From $270 per vehicle: a private, one-way ride from Port of Miami to Homewood Suites Palm Beach Gardens in a chauffeured SUV or van.
Every fare below is per vehicle, one way, with the driver, fuel and tolls inside the number. Pick the row that fits your group and luggage.
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.
Homewood Suites Palm Beach Gardens gives you a suite-style room at the peaceful northern end of the Palm Beaches, a stretch that stays quieter than the busier resort towns further south. It is an easy fit after a week at sea: room to spread out, space to unpack, and a settled base for however long you stay before or after the sailing. From here the coast, the shops, and the ballpark are all short hops rather than long drives.
The surrounding area gives you ample to fill an afternoon. The Gardens Mall covers shopping and a meal, while Roger Dean Chevrolet Stadium hosts spring-training baseball when the season lines up. A little north in Jupiter, the red Jupiter Inlet Lighthouse has stood over the water since 1860, and Jupiter Beach offers the laid-back shoreline the top of the Palm Beaches is known for. It is the kind of place where the pace slows down and the water is never far.
On arrival, the front desk handles the practical side — current details on amenities, luggage holds, and early check-in are top confirmed on the Homewood official site, since those can shift. With the coast so close, a beach afternoon is a natural way to end a cruise: leave your bags at the hotel, point toward the water, and let the drive from the port be the last bit of logistics you think about all day.
Once you clear the terminal on Dodge Island, your chauffeur is already there — staged for your ship’s arrival rather than called after you land, so the wait belongs to the driver, not to you. The bags go straight from the curb into a vehicle reserved for your group alone, and from there it is one direct leg north to Homewood Suites Palm Beach Gardens with no other stops and no other passengers.
The route runs up I-95, and you can reasonably budget somewhere between 100 and 113 minutes depending on the hour and how disembarkation mornings are flowing. Fuel and typical tolls are already built into the flat rate, so nothing is added along the way. When you reach the hotel, the chauffeur helps with every bag from the vehicle to the curb, and the ride is done.
Homewood Suites Palm Beach Gardens is 83.0 miles from the Port of Miami by road, about 1 hour 42 minutes without heavy traffic via Florida’s Turnpike. The fare is per vehicle: $270 for the Black SUV, $400 for the Van and $465 for the Van XL. Pickup is at your cruise terminal curb at PortMiami.
| Road distance | 83.0 miles |
|---|---|
| Black SUV, 1-5 | $270 |
| Drop-off address | 4700 Donald Ross Rd, Palm Beach Gardens |
| Drive time | 1 hour 42 minutes |
| Van, 6-9 | $400 |
| Main roads | Florida’s Turnpike |
| Van XL, 10-14 | $465 |
| Back from Homewood Suites Palm Beach Gardens | $270 / $400 / $465 |
For the trip back, your driver picks you up at the main entrance of the hotel (4700 Donald Ross Rd) and drives the 83.0 miles to your cruise terminal at PortMiami in about 1 hour 42 minutes. The return fare is $270 for the Black SUV, $400 for the Van and $465 for the Van XL. The booking box opens with Homewood Suites Palm Beach Gardens as the pickup; just add the date and time. Book the return
Homewood Suites Palm Beach Gardens is 83.0 miles by road from the Port of Miami. In light traffic the drive takes about 1 hour 42 minutes via Florida’s Turnpike; rush hour can add time, but it is a fixed fare, no traffic or surge charges: $270 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 Homewood Suites Palm Beach Gardens then takes about 1 hour 42 minutes.
Outside the cruise terminal, at the curb. Driver, car and plate arrive by message ahead of the pickup, so you know who to look for; the drive to Homewood Suites Palm Beach Gardens starts as soon as the bags are loaded and takes about 1 hour 42 minutes.
The Black SUV holds up to 5 passengers, with passengers plus big suitcases up to 10; on this route it costs $270. Six to nine travelers with their cases take the Van ($400), ten to fourteen the Van XL ($465). All three go door to door to Homewood Suites Palm Beach Gardens.
We do. The driver picks you up at Homewood Suites Palm Beach Gardens and takes you to your cruise terminal for $270 (Black SUV), $400 (Van) or $465 (Van XL). Plan on about 1 hour 42 minutes for the 83.0 miles, more at rush hour.
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My partner and I weren’t up for the chaos outside the terminal, so we reserved a private ride to Homewood Suites Palm Beach Gardens before we even sailed. No scramble at the port — we just walked from the terminal to a car that was already there.
Cumplieron al 100%. el viaje anterior tomamos shuttle, esto fue otro nivel, la verdad incluso con tráfico la ruta tuvo sentido.
We weren’t about to juggle the little ones and the bags looking for a ride at the port, so we booked a private van to Homewood Suites Palm Beach Gardens. We went from the ship to the front desk of Homewood Suites Palm Beach Gardens with zero hassle along the way.
Right on schedule, professional, and the driver knew the terminal perfectly. For a reliable way to get from the ship to Homewood Suites Palm Beach Gardens, it was absolutely worth booking.
Para un desembarque fácil, mi esposa y yo hicimos que un conductor privado nos recibiera en la terminal de cruceros y nos llevara a Homewood Suites Palm Beach Gardens. Sinceramente la parte más tranquila del viaje — del barco a la puerta del hotel sin estrés. El viaje de la terminal a Homewood Suites Palm Beach Gardens fue silencioso y relajado, y pudimos relajarnos tras el crucero.