Staying at WDW before Miami cruise

[Anna Chassereau]

Is it way too ambitious to try to stay at WDW for a couple of nights before a cruise leaving from Miami and drive to port early the morning of the cruise? Has anyone ever done this?

 

[PrincessShmoo]

Is it way too ambitious to try to stay at WDW for a couple of nights before a cruise leaving from Miami and drive to port early the morning of the cruise? Has anyone ever done this?

It certainly can be done, just be aware it's about a 4 hour drive. With good traffic.

 

[Anna Chassereau]

It certainly can be done, just be aware it's about a 4 hour drive. With good traffic.

I think we'd leave super early just to be on the safe side...I never like to travel at all the day a cruise leaves so it makes me a little nervous

 

[mmouse37]

We did it but drove down the day before and stayed with relatives in Delray Beach. Cruise morning we finished up the trip to Miami.

MJ

 

[TLovesDisney]

Is it way too ambitious to try to stay at WDW for a couple of nights before a cruise leaving from Miami and drive to port early the morning of the cruise? Has anyone ever done this?

We stated at WDW a few days before our cruise out of Miami this past December. We left early the morning of the cruise, I think around 8:00 am. It was a Sunday. No traffic problems. I believe it took us about 3.5 hours to get there. It wasn't a bad drive.

 

[MickeyEarrings]

It certainly can be done, just be aware it's about a 4 hour drive. With good traffic.

Yeah. It took us six hours - we arrived during pm rush hour. Ugh....

 

[Dug720]

Yeah. It took us six hours - we arrived during pm rush hour. Ugh....

It took us around that time leaving the Orlando area early (we were driving past to go to Key West) because of a wreck closing down the tollway and forcing everyone onto the non-tollway. So...be prepared just in case. It would stink to miss a cruise because of road closures.

 

[bobbiwoz]

We spent time at BWV before our DCL Miami cruises twice. We had a rental car each time, drove to Miami airport and took rental car shuttle to port. Just leave early, not a problem.

 

[KDG]

Two years ago, we went to the MNSSHP and drove to Miami the next morning. We left about 7 a.m. and arrived in plenty of time for our 11:00 boarding. We had a rental car so dropped off people and luggage at the port, then DH returned the car (SIXT) and they brought him back to the port. Still had plenty of time.