Cruises

Ranked the second-busiest cruise port in the nation, the massive Port Everglades is located two miles from downtown Fort Lauderdale. In fact, plans for the millennium include the $10 million expansion of two terminals.
In 1998, some 2.2 million passengers traveled on 30 port-based cruise ships, and the port handles more than 5,500 vessel calls each year.

Several cruise ship naming plans took part recently. Princess Cruises dedicated two new ships. Royal Caribbean's 74,140-ton Enchantment of the Sea, one of the largest and newest ships in the world. In the future, 5 more ships will be added to the resident 30, which sail during the traditional winter season and 6 ships will offer year-round cursing.

Many tour of the Greater Fort Lauderdale are as on water. Water taxis tour can our famed Intracoastal on their way to almost anywhere they want to go, whether it's sightseeing, dining at the many waterfront restaurants or shopping along Las Olas Boulevard. Water Taxi of Fort Lauderdale provides the highly popular service. With one -way tickets for $7.50, round trip for $14, and an all day pass for $16, the water cabs will go anywhere within the nearly seven miles of Intracoastal Waterway, between Port Everglades and Commercial Boulevard. Guided tours, casinos, and Swamp Safaris of the Historic New River are also available.

- Greater Fort Lauderdale Chamber of Commerce

The Fort Lauderdale Beach Resort is within easy reach of Fort Lauderdale's Port Everglades, home to many cruise liners, making the hotels an ideal place to stop over before departing or upon return from a cruise.

The cruise lines operating from the port include the following (Click on logos for links, where available):

DAY CRUISES

DISCOVERY CRUISES, INC.

Discovery Cruises, Inc.: 800-866-8697

• Discovery Sun - Year round day cruises

SEAESCAPE CRUISES

SeaEscape Cruises: 800-327-2005

• Island Adventure - Year round day cruises

MULTI-DAY CRUISES

CELEBRITY CRUISES

Celebrity Cruises: 800-437-3111

• Century - Caribbean cruises
• Horizon - Caribbean cruises
• Mercury - Caribbean cruises
• Millenium - TBA
• Zenith - Transcanal cruises

COSTA CRUISES

Costa Cruise Lines: 800-462-6782

• Costa Atlantica - TBA
• Costa Romantica - Transcanal, Caribbean cruises
• Costa Victoria - Caribbean cruises

CRYSTAL CRUISES

Crystal Cruises: 800-446-6620

• Crystal Harmony - Transcanal, Caribbean cruises
• Crystal Symphony - Transcanal, Caribbean cruises
• Costa Victoria - Caribbean cruises

CUNARD LINE

Cunard Line: 800-421-0522

• Caronia - Transatlantic

HOLLAND AMERICA LINE

Holland America Line: 800-426-0327

• Amstercam - TBA
• Maasdam - Transcanal, Caribbean cruises
• Noordam - Transcanal, Caribbean cruises
• Rotterdam - Transcanal, Caribbean cruises
• Ryndam - Caribbean cruises
• Statendam - Caribbean cruises
• Veendam - Caribbean cruises
• Volendam - Caribbean cruises
• Westerdam - Transcanal, Caribbean cruises
• Zaandam - Caribbean cruises

IMPERIAL MAJESTY CRUISES

Imperial Majesty Cruises: 800-511-5737

• Ocean Breeze - Bahamas

MEDITERRANEAN SHIPPING CRUISES

Meditterranean Shipping Cruises: 800-666-9333

• Melody - Transcanal, Caribbean cruises

PREMIER CRUISES

Premier Cruises: 800-990-7770

• SeaBreeze - Mayan American Cruises

PRINCESS CRUISES

Princess Cruises: 800-421-0522

• Crown Princess - Transcanal, Caribbean cruises
• Grand Princess - Eastern Caribbean cruises
• Royal Princess - South America
• Sea Princess - Transcanal, Caribbean cruises

RADISSON SEVEN SEAS CRUISES

Radisson Seven Seas Cruises: 800-333-3333

• Seven Seas Navigator - Transcanal, South America

ROYAL CARIBBEAN CRUISES

Royal Caribbean Cruises: 800-327-6700

• Enchantment of the Sea - Caribbean cruises
• Radiance of the Seas - TBA

ROYAL OLYMPIC CRUISES

Royal Olympic Cruises: 800-872-6400

• Olympic Vayager - TBA
• Stella Solaris - Caribbean, South America

SEABORN CRUISE LINE

Seaborn Cruise Line: 800-5-CUNARD

• Seaborn Legend - Caribbean, South America, Transatlantic
• Seaborn Pride - Caribbean, South America, Transatlantic
• Seaborn Sun - Caribbean, Transcanal

SILVERSEA CRUISES

Silversea Cruises: 800-722-9955

• Silver Shadow - TBA
• Silver Wind - TBA

The hotel is also within easy reach of the ports of Miami and Palm Beach!