Port Everglades Cruise Season Brings New Record, Director and Art

Broward County’s Port Everglades announced that the 2026 cruise season brought several highlights, including a record number of cruise guests, a new cruise director in a new division, and its latest cruise guide and new infrastructure.

For the third consecutive year, it hosted a record number of cruise guests, with over 5.38 million guests passing through the port during 2026.

With the Broward County Board of County Commissioners’ approval of the FY27 budget and the cruise season officially underway as of October, Martin Jackson has been appointed as director of the newly created Cruise Services Division, having previously served as assistant director of the Cruise Services Section.

“Since Jackson joined Port Everglades in January of 2025, he has been a consistent champion of the guest experience,” said CEO and Port Director Joseph Morris.

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