COCOA BEACH ... "the space coast" ...

I always strongly recommend when booking a winter cruise and departing from a northern city that you fly and stay the night before . . . I had one bad experience on Holland America's Zuiderdam . . . where we had plane troubles with Northwest Air and nearly missed the ship's departure . . . we literally were walking up the gang plank an hour before departure . . .

Departing from Orlando Cocoa Beach is the closest resort destination . . . multiple hotels, motels, and guest houses to choose from . . . and just a few minutes from Port Canaveral . . .