From $600 per vehicle: a private, one-way ride from Port of Miami to King’s Lodge #48 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.
King’s Lodge #48 is a private vacation-home address rather than a hotel front desk, and this ride ends right at its door. It carries a unit number because it belongs to a run of individually booked homes in Central Florida’s vacation-home belt, the stretch of resort-style properties that families rent when they desire a whole house instead of a single room. Your chauffeur brings you to the door of #48 itself, not a distant lot or a shared curb.
The home sits in and around Haines City, in the heart of Central Florida — far enough from the coast to feel like a proper base, close enough to the region’s parks and attractions to create day trips easy. For a group stepping off a cruise, it is the kind of address that turns a long journey day into an actual arrival: a real kitchen, room to spread out, and a quiet place to reset before the next part of the journey.
On arrival you skip the front-desk queue entirely. The driver pulls up at King’s Lodge #48, helps every bag from the vehicle to the door, and leaves you at the threshold of the house you booked. Because the whole vehicle is yours for the run, there is no detour to drop anyone else along the way, and the drop-off is timed to the day your ship comes in rather than to someone else’s schedule.
From the moment your ship clears the terminal, the run to King’s Lodge #48 is one straight shot north — roughly 225.6 miles along Florida’s Turnpike, terminal to door. Your chauffeur is already waiting when you disembark, matched to the exact terminal your cruise line uses, so there is no line to join and no app to open. Every bag goes into the vehicle you reserved, and the group travels together the whole way.
Plan on about 236 to 246 minutes on the road, depending on whether you are rolling through quiet hours or into rush hour. Traffic on the Turnpike is really the only variable, which is why the pickup is built around your actual arrival with room to spare instead of a slot cut to the minute. You ride in your own climate zone, with stops only when you ask, straight to the door of #48.
The ride from the Port of Miami to King’s Lodge #48 covers 225.8 miles and takes about 3 hours 55 minutes in light traffic via Florida’s Turnpike and SR 60. Each vehicle has its own fare: Black SUV $600, Van $850, Van XL $1050. Pickup is at your cruise terminal curb at PortMiami.
| Road distance | 225.8 miles |
|---|---|
| Black SUV, 1-5 | $600 |
| Drive time | 3 hours 55 minutes |
| Van, 6-9 | $850 |
| Main roads | Florida’s Turnpike, SR 60 |
| Van XL, 10-14 | $1050 |
| Back from King’s Lodge #48 | $600 / $850 / $1050 |
Going back works the same way. The driver meets you at the main entrance of the hotel and takes you to your cruise terminal at PortMiami, 225.8 miles away, in about 3 hours 55 minutes with light traffic. Fares for the return from King’s Lodge #48 are $600 (Black SUV), $850 (Van) and $1050 (Van XL). The booking box below opens with the two points swapped. Book the return
Plan on about 3 hours 55 minutes for the 225.8 miles from the Port of Miami to King’s Lodge #48 via Florida’s Turnpike and SR 60 when the roads are clear. Peak hours can stretch the trip; it is a fixed fare per vehicle, no traffic or surge charges: $600 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, King’s Lodge #48 is 225.8 miles away, about 3 hours 55 minutes 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 King’s Lodge #48 starts as soon as the bags are loaded and takes about 3 hours 55 minutes.
In the Black SUV ($600 to King’s Lodge #48) 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.
We do. The driver picks you up at King’s Lodge #48 and takes you to your cruise terminal for $600 (Black SUV), $850 (Van) or $1050 (Van XL). Plan on about 3 hours 55 minutes for the 225.8 miles, more at rush hour.
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We came off the ship ready for a real bed and a driver already waiting to take us to King’s Lodge #48 was exactly right. The driver handled the suitcases so we didn’t have to struggle with anything. The night before, we got a text with the driver’s name and plate number, so there was nothing to figure out on the way out.
Private, punctual, and we didn’t have to worry about anything between the ship and King’s Lodge #48.
The group of us walked off at once and it was a relief to have one private van waiting at the terminal for the ride to King’s Lodge #48 — nobody splitting up. We went from the ship to the front desk of King’s Lodge #48 with nothing to worry about in between. The night before, we got a message with the driver’s name and plate number, so there was nothing to figure out on the way out.
Traveling with the whole family, we arranged a private van to be waiting at the curb and take everyone over to King’s Lodge #48. The night before, we got a message with the driver’s name and license plate, so there was nothing to figure out on the way out. There was a sign with our name at the curb, so we didn’t have to look around.