Anchors Away 2016
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- Joined
- Aug 30, 2016
I have a similar plan upcoming. Please someone jump in and let me know if this is a bad idea for a January departure from Port Canaveral.
1) Land at MCO on Thursday evening, pick up rental car at National (One Day Rental), and drive out to Cocoa Beach to spend the night (probably at the Four Points).
2) Get up in the morning, walk out to the beach, grab leisurely breakfast.
3) Drop DW and DD off at Terminal and drop car off at National location on Mullet Drive.
4) Take shuttle back to Terminal.
Upon Return:
5) Jump on National shuttle to rental counter.
6) Pick up car and return to Terminal to pick up family and luggage.
7) Drive to WDW for the Week!!! (Weekly Rental)
8) Return car to National at MCO.
The one day rental will be essentially free. (Just the taxes and the parking fee in Cocoa Beach for the night.)
The weekly rental is a given anyway as we'll be staying at BWV and we always like having a car for groceries and exploring off-site.
Any glitches with this plan?
We did this plan (but with Budget). It worked great. The only difference I might suggest to you is hotel location. You say that you are coming in Thursday evening. What time? Our plane landed at about 7:30 PM and by the time we got off, got the luggage and the car, (even though we did the car and luggage simultaneously) it was close to 9 PM when we got out of the airport. All we wanted to do was eat something and go to sleep, not drive an hour to Cocoa Beach. Fortunately, we had booked a room at one of the many hotels near the airport. They are often cheaper and very close to the airport with free WiFi and free breakfast. Then we still had plenty of time to stop at a grocery store/liquor store in the morning before driving in the daylight to the port area. So depending on what time you plan to arrive at the airport, you might want to consider a hotel near the airport as an option.
Enjoy!