Pre-Cruise Hotels · Port Canaveral
Twenty hotels near Port Canaveral, scored on what gets you to the ship, not on reviews. Pick yours, and let the trip start the night before.
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All three are in Cape Canaveral, run their own shuttle to the ship, and publish a cruise-parking rate.
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Full kitchens, a hotel-run shuttle to the ship and $15-a-night cruise parking, all a few minutes from the terminals. The most complete pre-cruise setup on this list.
Flat cruise parking with the shuttle for two thrown in, and the cheapest hotel shuttle on the list at $9 a person for anyone extra. You can book the ride days ahead.
The lowest nightly cruise-parking rate among the hotels that run their own shuttle, at $12.84. The catch is that seats go first come, first served.
The only hotel that publishes set shuttle times: 9:30, 11:30 and 12:30. Full kitchens, free breakfast and long-term parking, though the parking rate is a phone call away.
A resort-style night at the port: waterfall pool, restaurant and tiki bar, plus extended parking that includes the shuttle for up to four people.
$12-a-night cruise parking, a kitchen in every suite and a free hot breakfast. You'll need to sort out your own ride to the terminal.
Two Hilton brands at one address, both named for the cruise port. Free breakfast, a poolside bar and kitchens on the Home2 side, but parking runs $25 a night.
Right on the sand in Cocoa Beach, with its own Park & Cruise package that includes a shuttle. The top beachfront pick if you still want the ride handled.
The cheapest cruise parking we found at any hotel, $5 a night, plus a Park and Cruise rate with transfers for two. You trade the beach for the easy I-95 exit.
Beach access, a free hot breakfast and $15-a-night cruise parking. No shuttle, so plan your own ride to the terminals.
North Cocoa Beach, free hot breakfast and a cruise-parking package, with the ride to the port through Go Port. The parking price is a phone call away.
Half a mile from the cruise port by the hotel's own count, with a restaurant on site. Parking looks like $15 a day; confirm it covers your sailing.
A rooftop sky bar with 360-degree views, a free breakfast and extended cruise parking, 1.01 miles from the port. No shuttle and no published parking price.
A budget stop with free breakfast and cruise packages that include the ride to the port. Parking during the cruise isn't spelled out.
Oceanfront suites with full kitchens, a steakhouse on site, and a Go Port package that covers the night, the parking and the shuttle.
Beachfront with two pools, free breakfast and suites with kitchenettes. It doesn't publish anything about cruise parking or a shuttle.
The most fun night on the list for kids: waterslide, lazy river, villas with kitchens. But you can't leave your car here while you cruise.
Oceanfront by the Cocoa Beach Pier with a free breakfast. It's a beach night, not a cruise package.
The Kennedy Space Center pick: free breakfast, and a Go Port package that covers the night, parking and the shuttle. It's the farthest drive on the list.
A lively bar with a 5,600-gallon shark tank and a Starbucks, one block from the ocean. Rides to the port come through partners.
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Pick how you’re arriving. The board counts what each hotel publishes, the table lights up that column, and the operators below are the ones that actually serve it.
None of the twenty publishes an airport shuttle it runs itself. What they do list is a partner, a package, or nothing at all, and the table shows which.
Orlando International · 36–50 miles from these hotels, by their own counts
Shared shuttle from Orlando International to Port Canaveral and Cape Canaveral and Cocoa Beach hotels. Port Canaveral names it the port's official ground transportation concessionaire.
Named by TownePlace, SpringHill, Radisson and Four Points
Van priced by party size from Orlando International to the Port Canaveral and Cocoa Beach area, then $10 for each extra rider up to 12. It lists Sanford and Melbourne on its booking page without fares. Hotel to the ship is $6 a person.
Named by Courtyard Cocoa Beach
Shared or private rides from all three airports; its service area covers Port Canaveral, Cape Canaveral, Cocoa and Cocoa Beach. The $20 rate is for Orlando International to the port; it doesn't publish a hotel drop-off fare. Reservations are required from Sanford and Melbourne.
Shared shuttle straight to the cruise terminal on sail day. It doesn't drop at Cape Canaveral or Cocoa Beach hotels, so it's for a sail-day landing, not the night before. Melbourne only comes inside its packages.
Named by Homewood, Hampton, Hilton Garden Inn and Holiday Inn Express Cocoa Beach (through packages)
Driving? The column to watch is “While you sail”. Compare hotel parking with the port’s own garages on Port Canaveral parking, compared, or price it out in the parking math below.
| Hotel | To the ship | While you sail | From MCO | From SFB | From MLB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hotel shuttle $12 pp | Cruise parking $15/night | $28 one wayCocoa Beach Express | $75 one way888 Transportation | $50 one way888 Transportation | |
Orlando (MCO)Marriott lists an airport shuttle at $28 one way or $50 round trip, reservation required. The number it gives is Cocoa Beach Express's. $28 one way · $50 round trip 321-783-8655 Sanford (SFB)No hotel shuttle. Marriott names 888 Transportation as the alternative. $75 one way 888-456-7809 Melbourne (MLB)No hotel shuttle. Marriott names 888 Transportation as the alternative. $50 one way 888-456-7809 To the shipHotel cruise shuttle at $12 a person each way. Reservations are taken only at the front desk, the night before you sail. | |||||
| Hotel shuttle $9 pp | Parking $65–$99 flat, ride for 2 | Ask the hotelFly and Stay package | Ask the hotelFly and Stay package | Ask the hotelFly and Stay package | |
Orlando (MCO)Airport rides only come in the hotel's Fly and Stay package: one way from the airport for two, plus the ride to the ship. The listing doesn't name the airport. Service ends at 6 PM; later arrivals pay the shuttle company extra. Sanford (SFB)Same Fly and Stay package; the listing doesn't say which airports it covers. Melbourne (MLB)Same Fly and Stay package; the listing doesn't say which airports it covers. To the shipHotel cruise shuttle at $9 plus tax a person each way, and you call ahead to schedule it. The listing says 14 days before you sail in one place and a week in another. Cruise parking and cruise packages include the round trip for two. | |||||
| Hotel shuttle $10.80 pp | Cruise parking $12.84/night | $28 one wayCocoa Beach Express | Not stated | Not stated | |
Orlando (MCO)Marriott lists an Orlando airport shuttle at $28 one way or $50 round trip; call 321-783-8655, which is Cocoa Beach Express. Hours vary. $28 one way · $50 round trip Sanford (SFB)Sanford isn't mentioned. Melbourne (MLB)Melbourne isn't mentioned. To the shipHotel cruise shuttle at $10.80 a person each way, reserved at the front desk the night before on a first-come basis. | |||||
| Hotel shuttle $12 pp | Cruise parking: ask price | $120 one wayCape Canaveral Transportation | Fare not listedBeach Line Transportation | $120 one wayCape Canaveral Transportation | |
Orlando (MCO)No hotel shuttle. Marriott names Cape Canaveral Transportation, reservation required. $120 one way 321-431-1812 Sanford (SFB)No hotel shuttle. Marriott names Beach Line Transportation, with no fare listed. 321-453-9660 Melbourne (MLB)No hotel shuttle. Marriott names Cape Canaveral Transportation. $120 one way 321-431-1812 To the shipHotel cruise shuttle at 9:30, 11:30 and 12:30, $12 a person each way, round trip available. Bookings are final and non-cancellable. | |||||
| Hotel shuttle $10 pp | Parking $12.95/day, shuttle incl. | $28 pp one wayCocoa Beach Express | Not stated | Not stated | |
Orlando (MCO)The hotel's FAQ says it provides airport shuttle through Cocoa Beach Express, $28 a person one way or $50 round trip, from Orlando International. $28 pp one way · $50 pp round trip 321-783-8655 Sanford (SFB)Not mentioned. Cocoa Beach Express only lists Orlando International. Melbourne (MLB)Not mentioned. Cocoa Beach Express only lists Orlando International. To the shipHotel cruise shuttle at $10 a person each way, booked at the front desk. Extended cruise parking includes the shuttle for up to four people. | |||||
| Ride via partner | Cruise parking $12/night | Go Port packagefrom $586 | Go Port packagefrom $629 | Go Port packagefrom $783 | |
Orlando (MCO)Hilton lists an airport shuttle here as not available. Go Port's Fly Snooze Cruise package covers it, with a private car from the airport. Go Port’s Fly Snooze Cruise from here starts at $586. Sanford (SFB)Hilton lists an airport shuttle here as not available. Go Port sells a Sanford version of the package. Go Port’s Fly Snooze Cruise from here starts at $629. Melbourne (MLB)Hilton lists an airport shuttle here as not available. Go Port sells a Melbourne version of the package. Go Port’s Fly Snooze Cruise from here starts at $783. To the shipNo hotel-run cruise shuttle. The hotel points you to Go Port, a separate company that sells packages with airport pickup, the hotel night and the ride to the port. | |||||
| Ride via partner | Cruise parking $25/night | Go Port packagefrom $570 | Go Port packagefrom $598 | Go Port packagefrom $750 | |
Orlando (MCO)Hilton lists an airport shuttle here as not available. The Hampton side points to Go Port's Fly Snooze Cruise package. Go Port’s Fly Snooze Cruise from here starts at $570. Sanford (SFB)Hilton lists an airport shuttle here as not available. Go Port sells a Sanford version for the Hampton side. Go Port’s Fly Snooze Cruise from here starts at $598. Melbourne (MLB)Hilton lists an airport shuttle here as not available. Go Port sells a Melbourne version for the Hampton side. Go Port’s Fly Snooze Cruise from here starts at $750. To the shipNo hotel-run shuttle. The Hampton side promotes Go Port packages, which include the pre-cruise night, the ride to the port and airport pickup from Orlando, Sanford or Melbourne. | |||||
| Shuttle with package | Cruise parking $18/day | $45 one wayCocoa Beach Shuttle | $45 one wayCocoa Beach Shuttle | $80 one wayMelbourne Airport Express | |
Orlando (MCO)No hotel shuttle. Marriott names Cocoa Beach Shuttle as the alternative, reservation required. $45 one way 321-631-4144 Sanford (SFB)No hotel shuttle. Marriott names Cocoa Beach Shuttle for Sanford too. $45 one way 321-631-4144 Melbourne (MLB)No hotel shuttle. Marriott names Melbourne Airport Express. $80 one way 321-724-1600 To the shipA shuttle comes with the hotel's own Park & Cruise packages. Terms and prices aren't published. | |||||
| Shuttle with package | Cruise parking $5/night | No shuttlethe hotel says so | Not stated | No shuttlethe hotel says so | |
Orlando (MCO)IHG lists an airport shuttle here as not available. Sanford (SFB)Sanford isn't listed. Melbourne (MLB)IHG lists an airport shuttle here as not available. To the shipIts Park and Cruise rate includes round-trip transfers for two people to the terminal and back to the hotel afterward. Extra riders: ask the front desk. | |||||
| No shuttle stated | Cruise parking $15/night | No shuttlethe hotel says so | Not stated | No shuttlethe hotel says so | |
Orlando (MCO)Hilton lists an airport shuttle here as not available. Sanford (SFB)Sanford isn't listed. Melbourne (MLB)Hilton lists an airport shuttle here as not available. To the shipNo cruise shuttle is mentioned, and Hilton lists airport shuttles as not available. | |||||
| Ride via partner | Cruise parking: ask price | Go Port packagefrom $605 | Go Port packagefrom $626 | Go Port packagefrom $780 | |
Orlando (MCO)IHG lists an airport shuttle here as not available. The hotel's page sends you to Go Port's Fly Snooze Cruise package. Go Port’s Fly Snooze Cruise from here starts at $605. Sanford (SFB)Not listed by the hotel. Go Port sells a Sanford version of the package. Go Port’s Fly Snooze Cruise from here starts at $626. Melbourne (MLB)IHG lists an airport shuttle here as not available. Go Port sells a Melbourne version of the package. Go Port’s Fly Snooze Cruise from here starts at $780. To the shipNo hotel shuttle. The hotel's page sends you to Go Port for the ride to Port Canaveral. | |||||
| Ride via partner | Cruise parking: ask price | Go Port packagefrom $447 | Go Port packagefrom $499 | Go Port packagefrom $631 | |
Orlando (MCO)Hilton lists an airport shuttle here as not available. The hotel promotes Go Port; its MCO package is the cheapest Fly Snooze Cruise we found. Go Port’s Fly Snooze Cruise from here starts at $447. Sanford (SFB)Not listed by the hotel. Go Port sells a Sanford version of the package. Go Port’s Fly Snooze Cruise from here starts at $499. Melbourne (MLB)Hilton lists an airport shuttle here as not available. Go Port sells a Melbourne version of the package. Go Port’s Fly Snooze Cruise from here starts at $631. To the shipNo hotel-run shuttle. The hotel promotes Go Port for airport and cruise transportation. | |||||
| No shuttle stated | Cruise parking: ask price | Not stated | Not stated | Not stated | |
Orlando (MCO)Hyatt's parking and transportation page didn't load for us, and no other page mentions an airport ride. Sanford (SFB)Nothing published that we could read. Melbourne (MLB)Nothing published that we could read. To the shipNo shuttle is mentioned on the hotel's pages. | |||||
| Shuttle with package | Cruise parking unconfirmed | Ask the hotelGroups of six or more | Ask the hotelGroups of six or more | Ask the hotelGroups of six or more | |
Orlando (MCO)The hotel offers airport packages for groups of six or more, without naming the airports or prices. Sanford (SFB)Same group package; airports not named. Melbourne (MLB)Same group package; airports not named. To the shipCruise packages include round-trip transportation to Port Canaveral. Prices and times aren't published. | |||||
| Ride via partner | Parking via Go Port | Go Port packagefrom $340 | Ask the hotelListed, not confirmed | Ask the hotelListed, not confirmed | |
Orlando (MCO)No resort shuttle. Go Port's Fly Snooze Cruise package covers it, with a private car from the airport. Go Port’s Fly Snooze Cruise from here starts at $340. Sanford (SFB)The resort's packages page lists a Sanford option, but Go Port's live Sanford list doesn't include the resort. Ask before you count on it. Melbourne (MLB)The resort's packages page lists a Melbourne option, but Go Port's live Melbourne list doesn't include the resort. Ask before you count on it. To the shipThrough Go Port's Snooze Park Cruise package: you park at Go Port Plaza in Merritt Island and ride Go Port's shuttle to and from the terminal. | |||||
| No shuttle stated | Cruise parking unconfirmed | Not stated | Not stated | Not stated | |
Orlando (MCO)No airport ride is mentioned. Sanford (SFB)No airport ride is mentioned. Melbourne (MLB)No airport ride is mentioned. To the shipNo shuttle is mentioned on the hotel's page. | |||||
| No shuttle stated | No parking while you cruise | No shuttlethe hotel says so | Not stated | Not stated | |
Orlando (MCO)IHG lists an airport shuttle here as not available. Sanford (SFB)Not listed. Melbourne (MLB)Not listed. To the shipIHG says there's no complimentary local shuttle, and no cruise shuttle is mentioned. | |||||
| No shuttle stated | Cruise parking unconfirmed | Not stated | Not stated | Not stated | |
Orlando (MCO)Nothing is published. Sanford (SFB)Nothing is published. Melbourne (MLB)Nothing is published. To the shipNo shuttle or cruise package is mentioned. | |||||
| Ride via partner | Parking via Go Port | $100 one wayAll Services Limousines | $75 one wayAAA Transportation | Not stated | |
Orlando (MCO)No hotel shuttle. Marriott names All Services Limousines, reservation required. $100 one way 321-288-5422 Sanford (SFB)No hotel shuttle. Marriott names AAA Transportation. $75 one way 321-631-7777 Melbourne (MLB)Melbourne isn't listed. Marriott does list Space Coast Regional, 6 miles away, at $15 one way with AAA Transportation. To the shipMarriott says the hotel doesn't run a shuttle. Go Port's Snooze Park Cruise package covers it: you drive to Go Port Plaza in Merritt Island, park, and ride its shuttle. | |||||
| Ride via partner | Cruise parking unconfirmed | $28 one wayTransportation partners | Not stated | No shuttlethe hotel says so | |
Orlando (MCO)Marriott lists an Orlando airport shuttle through the hotel's transportation partners at $28 one way or $50 round trip, reservation required at 321-783-8655. $28 one way · $50 round trip Sanford (SFB)Sanford isn't listed. Melbourne (MLB)Marriott says the hotel doesn't provide a Melbourne shuttle. To the shipRides to Port Canaveral are available through the hotel's transportation partners. Fees may apply, and the port fare isn't stated. | |||||
Fly Snooze Cruise: a private car from the airport to the hotel, the night, a shared shuttle to the ship and the ride back to the airport after. Snooze Park Cruise: the night, plus parking for one car at Go Port Plaza, 3345 N. Courtenay Pkwy, Merritt Island and Go Port's shuttle from there, 10:30 AM to noon. Prices are Go Port's 'starting at' figures and move with your dates.
Starting prices shown on goport.com on September 24–25, 2026, for the whole package, not per person. Your dates and party size set the real price.
These twenty are ranked for an easy sail morning. If the night itself is the treat, we found the nicest stays near the port, and we’re honest that none of them is true luxury except one inn a longer drive south.
Ten of the top twenty sit in Cape Canaveral itself, and the ones that give a distance put the terminals about a mile away or less. Cocoa Beach trades a longer drive for the ocean.
The mainland and Titusville picks make sense when you're driving down I-95 and want to stop short of the causeway.
Numbers are the ranking. Each pin sits where the hotel is — the bands group them by distance, the way we score it.
Five things decide how easy the night before is — and each one is scored only from what the hotel publishes on its own site or its brand's.
If a hotel doesn't say it, it scores zero there. Its page tells you exactly what we couldn't confirm.
By band: Cape Canaveral 30, North Cocoa Beach 25, Central Cocoa Beach 20, mainland Cocoa 12, Titusville 5.
Hotel-run shuttle with a price 25. Shuttle only inside a package 20. A partner company the hotel points you to 10.
Published cruise-parking rate 20. Offered, price unpublished 14. Through a partner's package 10.
Sail mornings start early. A free breakfast on site scores 10.
On the beach 6, pool 3, food or a bar on site 3, a kitchen in the room 3.
Ties are broken three ways, in order: the lower published cruise-parking rate, then any stated way to the ship, then the closer stated distance. That's why Homewood sits above the Home2 and Hampton building, and why Four Points took the last spot over the La Quinta a few blocks south.
What's left out is deliberate. Room rates change daily, so they aren't scored — and neither are guest-review scores, which measure a stay in general, not a sail morning.
The ranking tells you which hotel makes the morning easiest. Your dates and your budget decide the rest.
Set your cruise length and how many people ride. Every hotel that publishes both numbers is priced out, next to Port Canaveral's own garage at $20 a day.
Parking and shuttle only, at each hotel’s published rate before tax, round trip. Hotel parking counts your hotel night plus every cruise night; the port garage counts arrival and departure day, which is how the port prices it. Room rates aren’t included. They change daily, so we don’t publish them. Where a hotel runs no shuttle, the total reads “+ ride”. “Lowest” only goes to a price that already includes the ride.
For the port's own garages, lots and off-site options, see Port Canaveral parking, compared.
We checked 34 hotels. These came closest to the top twenty, with their scores and the reason each fell short.
| Hotel | Score | Why it missed |
|---|---|---|
| La Quinta Inn by Wyndham Cocoa Beach-Port Canaveral | 36 | Tied with Four Points on points. The tiebreak went to Four Points for having any stated way to the port; this one has free breakfast and free parking but nothing about cruise parking or a shuttle. |
| Westgate Cocoa Beach Resort | 35 | Two-bedroom beachfront suites with kitchens, but the resort says it doesn't offer transportation to the port, and it charges a resort fee. |
| The Resort on Cocoa Beach | 35 | Every unit is a two-bedroom oceanfront condo with no resort fee, but it says it provides no shuttle and publishes no cruise parking. |
| Hilton Cocoa Beach Oceanfront | 32 | Full-service and on the sand, with a mandatory destination charge, self-parking at $25 a day, and no cruise program on the pages we read. |
| Hilton Garden Inn Cocoa Beach Oceanfront | 32 | Oceanfront, 5 miles from the cruise terminal by its own count, with paid breakfast and no cruise parking or shuttle stated. |
| Holiday Inn Titusville - Kennedy Space Center | 31 | Go Port sells a park-and-cruise package here too; the hotel lists the terminals 25 miles away. |
Most of these hotels are 42 to 46 miles from Orlando International. If you land late, one option saves the drive entirely. The Hyatt Regency Orlando International Airport sits inside MCO's main terminal, and Go Port's cruise shuttle counter is in the same building.
If you’d rather wake up by the ship, the Getting There table shows which hotels list a ride from each airport, and at what price.
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On our scoring it's TownePlace Suites by Marriott Cape Canaveral Cocoa Beach. It publishes everything that makes a pre-cruise night easy: a hotel-run shuttle ($12 a person each way), cruise parking ($15 a night), free hot breakfast and a full kitchen in every suite. Country Inn & Suites and SpringHill Suites are close behind; Country Inn's flat parking even includes the shuttle for two.
As of September 24, 2026, these hotels publish a hotel-run shuttle with a price: TownePlace Suites ($12 a person each way); Country Inn & Suites ($9 a person each way); SpringHill Suites ($10.80 a person each way); Residence Inn ($12 a person each way); Radisson Resort at the Port ($10 a person each way). Courtyard Cocoa Beach, Holiday Inn Express Cocoa and Days Inn Cocoa Beach include a shuttle with their cruise packages.
At many of them, yes. Published cruise-parking rates run from $5 a night (Holiday Inn Express Cocoa) to $25 a night (Home2 & Hampton Cruise Port), and Country Inn charges a flat $65 or $99 by length. Holiday Inn Club Vacations is the exception: it doesn't allow parking for the length of a cruise. Always confirm with the hotel when you book.
We couldn't confirm any of the twenty running its own airport shuttle. From Orlando International, these list a partner ride with a price: TownePlace Suites ($28 one way, Cocoa Beach Express); SpringHill Suites ($28 one way, Cocoa Beach Express); Residence Inn ($120 one way, Cape Canaveral Transportation); Radisson Resort at the Port ($28 pp one way, Cocoa Beach Express); Courtyard Cocoa Beach ($45 one way, Cocoa Beach Shuttle); Fairfield Titusville ($100 one way, All Services Limousines); Four Points Cocoa Beach ($28 one way, Transportation partners). Homewood Suites, Hampton Inn & Suites Cruise Port, Holiday Inn Express Cocoa Beach, Hilton Garden Inn Cape Canaveral and Ocean Landings Resort sell the ride through Go Port's Fly Snooze Cruise package, with a private car from the airport. Cocoa Beach Express also serves Cape Canaveral and Cocoa Beach hotels from MCO from $28 a person, whether or not your hotel names it.
Usually, on parking alone. Port Canaveral's own garages charge $20 a day plus tax, counting both arrival and departure day. Most hotels that publish a rate charge $12 to $15 a night, and Holiday Inn Express Cocoa charges $5. Add the shuttle fare for everyone riding and the gap narrows, so run your own numbers in the calculator above.
Hotel rates near the port move every day and spike on busy sailing days. Any number we printed would be wrong by the time you read it. We rank on what doesn't change daily, like shuttles, parking policies and breakfast, and leave the live rate to the booking site for your exact date.
