The Port Canaveral machine sells four Disney Cruise Line medallions, but pay with a card and it charges $20 for the full set, whether you wanted one or all four.
Disney cruisers leaving from Port Canaveral may want a few bills in their pocket at the terminal.
A machine at Cruise Terminal 8 sells four collectible Disney Cruise Line medallions for $6 each or $20 for all four, The Disney Cruise Line Blog reported Tuesday, Nov. 10.
Here's the catch. Cash works for single medallions. But if you pay with a credit card or tap to pay with your phone, the machine charges $20 and gives you the full set, according to the blog. Want just Goofy? Bring cash.
The blog's photos are dated early October, so the machine has likely been in the terminal for at least a few weeks.
What do the Disney Cruise Line medallions look like?
Each medallion puts a classic character inside a porthole frame. The four Port Canaveral designs are:
Captain Mickey Mouse with Pluto
Captain Minnie Mouse at the ship's helm
Donald Duck leaning on an anchor
Goofy goofing around with an upside-down anchor
The back is the same on all four. It reads "Where Magic Meets the Sea" and "Port Canaveral," with the Disney Cruise Line logo over an anchor in the center.
That port name on the back is the part collectors will care about. It makes these a Port Canaveral souvenir, not something you can pick up at any Disney cruise terminal.
Where is the medallion machine at Port Canaveral?
Inside Terminal 8, on the opposite side of the room from the Mickey-shaped boarding entrance, The Disney Cruise Line Blog reported. Walk in and look along the right wall toward the back.
It sits right next to the pressed penny machines. The blog warned it's easy to miss in a crowded waiting area, which, on embarkation day, is all of them.
Because it's in the terminal, plan on grabbing your medallions while you wait to board. Port Canaveral is about an hour's drive east of Orlando, so plenty of families pair a Disney World trip with a sailing from there.
Does Fort Lauderdale have Disney Cruise Line medallions too?
Yes, with different characters. Port Everglades Cruise Terminal 4 in Fort Lauderdale has its own medallion machine, the blog reported in August. Its four designs feature:
Ariel from The Little Mermaid
Chip and Dale
Captain Minnie and Captain Mickey together
Stitch
The backs match the Port Canaveral version, but they say "Port Everglades" instead. The prices and the card rule are the same: $6 each in cash, or $20 for all four.
So if you sail from both Florida ports, you could end up with eight medallions. Your suitcase will be fine. Your wallet might have opinions.
How much are Disney Cruise Line pressed pennies?
Cheaper. When The Disney Cruise Line Blog last looked at the Port Canaveral penny press in 2022, it cost $1 per penny or $5 for all eight designs. That machine took cash, cards or phone payments, and it didn't accept your own penny blanks.
Those eight designs included the Disney Cruise Line logo, two versions each of Captain Minnie and Captain Mickey, Chip and Dale, Donald Duck and Pluto. Check the machine for the current lineup, since designs can change.
Port Canaveral got its first Disney Cruise Line penny press in fall 2013, with six designs, the blog reported. That original machine has since been replaced.
How do I get the medallion I want?
A few quick tips, based on the blog's report:
Bring cash if you only want one or two designs. It's $6 per medallion.
Use a card only if you want the whole set for $20. That saves you $4 over buying four with cash.
Look for the penny machines first. The medallion machine is right beside them.
Leave time before boarding. The machine is in the main waiting area, and the line for it won't be the longest thing you wait in that day.
Article compiled and written by Kambrea Pratt (editor-in-chief), Derek Gibbs (beat editor) and the Pirates & Princesses newsroom. Pirates & Princesses is part of WebReef Media.
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Hat Tips:
The Disney Cruise Line Blog (Nov. 10, 2026), the Port Canaveral medallion designs, prices, payment rule and location
The Disney Cruise Line Blog (Aug. 30, 2026), the Port Everglades medallion designs and prices
The Disney Cruise Line Blog (Aug. 2, 2022), the Port Canaveral penny press prices and designs
The Disney Cruise Line Blog (Dec. 27, 2013), the first Port Canaveral penny press
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