Does the Port Everglades lot ever get full?

[queennightmare24]

We are sailing out of Port Everglades around Christmas time and it looks like the day of and leading up to our trip there are a lot if ships coming in and out of the port. This will be my first time parking at the port but I was wondering if capacity is ever an issue? (If it matters it looks like we would need the mid/ palm parking garage)

Thanks in advance!

[CruiserBruce]

There are 3 (or is it 4?) lots.

 

Keep in mind, if you are arriving to board a ship, that means that ship arrived that day, and people got off, some of whom got in cars and drove away. There is turnover each day.

 

 

[Capt_BJ]

I sailed from T-18 Thanksgiving week and the parking was horrible. So bad that I will seriously reconsider the port of departure in the future.

 

I had a 1230 PAT and arrived around noon. The adjacent surface lot was full and queries of where to go were met with indistinct arm waves. I ended up in a queue for the garage at 19 which is where it appeared everyone on the south side of the port was being directed. Everything was full except for some spots marked "do not park here' on ground floor which is where I was directed to park (My car was there when I returned). I'm not sure where they put cars that were still in the queue to enter behind me. Oh, and there was no shuttle to T-18 either when I parked or when we returned and no signs indicating recommended foot path ......

 

I'd tried Park N Go months ahead of time but they were already booked solid for the week (at same price as the port). 

 

Previous sailings from Everglades I'd always gotten a ride to/from the port but this time tried to park there. Never again.  MUCH better at Canav and Miami . .  .

 

Normally I agree with the 'on average same number of cars depart as will arrive' but for the holiday week this was clearly not the case.

Edited December 12, 2022 by Capt_BJ

[queennightmare24]

Thank you! That has been my fear that cruises returning from earlier in the month will not match the people leaving for a Christmas cruises. I  hate to be that person that gets there before my scheduled time but I am wondering if I get there earlier I can get a spot or if I should look at a different path (there is currently only one park n go lot and it’s the same cost as the pier).

Susan

[Capt_BJ]

for what it's worth PAT was not being enforced by Royal at T-18 ...... when we arrived anyway. Boarding had begun and we moved thru checkin very quickly having completed everything on line. Basically someone with a tablet scanned our passports and asked if we were vac'd and POOF done.