New River views, coastal gardens, Fort Lauderdale history.
Port Everglades is the cruise port for Fort Lauderdale, Florida, and is one of the busiest cruise ports in the world. It is about 4 km (2.5 miles) from Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport and is a major departure point for Caribbean sailings.
Ways to spend your day
Riverwalk public paths
Choose a manageable public section beside the New River.
Bonnet House Museum and Gardens
Choose selected first-floor exhibit rooms and garden spaces.
Historic Stranahan House
Choose selected rooms on the self-guided audio visit.
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Day 2Cruising.A full day at sea aboard Celebrity Ascent. Sailing from Fort Lauderdale (Port Everglades) toward George Town.
George Town has no cruise pier, so every ship anchors and tenders, and that is the single fact that shapes the day: allow for the queue in both directions. Seven Mile Beach and the Stingray City sandbar are both short rides, and the town itself is compact enough to see between tenders.
Ways to spend your day
Museum & waterfront lunch
Explore island history, then have lunch in town without adding a beach transfer.
Seven Mile Beach
Pick one named beach access point and arrange your return before relaxing.
A shorter waterfront day
Keep the day flexible with a waterfront meal and as much town walking as your call allows.
Oranjestad docks in the middle of town, with the pastel Dutch frontages and the shops immediately outside the terminal. Aruba's draw is the beach rather than the capital, and Eagle and Palm are both short rides north.
Ways to spend your day
Town & Dutch pancakes
Browse town and the waterfront, with pancakes or lunch at Renaissance Marketplace.
Eagle Beach
Choose Eagle Beach for your main outing, checking shade and rentals before settling in.
Palm Beach & food
Choose Palm Beach for a beach area with nearby restaurants and watersports.
Willemstad docks beside Otrobanda, and the walk across the Queen Emma pontoon bridge into the painted Handelskade frontage is the best free thing in the southern Caribbean. Curaçao's shore diving is unusually good and starts a short ride east.
Ways to spend your day
Waterfront & Punda
Explore the colorful city waterfront and choose a lunch stop around the harbor crossing arrangements.
Lunch in Otrobanda
Make a waterfront meal the focus, with a shorter walk and no need to fill the whole day with stops.
Mambo Beach
Choose one beach area with a clear entrance, facilities and return pickup.
Kralendijk docks in the middle of a very small capital, and Bonaire's entire draw is underwater: the island's west coast is a marine park you can enter from the shore. Bring or rent a mask rather than booking a boat, and the day organises itself.
Ways to spend your day
Waterfront & lunch
Explore town on foot and choose breakfast or lunch by the water.
Te Amo beach stop
Use a return taxi for a beach outing without a second boat connection.
Klein Bonaire picnic
Choose the offshore beach only when the water-taxi schedule leaves a comfortable return.
