with most itineraries sailing to the Caribbean. Port Everglades was once home to when she was laid up as a museum ship from 1968 until 1970. Besides RMS Queen Elizabeth, Port Everglades has been used to dock many notable and famous ships. In 2004, completed her maiden voyage and her maiden transatlantic voyage at Port Everglades. In the 21st century, Port Everglades has been the homeports for four of the largest passenger ships in the world, the ships, thus far. In December 2009, Royal Caribbean International began using Port Everglades as the home port for . In late 2010, she was joined at Port Everglades by her sister ship, . In April 2017, Port Everglades became the homeport for from April 2017 until May 2019. and in 2022 the newest Ship made her debut sailing from Port Everglades. In November 2018, performed her maiden call at Port Everglades. In anticipation of her arrival, Port Everglades invested $120 million into the port's first-ever brand-designed cruise terminal, the largest investment that Port Everglades has made towards any cruise terminal at the port. With this development, it is expected that Celebrity Cruises will bring about 500,000 travelers to Port Everglades. Records and achievements Seatrade Insider named Port Everglades "World's Top Cruise Port" for 2010. Between 2009 and 2016, Port Everglades was named Best U.S. Homeport by Porthole Cruise Magazine several times. Port Everglades' growth has also been marked in a series of world record for most cruise passengers in a single day. On December 21, 2003, the port hosted a world record of 15 cruise ships, processing 44,108 passengers. On March 20, 2010, there were 53,365 passengers. On December 20, 2015, there were 53,485 passengers. On March 13, 2016, there were 55,885 passengers. On December 1, 2019, there were 55,964 passengers. Timeline In 1911, the Florida Board of Trade passed a resolution calling for a deep-water port to ship farmers' produce to the North and West. In 1913, the Fort Lauderdale Harbor Company was formed and eventually dug out the Lake Mabel Cut, opening the New River to the sea for small boats. In 1924, Joseph Wesley Young, founder and mayor of the city of Hollywood, bought 1,440 acres of land adjacent to the lake and created Hollywood Harbor Development Company. In 1926, Young helped get a $2 million harbor improvement bond measure overwhelmingly passed by voters in Hollywood and Fort Lauderdale. In