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Officials at Broward County’s Port Everglades
knew Sunday, December 20, 2015, was a busy cruise day, but they didn’t realize
how busy.
 Port
Everglades actually broke its own world record for the most cruise passengers to
embark and debark in a single day – 53,485 guests.
The Port’s last record was set March 20, 2010 with 53,365 guests.
“We were cautiously optimistic that we would break the record this year, but
didn’t want to celebrate prematurely. It is difficult to judge how many families
would be sharing staterooms with children and driving up the count. Plus, one
ship came from dry dock without guests, which would have added another 2,000
people. We are pleased that our cruise operations continue to grow,” said Port
Everglades Chief Executive and Port Director Steven Cernak.
The Port hosted eight cruise ships on December 20, 2015, including Carnival
Cruise Line’s Carnival Conquest, Celebrity Cruises’ Celebrity Silhouette,
Holland America Line’s Eurodam and Nieuw Amsterdam, Princess Cruises’ Regal
Princess and Royal Princess, and Royal Caribbean International’s Allure of the
Seas and Navigator of the Seas.
Located in the second largest county in Florida, Broward County’s Port
Everglades is consistently ranked as one of the three busiest cruise ports in
the world. The Port’s wide-ranging fleet of cruise ships provides guests with an
array of cruise vacation choices from sunny Fort Lauderdale, Hollywood and Dania
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