From $370 per vehicle: a private, one-way ride from Port of Miami to Golden Palms Luxury Motorcoach Resort in a chauffeured SUV or van.
The fare is locked per vehicle for the one-way journey, and it already covers the tolls, the fuel and the driver’s time.
The driver is outside the PortMiami terminal when you come through, plans around the ship’s real arrival time, and loads the bags. The curbside greeting is covered by the fare and the Meet & Greet at the terminal is offered for $40. Then it is one private vehicle straight to the destination.
Golden Palms Luxury Motorcoach Resort sits on Florida’s southwest coast in Fort Myers, part of the wider Naples–Fort Myers stretch that faces the Gulf. This is a motorcoach resort, so the setting is built around large touring rigs and the travelers who live and vacation in them, with the grounds laid out along Golden Palms Circle. It is a genuine cross-state destination from the cruise port, on the opposite side of the peninsula from the Atlantic terminals you just left behind.
The address for the stay is 13090 Golden Palms Circle, and that is exactly where the ride ends. Your driver takes you to the resort’s own entrance rather than dropping you at some corner or gate neighboring, so you reach at the property itself with your bags at the curb beside you. When you pull in, look for your chauffeur at the main entrance, the same simple hand-off you would anticipate at any front door.
Because the resort is a fair distance inland along the Gulf coast, arriving fresh matters more here than on a short city hop. A private vehicle gives your group room to stretch out after a sailing, your own climate control, and a quiet cabin for the long ride west. There is no pooling and no detours to collect other passengers; the car is yours alone from the terminal to Golden Palms Luxury Motorcoach Resort, and the only stops are the ones you ask for. It is a straightforward way to close out a cruise, with the destination handled door to door.
The journey runs across the state to the Gulf coast, and your driver follows I-595 for most of the way. Plan on roughly 144 to 158 minutes from the terminal to the resort door, depending on how the traffic moves that day. Weekend mornings are the busiest at the port, with whole ships walking off at once, so the pickup is timed to your actual disembarkation and that I-595 traffic is already built into the plan rather than sprung on you later.
It is a true door-to-door ride. Your chauffeur meets your group at the curb once you clear the terminal, loads every bag into the vehicle, and keeps your luggage with you the whole way west. One group rides per vehicle, so there are no shared seats and no extra pickups along the route. When you reach Golden Palms Luxury Motorcoach Resort, the driver pulls up at the main entrance and carries your bags to the curb beside you.
Golden Palms Luxury Motorcoach Resort in Fort Myers is 135.2 miles from the Port of Miami by road, about 2 hours 25 minutes without heavy traffic via I-595. The fare is per vehicle: $370 for the Black SUV, $480 for the Van and $590 for the Van XL. Pickup is at your cruise terminal curb at PortMiami.
| Road distance | 135.2 miles |
|---|---|
| Black SUV, 1-5 | $370 |
| Drop-off address | 13090 Golden Palms Circle, Fort Myers |
| Drive time | 2 hours 25 minutes |
| Van, 6-9 | $480 |
| Main roads | I-595 |
| Van XL, 10-14 | $590 |
| Back from Golden Palms Luxury Motorcoach Resort | $370 / $480 / $590 |
For the trip back, your driver picks you up at the main entrance of the resort (13090 Golden Palms Circle) and drives the 135.2 miles to your cruise terminal at PortMiami in about 2 hours 25 minutes. The return fare is $370 for the Black SUV, $480 for the Van and $590 for the Van XL. The booking box opens with Golden Palms Luxury Motorcoach Resort as the pickup; just add the date and time. Book the return
Plan on about 2 hours 25 minutes for the 135.2 miles from the Port of Miami to Golden Palms Luxury Motorcoach 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: $370 for the Black SUV.
Set the pickup for when you expect to clear the cruise terminal, allowing for customs and the luggage hall. From the terminal, Golden Palms Luxury Motorcoach Resort is 135.2 miles away, about 2 hours 25 minutes in light traffic.
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 Golden Palms Luxury Motorcoach Resort.
The Black SUV holds up to 5 passengers, with passengers plus big suitcases up to 10; on this route it costs $370. Six to nine travelers with their cases take the Van ($480), ten to fourteen the Van XL ($590). All three go door to door to Golden Palms Luxury Motorcoach Resort.
Yes. The return from Golden Palms Luxury Motorcoach Resort to the Port of Miami costs $370 in the Black SUV, $480 in the Van and $590 in the Van XL. Allow about 2 hours 25 minutes for the drive, plus a margin, before your boarding time; the return section above has the booking link.
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Showed up, loaded bags, drove safe, dropped me off.
Booked it last minute and no issues. even helped with the stroller.
The two of us cruised from PortMiami and having a private car meet us at the terminal for the ride over to Golden Palms Luxury Motorcoach Resort made the morning easy. An easy, relaxed handoff for the two of us — off the ship and into Golden Palms Luxury Motorcoach Resort with nothing left to sort out. For a stress-free way to get from the ship to Golden Palms Luxury Motorcoach Resort, it was money well spent. Thanks for the smooth handoff!
Mi pareja y yo no estábamos para líos afuera de la terminal, así que coordinamos un viaje privado a Golden Palms Luxury Motorcoach Resort antes de zarpar. Lo último que quieres tras una semana en el mar es un viaje que falle, y este fue totalmente sólido. El conductor metió toda la pila de equipaje para que no tuviéramos que batallar con todo.
Getting all of us off the ship and over to Golden Palms Luxury Motorcoach Resort is usually a headache, but one pre-booked private van made it effortless. Booking was quick, we got everything in writing, and everything went exactly as planned. The last thing you want after a week at sea is a ride that falls through, and this was reliable and on time.