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I was having trouble for a week finishing my check in, I called and was on hold for LITERALLY 32 minutes but alas they fixed it for me.

I was having trouble for a week finishing my check in, I called and was on hold for LITERALLY 32 minutes but alas they fixed it for me.

I explained this in another thread, depending on your departure conveyance (Driving/flying, etc.) you will provided a colored, numbered tag for your luggage (That has to be put out the night before by 11pm), when they are put back out they are organized by number, so you will not have to sort through thousands of pieces of luggage, just go to your number and then they are relatively easy to find. I'm getting old so I still grab a porter to help, but that is up to you.

If you decide to do this, just remember you have to lug off all of your luggage yourself, so if there are more than 2 of you (Family of 4) that can be a lot of luggage. Once you are in the building you can get a porter to help carry your luggage but not before.

I think that @joshvc was referring to the Ron Jon's Surf Shop. https://www.facebook.com/ronjons/

Kennedy Space Center or drive to Orlando for the day is a decent option for rainy day. KSC has outdoor walking, but their exhibits are all pretty much indoors.

I Live Two Miles From The Port And My Favorite Things To Do Is The Space Center. For Lunch I Wound Got To Fishlips. It Is Less Than A Minute From Terminal 1 And Has So Good Of Food That Elon Musk Goes There To Eat When He Is In The Area. Also Do The Tower There. The Tower Looks Like A Sail Boat Sail. Inside The Tower There Is A Museum About The Port And Area. 

Kennedy Space Center visitor center is excellent, and while less expensive than theme parks, not cheap either.  Speaking of Theme Parks, they are the best in the world, if you're into theme parks. Disney is great for families of all ages, but especially 10 & under, while Universal has the roller coasters that most teenagers are looking for. Figure on about 80 minutes drive to Disney, less with good traffic. Assuming the government is open, Canaveral National Seashore (aka Playalinda Beach) is usually uncrowded and a nice beach. Clothing rules are unenforced at the very very far end of the beach, or so I am told. No such issues in the first few miles of beach parking though. Also on Canaveral property is the Black Point Wildlife Drive, a gravel loop a few miles long where you can see bald eagles and assorted Floridian wildlife. A hidden gem imo. Easy to get to in Orlando is the Crayola Experience, I hear good things from people with younger kids There's a nice shopping complex/outdoor mall nearby in Viera, and some very mediocre malls in Merritt Island and Titusville. Go to Viera. Ron Jon is neat, once, worth a visit if you like Been There Done That kinda things. Daytona is also a very doable drive, the world famous speedway there has daily track tours if that revs your engine. I wouldn't go just for the beach, though, hit Cocoa or Playalinda and save the gas. St. Augustine is farther than Orlando, probably at the outer limits of a day trip, but has a different feel than the recent history of KSC or tourist-ness of Orlando. Oops, just re-read that you'll be there in February. The beach advice might apply, but probably not. Have a great time though!

YAAAAAHOOOOOO!!  WE FINALLY MADE IT!!  Our FIRST cruise is 2/17 on Harmony and we can NOT wait!!!