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The Clarion is where the port sends you to park. PhilaPort's own FAQ names it as the cruise lot — Park & Jet at 76 Industrial Highway, $16 a day per vehicle — with a free shuttle to the terminal for people who park there.
That makes it the only hotel where the night and the week's parking share an address. What it doesn't make it is a hotel with its own cruise shuttle. The ride belongs to the lot, and Choice's page doesn't offer it to guests who don't park — so a guest without a car should ask first.
The prices don't agree, either. PhilaPort says $16 a day, prepaid by phone. Park & Jet's own site prints $13.95 for airport web bookings, reservation only and cashless. Choice doesn't mention breakfast, and Red Fire American Grill serves dinner from 4 to 10.
Drive in the night before, prepay the $16 on 610-521-9600, and ride the lot's shuttle in the morning — 7.2 road miles, by our routing.
Book it if
- Drivers who want the port's own lot under the same roof
- Dinner on site the night before
- Anyone who'd rather not move the car in the morning
Look elsewhere if
- You want breakfast stated in the rate.
- You're bringing a pet.
- You want the shortest drive to the ship.
Your night before, from here
From check-in to the gangway, using only what Clarion Hotel publishes.
Red Fire American Grill, with dinner and the lounge from 4 to 10 PM, a fitness center and guest laundry; some rooms have a microwave and mini-fridge.
PhilaPort says "complimentary shuttle transportation is provided between the hotel and the PhilaPort Cruise Terminal" for people who park at Park & Jet here. The hotel's own page doesn't offer that ride to guests who don't park — so ask before you count on it.
Choice's page doesn't mention breakfast.
The drive to the ship goes round the airport, about 7.2 road miles and 17 minutes with no traffic from 76 Industrial Highway by our routing; Choice gives no figure of its own. Our no-traffic figure from Clarion Hotel to 4 Atlantic Avenue is about 17 minutes — your MyNCL check-in window decides when to leave, not the hotel.
This is the port's own lot. PhilaPort: "Parking is $16 per day, per vehicle", prepaid by phone on 610-521-9600 from 9 AM to 3 PM, with the shuttle included. Park & Jet's own site, at the same address, prints $13.95 a day for web reservations — airport parking, reservation only, and cashless since August 24, 2026.
Night-Before Score: 43 of 100
Every point here comes from what the hotel publishes, and the hub shows how the Night-Before Score works.
Getting here, and on to the ship
By our routing Clarion Hotel is about 4 road miles from PHL’s Terminal B and about 7.2 from 4 Atlantic Avenue — our figures, not the hotel’s. On the map, a question mark means a ride you set up yourself.
Park & Jet, at the hotel's address, runs a "Free Shuttle Service, 24/7, To And From Your Terminal At PHL"; Choice lists a free airport shuttle without hours.
Hotel shuttle
PhilaPort says "complimentary shuttle transportation is provided between the hotel and the PhilaPort Cruise Terminal" for people who park at Park & Jet here. The hotel's own page doesn't offer that ride to guests who don't park — so ask before you count on it.
The drive to the ship goes round the airport, about 7.2 road miles and 17 minutes with no traffic from 76 Industrial Highway by our routing; Choice gives no figure of its own.
This is the port's own lot. PhilaPort: "Parking is $16 per day, per vehicle", prepaid by phone on 610-521-9600 from 9 AM to 3 PM, with the shuttle included. Park & Jet's own site, at the same address, prints $13.95 a day for web reservations — airport parking, reservation only, and cashless since August 24, 2026.
Parking for your stay: Park & Jet on site: $16 a day for cruise parking per PhilaPort; $13.95 web rate for airport parking per Park & Jet.
PhilaPort says "complimentary shuttle transportation is provided between the hotel and the PhilaPort Cruise Terminal" for people who park at Park & Jet here. The hotel's own page doesn't offer that ride to guests who don't park — so ask before you count on it.
The drive to the ship goes round the airport, about 7.2 road miles and 17 minutes with no traffic from 76 Industrial Highway by our routing; Choice gives no figure of its own.
Landing on sail morning instead? Skip Clarion Hotel and ride straight from PHL to 4 Atlantic Avenue — the airport page covers it.
Which terminal
PhilaPort Cruise TerminalFrom Clarion Hotel, our routing puts the PhilaPort terminal about 7.2 miles away by road, beside the airport — one building, not the old Navy Yard pier. See the terminal, explained.
Source: philaport.comDistance
No mileage statedThe drive to the ship goes round the airport, about 7.2 road miles and 17 minutes with no traffic from 76 Industrial Highway by our routing; Choice gives no figure of its own.
Source: choicehotels.comShuttle departures
No shuttleWith no Clarion Hotel shuttle to 4 Atlantic Avenue, your MyNCL window sets the clock, not a timetable — our no-traffic routing is about 17 minutes, not counting the morning queue.
Source: choicehotels.comParking while you sail
Cruise parking
Port lot, $16 a dayThis is the port's own lot. PhilaPort: "Parking is $16 per day, per vehicle", prepaid by phone on 610-521-9600 from 9 AM to 3 PM, with the shuttle included. Park & Jet's own site, at the same address, prints $13.95 a day for web reservations — airport parking, reservation only, and cashless since August 24, 2026.
Source: philaport.comThe port lot
$16 a day, per PhilaPortClarion Hotel is the port’s lot. PhilaPort prices it at $16 a day per vehicle, prepaid by phone on 610-521-9600, with the free shuttle to the terminal included — and Park & Jet’s own site prints $13.95 for airport web bookings, so ask which you’ll pay.
Where the car goes while you sail · Philadelphia cruise parking, compared.
Source: philaport.comThe evening and the morning
The evening
Food or bar on siteRed Fire American Grill, with dinner and the lounge from 4 to 10 PM, a fitness center and guest laundry; some rooms have a microwave and mini-fridge.
Breakfast
Not statedChoice's page doesn't mention breakfast.
Address
Industrial Highway, Essington76 Industrial Highway, Essington, PA 19029
Hotel website
The fine print, in one place
Times, fees, rooms and the small stuff, as Clarion Hotel publishes it. The gaps here are whether the terminal shuttle carries hotel guests who don't park and breakfast — a call to Clarion Hotel settles both.
Check-in and check-out
Minimum age
Not stated by the hotel.
Resort fee
None stated
Wi-Fi
Free
Parking for your stay
Park & Jet on site: $16 a day for cruise parking per PhilaPort; $13.95 web rate for airport parking per Park & Jet
Breakfast
Not stated
Pool
No pool mentioned on the pages we read
Pets
Service animals only, free of charge, per Choice.
Food and drink on site
- Red Fire American GrillDinner and lounge, 4–10 PM
Rooms
Double, Queen and King rooms, a King with whirlpool, and a one-bedroom suite; microwave and mini-fridge in some.
Accessibility
Clarion Hotel’s pages we read don’t detail accessible rooms, so call before you book one.
On site
- EV chargingNot stated
- Guest laundryYes
- Fitness centerYes
- Pets allowedNo
Also worth knowing
- The port’s official cruise lot: $16 a day per PhilaPort, prepay on 610-521-9600, 9 AM–3 PM
- Free terminal shuttle for people who park at Park & Jet, per PhilaPort
- Park & Fly packages from $252 (3 days), $287 (7), $312 (14) a night
- Service animals only
Before you book
Worth knowing
- Check-in 3 PM, check-out noon.
- Cruise parking $16 a day per PhilaPort; prepay on 610-521-9600, 9 AM to 3 PM daily.
- Park & Jet's own site prints $13.95 a day for airport web reservations, reservation only, cashless from August 24, 2026.
- Choice sells Park & Fly packages from $252 a night (3 days of parking), $287 (7) and $312 (14) — airport wording, not cruise.
- Free Wi-Fi. Norwegian checked passengers in here in spring 2026, before the terminal opened, Cruise Industry News reported.
What we couldn’t confirm
- Whether the terminal shuttle carries hotel guests who don't park
- Breakfast
- Whether the $16 includes tax
Every hotel fact here comes from Clarion Hotel’s own pages, read October 3, 2026, unless we name another source — so before you book, confirm the cruise parking rate and whether the terminal shuttle takes guests who don't park.
Worth a look alongside it
Around Clarion Hotel: the Philadelphia cruise guide, Philadelphia cruise parking and the splurge list.
Wake up at the port's own parking lot.
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Clarion Hotel FAQ
Is the Clarion the official cruise parking for Philadelphia?
Yes. PhilaPort's FAQ says guests who want to park may use the Clarion Hotel Philadelphia International Airport, 76 Industrial Highway, at $16 per day, per vehicle, with complimentary shuttle transportation to the terminal.
How do I pay for cruise parking at the Clarion Hotel?
PhilaPort recommends prepaying by phone on 610-521-9600, 9 AM to 3 PM daily. Park & Jet's own site says it's reservation only, 24 hours ahead, and has been cashless since August 24, 2026.
Why does Park & Jet show $13.95 instead of $16?
Park & Jet's site prints $13.95 a day for its own web reservations — airport parking. PhilaPort quotes $16 a day for cruise parking. We show both and can't tell you which you'll pay, so ask when you book.
Can I take the cruise shuttle from the Clarion if I don't park there?
PhilaPort describes the shuttle for guests parking at Park & Jet. The Clarion's own page doesn't offer it to hotel guests without a car, so call before you count on it.
Does the Clarion Hotel Philadelphia Airport have a restaurant?
Red Fire American Grill, with dinner and the lounge from 4 PM to 10 PM. Choice's page doesn't mention breakfast.
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