The
walk-through provided an on-the-ground advance opportunity to become
familiar with the new passenger and baggage flows upon reopening the
cruise terminals.
Port
Everglades Cruise Terminals 2, 19, 21 and 26 are being renovated to
serve more than 30 different Carnival Corporation cruise
ships that will call at Port Everglades this year,
as well as cruise ships from other lines. Construction is
well underway and expected to be complete by the start of Port
Everglades’ busy cruise season in mid-November.
Cruise
lines operating ships of various sizes and
capacities will be able to simultaneously process embarking and
debarking passengers in each of the terminals. To accomplish this,
three of the four terminals have been increased significantly in
size, and the fourth terminal has been reconfigured. All terminals
will have two passenger loading bridges, separate and larger baggage
halls, improved ground transportation areas, and new Florida-inspired
artwork. Broward County's Public Works Department, Seaport
Engineering & Construction Division is overseeing the
renovations. Moss & Associates is the general
contractor, and Bermello Ajamil & Partners, Inc. is
the terminal architect and project construction administrator.
“At Carnival
Cruise Lines, we constantly strive to enhance the guest experience,”
said Milly Martin,
Carnival’s senior director of guest logistics. “The opening of
these new terminals is a great example of our continued partnership
with Port Everglades.”
Construction
work for the cruise terminal has created an estimated
1,000 construction
jobs, equating to $40.7 million in personal income and
$3.7 million in state and local taxes, according to an economic
impact study by nationally recognized maritime research
firm Martin Associates.
Port
Everglades is the second busiest cruise port in the world with more
than 3.5 million passengers and homeporting more cruise
ships than any other cruise port worldwide. Twelve cruise
lines and 42 cruise ships sail from the South Florida
seaport including: Balearia’s Bahamas Express, Carnival Cruise
Lines, Celebrity
Cruises,
Cunard Line, Hapag-Lloyd Cruises, Holland America Line, MSC
Cruises,
P&O Cruises, Princess
Cruises, Royal
Caribbean International,
Silversea Cruises and Seabourn. The Port's wide-ranging fleet
of cruise ships provides guests with an array of cruise
vacation choices from the sunny Greater Fort Lauderdale area. Port
Everglades, where the best cruise ships launch and the
greatest getaways begin. Details on the latest cruise offerings are
available on the Internet atwww.porteverglades.net