Should you fly into Fort Lauderdale or Miami for a Port Everglades cruise?

Port Everglades says Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International is minutes from the port on U.S. 1 and Miami International is 30 to 45 minutes south by I-95, and asks for at least 45 minutes between landing and cruise check-in, so Fort Lauderdale is the shorter road to the ship (Port Everglades, n.d.).

Port Everglades says Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International is next to the port, minutes away on U.S. 1, the only seaport in the country beside an international airport, and that Miami International is 30 to 45 minutes south by I-95 (Port Everglades, n.d.). For a Port Everglades sailing that difference is the whole case for flying into Fort Lauderdale: less road between the aircraft and the ship.

The port asks for at least 45 minutes between your flight landing and your cruise check-in time, for bags and the forms at the terminal (Port Everglades, n.d.). A landing at Fort Lauderdale leaves that allowance to the terminal; a landing at Miami spends part of it on the highway, so a Miami arrival needs a later-in-the-day flight to the same cushion.

Miami is still the right airport when the fares or the nonstop are better, or when the trip also includes Miami. The ride from there to the port is one car and one fare, and the captain tracks the flight either way. Give the desk the flight number and the ship, and the pickup follows the aircraft.

The same is true of the Hollywood beach hotels: Signia by Hilton Diplomat Beach Resort's own FAQ puts the resort about 9 miles from Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood and 21 from Miami International (Signia by Hilton Diplomat Beach Resort, n.d.). The nearer airport is the shorter ride on both ends of the trip.