Cape Canaveral
United States
About Cape Canaveral
Port Canaveral serves as the home port for cruises departing from Florida's Space Coast, roughly an hour's drive from Orlando. It is one of the busiest cruise ports in the country and offers easy access to Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex, a popular excursion for travelers interested in NASA history. Cocoa Beach is just minutes from the port.
Highlights
Cruise from the Space Coast with Kennedy Space Center just a short drive away.
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Read before you go
The Old Man and the Sea
Ernest Hemingway
An old fisherman's epic battle with a giant marlin — spare, powerful, and the perfect companion for watching the ocean from the deck.
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Moby-Dick
Herman Melville
The greatest sea novel ever written — obsession, whales, and the vast indifference of the ocean. Read the good parts on a sea day.
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The Great Gatsby
F. Scott Fitzgerald
American dreams and Long Island Sound — Gatsby staring across the water captures something about watching the shore from a ship.
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Before you sail — hotels in Cape Canaveral
Arrive a day early and explore Cape Canaveral before boarding