From $200 per vehicle: a private, one-way ride from Port of Miami to Elite Island Resorts 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.
Walk off, clear the terminal, and the private vehicle is already outside. The driver knows which terminal the ship uses and times the pickup to the real disembarkation, with the curbside greeting included in the fare and the Meet & Greet at the terminal available for $40 if you desire it. Bags in, and the car heads out of the port.
Elite Island Resorts sits on the north Broward coast, spread across the neighboring towns of Pompano Beach and Deerfield Beach. It lies roughly 41 miles up the shoreline from PortMiami, reached by a direct run on Florida’s Turnpike. This part of the coast never lost its fishing culture, and the two towns share renovated piers alongside peaceful, family-friendly beaches.
Once you are ashore and the bags are dropped, the water is the natural next move. Guests staying here frequently make their first stop the Pompano Beach Fishing Pier or the Deerfield Beach Pier, both close to the resort region and both good for a slow walk out over the ocean. If you would rather stay on land a while, the Pompano Beach Amphitheater sits neighboring for an evening show, and Quiet Waters Park gives families a green, open place to spread out after weeks aboard.
What draws people to this stretch is how unhurried it feels. Pompano and Deerfield Beach face the Atlantic directly, so a beach afternoon right after the cruise is easy to arrange — leave your things at Elite Island Resorts and walk to the sand. Families step off the ships here every week, and the north Broward coast has kept the low-key, small-town feel that the bigger resort strips further south traded away. It is a place built for settling in, not for keeping a schedule.
After you disembark, your chauffeur is already staged at your ship’s own terminal on Dodge Island — coordinated by message as you clear the hall, then meeting your group right at the curb rather than a distant parking lot. The bags go straight into the vehicle, and from there it is a single leg out of the port and onto Florida’s Turnpike toward Elite Island Resorts. One party per vehicle, door to door.
The drive covers about 41 miles and runs 59 to 75 minutes terminal to door, depending on how heavy the disembarkation-morning traffic turns out. Because the car is in place before you finish customs, the waiting is the driver’s, not yours — you walk out, the vehicle is there, and the north Broward coast is the only stop between the pier and your room.
The ride from the Port of Miami to Elite Island Resorts covers 41.4 miles and takes about 1 hour 2 minutes in light traffic via Florida’s Turnpike and I-95. Each vehicle has its own fare: Black SUV $200, Van $335, Van XL $410. Pickup is at your cruise terminal curb at PortMiami.
| Road distance | 41.4 miles |
|---|---|
| Black SUV, 1-5 | $200 |
| Drive time | 1 hour 2 minutes |
| Van, 6-9 | $335 |
| Main roads | Florida’s Turnpike, I-95 |
| Van XL, 10-14 | $410 |
| Back from Elite Island Resorts | $200 / $335 / $410 |
For the trip back, your driver picks you up at the main entrance of the resort and drives the 41.4 miles to your cruise terminal at PortMiami in about 1 hour 2 minutes. The return fare is $200 for the Black SUV, $335 for the Van and $410 for the Van XL. The booking box opens with Elite Island Resorts as the pickup; just add the date and time. Book the return
Plan on about 1 hour 2 minutes for the 41.4 miles from the Port of Miami to Elite Island Resorts via Florida’s Turnpike and I-95 when the roads are clear. Peak hours can stretch the trip; it is a fixed fare per vehicle, no traffic or surge charges: $200 for the Black SUV.
Book the time you expect to walk out of the terminal with your bags, not the docking time. The waiting rules for slow disembarkation days are on the FAQ page linked below. The drive to Elite Island Resorts then takes about 1 hour 2 minutes.
Curbside at the terminal your ship uses. Leave the building with your luggage, send a message, and the driver comes to that curb. From there it is 41.4 miles to Elite Island Resorts.
In the Black SUV ($200 to Elite Island Resorts) passengers plus big suitcases can add up to 10, so five people with five cases fit. The Van ($335) carries 9 passengers and 9 big cases, the Van XL ($410) 14 and 14, and everyone keeps a carry-on.
We do. The driver picks you up at Elite Island Resorts and takes you to your cruise terminal for $200 (Black SUV), $335 (Van) or $410 (Van XL). Plan on about 1 hour 2 minutes for the 41.4 miles, more at rush hour.
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Para un desembarque fácil, mi esposo y yo hicimos que un conductor privado nos recibiera en la terminal de cruceros y nos llevara a Elite Island Resorts. Pasamos de la terminal a una cama de verdad sin nada de qué preocuparnos en el medio.
A few friends and I came off the ship together and arranged one private van from the port to Elite Island Resorts. It was a private car for our party alone — no one else’s stops — a relief after a week aboard.
I was cruising on my own and arranged a private car to meet me at the terminal curb once the ship docked and take me right over to Elite Island Resorts. There was a generous grace period from the agreed time, so I never had to rush off the ship.
Al salir del barco solo, lo último que quería era resolver el traslado en el puerto, así que tenía un auto privado reservado para ir a Elite Island Resorts. Sinceramente la parte más tranquila del viaje — todo se acomodó solo en la terminal.
After our week aboard, my wife and I didn’t feel like chasing a ride at the terminal, so we lined up a private car to Elite Island Resorts. Booking was quick, we got everything in writing, and everything matched what we were told. We went from the ship to the front desk of Elite Island Resorts with nothing to worry about in between.