From $175 per vehicle: a private, one-way ride from Port of Miami to Cambria Hotel Fort Lauderdale Beach in a chauffeured SUV or van.
The fare is locked per vehicle for the one-way trip, and it already covers the tolls, the fuel and the driver’s time.
Book with the ship’s name and the date, and the driver handles the rest at PortMiami: waiting at the correct terminal, helping with the suitcases, and leaving the port without a queue. The curbside meet-and-greet costs nothing extra; the inside name-sign welcome adds $20.
Cambria Hotel Fort Lauderdale Beach sits along the Fort Lauderdale shoreline, close enough that the sand and the ocean are only steps from the door. For travelers stepping off a cruise, that proximity is the whole appeal — the coast that framed the sail-in becomes the view from your window. Plenty of guests here trade the ship’s pool for real sand the same afternoon they disembark, walking straight from check-in to the water without a second leg of travel.
The setting is unmistakably Fort Lauderdale. A beachfront promenade runs for miles beside the hotel, an easy walk for a slow morning or a sunset stroll after weeks at sea. Just inland, canals thread the city from Las Olas out to the Intracoastal — the network of waterways that earned this town its nickname, the Venice of America. With the open Atlantic on one side and that maze of channels on the other, the hotel puts you in the middle of what makes this stretch of coast worth staying on.
Once you have landed ashore, there is plenty within reach. Guests often fit in time on Fort Lauderdale Beach itself and along the Riverwalk downtown, tracing the water past shops and cafes. Port Everglades sits nearby, and Hugh Taylor Birch State Park offers a pocket of green between the beach and the Intracoastal for anyone who wants a quieter hour outdoors. For one night before a flight or a longer stay, Cambria Hotel Fort Lauderdale Beach keeps the beach, the water, and the city all close at hand.
The ride begins right at your ship’s terminal on Dodge Island. Once your group clears the cruise hall, the chauffeur meets you at the curb, loads the luggage into the vehicle, and you head north out of the port. The route follows I-95 up toward Fort Lauderdale, and the run to Cambria Hotel Fort Lauderdale Beach usually takes somewhere between 59 and 75 minutes, depending on how the highway is moving that day.
It is door to door from the start. There is no dragging bags across a parking lot, no second vehicle, and no line to wait in — the driver is already there when you come out, and the same vehicle carries your party the whole way to the hotel entrance. Because the pickup is timed to your ship’s actual arrival rather than a fixed slot, the pace of customs and disembarkation never leaves you stranded. You reach the door, the bags come out, and your stay begins.
The fare covers the vehicle for your group alone, the driver’s time, tolls and fuel, the meet-and-greet at the pickup point and help with every bag. Extras such as a child seat or an added stop are priced separately and listed below.
You pay a 50% deposit online to hold the vehicle, then the balance directly to the driver on the day, in cash or by card. The one-way fare above is the whole amount.
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.
My wife and I had a great sailing and capped it off with a private car waiting right at the terminal to take us to Cambria Hotel Fort Lauderdale Beach — no fuss at the port. The night before, we got a text with the driver’s name and license plate, so there was no wondering which car was the right one on the way out. The driver took care of every bag so we didn’t have to struggle with anything.
For a stress-free morning off the ship, my wife and I had a private driver meet us at the cruise terminal to run us over to Cambria Hotel Fort Lauderdale Beach. The driver got the whole pile of luggage in so we didn’t have to struggle with anything.
Nuestro equipo fue todo junto directo del puerto a Cambria Hotel Fort Lauderdale Beach, y nadie tuvo que preocuparse por nada. El conductor se ocupó de las valijas para que no tuviéramos que cargar nada.
Coming ashore by myself, I had a driver already at the curb for the ride to Cambria Hotel Fort Lauderdale Beach — nothing left to chance. There was a thirty-minute cushion from the agreed time, so I never had to rush off the ship.
We got off the ship with the little ones worn out after the cruise, and a private van waiting at the port made the run to Cambria Hotel Fort Lauderdale Beach so easy. Honestly the most stress-free part of the whole trip — ship to hotel door with zero stress.