From $175 per vehicle: a private, one-way ride from Port of Miami to Pelican Grand Beach Resort in a chauffeured SUV or van.
The prices are flat and quoted per vehicle for the whole one-way ride: no meter, no surge, nothing added at the curb.
The driver is outside the PortMiami terminal when you come through, plans around the ship’s real arrival time, and loads the bags. The terminal greeting is covered by the fare and a name sign is offered for $20. Then it is one private vehicle straight to the destination.
Pelican Grand Beach Resort sits directly on the Fort Lauderdale shoreline, so the sand is only steps from the lobby door. After a cruise, that closeness is the whole appeal: many guests drop their bags and trade the ship’s pool for real beach the same afternoon they disembark. When your chauffeur pulls up at the entrance, the ocean is already in view and the walk to the water is short.
The setting is one of the reasons Fort Lauderdale draws so many travelers. Canals thread the city from Las Olas out to the Intracoastal — the reason it earns the nickname the Venice of America — and the beachfront promenade stretches for miles past the resort. It is an easy base whether you came to spend a few quiet days by the shore before flying home or to keep a group together after a sailing. The area rewards guests who like to walk, and the waterfront never feels far.
Details on the property itself — the amenities, luggage holds, and early check-in windows — are handled on Pelican Grand Beach Resort’s own official page, and it is worth a look before you travel so your arrival lines up with the front desk. On our side, the goal is simply to get you to that entrance without friction: one group per vehicle, a bilingual chauffeur who knows the port, and full luggage help at both ends. From the terminal curb to the resort door, the ride is planned as a single leg so the first thing you deal with in Fort Lauderdale is the beach, not logistics.
Book before you dock and disembarkation turns into the easy part. Your dedicated SUV or van meets you at the terminal, the chauffeur loads the bags at the curb, and the vehicle runs straight to Pelican Grand Beach Resort with no shared stops. The route follows I-95 for a single, direct leg of roughly 32.8 miles, which usually takes about 59 to 76 minutes depending on how the traffic is moving that morning.
Port pickups are timed to your actual disembarkation, not a fixed clock, with 30 minutes of free waiting built in so a slow customs line never costs you the ride. Weekend mornings are the port’s busiest stretch, and that I-95 traffic is already priced into the flat fare — nothing is added on the day. The vehicle is exclusively yours from the terminal to the resort entrance, with full luggage assistance waiting at both ends of the trip.
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.
Half of the fare is paid at booking as a deposit and the rest is settled with the driver on the day, cash or card. The price is per vehicle for the one-way trip.
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.
The black SUV takes up to 5 passengers with their luggage; the vans carry 6 to 9 or 10 to 14 with room for the bags. Tell us how many people and how many suitcases travel and the right vehicle is assigned.
Yes for the details: add a passenger, a child seat or a note up to 12 hours before the pickup time. No for the date, which stays as booked.
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.
A few friends and I came off the ship together and booked one private van from the cruise terminal to Pelican Grand Beach Resort. For a stress-free way to get from the ship to Pelican Grand Beach Resort, it was money well spent.
My partner and I had a great sailing and followed it with a private car waiting right at the terminal to take us to Pelican Grand Beach Resort — no fuss at the port. There was a sign with our name at the terminal doors, so we knew right where to go. For a reliable way to get from the ship to Pelican Grand Beach Resort, it was absolutely worth booking.
Getting off the ship on my own, I had a driver waiting at the terminal for the ride to Pelican Grand Beach Resort — nothing left to chance.
Minha esposa e eu não queríamos o caos de táxi na saída do terminal, então reservamos uma viagem privativa até Pelican Grand Beach Resort antes mesmo de zarpar. O motorista pôs toda a pilha de bagagem no porta-malas para não precisarmos fazer força.
El grupo entero bajamos de una y fue muy fácil tener una van privada esperando en la terminal para el viaje a Pelican Grand Beach Resort — todos en un solo vehículo. Ya guardamos el contacto para nuestro próximo crucero desde PortMiami. La tarifa estaba cerrada al reservar, sin nada extra en la acera.