Delay- Park Port Canaveral changes in shuttle to terminal

[Jakejosa]

Received this email today from Park Port Canaveral. Anyone else get this? Not at all happy about this. We have an early embarkation time and The Key lunch. Anyone know of another parking alternative? Don’t want to park at the port in case it is sold out, and it’s more expensive.

Important Message: Change to Port Canaveral Shuttle Times Dear Park Port Canaveral Customer, Due to congestion at Port Canaveral cruise terminals from unprecedented passenger volume, Park Port Canaveral shuttle service from off-site parking to each cruise terminal will begin at 11:15am. This is a delay of approximately one hour and fifteen minutes. Please adjust your arrival time accordingly. There is no need to arrive earlier than 10:45am. Our parking lot will still open at 9:30am, but arriving early will cause an extended wait for the first shuttle at 11:15am. Please also note that you must arrive no later than 2:30pm to allow enough time to go through the embarkation process. We understand you may have an arrival time from your cruise line. All cruise ships are adjusting due to unprecedented passenger volumes causing delays for both debark and embark. Arriving later than the time assigned by your cruise ship will cause no problem with embarkation. You will have plenty of time to go through the process and get settled on board while avoiding the congestion and rush of crowds arriving early. Thank you for your understanding and thank you for your business. Our mission is to ensure your safe and comfortable arrival to get your cruise vacation off to a great start. Sincerely, Park Port Canaveral

[twangster]

Pretty normal.  Long before the shutdown the port would sometimes ask car rental companies not to run their shuttles until after 11am. 

[Jakejosa]

21 minutes ago, twangster said:

Pretty normal.  Long before the shutdown the port would sometimes ask car rental companies not to run their shuttles until after 11am. 

Good to know! I only went out of Port Canaveral once before Covid, but many times since the restart. This is the 1st at full capacity. I understand the crowd control, but this minimizes my Key benefits if I can’t get to the port by my assigned embarkation time and board in time for The Key lunch. I will have to research other parking options for the future.

[twangster]

Back in the day they weren't operating multiple ships sharing terminal on different days as much.  Parking at the port has become an issue. 

Parking at Orlando airport is a disaster right now.  Took over an hour to find a spot a few weeks ago.  I'm not sure where everyone is going, but folks are traveling in record numbers.

It's crazy right now.

[Jakejosa]

32 minutes ago, twangster said:

Back in the day they weren't operating multiple ships sharing terminal on different days as much.  Parking at the port has become an issue. 

Parking at Orlando airport is a disaster right now.  Took over an hour to find a spot a few weeks ago.  I'm not sure where everyone is going, but folks are traveling in record numbers.

It's crazy right now.

Let’s hope Royal is reaping some of those rewards!

[Kenneth]

I used to always use Park Port Canaveral, until recently I figured out how much easier it is to park at the port. It's actually at most 10 dollars more total. I have never had an issue finding a parking space in the garage.