FT. LAUDERDALE – Anyone interested in cruise vacations will have more summer sailing options than ever before from Port Everglades with five multi-day cruise ships and one daily cruise ship continuing to sail from the Broward County, Florida, cruise port throughout the year.
Cruise ships sailing from Port Everglades this summer include: Carnival Cruise Line’s Carnival Freedom, Celebrity Cruises’ Celebrity Solstice, Princess Cruises’ Emerald Princess, Royal Caribbean International’s Grandeur of the Seas, Royal Caribbean International’s Oasis of the Seas and day-cruise Discovery Cruises’ Discovery Sun.
“Our cruise line partners have discovered that South Florida is a terrific year-round market because we have 6 million residents who don’t have to travel far to sail, direct interstate highway access and low-fare airlines coming into Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport,” said Port Everglades Director Phil Allen. “For South Floridians, this means traditionally seasonal jobs are now year-round and there will be good summer vacation deals right in their own backyard.”
• The 3,000-passenger Carnival Freedom sails on six- and eight-night voyages on alternating Saturdays and Sundays to the Eastern and Western Caribbean.
• The 3,100-passenger Emerald Princess sails every Sunday to the Eastern and Western Caribbean.
• The 2,400-passenger Grandeur of the Seas sails on four- and five-night cruises on alternate Mondays, Thursdays and Saturdays to the Eastern and Western Caribbean beginning April 29, 2010.
• The 5,400-passenger Oasis of the Seas sails every Saturday to the Eastern and Western Caribbean.
• The 1,200-passenger Discovery Sun sails daily to Freeport, Grand Bahamas, except select Wednesdays.
