port transportation

[MicksGirl]

I hope someone has experience with rental cars. We have always driven our own van to Florida and left it parked at the port. Well for our cruise in 3 weeks, we need to fly due to school reasons. We are staying in the Kissimmee area the night before the crusie, and are spending the night we get off of the cruise at the Animal Kingdom lodge. I was going to rent a van on our night in and park it at the port, but that seems like a waste of money to pay for a van that I'm not using for 7 days. Does anyone else have a better idea??
Thanks!

 

[mmouse37]

Hi Micksgirl!!!

We have used rental cars several times for our cruise. The most cost efficient way to do it is to do two on-ways rentals. The first one way would be to pick up the car at the airport in Orlando. Keep it for use at WDW and drive to the port either the night before or the morning of the cruise. If you check out this link it will list rental car information in Cocoa Beach. We always use Avis and Budget as they seem to have the best rates.

Then, make another one-way rental for the morning you get off the ship. Avis and Budget both have shuttles that will take you from the ship area to the rental location to pick up your car. then you just enjoy the car for the day and drop it off back at Orlando airport before your flight.

We always use codes that we find at www.mousesavers.com for rental from Avis and Budget and book at their website.

Here is the link for info on what rental car companies are in the Cocoa Beach area

http://www.dcltribute.com/carhire/

Here is the link to rental car codes that can be used online.

http://www.mousesavers.com/rentalcar.html

Both sites have tons of info on getting the best rate for rooms at WDW and rental cars....check them out.

Many people, including myself, like staying at the port area the night before the cruise. This way there is less rushing the morning of the cruise. We usually stay at the Radisson because it is the closet to the port (about 2 miles or so) and it has a shuttle to take you to the ship. So, you would drop off your rental either the night before the cruise or the morning of the cruise if you wanted to go to get breakfast and then take the hotel shuttle to the ship.

Hope this helps.

MJ