Fort Lauderdale for a day - 3 young chilren

Our cruise will be ending in Fort Lauderdale on Sunday, March 4th, 2018. Our flight doesn't leave FLL until 3:20pm. Does anyone have any great ideas of what we could do to pass the time with our 3 young children (ages 3,4, & 6)?

most of the cruise lines offer an excursion for day of departure for a fee if you have a late flight

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Post cruise excursions end around 1pm...maybe a bit earlier. I would look at a hotel room for the day....you could use the pool, and would have a place "to be"....tv, restroom, etc....

You are likely to be off the ship by 9:30 am, if not earlier...that's a long time "to kill"!

You could do a ship excursion which will then drop you off at the airport, or rent a car, and drive to holiday park for an airboat ride in the Everglades and tour of the alligator rescue there. It is not a long drive, from my recollection not more than an hour. Some of the cruiselines offer this (although I don't know if they go to holiday park or one of the other airboat rides in the area).

I would do a ships excursion.

Keith

I vote for hotel for day. Possibly find one with free transportation to airport. I've done this a few times when I had long layovers. Beats spending the day in the airport,especially with 3 little ones. May find some good deals on the bidding sites

We did a ship's Everglades excursion one time when the kids were on the lower end of that range. We all had a blast, though I think the 6YO would enjoy it even more.

Here is the Carnival version: https://www.carnival.com/shore-excursions/ft-lauderdale-pt-evrglds/everglades-experience-w-fll-airport-transfer-119006

It says: "This excursion is designed for guests with flights after 3:00 PM from the Ft. Lauderdale/Hollywood International Airport."

I vote for hotel for day. Possibly find one with free transportation to airport. I've done this a few times when I had long layovers. Beats spending the day in the airport,especially with 3 little ones. May find some good deals on the bidding sites

Only a couple hotels at Ft. Lauderdale offer day room options. To book a regular room, you'd have to book for the day before, let them know you're arriving the next day, and then get a late check out.

Name your own price on PL won't work for this.

Our cruise will be ending in Fort Lauderdale on Sunday, March 4th, 2018. Our flight doesn't leave FLL until 3:20pm. Does anyone have any great ideas of what we could do to pass the time with our 3 young children (ages 3,4, & 6)?

I have a 3 yr old and like you our flight is out of FLL at 5:00 pm. I searched to find something to do to avoid being in the airport all day. I found a day hotel at Hampton Inn in Fort Lauderdale for $70. We are taking a shuttle from the port to the hotel and then will take the hotel shuttle to the airport. Now we will have a place to rest and the little one take a nap before our flight.

I have a 3 yr old and like you our flight is out of FLL at 5:00 pm. I searched to find something to do to avoid being in the airport all day. I found a day hotel at Hampton Inn in Fort Lauderdale for $70. We are taking a shuttle from the port to the hotel and then will take the hotel shuttle to the airport. Now we will have a place to rest and the little one take a nap before our flight.

I totally agree with this solution. It's a short trip from the ship and to the airport and the opportunity to take a nap and have a bite to eat after the hyper-activity of the disembarkation process. The Hampton Inn is also a great place to be if your flight is running late.