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Thursday, March 25, 2010

52,000 Cruise Guests in One Day at Port Everglades

Port Everglades broke its own world record, again, when more than 52,000 cruise guests sailed in and out of Port Everglades on Saturday, March 20, 2010, at the start of the spring vacation season. The last world record was set on Saturday, January 3, 2009, when 49,234 passengers sailed in and out of the South Florida cruise port in a single day.

"We have come close to breaking our own world record several times this year alone since the arrival of Royal Caribbean International's Oasis of the Seas in November, but on March 20 we far exceeded those numbers with nine ships sailing on the same day and at least 52,000 cruise guests either anticipating or returning from a sunny spring vacation," said Port Everglades Director Phil Allen. "The good news is that we have had a lot of practice at handling such a high volume of travelers and were up to the challenge. As our motto says, 'We're ready. Bring it on.' "

Nine cruise ships sailed from Port Everglades on March 20, including Carnival Cruise Lines' Carnival Miracle, Costa Cruises Costa Atlantica, Discovery Cruise Line's Discovery Sun, Holland America Line's Eurodam, MSC Cruises' MSC Poesia, Princess Cruises' Crown Princess and Ruby Princess, and Royal Caribbean International's Independence of the Seas and the world's largest cruise ship, Oasis of the Seas.

Interestingly, the previous record, set in January 2009 with 49,234 passengers, was accomplished with a total of 11 cruise ships, but they were smaller ships than are calling at Port Everglades this year.

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