Departure port
Fort Lauderdale, FL
Flexible Caribbean access · Port Everglades
From $355 per person · 731 itineraries in our live inventory · (1,466 sailings)
Cruise from Port Everglades in Fort Lauderdale — minutes from FLL airport and a short hop to the Bahamas and Caribbean. Compare sailings on mainstream and premium lines without fighting downtown Miami traffic.
Sailings from Fort Lauderdale, FL
731 itineraries match — showing 8 starting at the lowest fares.
Why cruise from Fort Lauderdale?
A few reasons cruisers keep sailing from here.
- FLL airport is practically next door — Port Everglades is adjacent to a major airport, simplifying fly-and-cruise days
- Big-ship Caribbean without Miami chaos — top-tier homeport volume with Royal Caribbean, Celebrity, Princess, and Disney
- Strong premium and family brands — Princess Sphere-class, Celebrity Edge, Disney Destiny, and upcoming Icon-class hardware
- Bahamas and Caribbean staples, plus longer options — short Bahamas getaways through 8-night+ Southern Caribbean
- Beach-town pre-cruise — Greater Fort Lauderdale hotels and beaches minutes from the port
Best time to cruise from Fort Lauderdale
November through April is snowbird season — dry, warm South Florida weather and peak demand for Bahamas and Caribbean sailings. Summer brings family travel and heat; late summer and fall overlap hurricane season when pricing may soften.
Short 3–5 night Bahamas loops are popular year-round from Port Everglades. For fewer crowds at the terminal, consider shoulder weeks in late spring or early fall outside major holidays.










