lovescats5 Posted October 30, 2023 #1 Share Posted October 30, 2023 We will be flying into Orlando April 25 for a cruise on Adventure. We are thinking of renting a car instead of booking GoPort or private transportation. The rental companies for Orlando online are some I have never heard of but am thinking if they come up they are a known company there, correct? Also, any information on parking at the port would be appreciated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baldilocks Posted October 30, 2023 #2 Share Posted October 30, 2023 Are you arriving early? If not, I would go with the Royal or private transportation. Parking at the port facility will run you $9-$17 a day depending on off site or at the port parking. Car rental and parking can add a lot $$$ to your trip. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reallyitsmema Posted October 30, 2023 #3 Share Posted October 30, 2023 Much cheaper to do two one way rentals than to rent and leave a car at the port the whole cruise. No one way fee for car rentals in Florida. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare BirdTravels Posted October 30, 2023 #4 Share Posted October 30, 2023 40 minutes ago, lovescats5 said: We will be flying into Orlando April 25 for a cruise on Adventure. We are thinking of renting a car instead of booking GoPort or private transportation. The rental companies for Orlando online are some I have never heard of but am thinking if they come up they are a known company there, correct? Also, any information on parking at the port would be appreciated. Any "good" car rental company does not consider MCO to Port Canaveral a one-way trip. We always book a National Car Rental (we come in a day or two early, but same day is the same). Their facility is at the port and they have a free shuttle over to the ship. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smokeybandit Posted October 30, 2023 #5 Share Posted October 30, 2023 We always rent a car for the one-way trip to Orlando. The drop off and shuttle is very convenient and well run for Enterprise. With so many people renting cars when coming off a ship, the price is rarely more than a traditional round trip rental. Then take GoPort for the return trip. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lovescats5 Posted October 30, 2023 Author #6 Share Posted October 30, 2023 We are flying in the day before. We have never done a one way each way. We are not familiar with Port Canaveral which is why we were thinking of a week rental. Since you mentioned one way is the car rental return easy to do and how do you get the car for the return trip to the airport. I will look at National and see what their rates are. Thanks so much for the information. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smokeybandit Posted October 30, 2023 #7 Share Posted October 30, 2023 (edited) 17 minutes ago, lovescats5 said: how do you get the car for the return trip to the airport. They'll have shuttles circling the lots to take you back to the rental car place. Though I don't know for sure the frequency and/or if you are better off calling them when you get off the ship. Edited October 30, 2023 by smokeybandit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reallyitsmema Posted October 30, 2023 #8 Share Posted October 30, 2023 1 minute ago, smokeybandit said: They'll have shuttles circling the lots to take you back to the rental car place. Though I don't know for sure the frequency and/or if you are better off calling them when you get off the ship. The shuttles are pretty frequent. Depending on the terminal the ship is at, National is not a far walk either. They have weird days and hours though. We come into Port Canaveral on a port of call frequently and National is not typically open the day Anthem or Oasis come in. We use Avis instead. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lovescats5 Posted October 30, 2023 Author #9 Share Posted October 30, 2023 I never thought the National rental office would not be open. Adventure leaves on a Friday so it seems like they would be there. I looked for Enterprise but they were not listed as being at MCO. I will look into if National will be there to drop off on Friday and I think the idea of GoPort for a return to airport is a good idea. I cannot express how grateful I am for all the help I have received. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lovescats5 Posted October 30, 2023 Author #10 Share Posted October 30, 2023 Looked at Avis and it is cheaper than National. I think I have transportation worked out. Now I just hope they have a Adventure crystal block handy so we can carry it home. It's always fun to see how TSA panics when they don't know what it is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
irishgal432 Posted October 30, 2023 #11 Share Posted October 30, 2023 55 minutes ago, lovescats5 said: We are flying in the day before. We have never done a one way each way. We are not familiar with Port Canaveral which is why we were thinking of a week rental. Since you mentioned one way is the car rental return easy to do and how do you get the car for the return trip to the airport. I will look at National and see what their rates are. Thanks so much for the information. I would just to the shuttle for the way back. sometimes getting a car afyer the cruise can be lenghty asthey have to wait for cars to come in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hrhdhd Posted October 30, 2023 #12 Share Posted October 30, 2023 4 hours ago, lovescats5 said: I looked for Enterprise but they were not listed as being at MCO. According to the official MCO website, Enterprise is there. https://orlandoairports.net/parking-transportation/rental-cars/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GTO-Girl Posted October 30, 2023 #13 Share Posted October 30, 2023 You could take shuttles both to the ship and after the cruise back to the airport. Just be sure to PRE-BOOK them to assure you have a spot. Here are some of the popular shuttles for this port… Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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