Booking a Cruise Hotel in Cocoa Beach vs. Orlando

Last Updated: March 20, 2024

If you’re planning on booking a cruise hotel and are searching for Orlando Cruise Hotels or Cocoa Beach hotels, continue reading to discover whether you’re better off choosing to stay in Orlando or Cocoa Beach.

The advantages of staying in Orlando:

  • Close proximity to the Orlando International Airport MCO

    After a long day of airline travel, Orlando hotels offer the ability to check into your room just minutes after leaving the airport with lots of restaurants nearby. For large groups traveling on different flights, Orlando hotels also offer the convenience of hotel shuttles for each families’ arrival.

  • Orlando offers a wide array of  theme park attractions and activities

    If you have children or are a bit of an adrenaline junkie, you’ll appreciate being within a stone’s throw of a variety of theme parks including Disney World, Universal Studios, Lego-land, and Sea World. If you’re not a theme park fan, don’t worry, Orlando is also home to a wide variety of attractions including the Orlando Science Center, a multi-million dollar interactive museum, as well the Amway Arena where you can catch a professional hockey match.

The disadvantages of staying in Orlando:

  • Accommodations are not on the beach

    Obviously, even though Orlando is one of Florida’s most popular tourist destinations, it’s not beachfront. However, if a refreshing swimming pool or hot tub would be an alternative, the Orlando hotels may work for you.

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The advantages of staying in Cocoa Beach:

  • Offers the perfect location for a relaxing beach stay

    Cocoa Beach offers miles of pristine sand and is nowhere near as crowded as Orlando. So if you’re looking for a relaxing getaway, choosing to stay in Cocoa Beach may be for you.

  • Oceanfront and ocean side hotels just steps from the beach

    If you are arriving for your hotel check in early enough in the day to take advantage of some beach time, there is no better location than a Cocoa Beach hotel. Rent a surf board, boogie board, play in the waves, or build sand castles.

The disadvantages of staying in Cocoa Beach:

  • It takes an hour to get to Orlando’s theme parks

    If you plan on exploring Orlando’s theme parks, you’ll have to get up earlier to beat the morning queues. However, the Kennedy Space Center, which is located nearby, is a fun alternative.

  • Premium pricing for a beach experience

    If you are arriving later in the day, you may not benefit from the beachfront location. Particularly for late flight arrivals, it adds more travel time to what may have already been a long day, without being able to take advantage of the beach experience.

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What goes best with finding the right hotel is the right Hotel Cruise Package that includes, Lower Hotel Rates, Shuttles and Parking for those driving in.

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