Fort Lauderdale Cruises
Written by Jeff Heath
Ft. Lauderdale's Port Everglades is one of the top three cruise ports in the world. Port
Everglades has 11 cruise ship terminals which host 52 cruise ships from 19 cruise lines
that offer over 2,000 different cruises annually. Over three million passengers travel
through Fort Lauderdale's port each year for cruise destinations around the world
including the Bahamas, Bermuda, the Caribbean, the Panama Canal and South America.
Transatlantic and world cruises also depart from this very popular cruise port. Port
Everglade's cruise terminals and parking garages are located in Northport
(Cruise Terminals #1, 2 and 4) and Midport (Cruise Terminals #18, 19, 21, 22/24, 25 and
26).
Port Everglades Location
Port Everglades is located within the city limits of Hollywood, Fort Lauderdale and Dania
Beach - only 25 miles north of Miami. Cruise vacationers arriving at the Fort Lauderdale
Airport can reach Port Everglades by taxi for approximately $9. Many cruise packages that
include airline transportation also include transportation to and from the airport and
cruise terminal. Cruise passengers arriving by car can travel east on I-595 to the end.
I-595 ends at the port's entrance road, Eller Drive.
Fort Lauderdale Cruise Lines
Major cruise lines serving Fort Lauderdale's Port Everglades include Royal Caribbean
Cruise Line, Celebrity Cruises, Costa Cruise Lines, Princess Cruise Lines, and Holland
America. Other cruise lines serving Fort Lauderdale include Crystal Cruises, Cunard Line,
Imperial Majesty Cruise Line, Mediterranean Shipping Cruises, Orient Lines, Radisson Seven
Seas, Regal Cruises, ResidenSea, Ltd, Royal Olympic Cruises, Seabourn Cruise Line,
Silversea Cruises, and Windstar Cruises. Discovery Cruises and Sea Escape Cruises offer
day cruises year-round. Discovery departs Fort Lauderdale for Freeport, Bahamas at 7:45 am
and returns the same day at 10 pm.
Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines
Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines runs several cruises from Fort Lauderdale throughout the
year. Monarch of the Seas offers 4-Night and 5-Night Western Caribbean cruises with calls
in Key West, Florida; Cozumel, Mexico; Costa Maya; Mexico and Georgetown, Grand Cayman.
Enchantment of the Seas offers 7-Night Eastern and Western Caribbean Cruises on
alternating Sundays. The Eastern Caribbean Cruise stops in San Juan, Puerto
Rico; Philipsburg, St. Maarten; St. Thomas; and Nassau. The Western Caribbean Cruise stops
in Key West, Florida; Cozumel, Mexico; Costa Maya; Mexico and Georgetown, Grand Cayman.
Celebrity Cruises
Celebrity Cruises also offers several cruises from Fort Lauderdale. Celebrity's Century
has 7-Night Eastern and Western Caribbean Cruises on alternating Saturdays. Celebrity
Century's Eastern Caribbean Cruise stops in San Juan, Puerto Rico; St. Thomas;
Philipsburg, St. Maarten; and Nassau. Celebrity Century's Western Caribbean Cruise stops
in Ochos Rios, Jamaica; Georgetown, Grand Cayman; Cozumel, Mexico; and Key West, Florida.
Celebrity's Millennium also offers a 7-Night Eastern Caribbean Cruises with stops in San
Juan, Puerto Rico; Catalina Island, Dominican Republic; St. Thomas; and Nassau.
Celebrity's Summit offers 10-Night and 11-Night Ultimate Caribbean Cruises from Fort
Lauderdale too. Celebrity Summit's 10-Night cruise stops in Philipsburg,
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St. Maarten; Castries, St. Lucia; Bridgetown, Barbados; Basseterre, St. Kitts; and St.
Thomas. Celebrity Summit's 11-Night cruise stops in Key West, Florida; Cozumel, Mexico;
Costa Rica; Panama; Columbia; Aruba; and Georgetown, Grand
Cayman.
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