A number of super-long voyages will depart from Port Everglades in early 2015. The longest voyage is a 114-day around-the-world trip. Other great voyages that begin in Fort Lauderdale include a 78-day round trip to New Zealand and a 68-day grand voyage to Antarctica.
For 2015, Port Everglades features extended voyages on:
Ms Amsterdam (Holland America). Departing January 5, this cruise liner heads to Auckland, New Zealand and back on a 114-day cruise. The ship will spend 51 total days at sea, transiting both the Panama Canal and the Suez Canal. The voyage makes three stops each in Polynesia, Indonesia,Egypt and Spain The cruise also hits six cities in Australia.
Port countries: Columbia, Panama, Ecuador, French Polynesia, Cook Islands, Niue, Tonga, New Zealand, Australia, Bali, Indonesia, Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, Myanmar, Sri Lanka, India, United Arab Emirates, Oman, Egypt, Turkey, Greece, Italy, Spain and Portugal.
Queen Victoria (Cunard Cruise Line). Departing February 2, this sold-out cruise makes the round-trip to New Zealand and back in 78 days. The ship will spend 48 days at sea, making two full transits of the Panama Canal. The voyage includes three stops on the West Coast and three stops in Hawaii. This unique adventure includes visits to Hawaii and Los Angeles on both ends of the trip.
Port countries: Bonaire, Aruba, Costa Rico, Guatemala, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Honolulu, Samoa,
Fiji, Vanuatu, Australia, New Zealand, Cook Islands, Tahiti, French Polynesia, Hilo, Kahului, Los Angeles, Mexico, Nicaragua, Columbia and Grand Cayman.
Ms Princedam (Holland America). Departing January 3, this cruise liner sails around the perimeter of South America on a 68-day voyage. The ship will spend 20 days at sea, sailing through the Panama Canal on its trip around Cape Horn. The ship also visits Darwin Channel, the Chilean Fjords, Glacier Alley, and the Antarctic Sound. Includes 11 stops in Brazil, with four on the Amazon River.
Port countries: Columbia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Peru, Chile, Argentina, Falkland Islands, Uruguay, Brazil, French Guiana, Barbados and U.S. Virgin Islands.