From $600 per vehicle: a private, one-way ride from Port of Miami to Day-Zee Inn in a chauffeured SUV or van.
One number per vehicle covers the full trip one way. Select by how many people ride and how many bags come along.
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 greeting costs nothing extra; the Meet & Greet at the terminal with a name sign adds $40.
Day-Zee Inn sits in St. Cloud, a quieter corner of Central Florida well inland from the coast. It is a genuine road trip from the cruise terminals, and that distance is part of the appeal: by the time you reach the door, the crowds and the salt air of the pier are far behind you. This is a place to slow down, not to keep hustling through another transit line.
Because St. Cloud sits away from the hectic tourist strips, the setting has a calmer, more residential feel than the resort clusters closer to the water. Your driver takes you straight to the property’s own entrance rather than dropping you at a corner nearby, so there is no last stretch of dragging bags down an unfamiliar street. You step out of the vehicle at Day-Zee Inn itself, ready to check in.
After a long sailing and the shuffle of disembarkation, that door-to-door finish makes the difference. The inn gives you a settled base in Central Florida, within reach of the wider Orlando-area attractions when you desire them and comfortably removed from them when you do not. The private ride is planned around your ship’s arrival, so the handoff from cruise terminal to your room is one continuous, unhurried motion. You reach on your own schedule, with your group together and your luggage already in hand, at the place you actually booked.
This is one long, direct run inland, roughly 215 miles from the Port of Miami cruise terminals up to St. Cloud. Plan on somewhere around 213 to 224 minutes on the road, depending on traffic and the hour you travel. Your driver is waiting when you clear customs and the luggage hall, with a built-in wait window so an early or late walk-off is never a problem.
Every bag goes into the vehicle, not onto your lap, and the ride is yours alone from the terminal curb to the door of Day-Zee Inn. There is no changeover, no second pickup, and no sharing the space with strangers. You settle in once, keep your own climate and your own quiet, and stay put until the vehicle stops at the property entrance. For a trip this long, having your own car and driver from start to finish is exactly where a private transfer earns its place.
From the Port of Miami, plan on about 3 hours 29 minutes and 215.1 miles to reach Day-Zee Inn in St Cloud via Florida’s Turnpike. Prices are per vehicle, not per seat: $600 for the Black SUV, $850 for the Van, $1050 for the Van XL. Pickup is at your cruise terminal curb at PortMiami.
| Road distance | 215.1 miles |
|---|---|
| Black SUV, 1-5 | $600 |
| Drop-off address | 1221 Carolina Ave, St Cloud |
| Drive time | 3 hours 29 minutes |
| Van, 6-9 | $850 |
| Main roads | Florida’s Turnpike |
| Van XL, 10-14 | $1050 |
| Back from Day-Zee Inn | $600 / $850 / $1050 |
For the trip back, your driver picks you up at the main entrance of the inn (1221 Carolina Ave) and drives the 215.1 miles to your cruise terminal at PortMiami in about 3 hours 29 minutes. The return fare is $600 for the Black SUV, $850 for the Van and $1050 for the Van XL. The booking box opens with Day-Zee Inn as the pickup; just add the date and time. Book the return
The 215.1 miles from the Port of Miami to Day-Zee Inn take about 3 hours 29 minutes without heavy traffic via Florida’s Turnpike. At busy hours, allow extra time. Each vehicle has a fixed fare, no traffic or surge charges: $600 for the Black SUV, $850 for the Van and $1050 for the Van XL.
Choose the moment you will be on the curb with your luggage. The driver is at your terminal at the agreed time, then covers the 215.1 miles to Day-Zee Inn.
Outside the cruise terminal, at the curb. Driver, car and plate arrive by message ahead of the pickup, so you know who to look for; the drive to Day-Zee Inn starts as soon as the bags are loaded and takes about 3 hours 29 minutes.
In the Black SUV ($600 to Day-Zee Inn) passengers plus big suitcases can add up to 10, so five people with five cases fit. The Van ($850) carries 9 passengers and 9 big cases, the Van XL ($1050) 14 and 14, and everyone keeps a carry-on.
We do. The driver picks you up at Day-Zee Inn and takes you to your cruise terminal for $600 (Black SUV), $850 (Van) or $1050 (Van XL). Plan on about 3 hours 29 minutes for the 215.1 miles, more at rush hour.
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There were eight of us stepping off at PortMiami, and one private transfer to Day-Zee Inn was far simpler than splitting into cars. Getting to Day-Zee Inn with no detours meant we could drop the bags and start the day. We went from the ship to the front desk of Day-Zee Inn with zero hassle along the way.
The two of us cruised from PortMiami and having a private car waiting curbside for the ride over to Day-Zee Inn took all the stress out of it. We were dropped right at the front door of Day-Zee Inn, not across the street.
For a smooth morning off the ship, my wife and I had a private driver waiting for us at the cruise terminal to run us over to Day-Zee Inn. The last thing you want after a week at sea is a ride that falls through, and this was reliable and on time.
Our group of friends booked one van straight from the terminal to Day-Zee Inn, and it was so easy. We’ve already saved them for our next cruise out of PortMiami. There was a board with our name on it at the exit, so we spotted the driver immediately.
We came off the ship tired but happy and a private car straight to Day-Zee Inn set the tone for the rest of the trip. 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. An easy, smooth handoff for the two of us — off the ship and into Day-Zee Inn with nothing left to sort out.