We also drive from NC to Fort Lauderdale for cruises. We stop at Kingsland, GA as well. It just about halfway, has any hotel bran you can think of and many restaurants.
Our next cruise is March 2024 and we will be stopping in Kingsland again.
Pooler does have a very interesting Air Force museum. My father in law served in the Army Air Core during WW2 before it became the Air Force and that museum was worth the visit.