Enchanted out of Port Everglades

[lizwil10]

Hello! We are going to rent a car from FLL, stay overnight, and then drop it off at Port Everglades. What time should I select to drop it off? I was thinking 10:30 a.m., but now I'm wondering if that's way too early.

[skynight]

The line outside the terminal begins early. By 9:30 it's quite long. Disembarking is completed between 9:30 and 10:00am. The intransit passengers are then processed through immigration. Somewhere around 10:00 to 10:30am embarking passengers are allowed to enter the terminal, pass through security and then are split into green and blue lanes. Blue lane passengers make a very quick stop to pick up their medallions. At approximately 11am, maybe a little before boarding begins. Once started it goes quickly. Cabins are not available until around 12:30 to 1pm.

You can figure your timing based on the above standard information. 

[capriccio]

That should be fine.  Boarding usually starts by 11 am but sometimes a little earlier or a little later. 

[Torfamm]

The terminal building typically opens for check-in between 10:00 and 10:15.

[WisCruiser2]

Can you drop off a rental car at the Port? The couple of times we've had rentals we had to go back to the airport to turn it in, then took a shuttle provided by the rental company to the port. However, it was quite a few years ago...

[Rick&Jeannie]

19 minutes ago, WisCruiser2 said:

Can you drop off a rental car at the Port? The couple of times we've had rentals we had to go back to the airport to turn it in, then took a shuttle provided by the rental company to the port. However, it was quite a few years ago...

I was thinking the same thing....

[lizwil10]

2 hours ago, skynight said:

The line outside the terminal begins early. By 9:30 it's quite long. Disembarking is completed between 9:30 and 10:00am. The intransit passengers are then processed through immigration. Somewhere around 10:00 to 10:30am embarking passengers are allowed to enter the terminal, pass through security and then are split into green and blue lanes. Blue lane passengers make a very quick stop to pick up their medallions. At approximately 11am, maybe a little before boarding begins. Once started it goes quickly. Cabins are not available until around 12:30 to 1pm.

You can figure your timing based on the above standard information. 

Thank you!! This is very helpful! 

[lizwil10]

46 minutes ago, Rick&Jeannie said:

I was thinking the same thing....

Yes! Economy rental car. I was able to book it on Priceline. 

[LeeW]

Avis is across 17th in the Hilton (this is called the Port Everglades location on their website).  Budget is in the shopping center across 17th from the port entrance.  Both easy walk to the ship if it is in the normal berth.

[capriccio]

@lizwil10Economy Car rental (#8 on the map) is actually just across Rt 595 north of the airport runways and to the west of the port.  The Enchanted is probably sailing out of terminal 2 which is just below the Broward Convention Center in the top right corner.  I presume they offer a shuttle to the port?

 

[lizwil10]

@capriccio I'm glad I saw this. That seems pretty far, and I actually don't think there's a shuttle. I'm going to call to be 100% sure. It seems like the Avis location might be better?

[capriccio]

Avis is closer on Miami Road (#7) and very close to the 24th Street entrance to the port.  You can see how close the airport and the port are to each other so the difference may only be 5 minutes between Economy and Avis.  In fact you can see the ships in port from the airport.   I’m guessing a taxi from the Economy location would be about $15. 
 

@LeeW I didn’t see an Avis location listed in the Hilton Marina which would definitely be closer to terminal 2.

Edited March 27 by capriccio