This was my third cruise I went with 3 others. One it was her first cruise ever. The other 2 were cruisers from another cruise line. We were ladies looking to have fun for a short time. WE DID! We chose this cruise for several reasons...one it was inexpensive, 4 days (that all the time we had) and it was there (we really wanted to go).
We drove to our port, which was Port Canaveral, Florida. It was about an 8-hour drive for us. We did sight see on the way...St. Augustine and Ormond Beach. We spent the night in Ormond Beach area. The drive to the port the next morning was about an hour, but it went very quickly with the 4 of us talking about what we are going to do once we get there.
Parking: We dropped off our bags...you would have thought we were running away from home for all the baggage we had...we tipped a dollar per bag...we expected that and planned for it. Parked the car $12.00 per day cash or credit card ahead of time. Parking is NOT COVERED. Walked to the building. Short walk, with small carry on, not a problem.