Tag: fort lauderdale
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Dining Cruises from Fort Lauderdale, Florida: A Guide
The dining cruises in Fort Lauderdale are limited, and the situation is fairly complex. Unlike the other cities we have been writing about, there aren’t dining cruises held on a consistent basis, and there also isn’t a company that is dedicated to offering dining cruises that are open to the public. However, Fort Lauderdale is the home of Windridge Yacht Charters, and while this company is primarily in the private ship rental business, they open up their two vessels for dining cruises every so often. Below we outline what is available, giving you a guide to dining cruises in Fort Lauderdale that will help you find and book a cruise. Read more […] -
Cruises from Port Everglades
You may have never heard of any cruises from Port Everglades, but you probably have heard of cruises from Fort Lauderdale. In fact, they are one and the same, as Port Everglades is simply the the name of the port in Fort Lauderdale (which is also called, as one might imagine, the Port of Fort Lauderdale). Thus, cruises from Port Everglades are cruises from Fort Lauderdale, and if you’re familiar with the latter you are familiar with the former. Below we supply some basic information about the cruises form Port Everglades, which is one of the top three cruise ports in the world. Read more […] -
The Port City of Fort Lauderdale in the Everglades: Things to See and Do When You Are Leaving on a Cruise
Simply by virtue of being in Florida, the state at the center of the American cruise industry, the Port of Fort Lauderdale (also called Port Everglades) is a hub for cruising. Forty-two cruise ships run by eight major cruise lines have a presence in Fort Lauderdale, and if you are planning any sort of Caribbean cruise, there is a fairly good chance you’ll leave from the Fort Lauderdale Port. Indeed, if you are planning any cruise that could benefit from a departure point on the southeast coast of Florida, you could find yourself in Fort Lauderdale. Given the city’s central importance to cruise vacationers, we thought it would be helpful to explain what you can see and do in the port city of Fort Lauderdale. You’ll likely have some time to kill before or after you cruise, so you may as well spend that time seeing the sights of Fort Lauderdale. Read more […] -
Discovery Cruise Line
Discovery Cruise Line, often incorrectly pluralized as Discovery Cruise Lines, was a cruise line that ceased operations on September 6th, 2011. Being defunct, we can’t tell you the standard information about Discovery Cruise Line that we normally would about other operational cruise lines (we can’t explain, for example, how to book a Discovery cruise), but an article about the company is nevertheless justified. Discovery was a highly unique enterprise – many passengers remember it fondly (although others don’t), and people still seek information about it to this day. For the latter reason, we have compiled a basic overview of Discovery Cruise Line and the niche it filled in the cruise industry. Read more […]
