From $175 per vehicle: a private, one-way ride from Port of Miami to Ocean Beach Palace Hotel and Suites 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.
Disembarkation at Port of Miami is easier with a driver already outside the terminal. The greeting at the curb is part of the price, a name-sign pickup adds $20, and the vehicle is yours alone from the port to the destination, luggage included.
Ocean Beach Palace Hotel and Suites sits along the Fort Lauderdale coast, a short walk from the water and well placed for anyone stepping off a ship and looking to trade the terminal for the beach. The property keeps you close to the sand without putting you in the middle of the crowds, so the end of a cruise can slide straight into a quiet afternoon by the ocean rather than a scramble for the next thing.
The setting is one of the reasons people pick this stretch of coast. Fort Lauderdale layers a wide promenade beach, the yacht-lined New River, and the galleries and storefronts of Las Olas Boulevard, with the cruise piers of Port Everglades sitting at its southern edge. It is a walkable, water-facing part of the city, and the hotel puts you within reach of all of it once the bags are down and the day is yours again.
On arrival, the natural move is simple: drop your luggage at Ocean Beach Palace Hotel and Suites and walk toward the water. Anything about the stay itself — rooms, check-in times, on-site details — lives with the hotel directly; our part is the ride that gets you there without the usual arrival-day friction. Come departure, the same address is the pickup point, so the trip back to the ship starts right at the entrance rather than somewhere down the block.
Coming off the ship, your chauffeur is staged for the terminal curb once your group clears the exit, with 30 minutes of courtesy wait built in — so the disembarkation crush is the driver’s problem, not yours. The bags go straight into the vehicle at the curb, the car takes I-95, and the run to Ocean Beach Palace Hotel and Suites is a single, direct leg reserved for your party alone. Budget roughly 60 to 76 minutes depending on the hour, from quiet mornings to full rush hour.
Leaving for the ship works the same way in reverse: the chauffeur meets you at the hotel entrance, loads every bag, and drives you back to the terminal on one direct route. Fuel and standard tolls are already inside the fare, so nothing is added on the day, and the pickup is timed around your schedule rather than app availability.
Rideshare lines and shared shuttles add waiting and extra stops; a private vehicle leaves when you are ready and goes only where you are going. The fare covers the whole car, the tolls and the fuel.
No. A 50% deposit secures the booking and the remaining half is paid to the driver on the day, cash or card. Nothing else is charged unless you add an extra service.
Daytime service runs 7 AM to 9 PM; outside that window the SUV carries a night fee of $20 inside Miami-Dade and Broward and $50 beyond. A child seat is fitted on request for $15. Extra stops along the way are $45 per 30 minutes.
Black SUV for up to 5 passengers, van for 6 to 9, van for 10 to 14: the choice is made from your passenger and luggage numbers so nobody rides squeezed.
Up to 12 hours before pickup you can change passengers, luggage or extras. Dates are locked at booking and do not move.
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.
Getting the whole party off the ship and over to Ocean Beach Palace Hotel and Suites is usually a headache, but one pre-booked private van made it effortless. Honestly the easiest part of the whole trip — ship to hotel door with zero stress.
After our cruise, my partner and I didn’t feel like chasing a ride at the terminal, so we lined up a private car to Ocean Beach Palace Hotel and Suites. No scramble at the port — we just stepped out and the car was ready.
I wasn’t going to fight for a ride the morning I got off the ship, so I reserved a private car from the terminal to Ocean Beach Palace Hotel and Suites. I knew the plan before the ship even docked, so there was nothing to worry about at the terminal.
Easiest disembarkation we’ve had — met right at the terminal, luggage sorted, straight to the door of Ocean Beach Palace Hotel and Suites. Booking was simple, we got a solid confirmation, and everything went exactly as planned.
Sacar a todos del barco y hasta Ocean Beach Palace Hotel and Suites suele ser un dolor de cabeza, pero una van privada reservada le quitó todo el estrés. Pasamos del barco a la recepción de Ocean Beach Palace Hotel and Suites sin estrés alguno. Llegar a Ocean Beach Palace Hotel and Suites sin vueltas significó que pudimos hacer el check-in y por fin darnos una ducha tras la semana en el mar.