Cruise Whenever You Want: Living Near the Port of Palm Beach, Port Everglades and PortMiami (2026)

Palm Beach County has a cruise ship in its own backyard, and PortMiami and Port Everglades, two of the busiest cruise ports anywhere, are within about an hour’s drive. Margaritaville at Sea sails two to five nights to the Bahamas from Riviera Beach, Port Everglades counted 4.8 million passengers last year, and PortMiami just passed 10 million. Here’s what sails from each, what parking costs, how long the drive is, and where to live if the ships are part of the plan.