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Fort Lauderdale Cruise Port Schedule

Who's docked, when they arrive, when they sail — and how busy Fort Lauderdale gets before you commit to a port day.

TodayMonday, October 5, 2026
11,269
passengers + crew in port
Quiet traffic · 39% quieter than a typical day
Disney Destiny8 AM – 3 PM
Jewel of the Seas7 AM – 4 PM
Grandeur of the Seas7 AM – 4 PM
// 01 · cruise ship schedule in fort lauderdale

Fort Lauderdale Cruise Port Traffic — Today

3 ships in port · October 5, 2026
Total port traffic
11,269
Passengers
8,102
Crew
3,167
Ships
3
How busy is it?
Quiet
11,269 passengers and crew — 39% quieter than a typical day.
quiettypical · 18,576peak
5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM
Disney DestinyDisney DestinyDisney Cruise Line
8 AM – 3 PM
5,555
pax + crew
Jewel of the SeasJewel of the SeasRoyal Caribbean Cruise Line
7 AM – 4 PM
2,962
pax + crew
Grandeur of the SeasGrandeur of the SeasRoyal Caribbean Cruise Line
7 AM – 4 PM
2,752
pax + crew
5 am to midnight · solid bar = hours alongside · faded = arrival only, departure not published
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Fort Lauderdale cruise ship schedule and port traffic, updated daily

Schedule updated Monday, October 5, 2026

This is a live Fort Lauderdale cruise port schedule for Fort Lauderdale (Port Everglades), Florida — a real-time Fort Lauderdale cruise terminal schedule. Pick any date to see which ships are docked, when each one arrives and sails, how many passengers and crew are aboard, and how the day's total compares with a typical day at the port.

Cruisers use it to pick quieter days to be in port. Anyone working around the port can see how many passengers and crew are due in before the day starts.

Everything below runs off the same schedule feed: a three-month heat map, traffic highlights, a 90-day chart, and a full roster of the cruise lines and ships calling at Fort Lauderdale this season.

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Day-by-day ship list
Arrival and departure times, passenger capacity and crew for every ship in port.
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Traffic meter
How the selected date compares with a typical day at the port.
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Three-month heat map
Green to pink across the current and next two months — find the quiet days at a glance.
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Season roster
Every cruise line and ship calling at Fort Lauderdale, with visit counts for the next 120 days.
// 03 · monthly cruise ship traffic view

Fort Lauderdale cruise port schedule, October–December 2026

Green days are quiet, pink days are packed. Hover for the day's numbers, click to load its ship list.

October 2026
219k · 51 calls
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
View October 2026 schedule
traffic
quiet
light
moderate
busy
peak
// 04 · traffic highlights

Fort Lauderdale cruise port traffic, by the numbers

Highest traffic day on the schedule
next 120 days
40,775
Saturday, December 12 · 8 ships in port
Busiest day of the week
120-day average
Saturday
25,871 passengers and crew on an average Saturday
Slowest day of the week
120-day average
Tuesday
3,044 passengers and crew — about 88% below peak
Total port visitors, 2026
projected
5.3M
Passengers and crew across the full schedule, about 14,551 a day
people in port · Oct 5
Miami24,981
Nassau19,570
Port Canaveral19,442
Fort Lauderdale11,269
Barcelona6,870
Civitavecchia3,537

What the Fort Lauderdale schedule actually tells you

Fort Lauderdale cruise port traffic is anything but even across the week. Saturday is the heaviest day on the schedule, averaging 25,871 passengers and crew. Tuesday is the quiet end of the week, averaging 3,044.

The single heaviest date currently scheduled is Saturday, December 12, when 8 ships bring roughly 40,775 passengers and crew into the port at once — the date to route around if you want space.

Across the schedule, Fort Lauderdale is on track for about 5.3 million passengers and crew a year — roughly 14,551 people a day.

Use the heat map above to find a green day if you want a quieter port, or a pink day if you want the biggest ships in port at the same time.

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Fort Lauderdale Cruise Terminal Info

Fort Lauderdale (Port Everglades), Florida cruise port is located on the southeastern coast of Florida, just north of Miami. It is situated on the Intracoastal Waterway, which is a network of canals and rivers that connect the Atlantic Ocean to the Gulf of Mexico. The port is easily accessible from the Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport, which is just a few miles away. The port is also close to many of the area's popular attractions, including the Fort Lauderdale Beach, Las Olas Boulevard, and the Everglades National Park.

Full Fort Lauderdale port guide →
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Cruise lines and ships in the Fort Lauderdale schedule

next 30 days · 55 port calls
Royal Caribbean Cruise Line
4 ships
20
visits
Jewel of the Seas
Jewel of the Seas2,110 guests
7
Allure of the Seas
Allure of the Seas5,494 guests
3
Vision of the Seas
Vision of the Seas2,048 guests
3
Disney Cruise Line
2 ships
14
visits
Disney Dream
Disney Dream4,000 guests
8
Disney Destiny
Disney Destiny4,000 guests
6
Princess Cruise Line
5 ships
11
visits
Regal Princess
Regal Princess3,560 guests
4
Star Princess
Star Princess4,310 guests
3
Coral Princess
Coral Princess2,000 guests
2
Caribbean Princess
Caribbean Princess3,140 guests
1
Island Princess
Island Princess2,210 guests
1
Celebrity Cruise Line
2 ships
5
visits
Holland America Cruise Line
3 ships
5
visits
MS Nieuw Amsterdam
MS Nieuw Amsterdam2,106 guests
2
MS Eurodam
MS Eurodam2,104 guests
2
MS Rotterdam
MS Rotterdam3,218 guests
1
// 06 · fort lauderdale daily cruise port traffic chart

Daily Fort Lauderdale cruise port traffic chart

Scheduled passengers and crew, day by day. Hover a bar for that day's totals, click to open it up top.

Range total
1.21M
Daily average
13,391
Peak day
40,775
quiet
light
moderate
busy
peak
Oct 5
Oct 15
Oct 25
Nov 4
Nov 14
Nov 24
Dec 4
Dec 14
Dec 24
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Fort Lauderdale cruise ship schedule FAQ

The ships-in-port panel opens on today's date by default. It lists every ship berthed at Fort Lauderdale (Port Everglades), Florida, its arrival and departure times, and the combined passenger and crew count. Use the Next arrow or the calendar dropdown to move to any other date — days with at least one ship show a pink dot.
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