The Best 2019 Cruises from Florida

You have a lot of options when it comes to cruising from Florida. The Sunshine State has four major cruise ports — Miami, Fort Lauderdale, Tampa, and Port Canaveral (Orlando).
You have a lot of options when it comes to cruising from Florida. The Sunshine State has four major cruise ports — Miami, Fort Lauderdale, Tampa, and Port Canaveral (Orlando).
If you are planning a Bahamas cruise or sailing on a Caribbean cruise, a port stop in Key West may just be one of the highlights in your itinerary. Charming, quaint, captivating, and sometimes quirky, Key West is everything a cruiser could want in a cruise destination, and more.
Although cruising is a holiday in and of itself, if you are cruising out of Port Canaveral and have a day or two before or after your cruise, you'll find a surprising number of things to do. Port Canaveral is just one hour from Orlando, a city that has a lot to offer travellers - from adrenaline-packed theme parks to nature preserves. Also near to Port Canaveral is the Kennedy Space Centre, which offers visitors a variety of opportunities to learn about space. Here are some great things to do before or after a cruise from Port Canaveral.