Recommendations for Rental Car......

[Nadersmom]

We will be staying at the LaQuinta Oceanside in Cocoa Beach before our cruise. We will be flying in a day or two before the cruise and want to rent a car at the airport in Orlando when we arrive. Then drop it off the morning of the cruise and either take a shuttle from car agency or a taxi to the port.

 

Any recommendations on the best rental car agency to use? Do they all have locations for drop off that are fairly close to the port as well as offer shuttle to the port? Or is there usually a long line for shuttles to port from these agencies? Our hope is arrive at the port somewhere around 10:30 or so.

 

Thanks in advance!!!

[kdawg954]

We will be staying at the LaQuinta Oceanside in Cocoa Beach before our cruise. We will be flying in a day or two before the cruise and want to rent a car at the airport in Orlando when we arrive. Then drop it off the morning of the cruise and either take a shuttle from car agency or a taxi to the port.

 

Any recommendations on the best rental car agency to use? Do they all have locations for drop off that are fairly close to the port as well as offer shuttle to the port? Or is there usually a long line for shuttles to port from these agencies? Our hope is arrive at the port somewhere around 10:30 or so.

 

Thanks in advance!!!

 

Which ever one is the cheapest to be honest with you. I believe Budget, Thrifty, Hertz, Avis and Dollar all have locations near the port that will shuttle you to your cruise terminal.

 

Shuttle lines can definitely be long at times but if you are going that early I don't think you have much to worry about Shuttle bus is free, no need to take a taxi from the agency.

[Nadersmom]

Thanks very much. Are all of the agencies right at the airport as well or off site? Sorry, never rented a car at the airport before so i've no idea what the process is

 

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[Capt_BJ]

[Nadersmom]

Nifty map! That's very Helpful! Thanks so much. :D

[Sadie cruiser]

Hi. We just rented from Budget at MCO in terminal traveling to Cocoa Beach 4/12. Use the BCD code U096100 or Y937800. Make sure it is drop off at Cape Canaveral location on Astronaut Boulevard. I think all the car rentals at the port run shuttles. Good luck!

[Nadersmom]

Awesome thank u so kuch for the info and the codes!! Enjiy your cruise. Wish mine was right around the corner instead of 7 months away.

 

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[Florida Living]

Just make sure if you are dropping at a different location they might charge a drop fee.

[Nadersmom]

Good to kniw. Thank you for mentioning that. I would have never thought to check

 

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[Sadie cruiser]

Another poster mentioned he was asked for his card at the rental counter to verify the discount he was receiving. He didn't have the card so no discount! Sorry, I was passing on info of the discount codes that I had seen in another post of car discount codes. I am using my Costco card now. I will have to pay a few bucks more but I will have peace of mind when it is time to pick up the rental. I just wanted to share the info I had just read.

[Nadersmom]

Thank you Sadie. I was checkibg rates and was going to put code in so I appreciate u coming back with that info

 

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[Nadersmom]

As I'm checking rental car agencies, I see in the Terms & Conditions that it's possible that we could be traveling on toll roads that are now all electronic or cashless.

 

Dollar/Thrifty offers a package for $8.99 per day for tolls stating if cashless or electronic, there is nowhere for rental cars to stop and pay tolls.

 

Does anyone know if the highway from Orlando Airport to Port Canaveral is a cashless toll road? I know it's a toll road, but is it cashless or all electronic? The fines for not being able to pay tolls if we don't have this $8.99/day option appear are over $100.00!

[JohninDC]

As I'm checking rental car agencies, I see in the Terms & Conditions that it's possible that we could be traveling on toll roads that are now all electronic or cashless.

 

Dollar/Thrifty offers a package for $8.99 per day for tolls stating if cashless or electronic, there is nowhere for rental cars to stop and pay tolls.

 

Does anyone know if the highway from Orlando Airport to Port Canaveral is a cashless toll road? I know it's a toll road, but is it cashless or all electronic? The fines for not being able to pay tolls if we don't have this $8.99/day option appear are over $100.00!

 

You can pay cash on the road from MCO to PC

[Nadersmom]

Thank John!

 

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