gi333 Posted May 10, 2023 Report Share Posted May 10, 2023 Hi. I will be cruise on the oasis of the Seas aug 13 from nyc. Our stop to port Canaveral is on the Wednesday. However enterprise car rental is closed on Tuesday and Wednesday. Could that be on days where a cruise ship arrives? To me doesn't make sense. What price are we talking about? Thanks for your help Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CanHardlyWait Posted May 10, 2023 Report Share Posted May 10, 2023 50 minutes ago, gi333 said: Hi. I will be cruise on the oasis of the Seas aug 13 from nyc. Our stop to port Canaveral is on the Wednesday. However enterprise car rental is closed on Tuesday and Wednesday. Could that be on days where a cruise ship arrives? To me doesn't make sense. What price are we talking about? Thanks for your help Don't think it's worth it for them to be open midweek. Most of the business is on other days. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gi333 Posted May 10, 2023 Author Report Share Posted May 10, 2023 Ok so a cruise ship arrives with thousands of people on a Tuesday and you are closed? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CanHardlyWait Posted May 10, 2023 Report Share Posted May 10, 2023 15 minutes ago, gi333 said: Ok so a cruise ship arrives with thousands of people on a Tuesday and you are closed? From what I've seen they tend to focus on the weekends/week-long trips. Most of the cars aren't even there. They rely on them coming from MCO at Airport and rent them right back. Arrivals and departures. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CanHardlyWait Posted May 10, 2023 Report Share Posted May 10, 2023 I don't think they get a lot of excursion business. Again, I don't think they have the volume in inventory to do it midweek anyway. Just what I've noticed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gi333 Posted May 10, 2023 Author Report Share Posted May 10, 2023 Any other car rental I should turn to on that day? If enterprise is closed? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CanHardlyWait Posted May 10, 2023 Report Share Posted May 10, 2023 Check Avis, Alamo, and Budget. I have no idea off hand which might be open midweek. Again, limited inventory midweek. I would check asap. Might be booked up for August. My trip in a week, car rentals were all booked by November. Luckily I booked last August. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smokeybandit Posted May 10, 2023 Report Share Posted May 10, 2023 That enterprise is focused on the cruise market, so they just cater to outgoing/incoming passengers. No real surprise they aren't open on non-turnaround days CanHardlyWait 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CanHardlyWait Posted May 10, 2023 Report Share Posted May 10, 2023 Looks like you can uber and rent 14 miles inland. Or maybe just uber to/from your destination. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gi333 Posted May 10, 2023 Author Report Share Posted May 10, 2023 Well that's exactly my point. Our cruise ship will dock on the 15 aug when they are supposed to be closed. If they focus on cruises then I'm pretty sure that they will open that day Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smokeybandit Posted May 10, 2023 Report Share Posted May 10, 2023 24 minutes ago, gi333 said: Well that's exactly my point. Our cruise ship will dock on the 15 aug when they are supposed to be closed. If they focus on cruises then I'm pretty sure that they will open that day Focused on cruise passengers starting/ending their cruises. Not ones on a port stop. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CanHardlyWait Posted May 10, 2023 Report Share Posted May 10, 2023 26 minutes ago, gi333 said: Well that's exactly my point. Our cruise ship will dock on the 15 aug when they are supposed to be closed. If they focus on cruises then I'm pretty sure that they will open that day They don't come up as an option that day. And chances now of them not being booked completely for any day in August is slim to none. They generally wait for the cars to come from the airport on Sat and Sun morning. People use on way there to get to ship. Then people get off ship and rent back to Orlando. Midweek would just be excursion business, which they cannot do with no cars to rent. Maybe I missed something. My search (Travelocity) shows nearest available cars 14 miles from Port. What did your search get? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CanHardlyWait Posted May 10, 2023 Report Share Posted May 10, 2023 Double check in case my search was wrong. Just did one search to try and help and that's what I got. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gi333 Posted May 10, 2023 Author Report Share Posted May 10, 2023 All I can find is enterprise at Merritt Island and also at cocoa Beach. I don't think shuttle is available for those locations. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CanHardlyWait Posted May 10, 2023 Report Share Posted May 10, 2023 Avis 6350 n Atlantic Ave. 2.1 miles. Don't know about shuttle but can't be much of an uber ride. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CanHardlyWait Posted May 10, 2023 Report Share Posted May 10, 2023 Says Merritt island is 4 miles. Again, uber?? I would check out the avis first as it is only 2.1 miles. There is also budget, but I've haven't heard the best things. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gi333 Posted May 10, 2023 Author Report Share Posted May 10, 2023 Thanks for your help. CanHardlyWait 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lkg276 Posted May 11, 2023 Report Share Posted May 11, 2023 They only focus on the days that people are getting on and off - Fridays to Mondays usually are the big days. One ship stopping for a port of call doesn't create enough of a need to be open. Most people on port of call days use Uber/Lyft or the shuttle services for excursions. Where are you trying to go utilizing a rental car? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gi333 Posted May 11, 2023 Author Report Share Posted May 11, 2023 Just wanted to explore. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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