Port Everglades

Port Everglades, in Broward County, Florida, is one of the United States's top container ports with more than 5,400 ships at call in a year, a major petroleum storage and distribution hub, and a United States Navy liberty port. It is the deepest of all Florida ports.

Port Everglades is actually composed of land within three municipalities, Hollywood, Fort Lauderdale and Dania Beach and unincorporated Broward County. All port operations are handled by Broward County Board of County Commissioners.

Port Everglades is also one of the world's busiest cruise departure ports. It holds the world record for hosting the most cruise passengers in a single day with 44,108 passengers. More than 4 million cruise passengers pass through Port Everglades annually. 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. The oldest passenger ship still used in revenue service in North America, the Regal Empress, uses Port Everglades as her home port. In 2004, the Queen Mary 2 completed its maiden voyage and its maiden transatlantic voyage at Port Everglades. In 2009, Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines will use Port Everglades as the home port for the future world's largest passenger ship, the Oasis of the Seas.

External links

* [http://www.broward.org/port/ Port Everglades web site]
* [http://porteverglades.org/port-everglades-history.htm History of Port Everglades]