Stay Before or After Your Cruise: A Vacation Home Near Port Canaveral

Windsor Cay Resort is about 75 minutes from Port Canaveral, which makes it an easy, spacious base for the nights before or after a cruise. Instead of cramming the group into hotel rooms near the port, everyone spreads out in one vacation home, with a full kitchen, a private pool, and resort amenities.

How far is Windsor Cay from Port Canaveral?

About 75 miles, or roughly an hour and 15 minutes, mostly along the SR-528 Beachline Expressway (a toll road) straight to the port.

Why stay in a vacation home before a cruise

• Fly in a day early. Arriving the night before is the simplest way to avoid missing the ship if a flight is delayed.
• Provision for the trip. A full kitchen and nearby shopping make it easy to stock up before you sail.
• Room for the whole group. Multi-family and multi-generational groups can stay together instead of splitting across hotel rooms.

Why stay after your cruise

Decompress before flying home: sleep in, enjoy the private pool, and fit in a theme-park or beach day on the way out. It turns disembarkation day from a rush into part of the vacation.

A good fit for big groups

Cruise parties are often large, so the bigger plans shine here. The Clearwater Grand sleeps the whole extended family under one roof, and you're about 8 miles from Disney if you want a park day before or after the sailing. See more things to do nearby.