Port Everglades has accomplished a complete examine to know the visitor expertise and the port’s affect on the financial well-being of Broward County. The examine surveyed 7,186 passengers from December 2022 by means of March 2023 and located that 94% of these surveyed listed “Ease of Crusing” from Port Everglades as glorious or good.
The vast majority of home cruise friends reside within the U.S. Southeast, accounting for a better drive market. Within the 2022/23 examine, 26% drove their very own autos to the port, and 35% took a taxi or ride-share. Canadian residents account for 57% of the port’s worldwide friends.
Of these surveyed, 34% stayed in a resort for not less than one night time previous to their cruise, in comparison with 51% who participated within the 2015 survey. Conversely, 24% of the respondents in 2022-23 mentioned they got here to Port Everglades instantly from their properties in comparison with 18% in 2015. This will likely replicate the provision of shorter cruise itineraries, which might appeal to a better drive market.
Port Everglades officers forecast returning to the three.6 million passenger rely in FY2024. The cruise business at Port Everglades helps 2,575 direct native jobs and $786 million in financial exercise.
