We live just south of Daytona Beach. It's about a 3-1/2 hour drive to Port of Miami and even with that short drive, we are considering driving down south another two hours or so and staying overnight to avoid the additional morning traffic in Miami. We've not booked anything yet but somewhere between Ft. Lauderdale and Miami will be our first choice. If we find something, we'll let you know and you can then decide. BTW, we will most definitely park in the cruise port.