Guides
Fort Lauderdale guides
Long-form answers to the questions visitors and locals ask most — each with a quick answer up top.
Cruise
What to do in Fort Lauderdale with a few hours before your cruise
A realistic plan for the hours before boarding at Port Everglades: brunch on Las Olas, a beach walk or a Water Taxi ride, and how much buffer to leave.
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Cruise
Port Everglades cruise parking: rates, garages and terminals
Which garage serves your terminal, what parking costs, and when to use a ride instead.
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Transit
FLL airport to Port Everglades: distance, cost and options
How to get from Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport to your cruise terminal.
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Beaches
Fort Lauderdale beach flags explained
What green, yellow, red, double red and purple flags mean on Broward beaches.
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Getting around
How to ride the Fort Lauderdale Water Taxi
Passes, prices, hours and how to use the Water Taxi as sightseeing and transport.
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Beaches
Snorkeling at Lauderdale-by-the-Sea: the reef you can swim to
Where the reef is, when to go and how to snorkel it safely from the beach.
Read more Facts checked October 10, 2026. Prices and schedules change — confirm with the operator before you go. Spot something out of date? Tell us.