Port Canaveral Parking
PORT CANAVERAL DRIVING DIRECTIONS
From Walt Disney World® Resort to Port Canaveral
- Take State Road 536 East which leads directly to the 417 (Greenway). State Road 417 is a toll road.
- Follow the 417 to State Road 528 (Beachline Expressway). State Road 528 is a toll road.
- Go east on State Road 528.
- At the fork in the road, veer right to stay on State Road 528.
- Continue on State Road 528 and make your way over the Indian River and Banana River.
- Turn onto State Road 401, which will loop and head north over the channel locks.
- Stay in the right-hand lane and follow the signs to Cruise Terminal A.
From Orlando International Airport to Port Canaveral
- Take State Road 528 East (Beachline Expressway). State Road 528 is a toll road.
- Continue on State Road 528 and make your way over the Indian River and Banana River.
- Turn onto State Road 401, which will loop and head north over the channel locks.
- Stay in the right-hand lane and follow the signs to Cruise Terminal A.
From North Florida to Port Canaveral
- From I-95 South, take Exit #205 to reach State Road 528 East (Beachline Expressway). State Road 528 is a toll road.
- Continue on State Road 528 and make your way over the Indian River and Banana River.
- Turn onto State Road 401, which will loop and head north over the channel locks.
- Stay in the right-hand lane and follow the signs to Cruise Terminal A.
From South Florida to Port Canaveral
- From I-95 North, take Exit #205 East to reach State Road 528 East (Beachline Expressway). State Road 528 is a toll road.
- Continue on State Road 528 and make your way over the Indian River and Banana River.
- Turn onto State Road 401, which will loop and head north over the channel locks.
- Stay in the right-hand lane and follow the signs to Cruise Terminal A.
PORT INFORMATION
AddressThe cruise terminal is located in Port Canaveral at Cruise Terminal A, 9150 Charles M. Rowland Dr., Port Canaveral, FL 32920.
Terminal Distance
Port Canaveral is approximately 60 minutes from Orlando International Airport, 40 minutes from Melbourne International Airport, and 90 minutes from Walt Disney World® Resort.
Parking at Port Canaveral
An outdoor parking facility is operated by the Port Canaveral Port Authority. Cash, Visa® and Mastercard® are the only acceptable forms of payment. Personal checks are not accepted. The daily parking rate is $15.00. Parking for a 3-night cruise is $45.00. Parking for a 4-night cruise is $60.00. Parking for a 7-night cruise is $105.00. Rates are subject to change. A valid disability parking permit is required for accessible parking.
Parking at the port is $15.00 a day (that’s per 24 hours) or $105..00 a week – paid up front, cash or credit card.
SHIPPING THINGS TO THE MAGIC
We are allowed one box shipped per stateroom only.
2)It must be the size of a records box and weigh no more then about 20-25 pounds he said.
3)No alcohol in boxes.
4)No food or drinks. This may cause the dogs to hit on your box and that would be a bad thing.
5)Label the box with your sailing vessel, sailing date, stateroom or ressie number and GTY status if you are unassigned still.
6) Make a packing list and put it in a sealed envelope and tape this to the box. Your list may or may not be read but it must have one. Write packing slip on the outside of the envelope.
7) If your box is hit on by the dog or choosen for addition screening they will open the list and the box and look through it. They will close it back and provided nothing bad is in it then it will be in your room as usual later after boarding.
These boxes will be coming on the ship with the crew mail amOng other things so they may be in the staterooms later then they were before as they are low priority in the scheme of things for Disney.
Shipping a Package to the Magic
Address your package(s) to:
IDS
c/o Magic/Ground Services
<Guest Name / Stateroom #> (GTY, if you don't know what it is when you send the package)
Disney Cruise Line Warehouse, 8633 Transport Dr, Orlando,FL 32832
In the bottom left corner of the top of the package put the following information:ATTN: HOUSEKEEPING. Also note the Sailing Date, 10/03/09, on the box.
New address after 2/2009 where shipments should now go reported by All Ears Newletter
Disney Cruise Line Warehouse at 8633 Transport Drive, Orlando, FL 32832.
In this section you will find little tidbits of information. Either facts about costs of parking, how to ship stuff to the Magic or little things people have discovered while aboard. Hope this helps with any questions you may have. This section is great for the first time Disney cruiser or for the Castaway Club member still learning little facts from a fact filled ship!
Tipping---7 nt ---Dining room server-25.75 per person
Dining rm asst. server- 18.75 per person
Head server--6.50 per person
Stateroom Host/hostess-25.25 per person
This is all a guideline.
Boarding this boat Sat.
Lunch - in Parrot Cat-Deck 3 aft--boarding-2:15 or Topsiders Deck 9 aft. until 3:30pm
Palo Reservations-Rockin Bar D-deck 3 forward till 3:30pm
Staterooms aval. at 1:30pm
Luggage will be delivered by 6:30pm( always had my luggage by dinner but pack something for dinner in a carry on bag just in case)
Carry on any meds, liquior,cameras, etc
Mandatory boat dril between 4-4:30pm
Sailaway Party--goofy pool mid ship 4:30pm
Reservations for Palo(only one reservation per stateroom is allowed) and Excursions can be made online through Disneycruiseline.com
First Time cruisers--can book 75 days out from cruise
Castaway Club Members- can book 90 days out from cruise.
Concierge Guests-can book 105 days out from cruise.
If u wish to cancel Palo do so at least 6 hrs before to avoid being charged.
U can not make reservations until your cruise is PD IN FULL!!
You can alter ur excursions up to 2 days before sailing..after that U will be charged.
The lines at guest services get longer towards the end of the cruise, so make sure you get any business (paying tips, etc) done as early as possible. The same applies for shopping.
In the corridors on the ship, just look at the carpet to find out which way the back or front of the ship is - the anchor on the carpet is two-colored, the red points towards the back of the ship, the blue towards the front.
Don't leave "Disney Dreams" early. This is a "must-see" show, but at the end, don't join the people who leave before the final bows. There is still one more surprise to see.
Get a wake-up call everyday. It is Mickey Mouse calling!
Don't forget to bring a deposit for rebooking your next cruise while onboard!!!
extension cord with multiple outlets(though this must be a personal preferance cause I have never needed this)
They quit serving drinks at the eating establishments (except at the bar on the Family Beach) on Castaway Cay when they stop serving food (when the food outlets close at 2:00 P.M.) Make sure you have enough liquids to last the rest of the day unless you want to visit the bars (wow never noticed this either--2x's on CC and never saw this--I must not have been thirsty..LOL)
If you get a soda at any bar, you will pay. Save your soda drinking for dinner or take a stroll to Deck 9 to the drink station and get it yourself...that will save ya tons especially if you are a soda drinker.
Photos--bring your own digital and during photo ops..have the character escort take your photo..sometimes those come out as nice as Disney's....buy a few but take a lot of your own.
If you come in the night before, renting a car is easier and cheaper then taking Disney Transportation. One person can drop the family at the port w/the luggage and one can return the car to rental agency. While one is doing that the other can check the whole family in at Port. Just remember the one returning the car must have photo ID(DL) to gain access to the port. Also the one checking in should have spouses passport to check in. All in all this is a very easy and smooth process.
