The cheapest ways to do the night before
| Hotel | Area | Ride to the ship | Parking while you sail |
|---|---|---|---|
| Country Inn & Suites Port Canaveral | Cape Canaveral, 0.9 mi | $10 a person each way | $12 a night plus tax; reserve two weeks ahead |
| Holiday Inn Express & Suites Cocoa Beach | Cocoa Beach, 3.2 mi | About $8 a person | Go Port package from about $300 |
| Ocean Landings Resort | Cocoa Beach, 5.7 mi | Go Port shuttle, in the package | Go Port package from about $164 |
| Quality Inn Kennedy Space Center | Titusville, about 24 mi | Go Port shuttle, in the package | Go Port package from about $170 |
On the Go Port packages your car stays at Go Port’s lot in Merritt Island, not at the hotel, and shuttles to the ships leave between 10:30 am and noon.
Count the whole trip
Port parking is $20 a day plus tax, so a week-long cruise adds $140 or more if you park at the port. A budget hotel with cruise parking at $12 a night, or a package that includes it, usually beats a cheaper room plus port parking.
Titusville: cheaper, but farther
Titusville rooms tend to cost less than the beach, but the hotels are about 24 miles and 30 minutes north of the port. That’s fine with a package that drives you, or if you’re coming down I-95; it’s a long way back after a cruise if you’re flying out of Orlando.
For hotels that keep the car, see park-and-cruise hotels.
