Early arrival before your cruise
Arriving before your room is ready? Use the time for lunch, the beach, shopping, cruise supplies or a local attraction instead of waiting around with luggage.
Arriving early? Flying home late? You do not have to spend those extra hours sitting in a hotel lobby or airport. Sunshine Transportation can help you turn the time before or after your cruise into another part of your Central Florida vacation.
Many Port Canaveral travelers arrive before hotel check-in or leave the ship hours before their flight. Tell us your schedule and what your group enjoys, and we can help build transportation around the time you actually have.
Arriving before your room is ready? Use the time for lunch, the beach, shopping, cruise supplies or a local attraction instead of waiting around with luggage.
Disembarkation can happen early. If your flight is later in the day, ask about luggage holding and a custom stop before your airport transfer.
Add Cocoa Beach, Kennedy Space Center, Disney, Universal or another Central Florida destination before heading home—or before you ever board the ship.
One of the biggest problems after a cruise is not deciding what to do—it is deciding what to do with all the luggage.
Sunshine Transportation can arrange luggage holding for an additional cost while you enjoy part of the Space Coast or Central Florida. Instead of dragging suitcases through lunch or an attraction, ask us to help build a post-cruise plan around your flight time.
When it is time to head to MCO, SFB, MLB or another Central Florida airport, we can continue the transportation portion of your itinerary.
Ask About Luggage HoldingYou do not need another full vacation day to enjoy the Space Coast.
Spend time at the beach, walk around the Cocoa Beach Pier, grab lunch, visit nearby shops or stop at Ron Jon Surf Shop. It is an easy way to get a little more Florida into the trip without traveling far from the port.
If you have enough time for a meal but not a major attraction, we can help you get to a local lunch spot and then continue to the airport afterward.
A hotel day pass may give your family or group access to a pool and resort amenities between the cruise and a later flight. Availability varies, so guests should purchase day-pass access directly through the hotel or booking provider.
With enough time between disembarkation and your flight or next hotel, Kennedy Space Center can turn an awkward travel day into a memorable final vacation day. We can provide transportation and help you think through the timing around your luggage and next destination.
Some travelers build theme parks into the vacation before the cruise; others add Orlando afterward. Sunshine can coordinate transportation between Port Canaveral, Disney, Universal, hotels, resorts, vacation rentals and Central Florida airports.
Build a Custom ItineraryNot every traveler wants another attraction.
If you disembark on a Sunday and have a later flight, ask us about building a church service and lunch into your transportation plan before heading to the airport. We can also suggest alternatives based on your group, schedule and interests.
A little local planning can make embarkation day easier.
If you want permitted sodas, drinks, toiletries or other supplies that were inconvenient to bring on the plane, ask about adding a grocery or convenience-store stop to your transportation.
When your schedule allows, Cocoa Beach can be an easy pre-cruise option for travelers who want to see the ocean before heading to the terminal.
Rather than sitting with luggage until it is time to board, tell us how much time you have. We can help you decide what realistically fits before your cruise.
There is no standard Sunshine itinerary because there is no standard cruise vacation.
A family with young children may want a pool and an easy lunch. A couple may want Cocoa Beach. Space fans may want Kennedy Space Center. Friends may want restaurants and drinks. Another traveler may simply want to attend church before flying home.
Tell us your ship, flight, lodging, passenger count, luggage, interests and how much time you have. We can help you understand what is practical and coordinate the private transportation around it.
You do not necessarily have to spend the entire day at the airport. Depending on your schedule, Sunshine can help arrange transportation and optional luggage holding while you visit Kennedy Space Center, Cocoa Beach, have lunch, attend a Sunday church service, use a hotel day pass, or enjoy another local stop before heading to the airport.
Yes. Luggage holding can be arranged for an additional cost, which is especially helpful when you have a late flight and want to enjoy Central Florida or the Space Coast before going to the airport.
Yes. Sunshine can provide transportation to and from Kennedy Space Center as part of a custom pre-cruise or post-cruise itinerary. Your available time, attraction hours, luggage and flight or cruise schedule should all be considered.
Yes. Cocoa Beach is close to Port Canaveral and can be a convenient place to enjoy the beach, Cocoa Beach Pier, restaurants, shopping and other local activities.
Yes. Sunshine can coordinate transportation between Port Canaveral, Disney, Universal, Central Florida airports, hotels, resorts and vacation rentals so a theme-park stay can be part of the same vacation.
Yes. Tell us your group, interests, luggage situation, flight or cruise timing and how much time you have. We can suggest local options and help plan the transportation around your schedule.
Early arrival, late flight, luggage, kids, extra hours, an attraction you want to see—send us the whole plan. We will help you figure out what can fit and how to get there.
Plan My Before-or-After Cruise Day