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Boarding Begins around Noon. If you are using Disney's Transportation over to the Port then you would have to see what time the bus is picking up at your WDW resort
Grand Floridian 11:15 Boardwalk 11:30 Contemporary 11:30 Port Orleans 11:30 Beach Club 11:45 Polynesian Noon Swan Noon Dixie Landings 12:15 Dolphin 12:30 Caribbean Beach 12:45 Wilderness Lodge 11:30
If you are renting a car then I would say arriving between 10:30-11:30 would be good just make sure you have your paperwork all filled out and ready to go!
If you are using a towncar service to a hotel in Port Canaveral and are using their shuttle that is provided free or for a small fee then usually they start running those around 10:00 am.
I know the Radisson has a 10am and the Residence Inn in Port Canaveral has 10 or 10:15 i believe. They both require reservations but the Residence Inn has told me that they only accept reservations 24 hours before you need the shuttle.
Hope this helps!
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I know the Radisson has a 10am and the Residence Inn in Port Canaveral has 10 or 10:15 i believe. They both require reservations but the Residence Inn has told me that they only accept reservations 24 hours before you need the shuttle.
Hope this helps!
I continue to hear complaints about the reservation system at the Radisson. Clients are telling me that they make a 10:15 reservation, are at the door at 10 and find 50 people standing around, many of whom don't have reservations. Sometimes the shuttle driver will tell them no, other times he/she just boards the people who push the hardest. I've called the hotel directly, but am not satisfied with the response.
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hi
if my husband and I stay at an airport hotel the night before, whats the best way to get to the port?? i was looking at DCL, is that from the airport or from our hotel???
would that be cheaper than taxi?? we are flying in from Australia via hawaii the night before, then going to POR after cruise....any suggestions would be great.
If you're staying at an airport hotel, you'd return to the airport to board the DCL bus. If you're staying at the Hayatt (the in-airport hotel), then it's very simple. It's not too much if you're at the off-airport airport hotels, as they do provide shuttle bus service to and from the airport (we've done this several times with great success).
It would definitely not be cheaper by taxi. It might be more pleasant if you book a towncar service, but it will not be cheaper than using the DCL service.
If you have plans to rent a car for the time you stay at PO-R, then you'd do well to rent right at Port Canaveral - there are shuttles to most rental car offices (do reserve your car in advance, and do make sure they offer a free shuttle - not all do).
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We stayed at the Radisson from Jan 10th- 13th when our cruise departed. Originally I called a few days before we left and made a 10:30 am reservation. I was told the shuttle runs on the 1/2 hour. Once there I called the front desk the night before our cruise and asked if I could get on the 10am. They had space so we took it. We arrived out front 10 minutes to 10am and gave our name to the person with the clipboard ( Clark), he asked us to have our luggage ready when he called our name. Our party of 6 was called 2 minutes later, our luggage loaded and we proceeded onto the bus follwed by the rest of the group. A quick ride dropped us at the terminal. I thought it was very well organized. And I can be very picky!
As far as arrival time I wished I would have waited until the 10:30 shuttle or even 11am. You said you would be in the first group to board zso I assume you mean you have a suite booked. We did as well for this cruise. There is a concierge check in line (very cute, red carpet and all), and a lounge area roped off for concierge guests. There is nothing special about the lounge, in fact my kids say over in the main waiting area since that is where the tv is. About 10 minutes to 12 they announced the "Dream Family" and they boarded, we proceeded right after them.
Characters, (Goofy and Pluto for us) arrived slightly after 11am and we lined ip for pictures...the lines moved well, but there really isn't any benefit to arriving early. At no time was there a line of any sort at the concierge check in
Hope this helps
have a wonderful trip
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then going to POR after cruise....any suggestions would be great.
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