The world's largest cruise ship - Royal Caribbean's Oasis of the Seas arrived in Port Everglades, (Fort Lauderdale) Florida on Friday, November 13, 2009. The ship left the shipyard in Turku, Finland last week, and encountered some rough weather during her crossing across the Atlantic. She was scheduled to arrive on Wednesday, November 11, but was delayed two days because of this. Royal Caribbean had planned a big event at the state park across from Port Everglades. It was supposed to start at 7:00 am when the part opened. I arrived at 6:40 am and I had to park in the third parking lot. Hundreds of people showed up. All of the news channels were there, and there was tons of press. Coffee and donuts were available, but the Seattle's Best insulated coffee cups had already been given away. At some point some Styrofoam cups appeared. Someone must have gone to 7-11. They were also giving away Tee-Shirts. I did get one of those.
I found a great spot and was able to shoot some video and take some pictures. You can check out my video here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iSLlB115pdg
After the park I went to the top of the 17th Street Causway to take some more photos. I'll be posting a link to my photos in the near future.
The weather was incredible and it was a fun day!!!
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