Parking for a 5-night cruise from Port Canaveral costs $89.70 with Portside: 6 days at $14.95 a day, because both your drop-off and return days count. The free shuttle to your terminal and a guaranteed reserved spot are included, versus $120.00 plus tax at the port garage.
Board on a Sunday and return on Friday, and your car is parked Sunday through Friday: 6 days. At Portside's flat rate that comes to $89.70.
| 5-night cruise | Parking days | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Portside, reserved, shuttle included | 6 | $89.70 |
| Port garage, first-come | 6 | $120.00 plus tax |
Port garage rate: $20.00 per vehicle per day plus tax since October 1, 2025. Source: Cruise Industry News, October 11, 2025.
| Ship | Cruise line | Usual terminal | Itinerary |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carnival Glory | Carnival Cruise Line | Terminal 3 | 5 night Caribbean |
Five nights is the least common fixed length in our schedule data. Carnival Glory lists a 5-night Caribbean itinerary, sailing from Terminal 3. Several other ships run itineraries whose length changes by season, so a 5-night trip may also come up on Carnival Venezia, Explorer of the Seas, Norwegian Prima, Norwegian Getaway, Norwegian Escape, Norwegian Epic, MSC Seashore, MSC Grandiosa, Caribbean Princess and Sky Princess. Check your cruise documents for your exact dates; the parking math is the same whichever ship you are on.
The longer the cruise, the more the daily gap compounds. On a 5-night trip the port garage is $120.00 plus tax for 6 days, while Portside is $89.70, so you keep $30.30 before the garage's tax. Compare that with $20.20 on a 3-night trip. Every extra day adds another $5.05 to the difference.
Your car sits in a gated lot with 8-foot security fencing, 24/7 video surveillance and on-site staff for the whole trip. If your ship comes back a day late because of weather or an itinerary change, your reservation still holds. For anything longer than a week, see our long-term cruise parking page.
Each extra night adds one parking day at $14.95. A 4-night trip is $74.75, this 5-night trip is $89.70, and a 7-night week is $119.60. On drop-off day, plan to reach our lot ahead of the check-in time in your cruise documents; the last outbound shuttle leaves at 2:00 PM, and we email your shuttle time the day before you sail.
Other cruise lengths: 3 nights, $59.80 · 4 nights, $74.75 · 7 nights, $119.60.
Parking a 5-night cruise with Portside is $89.70 total: 6 days at $14.95 a day, because both your drop-off and return days count. The free shuttle to your terminal and a guaranteed spot are included. At the port's on-site garage, the same 6 days would be $120.00 plus tax.
You need 6 days. Board on a Sunday and return on Friday, and your car is in the lot Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday. Portside charges the same flat $14.95 on each of those days, with no separate fee for the drop-off or return day.
In our schedule data, Carnival Glory lists a 5-night Caribbean itinerary from Terminal 3. Ships such as Carnival Venezia, Explorer of the Seas and Norwegian Prima run itineraries that vary in length by season, so a 5-night sailing may appear on them too. Parking for any 5-night cruise is $89.70 at Portside.
Your reservation still holds and your car stays in our gated, fenced, 24/7 video-monitored lot until you are back. Return shuttles start running at 7:00 AM, and your confirmation includes a direct number for the lot if your plans change on the way home.
$14.95 a day, free shuttle straight to your terminal, guaranteed reservation.
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