Sailing from Cruise Terminal 3 (220 Christopher Columbus Dr, Cape Canaveral, FL 32920)? Reserve Portside parking from $14.95 a day and our free shuttle takes you straight to Terminal 3, about a 2 minute ride. Your spot is guaranteed and your car is watched the whole time you sail.
Parking at the port's own garage for Cruise Terminal 3 costs $20.00 per day plus tax, first-come, paid on arrival. Portside costs $14.95 a day, reserved in advance, with the free shuttle to Terminal 3 included. Terminal 3 is home to Carnival's Mardi Gras, Venezia and Glory and Princess's Caribbean Princess, and every day from drop-off to return counts:
| Cruise length | Parking days | Port garage at Terminal 3 | Portside (reserved, shuttle included) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3-night cruise | 4 days | $80.00 plus tax | $59.80 |
| 4-night cruise | 5 days | $100.00 plus tax | $74.75 |
| 5-night cruise | 6 days | $120.00 plus tax | $89.70 |
| 7-night cruise | 8 days | $160.00 plus tax | $119.60 |
Port garage rate: $20.00 per vehicle per day plus tax since October 1, 2025 (up from $17), with both the day of arrival and the day of departure counted. Source: Cruise Industry News, October 11, 2025. Portside totals use our current advance rate of $14.95 a day.
See every cruise length on our Port Canaveral parking cost page, or Carnival cruise parking if you sail Carnival.
Terminal assignments shift by date, so we confirm your exact terminal in your booking confirmation and again in the email we send the day before you sail.
Terminal 3 is on the south side of Port Canaveral along Christopher Columbus Drive, and in our schedule data it is shared by Carnival Cruise Line and Princess Cruises. On drop-off day you do not need to find the port garage at all: park in your reserved Portside space, check in with your digital pass, and the shuttle runs you to Terminal 3 with your bags.
Carnival and Princess both give you a check-in or arrival time in your cruise documents. Plan to reach our lot a little before it, keeping in mind that the last outbound shuttle leaves at 2:00 PM. We email your shuttle time the day before you sail.
Exit toward the main road, cross carefully and turn left along the parking garage, then continue to the end of the garage where the Portside check-in flag is posted. Return shuttles begin at 7:00 AM.
Reserve with Portside and park in our gated lot off SR-528 at Exit 52, then ride the free shuttle straight to Cruise Terminal 3 (220 Christopher Columbus Dr, Cape Canaveral, FL 32920). Your $14.95-a-day rate includes the shuttle both ways and a guaranteed spot, so you skip the first-come port garages.
Terminal 3 at Port Canaveral is used by Carnival Cruise Line and Princess Cruises, including Carnival Mardi Gras, Carnival Glory, Carnival Venezia and Caribbean Princess. Terminal assignments can change by sailing, so we confirm your exact terminal in your booking confirmation. Each ship's page lists its usual terminal and its parking price, and the free shuttle from our lot to Terminal 3 is about a 2 minute ride.
The port's own garage at Cruise Terminal 3 is $20.00 per vehicle per day plus tax, and both your arrival and departure days count, so a 7-night Carnival or Princess sailing is 8 parking days. Portside is $14.95 a day reserved, with the free shuttle to Terminal 3 included, which makes a 7-night cruise $119.60 in total.
Exit toward the main road, cross carefully and turn left along the parking garage, then continue to the end of the garage where the Portside check-in flag is posted. Our shuttle team is there to help, and your confirmation includes a direct number for the lot. Return shuttles begin running at 7:00 AM.
$14.95 a day, free shuttle straight to Terminal 3, guaranteed spot.
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