We sailed Oasis of The Seas out of Port Canaveral in February. As the previous posters mention, the arrival and departure area is a nightmare. Thousands of people arriving and departing at the same time, in the same exact place. There is lineup of cars, vans and buses in virtually one slow lane. Then to face the long lines checking in. Getting off the ship, going through Customs is also a long, long process.
If we had to do this all over again, we would park in the terminal garage, not off-site. (We found many hotels in the area have discounted parking for the terminal garage if you stay the night before in their hotel.)
Getting off the ship, hire a porter to valet you. The $10-20 you spend on the valet will save you time getting out. When we were there, the special lines for porters had three customs employees versus four customs employees for everyone else.
Leaving, it took us over an hour to get through customs and another hour waiting for our off-site parking van (which we could see in the long waiting line) to get to us to pick us up and take us to the off-site parking lot.
We both love cruising. My husband likes the variety of activities available on these large megaships. I am less a fan and prefer smaller ships. This one, in particular, is an ordeal getting on and getting off. Good luck!
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