QV World Cruise 2024 Notes from the Navigator Sector 1 (contd)20 January 2024Our second day at sea and Queen Victoria finds herself sailing west across the North Atlantic, closing on the American shores of Florida. We will cross over the
Blake Plateau as we approach the
US continental shelf where depths under keel will decrease from 5000 meters of ocean floor to just 600 meters off of the coast.
In the early hours of tomorrow morning we will be embarking our local pilot and navigating the 160 meters wide buoyed channel as we make our approaches into Port Canaveral.
21 January 2024: Port Canaveral Weather: high 16 low 12 degrees
The second-busiest cruise port in the United States, Port Canaveral is a charming seafront destination, bustling with activity. Though often known as the gateway to Florida's famous theme parks, i
ts raison d'être is the Kennedy Space Centre - in 1951 the US Army Corps created the inlet to allow goods to be shipped to what is NASA's primary base for space exploration. Given its monumental importance, visiting the Space Centre is highly recommended. Port Canaveral also has a plethora of excellent cafés, restaurants and bars, where you can enjoy an always-generous helping of food and a refreshing drink in the warm Florida sun. The famously sunny weather here makes the delightful coastal parks - many of which are covered with sand dunes.
22 January 2024: Port Everglades/Fort Lauderdale Temperature: high 21 low 19 degrees (wet and windy conditions)
Port Everglades is located in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, but they are distinct entities.
Fort Lauderdale is a city, while Port Everglades is a seaport. The port is situated within the boundaries of Fort Lauderdale and is operated by the Broward County government.
Fort Lauderdale stands on South Florida's Gold Coast, a charming meeting of canals and beaches. There's also a chance to venture into Miami or experience the sawgrass expanse of the Everglades.
Fort Lauderdale was named for the series of forts built on this stretch of swampy shore in the 1700s for protection against Seminole Indians. In the late 1800s, the boggy land was repurposed by digging out a series of canals to leave long strips of land in between. This created a greater habitable area as well as 300 miles of waterways. And so the 'Venice of America' was born. Today these man-made inlets have millionaire yachts moored beside luxury houses.
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