Ernie

The Port

CARNIVAL FREEDOM

OASIS OF THE SEAS

Is it a ship or a building??

CROWN PRINCESS

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Originally posted by Linerrich:
Yes, it was a beautiful day in Port Everglades--I spent much of it aboard EURODAM, but felt drawn to keep viewing the ships around me. It was a "full house" at the port!

Rich

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Originally posted by Frosty 4:
Just how many cruise ships can dock here at one time?. Seems like Miami will not be a home port for most cruise lines I assume this one will.
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Here's a cool site Joe posted a while back, some pictures showing Port Everglades with 'full houses'. My favorites are #5 with 10 ships, #6, #8, and #26 with 9 ships each. If you click on the small picture it'll give you the large version and it makes a great computer wallpaper. It also shows very well the proximity of the FLL airport to the port. I think 10 would be the most ships the port could hold based on different sizes/tonnage.

I think 10 would be the most ships the port could hold based on different sizes/tonnage.

Port Everglades hosted 15 ships on December 21 2003 including COSTA ATLANTICA, COSTA MEDITERRANEA, GRAND PRINCESS, INFINITY, MAASDAM, MILLENNIUM, OOSTERDAM, RADIANCE OF THE SEAS, REGAL EMPRESS, SUN PRINCESS and VOLENDAM, plus the two day-cruisers DISCOVERY SUN and ISLAND ADVENTURE. There were also two others whose names I don't know.

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Originally posted by ahrpd:
My favourite pre-cruise Fort Lauderdale hotel was the Hyatt Regency Pier 66 until they closed their revolving rooftop bar and restaurant. The views of the port were exceptional from there! I still stay there but rooms in the "Tower" are not cheap.

Tony

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This is my favorite also. We wtill be staying here again in May before our Oasis cruise.

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Originally posted by ahrpd:
[QUOTE]Originally posted by dmwnc1:
[QB]I think 10 would be the most ships the port could hold based on different sizes/tonnage.

Port Everglades hosted 15 ships on December 21 2003 including COSTA ATLANTICA, COSTA MEDITERRANEA, GRAND PRINCESS, INFINITY, MAASDAM, MILLENNIUM, OOSTERDAM, RADIANCE OF THE SEAS, REGAL EMPRESS, SUN PRINCESS and VOLENDAM, plus the two day-cruisers DISCOVERY SUN and ISLAND ADVENTURE. There were also two others whose names I don't know.

Tony

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THANKS! here's a reference to an article I found based off your information:

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Originally posted by Atlcruiser:
Ernie, great shots as always. Thanks for posting. Lucky you living down there in sunny Florida. I hope to one day move back down there when I retire. Are you in Miami or FLL?

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Technically Miami, but we are in North Miami-Dade so it's just as easy for us to get to South Beach as Ft. Lauderdale. We are right in between.

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Originally posted by dmwnc1:
Dont forget the Queen Mary 2 is coming back through on April 12th at the tail end of her World Cruise. She'll be the only one in port that day.

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That would be fun to see QM2 on 4/12 in Ft. Lauderdale, then I will be boarding her on 4/22 in Southampton.

I finally live in the cruise capital of the world, and what do I do? Take an 8 hour flight to pick up a ship. What is wrong with this picture?

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Originally posted by eroller:
That would be fun to see QM2 on 4/12 in Ft. Lauderdale, then I will be boarding her on 4/22 in Southampton.

I finally live in the cruise capital of the world, and what do I do? Take an 8 hour flight to pick up a ship. What is wrong with this picture?

Ernie

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Originally posted by eroller:

I finally live in the cruise capital of the world, and what do I do? Take an 8 hour flight to pick up a ship. What is wrong with this picture?

Ernie

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Ernie, I've dealt with that for 30 years--I'll be on a cruise in the Med, or Alaska, or South America, and someone will say "You live in Miami? Don't they have cruises from there?" Duh!

Then answer to last week's Cruise News trivia question about where the original Queen Elizabeth spent time between 1968 and 1971 was Port Everglades/Ft Lauderdale and the reader who submitted the first correct answer also submitted two photos he took back in 1970.

Here are links to the photos:

Photo Number 1

Photo Number 2

Thanks to Peter Stafford for sharing.

Joe at TravelPage

[ 03-16-2010: Message edited by: joe at travelpage ]

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Originally posted by joe at travelpage:
Speaking of Port Everglades Ship Photos....

Then answer to last week's Cruise News trivia question about where the original Queen Elizabeth spent time between 1968 and 1971 was Port Everglades/Ft Lauderdale and the reader who submitted the first correct answer also submitted two photos he took back in 1970.

Here are links to the photos:

Photo Number 1

Photo Number 2

Thanks to Peter Stafford for sharing.

Joe at TravelPage

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Beautiful pics!!!