From $600 per vehicle: a private, one-way ride from Port of Miami to Element by Marriott Orlando Universal Blvd in a chauffeured SUV or van.
Pricing is by vehicle, not by seat: a solo traveler and a full car pay the same flat one-way rate.
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.
Element by Marriott Orlando Universal Blvd sits on Universal Boulevard, just off International Drive — Orlando’s long, hotel-lined avenue that gathers the city’s biggest draws into one corridor. The address puts you within simple reach of Universal Orlando Resort, while ICON Park and its towering observation wheel are close by along the same stretch. It is a practical base for a group: you land in the middle of the action without having to cross the metro to reach it.
International Drive runs like a spine through this part of Orlando, threading Universal, SeaWorld Orlando, ICON Park, and the Orange County Convention Center along a single boulevard. From the hotel, each of those is a short local hop rather than a highway trek. That matters if your days are split between a theme park, a convention hall, and dinner somewhere else — everything you are likely to desire is arranged along the road out front, so the stay works as a launch point for whatever the journey is really about.
On arrival you step into a hotel built for travelers who desire room to spread out, with on-site amenities, bag storage, and early check-in handled at the property itself. For the specifics — what time a room opens up, where bags wait until then — the hotel’s own page is the place to confirm. What we handle is getting you and your luggage to the entrance in one clean run, so the first thing you do in Orlando is check in, not sort out another leg of the journey.
After you clear the terminal on disembarkation morning, your chauffeur is already staged at the curb — the waiting is on our side, not yours. Bags go straight from the terminal into the vehicle, and the car is reserved for your party alone. From PortMiami the route runs up Florida’s Turnpike toward Orlando, covering roughly 230 miles in a single direct leg — no transfers, no second pickup, just one ride to the hotel entrance.
Plan on 226 to 235 minutes on the road, depending on the hour you leave the port. Mornings back up at the exits, so your driver stages before your group reaches the curb and folds that wait into the service. After the bags are loaded, it is your own vehicle and your own climate the rest of the way, with a chauffeur who works the port and knows which terminal belongs to your ship.
Element by Marriott Orlando Universal Blvd is 232.6 miles from the Port of Miami by road, about 3 hours 47 minutes without heavy traffic via Florida’s Turnpike. The fare is per vehicle: $600 for the Black SUV, $850 for the Van and $1050 for the Van XL. Pickup is at your cruise terminal curb at PortMiami.
| Road distance | 232.6 miles |
|---|---|
| Black SUV, 1-5 | $600 |
| Drop-off address | 8278 Universal Boulevard, Orlando |
| Drive time | 3 hours 47 minutes |
| Van, 6-9 | $850 |
| Main roads | Florida’s Turnpike |
| Van XL, 10-14 | $1050 |
| Back from Element by Marriott Orlando Universal Blvd | $600 / $850 / $1050 |
The return covers the same 232.6 miles: pickup at the main entrance of the hotel (8278 Universal Boulevard), drop-off at your cruise terminal at PortMiami after about 3 hours 47 minutes. From Element by Marriott Orlando Universal Blvd the Black SUV costs $600, the Van $850 and the Van XL $1050. Open the booking box with the points swapped and choose the date and time. Book the return
The 232.6 miles from the Port of Miami to Element by Marriott Orlando Universal Blvd take about 3 hours 47 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 232.6 miles to Element by Marriott Orlando Universal Blvd.
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 Element by Marriott Orlando Universal Blvd.
The Black SUV holds up to 5 passengers, with passengers plus big suitcases up to 10; on this route it costs $600. Six to nine travelers with their cases take the Van ($850), ten to fourteen the Van XL ($1050). All three go door to door to Element by Marriott Orlando Universal Blvd.
We do. The driver picks you up at Element by Marriott Orlando Universal Blvd and takes you to your cruise terminal for $600 (Black SUV), $850 (Van) or $1050 (Van XL). Plan on about 3 hours 47 minutes for the 232.6 miles, more at rush hour.
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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 Element by Marriott Orlando Universal Blvd. 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 Element by Marriott Orlando Universal Blvd 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 Element by Marriott Orlando Universal Blvd for disembarkation morning, and it could not have been easier. The ride from the terminal to Element by Marriott Orlando Universal Blvd 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 Element by Marriott Orlando Universal Blvd 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 Element by Marriott Orlando Universal Blvd 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 Element by Marriott Orlando Universal Blvd. 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.