Showing posts with label Fort Lauderdale. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Fort Lauderdale. Show all posts

Sunday, May 3, 2015

Fort Lauderdale, Florida

Tuesday, April 28, 2015

Leaving Bermuda we were really in for some rocking and rolling, the joys of the Atlantic in spring.  However, we arrived on time into port.
Port Everglades is a seaport in Broward County, FL and one of South Florida's leading economic powerhouses.  Currently it is the third busiest cruise port worldwide.  Port Everglades is also the busiest container port in Florida and 10th busiest in the United States.

This concludes the fifth segment of the World Cruise with 18 more days to end in Los Angeles.  An interesting statistic, on board we had 378 passengers booked on the World Cruise;  112 from Los Angeles to Fort Lauderdale and 266 Los Angeles round trip.  The remainder of the ship was made up of passengers that embarked/disembarked during various segments.

Fort Lauderdale offers numerous options and points of interest to fill your time.  Beaching, the Everglades, Shopping, South Beach and Miami, more shopping, etc.  For us, today was a "housekeeping" day as we have spent many wonderful weeks in this area and look forward to our return trips.


4PM began our departure from Port Everglades through the Florida Straight and out into the Caribbean Sea, following the Northern coastline of Cuba and then heading south to our next port, Willemstad, Curacao.


Sunday, September 7, 2014

World Cruise 2015 Trivia

Here are some pieces of trivial information about the upcoming World Cruise.

How far will the Pacific Princess Travel?
·         65,081 Kilometers
·         35,141 Nautical Miles
·         40,439 Statute Miles

How many ports will we visit?
·         33 Ports

To how many continents will the Pacific Princess travel?
·         Six

Will the Pacific Princess cross the Equator?
·         Yes, twice.  Prior to arriving at Apia, Western Samoa and after leaving Darwin, Australia.

What affect will crossing the International Date Line have on the cruise?
·         This will cause us to lose or not have February 2, 2015.

How many laps around the Pacific Princess Jogging Track equal a mile?
·         13 laps

What are the vital statistics for the Pacific Princess?
·         Passenger Capacity 680

·         Length 593 feet

·         Gross Tonnage 30,200

WORLD CRUISE SEGMENTS

1.    Los Angeles to Sydney 23 Jan 15 (22 days)

2.    Sidney to Hong Kong 15 Feb 15 (18 days)

3.    Hong Kong to Dubai 5 Mar 15 (20 days)

4.    Dubai to Rome 25 Mar 15 (16 days)

5.    Rome to Fort Lauderdale 10 Apr 15 (18 days)


6.    Fort Lauderdale to Los Angeles 28 Apr 15 (17 days)