establishes the Broward County Port Authority.
• On Feb. 22, 1928, 85 percent of Broward County's residents gathered for a ceremony in which President Calvin Coolidge was to push a button from the White House detonating explosives to remove the rock barrier separating the harbor from the ocean. Nothing happened, but the barrier was removed shortly thereafter.
In 1928, Port Everglades was named through a contest conducted by several area women's groups.
• In 1929, Fort Lauderdale dedicated its first airport. That same year, the Port project was completed and the Port obtained certificates for construction of a railway connecting the Port to the Florida East Coast Railway.
• In 1929, the ss Vogtland became the first cargo ship and first foreign-flagged vessel to enter Port Everglades.
• In 1931, Port Everglades welcomed United Fruit Co., as the port's first official cruise line.
• In 1931, Aeroland Oil Co. is the first petroleum company to enter into an agreement for land and pipeline easements. Belcher (Coastal Fuels), Standard Oil (Chevron) and American Oil (Amoco) follow suit.
• 1941-1943, Port Everglades is used as a military base for the U.S. Navy.
• In 1994, Port Everglades becomes an enterprise fund governed by Broward County.
• The 1940s saw a burgeoning military presence and the '50s brought cruise liners from around the world to the Port. Around that time, the Fort Lauderdale Rotary Club began greeting ships with Florida orange juice. The tradition continued for 20 years.
• 1960s: The Broward County Port Authority was renamed the Port Everglades Authority and the site of the future Southport cargo terminal was purchased.
• 1970s: The Port became the center of Florida's first Foreign-Trade Zone.
• 1980s: The Port purchased its first rail-mounted container gantry crane.
• 1990s: The Greater Fort Lauderdale/Broward County Convention Center opened at Northport, two parking garages were completed and on November 22, 1994, Port Everglades' governance was transferred from the Port Authority to the Broward County government.
• 2000s: Port Everglades continuously breaks its own world record for handling the most cruise passengers.
• In 2001, Port Everglades dedicated a new Operations Center and Harbormaster Tower constructed atop the Midport Parking Garage. Port Everglades also celebrated its 70th cruise season hosting the world's largest collection of five star ships.
• In 2003, on February 28, port users and customers celebrated the 75th Anniversary of Port Everglades.
• In 2004, Port Everglades greeted the Queen. Cunard Line's Queen Mary 2, the world's largest ocean liner, made its first visit to mainland U.S. from England, by arriving at Port Everglades, her U.S. winter home port. At the time, it was the largest, longest, widest, and most expensive ocean liner ever built.
• In 2009, Port Everglades opened the World's Largest Cruise Terminal and home of Royal Caribbean's 6,295-passenger Oasis of the Seas, the largest cruise ship in the world.
Port Everglades is also one of the world's busiest cruise ports, with more than 3 million annual revenue cruise passengers. Ships sail year round, but the peak season is from November to April. Port Everglades was once home to RMS Queen Elizabeth
when she was laid up as a museum ship from 1968 until 1970. Besides the RMS Queen Elizabeth, Port Everglades has been used to dock many notable and famous ships. In 2004, the Queen Mary 2 completed her maiden voyage and her maiden transatlantic voyage at Port Everglades. In December 2009, Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines began using Port Everglades as the home port for the world's largest passenger ship, the Oasis of the Seas
; in late 2010, she was joined at Port Everglades by her sister ship Allure of the Seas
.
A regular tradition of the condominium residents who live next to the channel of Port Everglades in Everglades House, Sky Harbor East and Point Of Americas I and II is to bid bon-voyage to cruise ships as they embark on their voyages from Port Everglades. To wish the passengers a happy voyage the residents blow horns and ring bells, with the ships usually responding by blowing their horns back. Some residents fly flags of the ships to pay patronage to having sailed on the ship. This tradition is said to only happen at Port Everglades.
Port Everglades broke its own world record on March 20, 2010, with more than 53,365 guests passing through the Port in a single day. The previous record was set on January 3, 2009, with 49,234 passengers.
In 2010, Port Everglades documented 55 cruise ships offering regularly scheduled cruises. With 15 different cruise lines, Port Everglades now offers more cruises by more cruise lines aboard more cruise ships than any other cruise port in the world.
Seatrade Insider, one of the world's foremost cruise industry trade publications, named Port Everglades "Port of the Year" during the 2010 Seatrade Insider Cruise Awards ceremony at the historic l' Opera House in Nice, France.
Port Everglades, Florida (January 27, 2011) - Broward County's Port Everglades has been selected for the third consecutive year as the Best U.S. Homeport by Porthole Cruise Magazine, a world-class leading cruise travel magazine.
Port Everglades is an eight-time winner of the Grand Prix Mondial du Voyage’s International Tourism Award.
Carnival Cruise Line:
Carnival Freedom
, Carnival Miracle
(Vessel will end operations here in April 2012 when she will be in New York City
, New York
year-round)
Celebrity Cruises
:
Celebrity Constellation, Celebrity Solstice
, Celebrity Equinox
, Celebrity Infinity
Cunard Line
:
Queen Mary 2, Queen Victoria
Holland America Line
:
Amsterdam
, Eurodam, Maasdam
, Nieuw Amsterdam
, Noordam, Prinsendam, Rotterdam
, Statendam, Veendam
, Westerdam, Zuiderdam
MSC Cruises:
MSC Poesia
P&O Cruises
:
Arcadia
?
Princess Cruises
:
Coral Princess
, Crown Princess
, Emerald Princess
, Grand Princess
, Island Princess
, Pacific Princess
, Ruby Princess
, Caribbean Princess (sailing from Port Everglades beinging in Winter 2012)
Regent Seven Seas Cruises
:
Seven Seas Mariner
, Seven Seas Navigator
, Seven Seas Voyager
ResidenSea:
MS The World
Royal Caribbean International
:
Oasis of the Seas, Allure of the Seas, Navigator of the Seas
, Liberty of the Seas
, Mariner of the Seas
(1 voyage in May 2012), Jewel of the Seas
(1 voyage in May 2012), Grandeur of the Seas
(1 voyage in April 2012)
Seabourn Cruise Line
:
Seabourn Legend
, Seabourn Spirit Seabourn Odyssey
, Seabourn Sojourn
, Seabourn Quest
Silversea Cruises
:
Silver Whisper
, Silver Spirit, Silver Cloud
Broward County, Florida
-2000 Census:As of the census of 2000, there were 1,623,018 people, 654,445 households, and 411,645 families residing in the county. The population density was 1,346 people per square mile . There were 741,043 housing units at an average density of 615 per square mile...
, Florida
Florida
Florida is a state in the southeastern United States, located on the nation's Atlantic and Gulf coasts. It is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the north by Alabama and Georgia and to the east by the Atlantic Ocean. With a population of 18,801,310 as measured by the 2010 census, it...
. As one of South Florida's leading economic powerhouses, Port Everglades is the gateway for international trade and cruise vacations. Already one of the three busiest cruise ports worldwide, Port Everglades is also one of Florida's leading container ports, with more than 4,200 ship calls annually. Port Everglades is South Florida's main seaport for receiving petroleum products including gasoline, jet fuel and alternative fuels. The port serves as the primary storage and distribution seaport for refined petroleum products, distributing fuel to residents of 12 Florida counties. Port Everglades is also recognized as a favorite United States Navy
United States Navy
The United States Navy is the naval warfare service branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the seven uniformed services of the United States. The U.S. Navy is the largest in the world; its battle fleet tonnage is greater than that of the next 13 largest navies combined. The U.S...
liberty port
Shore leave
Shore leave is the leave that professional sailors get to spend on dry land. It is culturally infamous for its excess. Sailors without family obligations and with basic lodging needs provided aboard ship may spend their wages for the journey in a brief period of extravagance ashore and return to...
. With a depth of 45 feet, Port Everglades is currently the deepest United States (Atlantic Ocean) port south of Norfolk, VA.
The Port Everglades Department is a self-supporting Enterprise Fund of Broward County government with operating revenues of approximately $117 million in Fiscal Year 2008 (October 1, 2007 through September 30, 2008). It does not rely on local tax dollars for operations. The total value of economic activity at Port Everglades is nearly $18 billion annually. Approximately 185,000 Florida jobs are impacted by the Port, including almost 11,000 people who work for companies that provide direct services to Port Everglades.
History
Port Everglades is composed of land within three municipalities, HollywoodHollywood, Florida
-Demographics:As of 2000, there were 59,673 households out of which 24.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 41.5% were married couples living together, 11.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 42.2% were non-families. 34.4% of all households were made up of...
, Fort Lauderdale
Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Fort Lauderdale is a city in the U.S. state of Florida, on the Atlantic coast. It is the county seat of Broward County. As of the 2010 census, the city had a population of 165,521. It is a principal city of the South Florida metropolitan area, which was home to 5,564,635 people at the 2010...
and Dania Beach
Dania Beach, Florida
Dania Beach is a city in Broward County, Florida, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city's population was 29,639. It is part of the South Florida metropolitan area, which was home to 5,564,635 people at the 2010 census. Dania Beach is the location of one of the largest jai alai frontons in...
and unincorporated Broward County
Broward County, Florida
-2000 Census:As of the census of 2000, there were 1,623,018 people, 654,445 households, and 411,645 families residing in the county. The population density was 1,346 people per square mile . There were 741,043 housing units at an average density of 615 per square mile...
. Port Everglades is a man-made seaport, dredged out of a natural body of water called Lake Mabel. Lake Mabel was a wide and shallow section of the Florida East Coast Canal system. The Florida Board of Trade passed a resolution in 1911 calling for a deepwater port to ship farmers' produce to the North and the West. In 1913, the Fort Lauderdale Harbor Company was formed and eventually dug out the Lake Mabel Cut, opening the New River
New River (Broward County, Florida)
The New River is a river in South Florida, USA. The river originates in the Everglades and flows east. After passing through Fort Lauderdale, the river enters the Atlantic Ocean at Port Everglades cut. The river is entirely within Broward County and is composed from the junction of three main...
to the sea for small boats. In 1924, Joseph Wesley Young, founder and mayor of the city of Hollywood, Florida
Hollywood, Florida
-Demographics:As of 2000, there were 59,673 households out of which 24.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 41.5% were married couples living together, 11.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 42.2% were non-families. 34.4% of all households were made up of...
bought 1440 acres (5.8 km²) of land adjacent to the lake and created Hollywood Harbor Development Company. In 1927, the Florida State Legislature established the Broward County Port Authority. On February 22, 1928, 85 percent of Broward County's residents gathered for a ceremony in which President Calvin Coolidge
Calvin Coolidge
John Calvin Coolidge, Jr. was the 30th President of the United States . A Republican lawyer from Vermont, Coolidge worked his way up the ladder of Massachusetts state politics, eventually becoming governor of that state...
was to push a button from the White House detonating explosives to remove the rock barrier separating the harbor from the Atlantic Ocean
Atlantic Ocean
The Atlantic Ocean is the second-largest of the world's oceanic divisions. With a total area of about , it covers approximately 20% of the Earth's surface and about 26% of its water surface area...
. The button malfunctioned, but the barrier was removed shortly thereafter.
Bay Mabel Harbor was dedicated on February 22, 1928. Several local women's clubs decided a new name was needed to represent the region and conducted a name changing contest. The name Port Everglades was chosen to represent the seaport as "The gateway to the rich agricultural area embraced in the 4 million acres (16,000 km²) at the Port's very backdoor."
Major Milestones
• In 1911, the Florida Board of Trade passed a resolution calling for a deepwater port to ship farmers' produce to the north and west.• In 1913, the Fort Lauderdale Harbor Company was formed and eventually dug out the Lake Mabel Cut, opening the New River to the sea for small boats.
• In 1924, Joseph Wesley Young, founder and mayor of the city of Hollywood, bought 1,440 acres of land adjacent to the lake and created Hollywood Harbor Development Company.
• In 1926, Young helped get a $2 million harbor improvement bond measure overwhelmingly passed by voters in Hollywood and Fort Lauderdale.
• In 1927, the Florida State Legislature establishes the Broward County Port Authority.
• On Feb. 22, 1928, 85 percent of Broward County's residents gathered for a ceremony in which President Calvin Coolidge was to push a button from the White House detonating explosives to remove the rock barrier separating the harbor from the ocean. Nothing happened, but the barrier was removed shortly thereafter.
In 1928, Port Everglades was named through a contest conducted by several area women's groups.
• In 1929, Fort Lauderdale dedicated its first airport. That same year, the Port project was completed and the Port obtained certificates for construction of a railway connecting the Port to the Florida East Coast Railway.
• In 1929, the ss Vogtland became the first cargo ship and first foreign-flagged vessel to enter Port Everglades.
• In 1931, Port Everglades welcomed United Fruit Co., as the port's first official cruise line.
• In 1931, Aeroland Oil Co. is the first petroleum company to enter into an agreement for land and pipeline easements. Belcher (Coastal Fuels), Standard Oil (Chevron) and American Oil (Amoco) follow suit.
• 1941-1943, Port Everglades is used as a military base for the U.S. Navy.
• In 1994, Port Everglades becomes an enterprise fund governed by Broward County.
• The 1940s saw a burgeoning military presence and the '50s brought cruise liners from around the world to the Port. Around that time, the Fort Lauderdale Rotary Club began greeting ships with Florida orange juice. The tradition continued for 20 years.
• 1960s: The Broward County Port Authority was renamed the Port Everglades Authority and the site of the future Southport cargo terminal was purchased.
• 1970s: The Port became the center of Florida's first Foreign-Trade Zone.
• 1980s: The Port purchased its first rail-mounted container gantry crane.
• 1990s: The Greater Fort Lauderdale/Broward County Convention Center opened at Northport, two parking garages were completed and on November 22, 1994, Port Everglades' governance was transferred from the Port Authority to the Broward County government.
• 2000s: Port Everglades continuously breaks its own world record for handling the most cruise passengers.
• In 2001, Port Everglades dedicated a new Operations Center and Harbormaster Tower constructed atop the Midport Parking Garage. Port Everglades also celebrated its 70th cruise season hosting the world's largest collection of five star ships.
• In 2003, on February 28, port users and customers celebrated the 75th Anniversary of Port Everglades.
• In 2004, Port Everglades greeted the Queen. Cunard Line's Queen Mary 2, the world's largest ocean liner, made its first visit to mainland U.S. from England, by arriving at Port Everglades, her U.S. winter home port. At the time, it was the largest, longest, widest, and most expensive ocean liner ever built.
• In 2009, Port Everglades opened the World's Largest Cruise Terminal and home of Royal Caribbean's 6,295-passenger Oasis of the Seas, the largest cruise ship in the world.
Statistics
The container handling capacity of the port has been increased with a new 41 acres (165,921.3 m²) terminal, completed in 2010. The expansion increased Port Everglades' freight handling area by 15%.Port Everglades is also one of the world's busiest cruise ports, with more than 3 million annual revenue cruise passengers. Ships sail year round, but the peak season is from November to April. Port Everglades was once home to RMS Queen Elizabeth
RMS Queen Elizabeth
RMS Queen Elizabeth was an ocean liner operated by the Cunard Line. Plying with her running mate Queen Mary as a luxury liner between Southampton, UK and New York City, USA via Cherbourg, France, she was also contracted for over twenty years to carry the Royal Mail as the second half of the two...
when she was laid up as a museum ship from 1968 until 1970. Besides the RMS Queen Elizabeth, Port Everglades has been used to dock many notable and famous ships. In 2004, the Queen Mary 2 completed her maiden voyage and her maiden transatlantic voyage at Port Everglades. In December 2009, Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines began using Port Everglades as the home port for the world's largest passenger ship, the Oasis of the Seas
MS Oasis of the Seas
MS Oasis of the Seas is an Oasis-class cruise ship in the fleet of Royal Caribbean International. The first of her class, she was joined by her sister ship Allure of the Seas in December 2010. Both vessels cruise the Caribbean from Port Everglades in Fort Lauderdale, Florida...
; in late 2010, she was joined at Port Everglades by her sister ship Allure of the Seas
MS Allure of the Seas
MS Allure of the Seas is a cruise ship owned and operated by Royal Caribbean International. Together with her sister ship, Oasis of the Seas, she holds the record for the largest passenger ship ever constructed, although the Allure is longer than the Oasis, making her technically the largest...
.
A regular tradition of the condominium residents who live next to the channel of Port Everglades in Everglades House, Sky Harbor East and Point Of Americas I and II is to bid bon-voyage to cruise ships as they embark on their voyages from Port Everglades. To wish the passengers a happy voyage the residents blow horns and ring bells, with the ships usually responding by blowing their horns back. Some residents fly flags of the ships to pay patronage to having sailed on the ship. This tradition is said to only happen at Port Everglades.
Records & Achievements
December 22, 1996, Port Everglades had a record 13 cruise ships in port on a single day. The port broke its own record on December 21, 2003 with 15 cruise ships . No other port in the world has hosted this many cruise ships on a single day. The closest competitors are: Port of Miami with 8 ships and Port of New York with 7 ships on a single day.Port Everglades broke its own world record on March 20, 2010, with more than 53,365 guests passing through the Port in a single day. The previous record was set on January 3, 2009, with 49,234 passengers.
In 2010, Port Everglades documented 55 cruise ships offering regularly scheduled cruises. With 15 different cruise lines, Port Everglades now offers more cruises by more cruise lines aboard more cruise ships than any other cruise port in the world.
Seatrade Insider, one of the world's foremost cruise industry trade publications, named Port Everglades "Port of the Year" during the 2010 Seatrade Insider Cruise Awards ceremony at the historic l' Opera House in Nice, France.
Port Everglades, Florida (January 27, 2011) - Broward County's Port Everglades has been selected for the third consecutive year as the Best U.S. Homeport by Porthole Cruise Magazine, a world-class leading cruise travel magazine.
Port Everglades is an eight-time winner of the Grand Prix Mondial du Voyage’s International Tourism Award.
Cruise Traffic
Cruise ships operating out of Port Everglades in the 2011-2012 Winter Season:Carnival Cruise Line:
Carnival Freedom
Carnival Freedom
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, Carnival Miracle
Carnival Miracle
Carnival Miracle is a Spirit class cruise ship owned by Carnival Corporation & PLC and operated by Carnival Cruise Lines. She offers Caribbean cruises from Fort Lauderdale, Florida during the winter months with ports of call in Grand Cayman, Jamaica, Costa Maya, Mexico; Belize, and Cozumel, Mexico...
(Vessel will end operations here in April 2012 when she will be in New York City
New York City
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, New York
New York
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year-round)
Celebrity Cruises
Celebrity Cruises
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:
Celebrity Constellation, Celebrity Solstice
Celebrity Solstice
Celebrity Solstice is a owned and operated by Celebrity Cruises. At the time she was launched, she held the record for the largest cruise ship ever built in Germany; however, her record was surpassed when the Disney Dream was launched in 2010....
, Celebrity Equinox
Celebrity Equinox
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, Celebrity Infinity
Cunard Line
Cunard Line
Cunard Line is a British-American owned shipping company based at Carnival House in Southampton, England and operated by Carnival UK. It has been a leading operator of passenger ships on the North Atlantic for over a century...
:
Queen Mary 2, Queen Victoria
Holland America Line
Holland America Line
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:
Amsterdam
Amsterdam
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, Eurodam, Maasdam
MS Maasdam
MS Maasdam is a Holland America cruise ship named for a dam located on the Maas River in the Netherlands.-History:She was ordered along with her sisters MS Statendam and MS Ryndam in 1989 from Fincantieri Shipyards...
, Nieuw Amsterdam
MS Nieuw Amsterdam
MS Nieuw Amsterdam is a Signature class cruise ship for Holland America Line. Nieuw Amsterdam is the 81st ship to enter Holland America's service and the second largest Holland America ship to date....
, Noordam, Prinsendam, Rotterdam
MS Rotterdam
MS Rotterdam is a cruise ship, the sixth Holland America Line vessel to bear the name, and is one of the two Atlantic flagships of the fleet. Built in Italy in 1997, Rotterdam features fine art and antiques, an internet center, and a spa and fitness center...
, Statendam, Veendam
MS Veendam
MS Veendam is one of Holland America Line's Cruise ships and is named for the capital of Northern Netherlands's peat colonies. Features on the vessel include the two-tiered Rotterdam Dining Room, suites with private verandahs, multiple lounges, and a wide teak deck.-Signature of Excellence...
, Westerdam, Zuiderdam
MSC Cruises:
MSC Poesia
MSC Poesia
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P&O Cruises
P&O Cruises
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:
Arcadia
Arcadia
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Princess Cruises
Princess Cruises
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:
Coral Princess
Coral Princess
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, Crown Princess
Crown Princess (ship)
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, Emerald Princess
Emerald Princess
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, Grand Princess
Grand Princess
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, Island Princess
Island Princess
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, Pacific Princess
Pacific Princess
MS Pacific Princess is a cruise ship owned by Princess Cruises and operated by Princess Cruises and P&O Cruises Australia. She was built in 1999 by the Chantiers de l'Atlantique shipyard in St...
, Ruby Princess
Ruby Princess
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, Caribbean Princess (sailing from Port Everglades beinging in Winter 2012)
Regent Seven Seas Cruises
Regent Seven Seas Cruises
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Seven Seas Mariner
Seven Seas Mariner
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, Seven Seas Navigator
Seven Seas Navigator
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, Seven Seas Voyager
Seven Seas Voyager
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ResidenSea:
MS The World
Royal Caribbean International
Royal Caribbean International
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:
Oasis of the Seas, Allure of the Seas, Navigator of the Seas
Navigator of the Seas
MS Navigator of the Seas is fourth out of Royal Caribbean International's five Voyager-class cruise ships. She was once one of the largest in the fleet and still ranks among the largest passenger ships in the world. Constructed at Aker Finnyards in Turku, Finland, the ship measures 138,279 gross...
, Liberty of the Seas
Liberty of the Seas
MS Liberty of the Seas is a Royal Caribbean International Freedom class cruise ship which entered regular service in May 2007. It was initially announced that she would be called Endeavour of the Seas, however this name was later changed. The 15-deck ship accommodates 3,634 passengers served by...
, Mariner of the Seas
Mariner of the Seas
MS Mariner of the Seas is one of five Voyager-class cruise ships from Royal Caribbean International; it is one of the largest in its fleet and among the largest passenger ships in the world. It was constructed at Aker Finnyards in Turku, Finland and had her maiden voyage in 2003. Currently the ship...
(1 voyage in May 2012), Jewel of the Seas
Jewel of the Seas
The MS Jewel of the Seas is a cruise ship belonging to Royal Caribbean's Radiance class. The ship was completed in the spring of 2004 with her maiden voyage in May of that year. She is one of Royal Caribbean International's newest cruise ships and has the highest percent of outside cabins in the...
(1 voyage in May 2012), Grandeur of the Seas
Grandeur of the Seas
The MS Grandeur of the Seas is part of Royal Caribbean International's Vision Class of cruise ships. Features include a full-service spa, six whirlpools, an outdoor jogging track and a number of bars and restaurants....
(1 voyage in April 2012)
Seabourn Cruise Line
Seabourn Cruise Line
Seabourn Cruise Line is a luxury cruise line headquartered in Seattle, Washington. The line operates all around the world, from short seven-day Caribbean cruises to exotic 100+ day cruises around the world...
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Seabourn Legend
Seabourn Legend
Seabourn Legend is a Seabourn Cruise Line cruise ship, constructed by Schichau-Seebeckwerft in Bremerhaven, Germany and put into service for Kloster Cruise in February 1992...
, Seabourn Spirit Seabourn Odyssey
Seabourn Odyssey
The Seabourn Odyssey is the first new ship for Seabourn Cruise Line in over a decade. About 90% of the ship's suites have private verandas. Some of the Seabourn Odysseys features include one of the largest spas featured in a cruise ship, a built-in marina, and expanded guest services compared to...
, Seabourn Sojourn
Seabourn Sojourn
Seabourn Sojourn is a luxury cruise ship operated by Seabourn Cruise Line. It is very similar to Seabourn Odyssey. The ship was ordered for building in the ship-yard of T. Mariotti S.p.A. She is the flagship of Seabourn.- Design :...
, Seabourn Quest
Silversea Cruises
Silversea Cruises
Silversea Cruises is a luxury cruise line that operates six luxury, all-suite cruise ships that sail itineraries all around the world throughout the year. The line maintains branch offices in the United States, United Kingdom, Australia and Singapore...
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Silver Whisper
Silver Whisper
MV Silver Whisper is a cruise ship which entered service in 2000, and is operated by Silversea Cruises. The passenger capacity is 382 passengers, and there are 295 crew members. Her sister ship is the MV Silver Shadow; both ships were built by the Mariotti Shipyard in Genoa, Italy...
, Silver Spirit, Silver Cloud