Why not add a cruise to your vacation in Florida?

Posted Monday 18th January 2010

Cruising from Port Canaveral, Port Lauderdale or Miami on the East coast of Florida presents a wonderful opportunity to visit either the Bahamas or the Carribean during your vacation. Several cruise lines operate out of these ports including the Disney Cruise Line and Royal Carribean.

A 3 or 4 day cruise will enable you to reach the Bahamas with a longer 5 or 7 day cruise reaching the Carribean. During your time at sea you will find exceptional levels of service and a high standard of cuisine with all meals and drinks (with the exception of alcohol) being included.

For a family with young children the Disney Cruise line is highly recommended as the children will be able to interact with all their favourite characters during the cruise and the entire family will be able to enjoy the Disney orientated evening shows in the onboard theatres.

Aside from several bars and nightclubs the Disney ships (currently the Disney Magic and the Disney Wonder) also have adult only areas where you can enjoy a quiet coffee and there is even an adult only swimming pool where you can relax with a cool drink while topping up your suntan.

For families vacationing in the Orlando area your nearest port is Port Canaveral which is approximately a 1 hour drive from the Orlando area.

Although there is plenty of car parking at the port it is more cost effective to return your rental car to one of the car hire depots in the Port Canaveral area and then collect another on your return. The rental companies are based a couple of miles from the Port and operate a courtesy bus service between the depot and Port Canaveral on both departure and arrival days (a small tip to the driver is all that is required).

For more information, please visit the Disney Cruise Line and Royal Carribean web sites.

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