Port Everglades Prepares World's Largest Terminal for World's Largest Ships

[mercedes]

This November, the world's largest cruise ship, Royal Caribbean International's Oasis of the Seas, will welcome 5,400 passengers for the first time from Port Everglades. The two-floor, 240,000 square foot Terminal 18, specially constructed for the vessel and opening November 6, will be the largest single ship terminal in the world and will allow passengers to transition from curbside to ship in as little as 15 minutes.

Independent analysis indicates that by the fifth year of RCI's 10-year agreement with the port, over 8,000 new jobs will be created, generating $356.5 million in personal income and $32.8 million in state and local taxes. With the home porting of Oasis of the Seas, followed by Royal Caribbean's equally grand Allure of the Seas slated to set sail in 2010, along with nearly a dozen other new ships, Port Everglades is destined to compete for a top spot among North American cruise ports.

[murr]

Sounds to good to be true, 15 minutes?

I'll believe it when I see it.

[BSCorvette]

THanks Mercedes...

[DebbieandJerry]

I'll wait for their prices to drop before I start checking them out. But I hope they can fine tune some of the wait times/line issues. Then other ships will be forced to follow