Pre-cruise Hotel:
We drove to Titusville the day before and stayed at Quality Inn Kennedy Space Center. There is a steakhouse right next door and lots of restaurants in the surrounding area. It was about a 30 minute drive from there to Port Parking Space in Port Canaveral.
Click here for info on Quality Inn Kennedy Space Center
New urine alarms are being installed on next scheduled dry docks. This should help out , Royal is seeing good results on there new installs. Quite embarrassing when only two people in hot tub.
Here's info we received from Renaissance Hotel & Casino:
"We do offer beach passes. The price for non-residents is US$ 40 p.p. which includes access to the beach between 10am-6pm, and a food and beverage credit of US$ 20 to be used at the Infinity Beach Club. As space is limited we require to make reservations. For reservations please email dbacuna@curacaorenaissance.com. Not sure when in December you will be on island but during from December 15 -January 7, we do not sell beach passes."
Resorts for a Day is another avenue for booking hotels/resorts for a day. We are looking at Courtyard by Marriott Curacao through Resorts for a Day. It offers a $50 food & beverage credit and is $90 pp.