From $610 per vehicle: a private, one-way ride from Port of Miami to Doubletree Guest Suites 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.
Disembarkation at Port of Miami is easier with a driver already outside the terminal. The greeting at the curb is part of the price, the Meet & Greet at the terminal adds $40, and the vehicle is yours alone from the port to the destination, luggage included.
Doubletree Guest Suites Resort is an all-suite property, which is a plain way of saying your room gives you more space than a typical hotel layout — a place to spread out after a long day of journey. It sits in the Tampa region, well across the state from the port where your cruise ends. For a group arriving off a ship, that extra room in a suite tends to matter, since everyone has bags and the day has already been a long one.
The resort works top as a base. You reach, you settle in, and the surrounding Tampa region opens up from there at whatever pace suits you. Because the drive from the coast is a real one, most guests treat arrival day merely: obtain to the property, drop the luggage, and let the rest of the trip start the next morning rather than cramming it into the first afternoon.
For anything tied to the building itself — room types, suite configurations, parking, and check-in times — the property is the authority, and it is worth confirming those details with Doubletree directly before you journey. What we handle is everything up to the door: getting you and your luggage from the terminal to the resort entrance in one clean run, so the first thing you deal with on land is your room, not the logistics of reaching it.
This is a private, terminal-to-door run. Once your group clears the cruise exit, your chauffeur is waiting at the terminal curb, loads the luggage, and drives straight to Doubletree Guest Suites Resort with no stops along the way. The car is yours alone — your group and no one else — which on a long drive across the state is the difference between a trip you control and one you don’t. You set the departure and you set the pace.
Everything moves as one leg: bags in the vehicle at the port, bags out at the resort entrance, with luggage assist at both ends. The pickup follows your ship’s actual arrival rather than a fixed slot, and there is courtesy wait time built in, so a slow disembarkation does not cost you your ride. On embarkation day the same private run works in reverse, from the resort back to the ship.
The ride from the Port of Miami to Doubletree Guest Suites Resort covers 285.6 miles and takes about 4 hours 28 minutes in light traffic via I-595. Each vehicle has its own fare: Black SUV $610, Van $865, Van XL $1070. Pickup is at your cruise terminal curb at PortMiami.
| Road distance | 285.6 miles |
|---|---|
| Black SUV, 1-5 | $610 |
| Drive time | 4 hours 28 minutes |
| Van, 6-9 | $865 |
| Main roads | I-595 |
| Van XL, 10-14 | $1070 |
| Back from Doubletree Guest Suites Resort | $610 / $865 / $1070 |
The return covers the same 285.6 miles: pickup at the main entrance of the resort, drop-off at your cruise terminal at PortMiami after about 4 hours 28 minutes. From Doubletree Guest Suites Resort the Black SUV costs $610, the Van $865 and the Van XL $1070. Open the booking box with the points swapped and choose the date and time. Book the return
Plan on about 4 hours 28 minutes for the 285.6 miles from the Port of Miami to Doubletree Guest Suites Resort via I-595 when the roads are clear. Peak hours can stretch the trip; it is a fixed fare per vehicle, no traffic or surge charges: $610 for the Black SUV.
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 285.6 miles to Doubletree Guest Suites Resort.
At the curb outside your own cruise terminal (the terminals are listed below). Before the pickup you get the driver’s name, car and plate; when you are outside with your bags, message us and the car pulls up for the ride to Doubletree Guest Suites Resort.
In the Black SUV ($610 to Doubletree Guest Suites Resort) passengers plus big suitcases can add up to 10, so five people with five cases fit. The Van ($865) carries 9 passengers and 9 big cases, the Van XL ($1070) 14 and 14, and everyone keeps a carry-on.
On sailing day the ride from Doubletree Guest Suites Resort to your terminal is $610 for the Black SUV, $865 for the Van and $1070 for the Van XL. The 285.6 miles take about 4 hours 28 minutes in light traffic, so leave early enough for boarding.
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Our family of six came off the ship at PortMiami and the driver loaded every cruise bag for the ride to Doubletree Guest Suites Resort. Booking was quick, we got clear pickup details, and everything matched what we were told.
Stepping off the ship, having the ride already handled to Doubletree Guest Suites Resort was exactly what I needed. It was a private car just for me — nobody else to wait on — a relief after a week aboard.
As a solo cruiser I arranged a private transfer from the terminal to Doubletree Guest Suites Resort for disembarkation morning, and it could not have been easier. The ride from the terminal to Doubletree Guest Suites Resort was smooth and steady, and I could just unwind after the cruise. The last thing you want after a week at sea is a ride that falls through, and this was reliable and on time. Highly recommend.
Los dos salimos en crucero desde PortMiami y tener un auto privado esperándonos en la terminal para el viaje hasta Doubletree Guest Suites Resort nos quitó todo el estrés. Había un buen período de gracia desde la hora acordada, así que nunca tuvimos que apurarme para pasar la aduana. Llegar a Doubletree Guest Suites Resort a primera hora significó que pudimos instalarnos sin esperar.
For a smooth morning off the ship, my husband and I had a private driver meet us at the cruise terminal to run us over to Doubletree Guest Suites Resort. The fare was locked in at booking, nothing added at the curb. It was a private car for our party alone — no one else’s stops — a relief after a week aboard.