From $600 per vehicle: a private, one-way ride from Port of Miami to Dolphin Hotel Grotto Pool 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.
Walk off, clear the terminal, and the private vehicle is already outside. The driver knows which terminal the ship uses and times the pickup to the real disembarkation, with the terminal greeting included in the fare and a $20 name-sign option if you want it. Bags in, and the car heads out of the port.
The Dolphin Hotel Grotto Pool sits inside the Walt Disney World area, the part of Central Florida where the theme parks set the rhythm of the day. Staying here puts the Magic Kingdom, EPCOT, and Disney Springs within the immediate neighborhood, so the property works as a home base for families who want the parks close and a proper pool to come back to when the walking is done.
Just outside the resort gates you’ll find Celebration, the planned town with its tidy picket fences and quiet streets — a calmer counterpoint to the energy of the parks. That mix is part of the appeal: big attractions on one side, a settled small-town feel on the other, both reachable without a long haul. When your driver drops you at the main entrance, you step straight into that setting rather than a distant lot.
Look for your chauffeur at the property’s main entrance on arrival. Bags are carried to the curb beside you, so the handoff from vehicle to front door is short and unhurried. After a long crossing and the shuffle of disembarkation, pulling up to the entrance of the Dolphin Hotel Grotto Pool — with the parks and Disney Springs a short reach away — is the kind of clean finish that makes the ride worth booking ahead.
This is a private, door-to-door run from the Port of Miami cruise terminal straight to the Dolphin Hotel Grotto Pool. Once you disembark, your chauffeur meets you at the exact terminal your cruise line uses, handles the luggage, and heads out with no other stops. The route follows Florida’s Turnpike for the roughly 230.8-mile drive, which normally takes 231 to 241 minutes depending on the hour and traffic on the Turnpike.
Your bags ride with you the whole way, and the vehicle is reserved for your group alone. Because the pickup is planned around your ship’s actual arrival rather than a fixed slot, there’s room built in for a slow gangway — the driver waits while you clear the terminal. Tolls and fuel are already inside the flat fare, so nothing gets added along the way, and the trip ends with the group set down at the property’s entrance.
Booking the ride in advance locks the price and the vehicle size, puts a driver on your arrival time, and turns the first leg of the trip into the easiest one. The group stays together and the luggage rides with you.
Booking takes a 50% deposit; the other half goes to the driver when the ride is done, by cash or card. There are no seat fees and no add-ons unless you request them.
Yes, outside 7 AM to 9 PM the SUV adds $20 inside Miami-Dade or Broward and $50 beyond those counties. Child seats can be added for $15, and stops on the way cost $45 per 30 minutes.
Black SUV for up to 5 passengers, van for 6 to 9, van for 10 to 14: the choice is made from your passenger and luggage numbers so nobody rides squeezed.
Edits to the booking, like adding a passenger or a seat, are accepted until 12 hours before the ride. Moving the date is not possible after booking.
To book, WhatsApp wa.me/17866828748 or call 786-682-8748. Share the date, the number of travelers and bags, and we lock in the driver.
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.
No íbamos a hacer malabares con niños y maletas buscando transporte en el puerto, así que reservamos una van privada a Dolphin Hotel Grotto Pool. Llegar a Dolphin Hotel Grotto Pool a primera hora significó que pudimos hacer el check-in y por fin darnos una ducha tras la semana en el mar. Reservar fue simple, recibimos todo por escrito, y todo calzó perfecto. Muy recomendable.
First time cruising on my own out of PortMiami, and having a private car ready at the curb for the trip to Dolphin Hotel Grotto Pool made it painless. There was a generous grace period from the agreed time, so I never had to rush to gather the bags. I went from the ship to the front desk of Dolphin Hotel Grotto Pool with nothing to worry about in between.
Our family of five came off the ship at PortMiami and the driver had room for all the suitcases for the ride to Dolphin Hotel Grotto Pool.
Los dos dejamos listo un traslado privado para la mañana del desembarque y así no preocuparnos por los tiempos camino a Dolphin Hotel Grotto Pool. El conductor metió toda la pila de equipaje para que no tuviéramos que batallar con todo. El conductor nos dejó justo en la puerta de Dolphin Hotel Grotto Pool, y no a media cuadra.
Stepping off the ship solo, the last thing I wanted was to drag my bags around looking for a ride at the port, so I had a private car waiting for the run to Dolphin Hotel Grotto Pool.