Port Canaveral Activities for Kids

[TBone2K]

Going to have port of call at Port Canaveral in August 2020. Just wondering what might be good around the area to do with a 3 year old? Somewhat leery of doing a cab without a car seat, though.

Anything involving zoos or animals? We'll be down this Christmas as well and will have the Orlando area stuff covered then.

[Capt_BJ]

Brevard Zoo is not too far away

rent a car for the day, you can get a car seat thru the rental ..... this is 'small town' area, hard to get too lost especially if you have a map app on your phone

 

https://brevardzoo.org/

 

not a large zoo but a nice way to spend a few hours especially with kids. I was a choochoo train engineer for 6 years . . . 

 

Edited November 6, 2019 by Capt_BJ

[agargoyle]

You did not say which cruise lines.  RCCL and Celebrity are easy to get around.  Get off ship, walk out to road and catch the city bus.   Several years ago we hipped  the City bus and did Gators n Golf.   

We played a round of mini golf and then fed the gators that were in the enclosed pool.   There were snacks, ice cream and cold drinks available.   There used to be a free tourist bus at certain times of the year.

 

We have also gone to Jetty Park.  We took a taxi.  Nice beach, restrooms, changing rooms, food, fishing pier (rental of fishing poles).  We have seen manatees, sea turtles and dolphins.  If it is off season, limited hours for snacks and no chair rentals.

 

There is also Exploration Tower.  It is a 5 or 6 story building that looks like a sail.  Lots of displays and a great view from the top.

 

Port Canaveral ended up being a favorite stop.  We must have done it  a dozen times on the Breakaway and a couple on the Anthem of the Seas.

 

http://www.explorationtower.com/

 

https://www.portcanaveral.com/recreation/jetty-park-beach-pier

 

https://golfngator.com/