<p>Just in time for the 2008-2009 winter Caribbean cruise season, Port Everglades, located in Greater Fort Lauderdale will become home to five of the cruise industry's eight newest cruise ships. The world's third busiest cruise port, Port Everglades will serve approximately 3.14 million cruise passengers this coming year. </p><p>Several newly built cruise ships will be joining the Port Everglades fleet this season, including: Holland America Line's 2,104-passenger Eurodam will kick off the season as the first new cruise ship to arrive at Port Everglades. Princess Cruises will celebrate the official naming of the line's newest ship, Ruby Princess; Celebrity Cruises brand new 2,850-passenger Celebrity Solstice will also be named at the port. </p><p>Carnival Cruise Lines' 113,300-ton Carnival Splendor will make her maiden call in the United States in November when the 3,006-passenger ship sails into Port Everglades. Finally Royal Caribbean International's 160,000-ton Independence of the Seas will be the largest cruise ship to ever visit Port Everglades when the 3,634-passenger ship arrives in the port. In addition, sailing for the first time from Port Everglades are Princess Cruises' Tahitian Princess, MSC Cruises' Orchestra and Carnival Cruise Lines' Carnival Freedom (which will be sailing year-round from Greater Fort Lauderdale). </p>