Realistic car rental time

[KelseyLowder]

Hey everyone,
We are doing our first cruise in February. We rented a car in Port Canaveral on the day we return. Is 9 am a realistic time to be able to pick up the car?

 

[Fall1]

Following, curious too!

 

[Marc D]

Yes it is. The rental shuttles will run continuously the minute the ship is cleared around 7:30AM. Most agencies are 15 minutes away. Even if you follow your assigned breakfast time, either 6:45AM or 8AM, you will be in the shuttle before 9AM, unless there is a problem inside the terminal.

 

[brianvdb]

Hey everyone,
We are doing our first cruise in February. We rented a car in Port Canaveral on the day we return. Is 9 am a realistic time to be able to pick up the car?

I’d say between 9:00 - 10:00 AM is realistic. This gives you time to eat breakfast, collect your luggage, clear customs, and ride the shuttle to the rental office.

 

[KelseyLowder]

Awesome thanks guys!

 

[Junebug1029]

And what we did was just send the driver to get the car, so you don’t have to lug all your luggage on the shuttle and wait in line. We also did this for embarkation day because getting a family of 4+ with luggage onto a shuttle to the port, when everyone else is getting on can be tricky and lines are long for the shuttle.

 

[ladyofthetramp]

yes, unles somethng unusal happens, 9am is good, give or take a few minutes

 

[4formickey]

With the rental rates down since a first started looking for the end of January, I decided to park at the port and skip the line. It may be worth avoiding the hassle for re-renting a car.