From $450 per vehicle: a private, one-way ride from Port of Miami to Carefree Clubhouse Resort in a chauffeured SUV or van.
One number per vehicle covers the full trip one way. Choose by how many people ride and how many bags come along.
Tell us the ship and the driver times the pickup to its arrival, then waits at your terminal’s curb at PortMiami. The meet-and-greet there is included in the fare; a name-sign welcome is a $20 add-on. From the port the ride is direct, with no other passengers.
Carefree Clubhouse Resort is your home base in Fort Myers, the city waiting at the far end of this ride from the cruise terminals. After several days aboard ship, it is the kind of place where the pace finally eases — you reach the door, the bags come in with you, and the crowds of the port are well behind you. Think of this as the destination half of the trip: the resort is where the drive ends, and Fort Myers is the setting that surrounds it.
Fort Myers carries a good deal of character for a place this easygoing. The Edison and Ford winter estates give the city its history, with grounds once kept by two American inventors. Downtown has been revived along the riverfront, so an evening out means walking blocks that have been brought back to life. And on the edges of town sit the spring-training ballparks, a reminder that this corner of Florida fills up when the baseball season warms up.
For your arrival, that mix is the payoff of the long drive across the state. The transfer reaches every address in Fort Myers, so Carefree Clubhouse Resort is a straight endpoint rather than a handoff to something else. You are set down at the door with your luggage, ready to check in and let the rest of the day be yours — the estates, the riverfront, or simply the quiet of the resort after the port. Whatever draws you to Fort Myers, the resort is where the trip settles into place.
From the terminal, the ride is one clean run. Your chauffeur is already staged at the exact terminal your cruise line uses, so once you clear the ship and the luggage hall, the vehicle is there. Bags go straight into the SUV or van — full luggage help at the pier — and you settle in for the drive out of the port and onto I-595, pointed toward Fort Myers.
Plan on roughly 167 to 176 minutes from terminal curb to the door of Carefree Clubhouse Resort, covering about 155 miles depending on the hour. There are no stops for other passengers and no meter running; the vehicle is yours alone from the Port of Miami all the way to the resort. When you step out, the driver helps with the bags again, and the cruise is properly behind you.
One vehicle, one party, one fixed price: nobody else boards, the route runs straight to the door, and the driver handles the bags at both ends. It is the simplest way to start or end a trip without lines, apps or surprises.
No. A 50% deposit secures the booking and the remaining half is paid to the driver on the day, cash or card. Nothing else is charged unless you add an extra service.
Late is fine: the SUV night fee is $20 in Miami-Dade and Broward and $50 outside them for pickups between 9 PM and 7 AM. A stop on the route runs $45 per 30 minutes, and a child seat is $15.
The SUV seats up to 5 with their luggage; the 6-9 and 10-14 passenger vans keep bigger groups together. Send the head count and bag count and the vehicle is matched to them.
Details such as an extra passenger or a child seat can be adjusted up to 12 hours before the pickup. The date itself is fixed once booked, so double-check it before you confirm.
Reach us on WhatsApp at wa.me/17866828748 or by phone at 786-682-8748; send the date, passengers and luggage and the reservation is confirmed the same day.
Reserving a few days ahead is ideal, and in peak season (holidays, spring break, big cruise weekends) a week or more keeps your first-choice vehicle available. Requests inside 24 hours are welcome but depend on availability, and those bookings are non-refundable once confirmed.
We run on reservations rather than on-demand pickups. A same-day request may still work if a driver is free: message us on WhatsApp with the pickup time and we will confirm quickly. Keep in mind that a ride booked within 24 hours of pickup cannot be refunded.
No. A 50% deposit holds the vehicle when you book online, and the other half goes to your driver on the day of the ride, in cash or by card. If you prefer to settle everything at once, choose Pay in full at checkout.
Yes. After the deposit, the remaining half is paid directly to your driver when the ride is done, cash or card, whichever you prefer. There is nothing else to pay unless you added an extra service.
Cancellations are free up to 24 hours before the pickup. Inside that 24-hour window the ride is non-refundable, and no-shows are treated the same way. Booking details such as an extra passenger or a child seat can still be updated until 12 hours before pickup.
The pickup time and other details can be adjusted until 12 hours before the ride, subject to driver availability; write to us as soon as your plans change. The travel date itself is fixed once booked, so double-check it before you confirm.
Payments run through Stripe over an encrypted checkout; we never see your card number. Card payments carry a 3% processing fee that is shown before you pay. Zelle is also accepted for the deposit with no fee: ask us on WhatsApp.
Not at all. Travelers reserve from all over the world, international cards are accepted at checkout, and we answer on WhatsApp and email in English, Spanish and Portuguese.
Yes. Give us the flight number when you book and your driver tracks it in real time, so the pickup follows the actual landing rather than the scheduled one, at no extra cost.
Message us the moment you know. We reschedule around the new arrival whenever a driver is available; because that counts as a change to the booking, the cancellation terms above still apply if the ride cannot be rebooked.
Your driver meets you at the MIA arrivals level at the curb, and that meet-and-greet is included in the fare. If you would rather be greeted inside the terminal with a name sign, add the name-sign welcome for $20 when you book.
You receive the meeting instructions in advance, and the driver contacts you the day before the ride to confirm every detail. On landing, head to the agreed curb; connect to the airport Wi-Fi and message us on WhatsApp if anything is unclear.
The day before the ride we send the driver’s name and phone number, and the vehicle details you need to spot the car. Vehicle photos on the site show the category booked; the exact model can vary.
Call or WhatsApp us at +1 (786) 682-8748 and we connect you right away. The pickup is always coordinated at the confirmed spot, and the courtesy waiting time keeps running from your landing or your scheduled pickup.
At the airport we wait up to 60 minutes after landing on domestic flights and up to 2 hours on international arrivals; at hotels, homes and the cruise port the courtesy wait is 15 minutes. Beyond that, waiting is billed like an extra stop, $45 per 30 minutes.
The distance and the usual driving time for this exact route are listed on this page. Real timing depends on traffic and the hour, which is why the driver plans the pickup around your actual landing or ship arrival rather than a fixed clock time.
Yes. Your driver loads and unloads every bag at the curb. Drivers do not go inside the hotel or terminal to collect luggage, so have it with you at the meeting point.
Each passenger can bring one large suitcase plus one carry-on. The black SUV carries up to 5 passengers as long as passengers plus large suitcases total 10 or fewer; larger groups or extra bags move to a van. Surfboards, bikes or many extra cases need a custom setup, so tell us before booking.
Yes. Add them when you book: a child seat for babies and toddlers up to about 3 years, or a booster for ages 3 to 5. Each seat is $20 and is fitted before the driver leaves for the pickup.
Planned stops are fine when you add them at booking, priced at $45 per 30 minutes with a 30-minute minimum, then $1.50 per extra minute. Unplanned detours on the day are not part of the fare.
Never. Every transfer is private: the vehicle carries only your group, door to door, with no other pickups and no waiting for strangers.
A black SUV for up to 5 passengers, a van for 6 to 9 and a larger van for 10 to 14. The fare table on this page shows the price for each. For groups above 14 we arrange several vehicles or a minibus on a custom quote.
No. We pick up and drop off at Miami International Airport, PortMiami and the other cruise terminals, hotels, private homes, offices and event venues across South Florida and beyond.
Yes. Wedding parties, corporate groups and private events get a tailored quote with the right mix of vehicles; message us with the date, head count and schedule.
Between 9 PM and 7 AM the black SUV adds a night fee of $20 inside Miami-Dade and Broward and $50 farther out. The fee is shown in the quote before you book, and daytime rides carry no surcharge.
The fare shown is for the exact route named on this page. For a different pickup or drop-off address, use the ride search on this site: it prices the real road distance instantly and lets you book on the spot.
The fare includes the driver, fuel and tolls, with no hidden fees. Only optional items add to it: the 3% card fee, a name-sign welcome, child seats, extra stops or the night fee, each shown in the quote before you pay. Tipping is at your discretion.
Después de una semana en el mar, lo único que quería era no pensar en nada, así que un auto privado desde la terminal hasta Carefree Clubhouse Resort valió mucho la pena. La tarifa estaba acordada de antemano, exactamente lo acordado.
Mi pareja y yo tuvimos una travesía genial y lo rematamos con un auto privado esperando en la terminal para llevarnos a Carefree Clubhouse Resort — sin líos en el puerto. Reservar fue fácil, recibimos una confirmación sólida, y todo salió tal cual.
We reserved one van for the whole group from the terminal to Carefree Clubhouse Resort so we all checked in together. There was space to spare for the whole group and everyone’s bags in one van to Carefree Clubhouse Resort. The SUV was spotless, and the AC was perfect after the ship.
My husband and I finished a wonderful cruise and capped it off with a private car ready at the curb to take us to Carefree Clubhouse Resort — no fuss at the port. We got a clear confirmation, so there was nothing to worry about at the terminal. It was a private car for our party alone — no side pickups — a relief after a week aboard.
Our group of friends booked one van straight from the port to Carefree Clubhouse Resort, and it worked out great. We’ve already saved them for our next cruise out of PortMiami. There was space to spare for the whole group and all our cruise luggage in one van to Carefree Clubhouse Resort. Would book again for the next cruise.