From $150 per vehicle: a private, one-way ride from Port of Miami to Hotel Seacrest in a chauffeured SUV or van.
These are fixed one-way fares for the whole car or van, tolls and fuel included, so the total is known before anyone gets in.
Tell us the ship and the driver times the pickup to its arrival, then waits at your terminal’s curb at PortMiami. The curbside greeting there is included in the fare; the Meet & Greet at the terminal is a $40 add-on. From the port the ride is direct, with no other passengers.
Hotel Seacrest puts you in Lauderdale-by-the-Sea, a low-key beach town north of Port of Miami, with the shoreline only steps from the front door. Numerous guests barely unpack before they swap the ship’s pool for real sand, wading in the same afternoon they come ashore. It is the kind of stay where the ocean sets the pace: you walk out, the water is right there, and the small scale of the town keeps most things within an easy stroll rather than a drive.
The setting rewards anyone who likes the water up close. Divers walk straight in from the beach here — the town’s reef sits just offshore, tucked behind a main street of ice-cream shops and the old fishing pier. Guests frequently head out to Anglin’s Fishing Pier and Datura Avenue for a first look around once they have dropped their bags, and El Prado Park adds a bit of green neighboring. The shore-dive reef, the pier, and the quiet blocks around your stay offer the region a genuine seaside-town feel.
When your ride reaches Hotel Seacrest, your driver pulls up to the main entrance, so there is no wandering to find the group. From there the beach, the pier, and Datura Avenue are all close enough to explore on foot. Whether the plan is a single night before a flight or a longer stretch by the water, the location keeps the coast, the reef, and the town’s small pleasures within reach the moment you arrive.
The trip from Port of Miami to Hotel Seacrest is one direct leg of about 35.1 miles, most of it on I-95. Plan on roughly 59 to 74 minutes depending on the hour. Your chauffeur is staged at the terminal before you clear the hall, so the waiting is theirs, not yours — you walk off the ship, meet the driver at the curb, and the bags go straight into the vehicle.
Disembarkation mornings pile up fast at the terminal exits, which is why the pickup is coordinated by message as you come off and the vehicle is reserved for your group alone. Your luggage stays with you in the same vehicle the whole way, and the driver handles it at both ends. Once you are loaded, I-95 carries you north in a single run to the front entrance of Hotel Seacrest, with a 60-minute wait window built in to cover slow gangways.
The ride from the Port of Miami to Hotel Seacrest covers 35.4 miles and takes about 1 hour in light traffic via I-95. Each vehicle has its own fare: Black SUV $150, Van $290, Van XL $350. Pickup is at your cruise terminal curb at PortMiami.
| Road distance | 35.4 miles |
|---|---|
| Black SUV, 1-5 | $150 |
| Drive time | 1 hour |
| Van, 6-9 | $290 |
| Main roads | I-95 |
| Van XL, 10-14 | $350 |
| Back from Hotel Seacrest | $150 / $290 / $350 |
The return covers the same 35.4 miles: pickup at the main entrance of the hotel, drop-off at your cruise terminal at PortMiami after about 1 hour. From Hotel Seacrest the Black SUV costs $150, the Van $290 and the Van XL $350. Open the booking box with the points swapped and choose the date and time. Book the return
Plan on about 1 hour for the 35.4 miles from the Port of Miami to Hotel Seacrest via 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: $150 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, Hotel Seacrest is 35.4 miles away, about 1 hour in light traffic.
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 Hotel Seacrest starts as soon as the bags are loaded and takes about 1 hour.
Count people and big suitcases together: up to 10 fit the Black SUV at $150. Larger groups going to Hotel Seacrest take the Van at $290, for 9 passengers and 9 cases, or the Van XL at $350, for 14 and 14. One carry-on each is included.
On sailing day the ride from Hotel Seacrest to your terminal is $150 for the Black SUV, $290 for the Van and $350 for the Van XL. The 35.4 miles take about 1 hour in light traffic, so leave early enough for boarding.
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We cruised as a group and wanted all of us and the bags in one private ride to Hotel Seacrest after disembarking. The driver loaded all our cruise luggage so we didn’t have to juggle it all. There was a sign with our name at the exit, so we didn’t have to look around.
My wife and I didn’t want the taxi scramble outside the terminal, so we booked a private ride to Hotel Seacrest before we even sailed. The fare was locked in at booking, nothing added at the curb.
Nuestro grupo entero fue todo junto directo del puerto a Hotel Seacrest, y salió buenísimo. Teníamos los datos del conductor con anticipación, así que no había que adivinar nada en el puerto.
Llegando a tierra sin compañía, tenía un conductor esperando en la terminal para el viaje a Hotel Seacrest — sin caos en el puerto. El viaje de la terminal a Hotel Seacrest fue silencioso y relajado, y pude ver pasar la ciudad.
The eight of us came off the ship together and arranged one private van from the port to Hotel Seacrest.