Driving from the northeast or mid-atlantic region?

[BlueHerons]

Thanks everyone again for the suggestions. We timed it perfectly to get through Richmond before 11pm. Kept driving through the night and will be in PC in about 2 hours now :). Not fun by any means but better to just get it all over with. [ATTACH]322817[/ATTACH][ATTACH]322818[/ATTACH]

 

 

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Hope you are getting some R&R by a pool about now!

[setsail]

Nice. We have always flown to Florida for cruises but now are thinking of driving to PC. What was the total amount of driving time from Richmond area to PC? Have a great cruise

[GTO-Girl]

This really isn't a bad trip if you plan it right. Hopefully you have a nice van where passengers can sort of stretch out.

 

I'd definitely start around 8 p.m. and just power your way through the night. There isn't anything going on at night and you can keep a steady speed while making your way down, stopping for only gas/coffee and restroom/stretch breaks.

 

By the time the morning rush hour hits, you should be somewhere in South Carolina where you can stop and get breakfast. From there it's easy

 

Personally I think Jacksonville is too far away from Port Canaveral to settle there for the night . . . for that matter, so is St. Augustine. You've just done all that driving . . . why subject yourself to another 2 hours the morning of the cruise . . . get it out of the way. I've driven from Fort Lauderdale to Port Canaveral the morning of the cruise and I absolutely hated it and you are talking about a similar drive from Jacksonville to Port Canaveral.

 

Furthest away I'd be is Daytona Beach but I'd suggest Cocoa Beach as the ideal location . . . or Titusville if you don't mind not being on the beach for the night. Hotels close to the port are fine also, but you have a car so you don't have to be ham-stringed with the port hotel traffic.

 

If you have 6 people going, it's really a no brainer to make the drive. So much money saved over airline tickets that could be used for ship/port expenses.

 

On the way back I'd pick a city on the east coast to spend the night in and just do it. Savannah, Myrtle Beach . . . there are a couple of good options. Then be back home Sunday afternoon (assuming a 7 day cruise).

 

It'll be fun.

 

 

I still would definately vote to stopping in Jacksonville and get a good night's rest. There are many reasonably priced hotels all along I-95. The two hour drive to PC is very easy because traffic flows very well.

Edited August 22, 2014 by GTO-Girl

[CC Help Jenn]

Nice. We have always flown to Florida for cruises but now are thinking of driving to PC. What was the total amount of driving time from Richmond area to PC? Have a great cruise

 

Not couting stops/breakfast id say it was about 11 hrs or so from Richmond

Edited August 22, 2014 by Help@

[setsail]

Not couting stops/breakfast id say it was about 11 hrs or so from Richmond

 

Thanks