From $450 per vehicle: a private, one-way ride from Port of Miami to Golden Palms Luxury Motorcoach Resort 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.
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.
Golden Palms Luxury Motorcoach Resort sits on Florida’s southwest coast in Fort Myers, part of the wider Naples–Fort Myers stretch that faces the Gulf. This is a motorcoach resort, so the setting is built around large touring rigs and the travelers who live and vacation in them, with the grounds laid out along Golden Palms Circle. It is a genuine cross-state destination from the cruise port, on the opposite side of the peninsula from the Atlantic terminals you just left behind.
The address for the stay is 13090 Golden Palms Circle, and that is exactly where the ride ends. Your driver takes you to the resort’s own entrance rather than dropping you at some corner or gate nearby, so you arrive at the property itself with your bags at the curb beside you. When you pull in, look for your chauffeur at the main entrance, the same simple hand-off you would expect at any front door.
Because the resort is a fair distance inland along the Gulf coast, arriving fresh matters more here than on a short city hop. A private vehicle gives your group room to stretch out after a sailing, your own climate control, and a quiet cabin for the long ride west. There is no pooling and no detours to collect other passengers; the car is yours alone from the terminal to Golden Palms Luxury Motorcoach Resort, and the only stops are the ones you ask for. It is a straightforward way to close out a cruise, with the destination handled door to door.
The trip runs across the state to the Gulf coast, and your driver follows I-595 for most of the way. Plan on roughly 144 to 158 minutes from the terminal to the resort door, depending on how the traffic moves that day. Weekend mornings are the busiest at the port, with whole ships walking off at once, so the pickup is timed to your actual disembarkation and that I-595 traffic is already built into the plan rather than sprung on you later.
It is a true door-to-door ride. Your chauffeur meets your group at the curb once you clear the terminal, loads every bag into the vehicle, and keeps your luggage with you the whole way west. One group rides per vehicle, so there are no shared seats and no extra pickups along the route. When you reach Golden Palms Luxury Motorcoach Resort, the driver pulls up at the main entrance and carries your bags to the curb beside you.
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.
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.
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.
Details such as an extra passenger or a child seat can be adjusted up to 12 hours before the pickup. The date itself is fixed once booked, so double-check it before you confirm.
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.
The two of us cruised from PortMiami and having a private car meet us at the terminal for the ride over to Golden Palms Luxury Motorcoach Resort made the morning easy. An easy, relaxed handoff for the two of us — off the ship and into Golden Palms Luxury Motorcoach Resort with nothing left to sort out. For a stress-free way to get from the ship to Golden Palms Luxury Motorcoach Resort, it was money well spent. Thanks for the smooth handoff!
Mi pareja y yo no estábamos para líos afuera de la terminal, así que coordinamos un viaje privado a Golden Palms Luxury Motorcoach Resort antes de zarpar. Lo último que quieres tras una semana en el mar es un viaje que falle, y este fue totalmente sólido. El conductor metió toda la pila de equipaje para que no tuviéramos que batallar con todo.
Getting all of us off the ship and over to Golden Palms Luxury Motorcoach Resort is usually a headache, but one pre-booked private van made it effortless. Booking was quick, we got everything in writing, and everything went exactly as planned. The last thing you want after a week at sea is a ride that falls through, and this was reliable and on time.
For a smooth disembarkation, my wife and I had a private driver waiting for us at the cruise terminal to run us over to Golden Palms Luxury Motorcoach Resort. The fare was set up front, no surprise on a busy disembarkation morning. The driver took care of every bag so we didn’t have to lift a thing.
The two of us booked a private transfer for disembarkation morning so we wouldn’t deal with the port crowds getting over to Golden Palms Luxury Motorcoach Resort. The driver handled the suitcases so we didn’t have to lift a thing. The fare was fixed when we booked, no surprise on a busy disembarkation morning.