irishgal1970 Posted February 5, 2018 #1 Share Posted February 5, 2018 There are 8 of us - 7 adults and a child - returning to Port Canaveral on the 24th Feb. We have two flights - one domestic at 3:30pm-ish and one international at 4:00pm-ish. Other than renting 2 or 3 cars for the drive back to Orlando (with some time for shopping), does anyone have any suggestions for us? I've generally found that a rental car is the way to go, but the logistics of 8 people makes me wonder if there's something else out there. We absolutely do not want to go directly to the airport and be stuck there for hours on end. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CruiserBruce Posted February 6, 2018 #2 Share Posted February 6, 2018 Have you looked into what excursions your cruise line might offer? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clarea Posted February 6, 2018 #3 Share Posted February 6, 2018 There are 8 of us - 7 adults and a child - returning to Port Canaveral on the 24th Feb. We have two flights - one domestic at 3:30pm-ish and one international at 4:00pm-ish. Other than renting 2 or 3 cars for the drive back to Orlando (with some time for shopping), does anyone have any suggestions for us? I've generally found that a rental car is the way to go, but the logistics of 8 people makes me wonder if there's something else out there. We absolutely do not want to go directly to the airport and be stuck there for hours on end. Consider a shuttle to Kennedy Space Center. Check out this guide: http://cruiseportcanaveral.us/transportation/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Capt_BJ Posted February 6, 2018 #4 Share Posted February 6, 2018 get a day room at the airport ...... you can get one room and all crash there ... use the pool, shower .... there's a ton of shopping and food options in the accessible parts of the airport. No worries about what to do with bags or how many cars to rent ..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carnival kid Posted February 6, 2018 #5 Share Posted February 6, 2018 Take the shuttle to cocoa beach shopping beach the pier then drive to airport by then traffic will be less from the port Sent from my iPhone using Forums Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
irishgal1970 Posted February 9, 2018 Author #6 Share Posted February 9, 2018 Thank you all for your suggestions. I'm going to check them out. The day room sounds like it might work. Sent from my Moto Z (2) using Forums mobile app Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohninDC Posted February 9, 2018 #7 Share Posted February 9, 2018 http://www.between9and5.com is one source to check for hotels offering day rooms. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
serene56 Posted February 12, 2018 #8 Share Posted February 12, 2018 There are 8 of us - 7 adults and a child - returning to Port Canaveral on the 24th Feb. We have two flights - one domestic at 3:30pm-ish and one international at 4:00pm-ish. Other than renting 2 or 3 cars for the drive back to Orlando (with some time for shopping), does anyone have any suggestions for us? I've generally found that a rental car is the way to go, but the logistics of 8 people makes me wonder if there's something else out there. We absolutely do not want to go directly to the airport and be stuck there for hours on end. I dont see where you'd have a "boat"load of time to do any real excursions. you gotta be outta your room by 8 head to breakfast in the dining room for a more quiet more relaxing breakfast. then go get your carry ons. Be one of the last off the ship by 10am. that international flight should be at the airport around 1pm. MCO is a zoo. VERY crowded especially on weekends. and put all that construction heading to the airport and traffic. (allow at least 45 minutes to get from the cruise port to the airport id look into a cruise based excursion- at least you have some where to store your luggage til you get to the airport. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
irishgal1970 Posted February 12, 2018 Author #9 Share Posted February 12, 2018 Unfortunately, Norwegian's excursions are limited to international flights departing after 6pm. We going to self-debark and rent cars so we can make a quick trip to the Florida Mall or some other shopping venue. This is what we did last year and it got the votes. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
irishgal1970 Posted February 24, 2018 Author #10 Share Posted February 24, 2018 Reporting back. We rented a car through Avis using Costco discount. Good price and got a significant free upgrade to a Ford Expedition. We did a bit of shopping/browsing and headed to MCO at 1pm. Returning the car was easy and the check-in process for Southwest was simple and fast. Security was a breeze, considering where we were...about 20 minutes to get through. Sent from my Moto Z (2) using Forums mobile app Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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