From $180 per vehicle: a private, one-way ride from Port of Miami to Lauderdale Beach Wellness 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.
On disembarkation morning the driver plans around the ship’s arrival and waits at the curb outside your terminal at PortMiami. Meet-and-greet at the terminal is included; a name-sign welcome is available for an extra $20. Luggage goes straight from the terminal into the vehicle and the ride leaves private and direct.
Lauderdale Beach Wellness Resort sits in North Broward, about 32 road miles up from the Port of Miami cruise terminals. It is the kind of place travelers point their day toward once the ship is behind them: a quieter corner of the county where the pace slows down and the focus shifts to rest. After a week at sea, that change of tempo is usually the whole point of the trip.
The resort keeps good company. Sawgrass Mills is close by out west, drawing the crowds with its shopping, and Amerant Bank Arena is within easy reach when there is a game or a show on the calendar. For a slower afternoon, the Plantation Historical Museum and Everglades Holiday Park are both nearby, so the area gives you options without asking you to drive far for them. The surrounding grid of Sunrise, Plantation, and Coral Springs fills in the rest with quiet residential streets rather than tourist bustle.
Because the resort sits north of the port rather than downtown, the arrival feels calm by the time you pull up. Your driver brings the vehicle to the entrance and carries the bags to the curb beside you, so the last stretch of a long travel day is handled for you. Whether this is your first stop after the cruise or a few nights of downtime before heading home, you step out at the door with the luggage already in hand.
This is a straight, door-to-door run. Once your group clears the terminal exit, your chauffeur has the vehicle staged at the cruise curb, loads the luggage, and heads out with no stops in between. The route follows I-95 north for the roughly 32-mile hop to the resort, and the trip usually takes about 52 to 68 minutes depending on how the highway is moving that hour. Your bags ride in the vehicle with you the whole way and come out at the entrance.
Traffic on I-95 is really the only variable, which is why the pickup is timed to your ship’s actual arrival with room built in rather than a slot cut to the minute. There is courtesy wait time on every port pickup, so if disembarkation runs slow the car is still there when you walk out. Tell us the ship and the date, and the driver is coordinated by message as your group comes off, self-assist walkers early and checked-luggage groups later.
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.
A 50% deposit reserves the ride online; the balance is paid to the driver on the day, cash or card. The fare is one way and per vehicle, so what you see above is the full price for the trip.
Rides between 9 PM and 7 AM add a night fee for the SUV: $20 within Miami-Dade and Broward, $50 farther out. Child seats are available for $15 each. An extra stop is billed at $45 per 30 minutes of the detour.
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.
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.
Meu companheiro e eu descemos do navio no PortMiami e havia um carro privativo ali mesmo para nós para nos levar até Lauderdale Beach Wellness Resort. Havia uma janela de cortesia a partir do horário combinado, então nunca precisamos correr para descer do navio.
No pudo ser más simple — un conductor esperando, maletas cargadas, y un viaje cómodo hasta Lauderdale Beach Wellness Resort. Sin recorrer un estacionamiento — caminé de la terminal a un auto que ya estaba ahí.
First time cruising on my own out of PortMiami, and having a private car ready at the curb for the trip to Lauderdale Beach Wellness Resort took the worry away. I’ve already saved them for my next cruise out of PortMiami. The driver got the whole pile of luggage in so I didn’t have to struggle with anything.
As a solo cruiser I arranged a private transfer from PortMiami to Lauderdale Beach Wellness Resort for disembarkation morning, and it took all the guesswork out of it. I went from the terminal to a real bed with nothing to worry about in between.
Getting all of us off the ship and over to Lauderdale Beach Wellness Resort is usually a headache, but one pre-booked private van took the stress right out of it. There was room for everyone for the whole group and all our cruise luggage in one van to Lauderdale Beach Wellness Resort.