Silversea Cruises’ Silver Shadow reported one adult male passenger overboard today. The United States Coast Guard was immediately contacted and Search and Rescue Operations were put in progress (Watch the rescue video).

Due to the joint efforts of Silver Shadow staff and the Coast Guard, the overboard passenger was found alive and rescued. The investigation regarding the incident is ongoing. Silver Shadow arrived into Port Everglades for regularly scheduled disembarkation procedures today

It’s nearly the size of the Empire State Building if you tipped it on its side, longer than four football fields – the Oasis Of The Seas, now in Port Everglades preparing for her maiden voyage, is the world’s largest and most expensive cruise ship. It has every imaginable activity, from surfing to ice skating, not to mention a zip-line – the first on any cruise ship. It’s clear – Oasis of the Seas has it all. Follow ExpertCruiser onboard this weekend with first-hand live ‘tweets’ on what it is like onboard this amazing ship.

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Royal Caribbean has chosen seven godmothers to represent the seven neighborhoods on board Oasis of the Seas . Godmothers include singer and songwriter Gloria Estefan (already a godmother to Empress of the Seas), Olympic medalist figure skater Michelle Kwan, multiple Emmy and Golden Globe-winning actress Jane Seymour, OBE, 12-time Olympic medalist swimmer Dara Torres, television and motion picture actress Keshia Knight Pulliam, four-time Olympic gymnastics medalist Shawn Johnson and television personality and producer Daisy Fuentes. Royal Caribbean says it chose the aformementioned women because they personify strength of character, exemplify the spirit of giving and are role models for men, women and children alike.

All godmothers are active in various charities, ranging from Kwan as American Public Diplomacy envoy promoting education, positive health practices and respect for diversity to Seymour’s involvement with the J and J Foundation benefiting children in need.

The naming ceremony, part of a one-night inaugural celebration-fundraiser for the Make-A-Wish Foundation on board Oasis of the Seas, is set for Nov. 30 at Port Everglades.

Port Everglades unveiled plans to give its largest cruise terminal an extreme makeover as it prepares to receive the largest cruise ship in the world.

Port Everglades Director Phillip Allen announced Wednesday at the annual Cruise Shipping Miami Conference in Miami that they will triple the size of Cruise Terminal 18 in time for the arrival of Royal Caribbean International’s 5,400-passenger Oasis of the Seas.

“There may be bigger terminals that service two ships at the same time, but Terminal 18 is being constructed specifically to handle one giant Oasis class ship at a time. Guests will be treated to the Oasis experience as soon as they enter the terminal,” Allen says.

Terminal 18 was already the largest of Port Everglades’ 12 cruise terminals with 67,500 square feet of interior space. When construction is completed in November 2009, the terminal will have 240 thousand square feet of space on two floors.

In the new Terminal 18, guests will debark and embark through entirely different sections of the building, permitting the simultaneous debarking of guests from the ship while embarking guests are processed and seated inside the terminal waiting to board the ship. The goal is that once the ship is cleared for embarkation, the transition for guests to go from curbside to the ship can be completed in 15 minutes. For those leaving the ship, there will be 22 booths for U.S. Customs and Border Protection personnel to process guests after their cruise.

The terminal will also be equipped with two new “switch-back” passenger loading bridges which will replace the current telescoping bridges. The “switch-back” bridges will provide cruise ship passengers an easy transition from the terminal to the ship.

Since welcoming its first cruise ship in 1931, Port Everglades has grown to be the third busiest cruise port in the world with more than 3 million passengers expected this year.