From $600 per vehicle: a private, one-way ride from Port of Miami to FT.Lauderdale Marriott Harbor Beach 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.
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.
The FT.Lauderdale Marriott Harbor Beach Resort sits well up the coast from PortMiami, in Fort Lauderdale rather than in the city where your ship ties up. That distance is the whole point of booking ahead: instead of hunting for a way north after a long morning of disembarkation, you step off the ship and into a car that runs the length of the trip in one go. The resort keeps its name for a reason — it faces Fort Lauderdale’s waterfront, the calmer, beach-town side of South Florida that trades the cruise-terminal bustle for open sky and salt air.
Fort Lauderdale itself is a city built around water, threaded with canals and lined by a long stretch of Atlantic shore. Arriving from the port, you trade the density of the terminal district for a reduced, more spread-out coastal setting, where the resort address feels a world away from the ship you just left even though it is a single drive up the highway.
What you find on arrival is simple and welcome: your driver brings you to the hotel door, not a distant lot or a curbside drop three blocks off. The bags come out of the vehicle and go with you into the lobby, and the ride ends exactly where your stay begins. Anything about the property itself — rooms, checkout, the front desk — is the resort’s to handle; getting you there whole and on time is the part we carry, from the terminal curb straight to the FT.Lauderdale Marriott Harbor Beach Resort entrance.
This is a genuine road trip, and that is where a private vehicle earns its keep. The route runs roughly 222.7 miles from the Port of Miami up to the FT.Lauderdale Marriott Harbor Beach Resort, mostly along Florida’s Turnpike, and your driver takes it as one direct leg with no stops you did not ask for. Bags are loaded at the terminal curb and stay in the vehicle the entire way, so the resort door is the first time you handle them again.
Plan on about 219 to 240 minutes from terminal to hotel door, depending on traffic and the hour you clear the ship. Disembarkation mornings stack up speedy at the exits, so your driver is staged before you finish walking the hall — the waiting is theirs, not yours. Tell us your ship and arrival date, and the car is set for the morning rush and organized by message as you come out.
From the Port of Miami, plan on about 3 hours 35 minutes and 222.9 miles to reach FT.Lauderdale Marriott Harbor Beach Resort in Orlando 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 | 222.9 miles |
|---|---|
| Black SUV, 1-5 | $600 |
| Drive time | 3 hours 35 minutes |
| Van, 6-9 | $850 |
| Main roads | Florida’s Turnpike |
| Van XL, 10-14 | $1050 |
| Back from FT.Lauderdale Marriott Harbor Beach Resort | $600 / $850 / $1050 |
Going back works the same way. The driver meets you at the main entrance of the resort and takes you to your cruise terminal at PortMiami, 222.9 miles away, in about 3 hours 35 minutes with light traffic. Fares for the return from FT.Lauderdale Marriott Harbor Beach Resort are $600 (Black SUV), $850 (Van) and $1050 (Van XL). The booking box below opens with the two points swapped. Book the return
FT.Lauderdale Marriott Harbor Beach Resort is 222.9 miles by road from the Port of Miami. In light traffic the drive takes about 3 hours 35 minutes via Florida’s Turnpike; rush hour can add time, but it is a fixed fare, no traffic or surge charges: $600 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 FT.Lauderdale Marriott Harbor Beach Resort then takes about 3 hours 35 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 222.9 miles to FT.Lauderdale Marriott Harbor Beach Resort.
In the Black SUV ($600 to FT.Lauderdale Marriott Harbor Beach Resort) 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.
On sailing day the ride from FT.Lauderdale Marriott Harbor Beach Resort to your terminal is $600 for the Black SUV, $850 for the Van and $1050 for the Van XL. The 222.9 miles take about 3 hours 35 minutes in light traffic, so leave early enough for boarding.
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There were seven of us stepping off at PortMiami, and one private transfer to FT.Lauderdale Marriott Harbor Beach Resort was the easy way. The night before, we got a text with the driver’s name and license plate, so there was no guessing at the curb on the way out.
Getting the whole party off the ship and over to FT.Lauderdale Marriott Harbor Beach Resort is usually a headache, but one pre-booked private van made it effortless. Honestly the most stress-free part of the whole trip — ship to hotel door with zero stress. The driver got the whole pile of luggage in so we didn’t have to juggle it all.
We booked one van for the whole group from the terminal to FT.Lauderdale Marriott Harbor Beach Resort so nobody got left behind. Honestly the smoothest part of the whole trip — ship to hotel door with zero stress. For a reliable way to get from the ship to FT.Lauderdale Marriott Harbor Beach Resort, it was absolutely worth booking.
After our week aboard, my husband and I weren’t going to gamble on a ride at the terminal, so we pre-booked a private car to FT.Lauderdale Marriott Harbor Beach Resort. We went from the ship to the front desk of FT.Lauderdale Marriott Harbor Beach Resort with zero hassle along the way. There was a sign with our name at the curb, so we didn’t have to look around.
Couldn’t have been simpler — met at the curb, luggage handled, and a comfortable ride over to FT.Lauderdale Marriott Harbor Beach Resort.