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Our experience was in May, but unless things have changed significantly since then I would not recommend Budget at Canaveral. It took my husband 2.5 hours to return, after dropping me and the luggage off at the port. The lines for both p/u & d/o were out the door and only 2 employees working. He and another couple ended up taking a cab, because there was one shuttle running and it too was backed-up.

My SIL reported that they were not allowing diapered children in the pool. All needed to be potty trained

Definitely agree~ We enjoyed Grills the evening before our last cruise and we ate at Kelly’s prior to flying home after the cruise. (We spent the day at Jetty Park). Both were excellent. We also stayed at Country Inn & Suites, and had a pleasant stay. Clean, quiet and comfortable.

Before I retired, my job took me to places immediately following several natural disasters (Katrina, Sandy, Michael…). Any curiosity I felt prior to those experiences was quickly quenched. I am drawn to Hawaii, but other than donating money and supplies there is not much I can offer.

When we disembarked we waited 90 minutes for the shuttle to pick us up to take us to the rental office. There we waited 60 minutes to get to the counter, only to find out they didn’t have the vehicle we reserved. They had our reservation, just not a vehicle. We waited another hour for a car to be turned in, so it could be turned over for our use. The car was not cleaned, just handed the keys to us. It was filthy inside. Fast food wrappers, beer cans (😳) and other trash inside. We had only rented for 9 hours, and we used 4 already. Prior to returning the car @ MCO, we filled the gas tank. Luckily, I had taken a picture of the dash. When we arrived home, I noticed I was charged a penalty for returning the car on empty, plus the cost of gas for them to fill it up. I had to involve my CC company to resolve.

We used Budget and had Fast Break in May and it was an awful experience. I would believe the negative reviews. Have you looked into Alamo? Are they still available at PC?

We had a terrible experience with Budget at PC, so I think you are making the right decision. Here is a list of shuttle companies that @GTO-Girl has helpfully put together:

Are the kids getting the upgraded beverage package also? My son used to enjoy virgin daiquiris (especially banana) and pina coladas 🍹 I would recommend tasting it first before you hand it off to your kids, unless you watched it being made. We had one or two ‘oops’ moments on NCL when we ordered from a pool server

I use the ThermaCare brand when I travel, and have had no issues bringing them on the ship. They stay hot for several hours, and they adhere to skin/clothing so they stay where you put them https://www.amazon.com/s?k=thermacare&rh=p_85%3A2470955011&dc&crid=2E4DLV5BQEC0E&qid=1689721781&rnid=2470954011&sprefix=thermacare%2Caps%2C363&ref=is_r_p_85_1&ds=v1%3ATrUcZLM133g9PsZr1nbdEcgd%2FQCntRK6M5GSfxvG33k

In May, there were 2 small busses (vans??) and they ran loops starting at 10:00am. I was able to sign up about a week before. Hopefully, they find what works for them and can continue providing the service because we would definitely stay there again. ⚓️

We stayed at Country Inn & Suites the night prior to our cruise in May. They had the typical hotel breakfast and also had a shuttle (for a few dollars) to the port.

This just happened this week to my son. He had to gate check his bag, and for some reason it did not make it onto the plane. Fortunately, he was traveling home.

No pictures, but I had it in May on the Getaway. It looked much like Bird’s but with even less seafood. The majority was calamari, which was tough and flavorless

We will keep it down, unless DH starts snoring.. 😂. In that case, I’ll be sleeping on the balcony.

How did you like this cabin with regards to location and noise level? We are booked in 9780 for a 21 day Panama Canal cruise, and I’m a bit concerned being above all the activity on deck 8.