Port Canaveral Transportation, Orlando to Port Canaveral Limo Service, Port Canaveral Cruise

Comparison between Shuttle Service and Private Transportation

We are often asked what the difference is between private and shuttle transportation to Port Canaveral. Keep in mind that the price per person with shuttle transportation to the cruise lines from Orlando is approx $70.

What do you get for that price? Let's compare 2 average families of 4 arriving at Orlando International Airport for their cruise; one of the families will use our private transportation to Port Canaveral and the other will use the cruise lines "efficient" shuttle service to Port Canaveral.

Both families arrive on the same flight at the same time. The family that booked the shuttle service paid $280 for their transportation with the Port Canaveral shuttle service. As they come down to baggage claim, there is no one to personally greet them with their name sign. As the family arrives on the 2 nd level of baggage claim, they must now look and identify their baggage claim. They will then anxiously wait for their luggage while checking their watch every 2 minutes as they nervously wonder where to catch the cruise line shuttle.

The family finally gets their luggage and convenes a family SOS meeting trying to furiously determine where they have to go catch the shuttle - they quickly notice that Orlando International Airport does not have clear markings for their cruise line's shuttle service. This particular family, noticing that many passengers are walking straight out of the airport with their luggage, will follow them while dragging their heavy luggage. As they exit the airport they quickly realize that they've headed the wrong way. They then return to the baggage claim area where they will then try level 1 of the airport and hope to have better luck.

As the family arrives to the first level, they are bombarded with car rental counters as far as the eye could see. They then see a long line that looks as if it could be the cruise line transportation from Orlando to Port Canaveral - the family is relieved to have finally found their Port Canaveral transportation. The family waits in line for 15 minutes before they can make their way to the counter and get their vouchers. However, the family has misplaced their vouchers and is now frantically arguing with the cruise line shuttle operator as to why they are not on today's arrival list. The family is finally pulled up on the computer and asked to wait in the next line that will take them out to the departing buses for Port Canaveral. As the family waits outside with their luggage still with them, the diesel smoke from the bus' exhaust cuts through the Florida air like a hot knife through butter. It is at this point that the wife turns to the husband and makes it a point to make sure that she will be in charge of planning for the next family cruise vacation.

It is now finally time for the family to hand over the luggage to the cruise line and start boarding. Of course the family will have to wait longer on the bus - these buses carry 55 passengers at one time and it takes time to load the passengers and luggage. An hour has elapsed since the family first arrived at the Orlando airport to start their adventures.

The ride to Port Canaveral from Orlando takes almost an hour. It is as much fun for the family as a 55 passenger bus can be for a family of 4 sitting in different seats. As they arrive at the cruise line, they are pulled to the areas farthest from the ship itself to unload - the family has taken almost 2 hours to arrive to their destination and will have to wait a little bit longer - 2 shuttle buses jammed with people have just arrived before their bus and it will take a while to clear the logjam.

Contrast this with a family having booked their private Port Canaveral transportation with us. They arrive in baggage claim at the same time as the first family and are immediately greeted by our chauffeur. The family quickly identifies their chauffeur because she is holding a name sign with the following message: "Happy 15 th Birthday Laurie & Stephanie". The mother asked us to hold a special sign for their twin daughters' birthday. The driver quickly points them in the direction of their baggage claim and assists with the retrieval of the luggage. Once the family has their luggage, the driver takes them to the car parked downstairs: a beautiful black Escalade that will seat everyone comfortably. The family paid almost $300 for round trip transportation to Port Canaveral but they are getting their money's worth. They are watching their favorite DVD on the Escalade's tv screens as the chauffeur takes them right to the cruise line at Port Canaveral. There is absolutely no wait for the family - they did their research and for the same price as the time consuming shuttle to Port Canaveral, they booked their private vehicle with only the 4 of them riding in it. The family is having a blast on the drive talking it up with their chauffeur. They will share many more memories as a family on the ride back the following week. For now, having been dropped off right at the cruise line at Port Canaveral, they waive to the driver goodbye. The family who opted to travel with the Port Canaveral shuttle service is just now loading up at Orlando International Airport and still almost an hour from seeing Port Canaveral.