Live Port Everglades Webcam
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- Location: Port Everglades, Port Lauderdale, Florida, United States
- Source: www.ptztv.com
- Info: Live streaming webcam with cruise ships and boats at Port Everglades in Florida. Port Everglades is the third busiest cruise port in the world after Miami and Port Canaveral.
More info: Port Everglades is a seaport in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, in Broward County and is one of South Florida's foremost economic engines, being both a gateway for international trade as well as cruise vacations. Port Everglades is one of the USA's main cruise departure (turnaround) ports for Caribbean roundtrip itineraries. The port is also South Florida's main seaport for petroleum products including gasoline, jet fuel, and alternative fuels.
Ships sail from Port Everglades year round, but the peak season for cruise travel from Port Everglades is from November to April, with most itineraries sailing to the Caribbean.
Since 2011, the cruiseferry company BALEARIA Caribbean provides daily crossings from Fort Lauderdale to Freeport on Grand Bahama Island. In August 2019, the company started a fast-ferry service from Fort Lauderdale to Bimini Island in the Bahamas, with a crossing time of around 2 hours. The fat-ferry (catamaran ship) has a passenger capacity of 650 and offers 5 weekly crossings.
Port Everglades' cruise ship tourism-related operations have a total annual economic value of nearly USD 30 billion. On average, each cruise vessel generates approximately USD 2,2 million in revenue for local businesses.
Port Everglades is currently used by 7 cruise lines : Celebrity Cruises, Cunard Line, Holland America Line, Princess Cruises, Royal Caribbean International, Silversea Cruises and Viking Ocean Cruises