From $590 per vehicle: a private, one-way ride from Port of Miami to Gaylord Palms Resort & Water Park 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.
Gaylord Palms Resort & Water Park sits in the Davenport and Clermont area, out west of the Disney exits along I-4. It is a corner of Central Florida where big resorts and rental villas spread out instead of stacking up, so the theme parks stay only minutes away while the crowds that fill them tend to stay behind. For a family stepping off a cruise, that combination of closeness and calm is the whole appeal of landing here rather than in the thick of the action.
The surrounding neighborhood is anchored by ChampionsGate and Reunion Resort, both known for golf resorts and clusters of vacation villas. The parks are a short drive in one direction, and the open country of the Davenport and Clermont area rolls out in the other. It is the kind of base that works whether your days ahead are packed with attractions or set aside for slower mornings, since the busy stuff and the quiet stuff both sit within easy reach of where you are staying.
There is more than pavement out this way, too. The Clermont chain of lakes lies nearby, along with Lake Louisa State Park, giving the area a green, watery edge that comes as a surprise so close to the resort corridor. After days at sea, arriving to that kind of open Florida landscape makes the transition from ship to stay feel like a genuine change of pace rather than just another stop on the itinerary.
The trip runs as one direct leg from your ship’s terminal to the front of Gaylord Palms Resort & Water Park. Your chauffeur meets your group right at the curb once you clear the hall, loads every bag into the vehicle, and points north on Florida’s Turnpike. There is no second stop and no shuffle between vehicles; the luggage stays with you the entire way, and the pickup is timed to your actual disembarkation rather than to whatever the morning traffic happens to be doing.
Plan on roughly 243.8 miles from the Port of Miami cruise terminal to the resort door, a ride that typically takes somewhere between 248 and 274 minutes depending on how heavy the Turnpike traffic runs that day. Because the route is a single straight shot and the fare is fixed at booking, the whole thing stays predictable from the moment you step off the ship to the moment you arrive.
The car waits for you, not the other way around. Your group travels together with the luggage in the same vehicle, the fare is known before the ride, and the driver takes the direct route to the destination.
Reserve with a 50% deposit; hand the balance to the driver on the day by cash or card. Fares are quoted per vehicle, one way, with tolls and fuel included.
The regular window is 7 AM to 9 PM; night pickups in the SUV add $20 in Miami-Dade and Broward and $50 elsewhere. A child seat is $15 on request, and any added stop is $45 per 30 minutes.
Count passengers and bags and the vehicle follows: the SUV for up to 5 with luggage, the vans for 6-9 or 10-14. There is no splitting a group across cars.
Passenger count, child seat or pickup detail changes are fine up to 12 hours ahead. The travel date cannot be moved to another day, so confirm it carefully.
Message us on WhatsApp at wa.me/17866828748 or call 786-682-8748 with your date, passenger count and luggage, and we confirm the vehicle and the pickup details.
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.
Mi esposo y yo salimos del barco en PortMiami y había un auto privado listo en la terminal para llevarnos a Gaylord Palms Resort & Water Park. Sin caos en el puerto — caminamos de la terminal a un auto que ya estaba ahí. El viaje de la terminal a Gaylord Palms Resort & Water Park fue cómodo y sin apuros, y pudimos ver pasar la ciudad.
We got off the ship with the kids worn out after the cruise, and a private van there at the terminal made the run to Gaylord Palms Resort & Water Park so easy. Booking was easy, we got clear pickup details, and everything lined up perfectly. Getting to Gaylord Palms Resort & Water Park first thing meant we could settle in without waiting around.
My wife and I had a great sailing and capped it off with a private car ready at the curb to take us to Gaylord Palms Resort & Water Park — not one worry at the terminal. The car was roomy enough for all the cruise luggage, and there was space for everything. The ride from the terminal to Gaylord Palms Resort & Water Park was smooth and steady, and we could just watch the city go by.
We got off the ship with the little ones and a mountain of luggage, and a private van there at the terminal made the run to Gaylord Palms Resort & Water Park painless. Getting to Gaylord Palms Resort & Water Park first thing meant we could settle in without waiting around.
Comfortable ride, no waiting around, and a driver who knew exactly where to go. Recommend. We got a clear confirmation, so there was no guessing at the port.