Cruise Travel Agent in Jacksonville, FL
Premier Travelers is a new travel agency based in Jacksonville, Florida — opened early 2025 by Trip and Cindy Sturtridge, lifelong travelers with over 80 personal cruises across the Caribbean and beyond. Working with a local cruise travel agent who knows JaxPort's parking realities, the Port Canaveral drive, and which Miami pre-cruise hotels are worth the rate — that is the difference between a vacation that begins relaxed and one that begins in a tow line.
Cruising from JaxPort (Jacksonville)
Carnival sails the Carnival Elation year-round out of JaxPort with four- and five-night Bahamas and Western Caribbean itineraries — the most convenient cruise option for Northeast Florida and Southeast Georgia travelers. Parking, embarkation, and disembarkation at JaxPort are among the easiest in the country if you know the timing. We tell our local clients exactly when to arrive, where to park (and where not to), and how to schedule a same-day morning flight when needed.
Driving to Port Canaveral, Miami, or Fort Lauderdale
Port Canaveral is a comfortable two-and-a-half-hour drive from Jacksonville and unlocks the entire family-cruise market — Disney, Royal Caribbean Icon and Oasis class, Carnival, MSC, and Norwegian. Miami and Fort Lauderdale (Port Everglades) are a five-hour drive and open up the luxury and long-itinerary market — Silversea, Oceania, Regent Seven Seas, Virgin Voyages, and every Caribbean and transatlantic departure worth taking. Premier Travelers builds drive-and-cruise packages with a pre-cruise hotel night so clients arrive rested.
Why a local Jacksonville cruise agent beats an online booking site
When something goes wrong on a cruise — a missed port due to a hurricane, a medical issue, a passport problem at embarkation — an online booking site routes you to a call center. Our clients call us. We have personal relationships with district sales managers at every major cruise line, and we have the local context to drive to JaxPort or coordinate hotel rebooking in real time. Pricing matches the cruise line directly, and you keep your available onboard credits when eligible, cabin upgrades, and amenities.
Beyond cruises: full-service travel for North Florida
We are a full-service travel agency, not only a cruise specialist. All-inclusive resorts in Mexico and the Caribbean, honeymoon travel, European river cruises, African safaris, Asia tours, and custom multi-stop itineraries — every trip booked with the same personal attention and preferred travel partner benefits when available. Local clients regularly host us at their homes for trip-planning sessions over coffee.