From $385 per vehicle: a private, one-way ride from Port of Miami to Luminary Hotel & Co., Autograph Collection in a chauffeured SUV or van.
One number per vehicle covers the full journey one way. Select by how many people ride and how many bags come along.
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 Luminary Hotel & Co. carries a Marriott Autograph Collection flag, the group’s badge for independent-minded properties that keep their own personality. You’ll locate it at 2200 Edwards Drive in Fort Myers, planted on the city’s downtown riverfront. It opens onto a walkable pocket of the city rather than a highway strip, so the address puts you inside the neighborhood instead of on its edge.
The surrounding downtown River District gives the location its character. This is the reworked heart of Fort Myers, a grid of restored streets, shops, and places to eat that has grown back into a genuine destination after years of quiet. A short move from the hotel puts you at the Edison & Ford Winter Estates, the riverside homes and gardens once kept by Thomas Edison and Henry Ford, which remain the landmark most travelers tie to this part of Florida.
For anyone timing a journey around baseball, Fort Myers sits on the spring-training map, with JetBlue Park and Hammond Stadium both on the city’s edges. That mix — a working downtown, the historic estates, and ballparks a short ride out — is what most guests come here to reach. After a long day at sea, arriving means stepping into your room rather than into another lobby line, with the River District waiting just outside the door. For rooms, parking, and check-in specifics, the property itself remains the direct source; those questions belong with the hotel.
The ride runs from PortMiami straight to the Luminary’s front door as one continuous leg. Your chauffeur is staged at the terminal before you clear the hall, so once your group walks off the ship there is no waiting on a car — the driver meets you at the curb, takes the bags, and loads them into the vehicle. Everything you carried off the ship rides with you, in a vehicle booked for your group only.
From the Port of Miami the route follows I-595 across the reduced half of the state to Fort Myers, covering roughly 156.9 miles. Plan on somewhere between 159 and 169 minutes door to door, depending on the hour you sail in. Cruise mornings back up at the terminal exits, but that wait belongs to the driver, not to you — the hard part is clearing customs, and after that the road handles the rest in a single direct run.
From the Port of Miami, plan on about 2 hours 41 minutes and 157.1 miles to reach Luminary Hotel & Co., Autograph Collection in Fort Myers via I-595. Prices are per vehicle, not per seat: $385 for the Black SUV, $505 for the Van, $615 for the Van XL. Pickup is at your cruise terminal curb at PortMiami.
| Road distance | 157.1 miles |
|---|---|
| Black SUV, 1-5 | $385 |
| Drop-off address | 2200 Edwards Dr, Fort Myers |
| Drive time | 2 hours 41 minutes |
| Van, 6-9 | $505 |
| Main roads | I-595 |
| Van XL, 10-14 | $615 |
| Back from Luminary Hotel & Co., Autograph Collection | $385 / $505 / $615 |
The return covers the same 157.1 miles: pickup at the main entrance of the hotel (2200 Edwards Dr), drop-off at your cruise terminal at PortMiami after about 2 hours 41 minutes. From Luminary Hotel & Co., Autograph Collection the Black SUV costs $385, the Van $505 and the Van XL $615. Open the booking box with the points swapped and choose the date and time. Book the return
The 157.1 miles from the Port of Miami to Luminary Hotel & Co., Autograph Collection take about 2 hours 41 minutes without heavy traffic via I-595. At busy hours, allow extra time. Each vehicle has a fixed fare, no traffic or surge charges: $385 for the Black SUV, $505 for the Van and $615 for the Van XL.
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 Luminary Hotel & Co., Autograph Collection then takes about 2 hours 41 minutes.
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 Luminary Hotel & Co., Autograph Collection.
The Black SUV holds up to 5 passengers, with passengers plus big suitcases up to 10; on this route it costs $385. Six to nine travelers with their cases take the Van ($505), ten to fourteen the Van XL ($615). All three go door to door to Luminary Hotel & Co., Autograph Collection.
Yes. The return from Luminary Hotel & Co., Autograph Collection to the Port of Miami costs $385 in the Black SUV, $505 in the Van and $615 in the Van XL. Allow about 2 hours 41 minutes for the drive, plus a margin, before your boarding time; the return section above has the booking link.
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Family trip with two little ones, we already booked the next trip with them. no waving down anyone, the car was where they said.
Después de una semana en el mar, lo único que quería era el traslado resuelto, así que un auto privado desde la terminal hasta Luminary Hotel & Co., Autograph Collection fue justo lo indicado. La noche anterior recibí un texto con el nombre del conductor y la placa, así que no quedaba nada por resolver al salir. El conductor se encargó de cada bolso para que no tuviera que batallar con todo.
Não íamos fazer malabarismo com crianças e malas procurando transporte no porto, então combinamos uma van privativa até Luminary Hotel & Co., Autograph Collection. O carro estava limpo, fresco e confortável, com lugar para tudo.
A few friends and I came off the ship together and booked one private van from the cruise terminal to Luminary Hotel & Co., Autograph Collection.
Não queria me arriscar com um transporte na manhã em que desci do navio, então reservei um carro privativo do porto até Luminary Hotel & Co., Autograph Collection. Havia uma placa com o meu nome na saída, então achei o motorista sem dar voltas.