Originally Posted by
Randyk47
Actually Nassau qualifies which would be easier but the point is any foreign flagged cruise ship would have to stop at least at one qualifying island before docking again in the US if it took passengers on in Ft Lauderdale.
Nassau doesn’t qualify as a distant foreign port which is what would be necessary for a New York to FL cruise (what the OP asked about). If it were round trip NY or round trip FL stopping in Nassau would be fine.