Heading to Florida for a cruise? Check out the experiences and adventures that await you near your cruise port – before or after you sail. Or both. Here are some top picks, near each of these seven ports… What to Do Before or After Your Cruise from Port Tampa Bay What to Do Before or After Your…
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By Janet K. Keeler Jacksonville is the northernmost cruise port in Florida to board a cruise ship bound for the blue water of the Caribbean. The Jacksonville cruise port, called JaxPort, is the homeport for the Carnival Elation which plies the Atlantic year-round to the eastern Caribbean, namely…
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By Janet K. Keeler The Port of Palm Beach is Florida’s little cruise port that could. Flanked by much bigger and busier cruise ports, Port Canaveral to the north and Port Everglades to the south, the Port of Palm Beach has found its niche. And close to three-quarters of a million cruisers a year…
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By Janet K. Keeler Planning things to do before or after cruising from Port Tampa Bay is as fun to think about as the much-anticipated tropical cruise itself. The Tampa cruise port is conveniently located in a bustling area of Tampa, full of shops, attractions and restaurants, so the choices are…
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By Janet K. Keeler There’s always something new at PortMiami, the cruise capital of the world. If it’s not a new terminal, it’s a new cruise ship sailing from the world’s busiest cruise port. Some 7.3 million passengers boarded cruise ships in PortMiami in 2022-2023. That's a lot of people roaming…
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By Janet K. Keeler Nearly 4 million cruisers come to Port Everglades cruise port in Fort Lauderdale every year to see the world. There’s not a continent untouched by at least one of the 40 ships that homeport in Port Everglades. Cruise itineraries range from three-day Bahamas jaunts to…
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By Janet K. Keeler There’s a lot of action and history packed into the roughly seven square miles of Key West. Key West is a city in Florida that’s just 165 miles from Miami but it feels like a million miles away. Tropical breezes, the bluest water that America has to offer and a laid-back vibe…
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By Janet K. Keeler The act of “blasting off” is certainly an apt way to describe the action of Florida’s Space Coast, home to the Kennedy Space Center. But Port Canaveral Cruise Port is also taking off. Last year, nearly 7 million cruisers boarded one of the 13 ships that set sail from Port…
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By Julie Landry Laviolette Steeped in Southern charm, North Central Florida boasts the graceful capitol city of Tallahassee and the bustling college town of Gainesville, home to the University of Florida. Along the way, you’ll find family run U Pick farms for strawberries, blueberries and grapes…
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By Julie Landry Laviolette Surfing spots, the Space Coast and the Daytona 500 are the adrenaline-inducing draws of Florida’s Central East region. But look beyond the thrills and you’ll find a mellow farm-to-table scene, providing fresh fruits, veggies and small-batch artisanal goods to local…
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