Start your Cruise early!! Don't wait to board your ship to start your cruise experience and your last night on board doesn't have to end your cruise experience. The Ocean Inn and Hollywood's award winning beach and Historic Broawalk are less than 10 minutes from Port Everglades and the Fort Lauderdale/Hollywood International Airport and less than 30 minutes from the Port of Miami and International Airport.
There is so much to see and do in the area, whether you have a few hours, or a few days. On the shore, or in the Downtown, find some time to find yourself in Hollywood. Just a short drive away (about 10 minutes) puts you in the heart of the Hollywood where Florida's only car-free oceanfront Broadwalk.
Cruise lines making at least one cruise out of Port Everglades or Miami this winter and spring.
PORT EVERGLADES • Carnival: Carnival Freedom (Caribbean cruises year-around) and Carnival Miracle (Caribbean cruises until April).
• Celebrity: Celebrity Equinox (Caribbean cruises, plus a transatlantic); Celebrity Infinity (a repositioning to California) and Celebrity Solstice (Caribbean year-around).
• Costa: Costa Atlantica (Caribbean, plus a reposition to Canada) and Costa Fortuna (Caribbean, plus transatlantic).
• Cunard: Queen Mary 2 (transatlantic) and Queen Victoria (world cruise).
• Discovery: Discovery Sun (daytrips to Bahamas).
• Hapag-Lloyd: MS Hanseatic (reposition to Canada).
• Holland America: Amsterdam (world cruise); Eurodam (Caribbean, plus transatlantic); Maasdam (Caribbean, plus reposition to Canada); Noordam (Caribbean, plus transatlantic); Prinsendam (South America, transatlantic); Statendam (Caribbean, plus reposition to California); Westerdam (Caribbean, plus transatlantic) and Zuiderdam (Caribbean, plus reposition to California).
• MSC: MSC Poesia (Caribbean and Bermuda, plus transatlantic).
• Princess: Coral Princess (one-way to California); Crown Princess (Caribbean, plus transatlantic); Emerald Princess (Caribbean); Grand Princess (Caribbean, plus transatlantic); Island Princess (Caribbean and one-way Mexico, plus one-way California); Pacific Princess (world cruise); Royal Princess (South America and Caribbean, plus reposition to Seattle); Ruby Princess (Caribbean, plus transatlantic); Sea Princess (reposition to California) and Star Princess (Caribbean, plus transatlantic).
• Regent: Seven Seas Mariner (South America, plus transatlantic); Seven Seas Navigator (Caribbean and Bermuda /Colonial America, plus reposition to California) and Seven Seas Voyager (transatlantic).
• Royal Caribbean: Grandeur of the Seas (Caribbean, plus transatlantic); Independence of the Seas (Caribbean, plus transatlantic) and Oasis of the Seas (Caribbean).
• Seabourn: Seabourn Legend (one-way trans-Panama Canal, plus transatlantic); Seabourn Odyssey (world cruise) and Seabourn Spirit (South America, plus transatlantic).
• Silversea: Silver Cloud (one-way to Barbados); Silver Shadow (Caribbean, one-way to California and one-way to Barbados); Silver Spirit (one-way to Barbados, plus world cruise).
MIAMI • Azamara: Azamara Journey (Caribbean, plus transatlantic).
• Carnival: Carnival Destiny (Caribbean); Carnival Glory (Caribbean until May); Carnival Imagination (Caribbean); Carnival Liberty (Caribbean) and Carnival Valor (Caribbean).
• Celebrity: Celebrity Century (Caribbean, plus transatlantic) and Celebrity Constellation (Caribbean and one-way to California, plus a transatlantic).
• Crystal: Crystal Serenity (one-way to South America) and Crystal Symphony (one-way, trans-canals to San Diego, plus a transatlantic).
• Norwegian: Norwegian Dawn (Caribbean, plus reposition to New York); Norwegian Epic (Caribbean); Norwegian Jewel (Caribbean, plus reposition to New York); Norwegian Pearl (Caribbean, plus reposition to California) and Norwegian Sky (Bahamas).
• Oceania: Oceania Regatta (Caribbean and one-way to California, plus transatlantic).
• Royal Caribbean: Grandeur of the Seas (Caribbean, plus transatlantic); Jewel of the Seas (Caribbean, plus transatlantic); Liberty of the Seas (Caribbean); Majesty of the Seas (Bahamas) and Navigator of the Seas (Caribbean, plus transatlantic).
The following list includes cruise lines sailing to and from Miami, Port Everglades and Port Canaveral, between Sept. 7 and Feb. 1, 2010. The information has been provided by the cruise lines and is subject to change and cancellation.
Fares shown are the minimum per-person cost, based on double occupancy. Port charges are typically included, but fuel surcharges are not and other fees may be extra. Tips -- about $10-$12 per person per day on most ships -- are not included.
• DISCOVERY CRUISE LINE
DISCOVERY SUN
1,200 PASSENGERS
From Port Everglades: Daily except Wednesdays
Itinerary: Freeport Harbor, Grand Bahama Island, from $39.99 (Florida residents special)
• CELEBRATION CRUISE LINE
BAHAMAS CELEBRATION
1,311 PASSENGERS
From Port Everglades: Every Monday and Wednesday
Itinerary: Nassau, from $99• ROYAL CARIBBEAN
MAJESTY OF THE SEAS
2,350 PASSENGERS
From Miami: Dec. 26; Jan. 2, 2010
Itinerary: Nassau, from $159MONARCH OF THE SEAS
2,390 PASSENGERS
• CARNIVAL CRUISE LINES
IMAGINATION
2,052 PASSENGERS
From Miami: Every Friday
Itinerary: Nassau, from $229SENSATION
2,052 PASSENGERS
From Port Canaveral: Every Thursday
Itinerary: Nassau, from $229• CELEBRATION CRUISE LINE
BAHAMAS CELEBRATION
1,311 PASSENGERS
From Port Everglades: Every Friday
Itinerary: Nassau, from $119• DISNEY CRUISE LINE
DISNEY WONDER
2,700 PASSENGERS
From Port Canaveral: Every Thursday
Itinerary: Nassau and Castaway Cay (private island), from $429• NORWEGIAN CRUISE LINE
NORWEGIAN SKY
2,002 PASSENGERS
From Miami: Every Friday
Itinerary: Nassau and Great Stirrup Cay, from $209• ROYAL CARIBBEAN
JEWEL OF THE SEAS
2,112 PASSENGERS
From Miami: Nov. 6
Itinerary: Key West and Nassau, from $249MAJESTY OFTHE SEAS
2,350 PASSENGERS
From Miami: Every Friday
Itinerary: Nassau and CocoCay, from $249MONARCH OF THE SEAS
2,390 PASSENGERS
From Port Canaveral: Every Friday
Itinerary: Nassau and CocoCay, from $249
4-NIGHT CRUISES
• CARNIVAL CRUISE LINES
IMAGINATION
2,052 PASSENGERS
From Miami: Every Monday
Itinerary: Key West and Cozumel, from $239DESTINY
2,642 PASSENGERS
From Miami: Every other Thursday
Itinerary: Key West and Cozumel, from $259SENSATION
2,052 PASSENGERS
From Port Canaveral: Every Sunday
Itinerary: Freeport and Nassau, from $239• CELEBRITY CRUISES
CENTURY
1,750 PASSENGERS
From Miami: Dec. 17 and 26; Jan. 14 and 28, 2010
Itinerary: Key West and Cozumel, from $349• DISNEY CRUISE LINE
DISNEY WONDER
2,700 PASSENGERS
From Port Canaveral: Every Sunday
Itinerary: Nassau and Castaway Cay, from $449• NORWEGIAN CRUISE LINE
NORWEGIAN SKY
2,002 PASSENGERS
From Miami: Every Monday
Itinerary: Nassau and Great Stirrup Cay, from $229• ROYAL CARIBBEAN LINE
ENCHANTMENT OF THE SEAS
1,950 PASSENGERS
From Port Everglades: Sept. 10 and 24; Oct. 8 and 22; Nov. 5 and 19
Itinerary: Key West and Cozumel, from $349MAJESTY OF THE SEAS
2,350 PASSENGERS
Information Provided by: MiamiHerald.com/travel January 31, 2010