Ft Lauderdale restaurants to watch sailaway?

[E23NK1]

Are there any restaurants in Ft Lauderdale that we can watch the Saturday sailaways prior to our Sunday cruise?...something like Fishlips in Pt Canaveral.

Thanks for the recommendations.

 

Eric

[jordanaire]

My answer would be "no", as the port is in an industrial-type area with no restaurants. And since it's just a very short trip out of the port to the ocean, there's nothing but residential homes there.

[rkkunk]

Isn’t there a beach or is it a park where you can go to watch the ships leaving port?

[Ourusualbeach]

No restaurants.

 

A great spot is the beach on the North side of the channel.

[Ourusualbeach]

Edited February 18, 2019 by Ourusualbeach

[Bee Guy]

We have watched them from Hollywood Beach, but it is from quite a distance.

 

[Ourusualbeach]

Great video of the ships sucking the water off the beach as they leave 

 

 

[rkkunk]

We were thinking about going to watch the ships leave on a Sunday evening. We are staying overnight as the flight was MUCH less expensive to fly out on Monday. Where would we tell an Uber driver to take us for drop off?

[Ourusualbeach]

17 minutes ago, rkkunk said:

We were thinking about going to watch the ships leave on a Sunday evening. We are staying overnight as the flight was MUCH less expensive to fly out on Monday. Where would we tell an Uber driver to take us for drop off?

 

[rkkunk]

Thanks Ken! We have never watched the ships leave port. Will be interesting to see them from that perspective. Thought it would be a good way to kill some time.

[kalliekae]

We watched the ships depart from the beach at the Marriott Harbor Beach Resort. There is also a nice bar with loungers on the outside, elevated deck that gives you a nice view. The ships are not real close, but you can definitely see them.

[Ourusualbeach]

2 minutes ago, rkkunk said:

Thanks Ken! We have never watched the ships leave port. Will be interesting to see them from that perspective. Thought it would be a good way to kill some time.

We’ve been several times.  Easy for us as we drive.  

 

Weve seen even some hilarious situations with people sunbathing on that beach not knowing what the ships do to the water.  

[E23NK1]

Thanks for the info everyone...We will try taking an Uber to the SE 20th St location.

[E23NK1]

15 hours ago, rkkunk said:

We were thinking about going to watch the ships leave on a Sunday evening. We are staying overnight as the flight was MUCH less expensive to fly out on Monday. Where would we tell an Uber driver to take us for drop off?

We are doing the same thing....flying home Monday saved us about $1000....so we are going to try the same for viewing.

[E23NK1]

14 hours ago, Ourusualbeach said:

 

 

 

 

Ken do you know if that gate (red arrow) is where the public access is to the beach area?...I dont see any other way to get back there....Thanks.

 

 

[Ourusualbeach]

1 minute ago, E23NK1 said:

 

 

 

Ken do you know if that gate (red arrow) is where the public access is to the beach area?...I dont see any other way to get back there....Thanks.

 

 

Looks about right.  It is a long walkway from where you enter off the street to the beach.  It was pretty easy to find when we went there our first time.

[Ourusualbeach]

Here’s the walkway highlighted.

 

 

[E23NK1]

Great....thank you again.

[LBumb]

That is the perfect spot

[Xport]

I'm a local...

 

Fifteenth Street Fisheries--located on the west side of the Intracoastal Waterway just south of the Seventeenth Street Causeway and the channel leading from the port to the ocean--is a great place to watch the parade of departing ships...  It's located just behind/a bit forward of the Hilton Marina but--due to canals--one can't readily walk from the hotel...  Fifteenth Street Fisheries is a stop on some Fort Lauderdale Water Taxi routes...

 

First level offers a covered outdoor bar with appetizers/light meals available if desired...  Main restaurant is on the second floor...

 

Suggest you give it a Google!  No, I'm not associated with the restaurant...

Edited February 19, 2019 by Xport

[rkkunk]

11 hours ago, E23NK1 said:

We are doing the same thing....flying home Monday saved us about $1000....so we are going to try the same for viewing.

Yes it saved a lot for us to leave on Monday. We usually just fly home on Sunday, but it was just too expensive this time. But, this was also an unplanned kinda last minute trip. Having to travel from California can be a pain.