ok so you're sailing out of port everglades on princess cruises and you have some time before you board or after you disembark, and the question is: what do you actually do with fort lauderdale? because this is not a city that gets enough credit. fort lauderdale is legitimately gorgeous — it's built on a network of canals and waterways that earned it the nickname 'the venice of america,' the beach is wide and clean and lined with a proper promenade instead of a chaotic strip, las olas boulevard is a mile-long restaurant and boutique corridor that would hold up in any major city, and the distance between port everglades and the heart of it all is maybe 10 minutes by rideshare.