<p><font size="2"><font face="Times New Roman">Port Everglades&rsquo; Director of Business Development Carlos Buqueras (right) presents Carnival Freedom Captain Orazio D&rsquo;Aita with a plaque during a shipboard reception commemorating the inaugural call of the 2,974-passenger SuperLiner to Fort Lauderdale, Fla.</font></font></p><p style="margin: 0px" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: small"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman"><font size="2"><span>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span>The event celebrated the start-up of the ship&rsquo;s new year-round six- and eight-day Caribbean cruise schedule from Fort Lauderdale. </font></span></span></p><p style="margin: 0px" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: small"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman"><font size="2"></font></span></span></p><p style="margin: 0px" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: small"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman"><font size="2"><span>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span>On this program, six-day cruises depart Sundays and visit Key West, Grand Cayman, and Ocho Rios, while eight-day voyages departing Saturdays alternate to the eastern and western Caribbean. Eight-day eastern Caribbean voyages call at San Juan, St. Thomas/St. John, Antigua, Tortola/Virgin Gorda, and Nassau, while the western route includes Cozumel, Limon (Costa Rica), and Colon (Panama).</font></span></span></p><p style="margin: 0px" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: small"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman"></span></span></p><p style="margin: 0px" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: small"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman"><font size="2"><span>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span>Carnival Freedom entered service in March 2007 and offers a variety of on-board amenities and features, including 22 lounges and bars, four swimming pools, four restaurants, expansive spa and children&rsquo;s facilities, and a 270-square-foot LED screen poolside on Lido deck displaying movies, concerts, sports and other programming. </font></span></span></p>