Two Rileys

Have any of you stayed at this Norfolk hotel pre-cruise and what were your impressions?

We like Park Port Canaveral because, for us, it's less stressful. They have several shuttles that are making constant round trips to the terminals. There has always been a shuttle waiting to take us from the terminal back to the parking lot after our cruise is over. We have had to wait a few minutes for the shuttle to take us to the terminal from the parking lot, but not long. They have several different shuttles and specific shuttles service specific ships and terminals. Depending on the number of people waiting on your particular shuttle, you may have to wait a few minutes for your turn to board a shuttle.

We always use Park Port Canaveral. We like being dropped off and picked up at the terminal. We aren't youngsters anymore and find the whole experience with Park Port Canaveral less stressful than driving to the port, fighting traffic, getting in the right lane to drop luggage, parking and walking to the terminal building. With Park Port Canaveral we park and hand off our bags to PPC personnel, give the porter his tip when we get there and walk into the terminal. When the cruise is over, we get our bags from baggage claim and wheel them outside where there's a shuttle waiting for us.

Hello. We're cruising on the Carnival Magic in September and have booked the park and cruise package at the Courtyard Norfolk Downtown. Just wondering, if there's anyone out there who has stayed at this hotel, how did you get to the port? On the map it looks to be about 5 blocks from the terminal so I'm not sure we could walk it with luggage. Thinking of a Lyft or a taxi. Have heard that traffic on embarkation day is horrendous. Looking for experiences and/or suggestions. Thanks very much!