Glory Question

[Keggy0403]

I am flying into Orlando for my Glory cruise on Sat. How much does it cost to get from the airport to the cruise port by taxi? Is it cheaper to go through Carnival?

 

Thanks for the info!

[NCTribeFan]

Orlando airport is a good 45 minutes from Port Canaveral.

 

There's a thread on the Florida Departures board (sub-forum or East Coast Departures) that's entitled "I Work in Port Canaveral."

 

The locals in that thread (Shirley and Preston) have provided an absolute wealth of information - from shuttles to car rentals (we rented 1-way from Avis), to hotels, to shopping, dining, etc. etc.

 

They're wonderful. Everything you could possibly want to know about sailing from Port C can be found in that thread!

[Heidi n Lauren]

After doing a ton of research, I found that renting a car is the cheapest way to go. I rented one way through Thrifty for about $40. I'm picking up the car on the night before the cruise and driving to a hotel, then returning the car in Cape Canaveral the next day and taking their shuttle to the cruiseport. It is about $30 cheaper (for 2 people) than using Carnival's transportation and gives us the freedom to stop where we want on the way. I also think that Carnival will only transport you on the day of the cruise, so that was another factor making us decide on renting a car. Some of the car services were less expensive than carnival, but I still found renting to be the best option for us.

[Sherrybaby412]

I did this in JUne. I rented a car from Thrifty on way there and Budget on way back. Much, much cheaper.

[sjcruiser]

I rented a car in August to an from the Port. The one way from the airport to the Port was $43.00 including all the taxes and fees. On the return, I had the car for three days and that was $99.00. All the major agencies have offices near the port and offer roundtrip shuttles.