From $600 per vehicle: a private, one-way ride from Port of Miami to Marriott Sabal Palms Resort 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.
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.
Marriott Sabal Palms Resort is a full resort set along the International Drive corridor, the long, hotel-lined boulevard that gathers so much of the region’s lodging in one stretch. It is the kind of place travelers pick as a home base for an Orlando-region stay, a relaxing landing point at the end of a cruise rather than a swift overnight. Your driver brings you straight here from the ship, and everything about the stay itself sits with Marriott’s own team once you reach.
The setting is a large part of the appeal. International Drive strings together several of the region’s headline stops within the same run of road, so guests here frequently fold in Universal Orlando Resort and ICON Park with its tall observation wheel, along with SeaWorld Orlando close by. The Orange County Convention Center sits along the same corridor, which makes this a practical base for anyone here on business as well as families arriving fresh off a sailing. It is a genuinely lively part of Orlando, with ample walkable or a short ride away.
Coming off a cruise, the plan is simple: you clear the terminal, meet your chauffeur, and ride in one direct leg to the resort’s main entrance. There is no juggling bags on a curb between connections and no scramble for a car once you land ashore. We handle the road part, door to door, and hand you off at Marriott Sabal Palms Resort ready to check in and settle into the rest of your journey.
This is a terminal-to-door private run. Your chauffeur meets your group at your ship’s own terminal on Dodge Island, coordinated by message as you walk off, and loads every bag at the curb so the luggage rides with you the whole way. A courtesy wait window of 60 minutes past the scheduled pickup absorbs slow gangways, so a late disembarkation does not cost you the ride within that time. The vehicle is reserved for your party alone, one direct leg with no shared stops.
From the port the route runs up Florida’s Turnpike to the resort, a single, direct stretch rather than a string of connections. Plan on roughly 228 to 255 minutes depending on the hour, with weekend port mornings the busiest as thousands of passengers come off the ships at once. Because the pickup is timed to your actual disembarkation and the tolls and fuel are already built into the flat fare, there is nothing to sort out on the day but the drive itself.
The ride from the Port of Miami to Marriott Sabal Palms Resort covers 227.7 miles and takes about 3 hours 43 minutes in light traffic via Florida’s Turnpike. 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 | 227.7 miles |
|---|---|
| Black SUV, 1-5 | $600 |
| Drop-off address | 8805 World Center Dr, Orlando |
| Drive time | 3 hours 43 minutes |
| Van, 6-9 | $850 |
| Main roads | Florida’s Turnpike |
| Van XL, 10-14 | $1050 |
| Back from Marriott Sabal Palms Resort | $600 / $850 / $1050 |
The return covers the same 227.7 miles: pickup at the main entrance of the resort (8805 World Center Dr), drop-off at your cruise terminal at PortMiami after about 3 hours 43 minutes. From Marriott Sabal Palms Resort the Black SUV costs $600, the Van $850 and the Van XL $1050. Open the booking box with the points swapped and choose the date and time. Book the return
Plan on about 3 hours 43 minutes for the 227.7 miles from the Port of Miami to Marriott Sabal Palms Resort via Florida’s Turnpike 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.
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 Marriott Sabal Palms Resort then takes about 3 hours 43 minutes.
Curbside at the terminal your ship uses. Leave the building with your luggage, send a message, and the driver comes to that curb. From there it is 227.7 miles to Marriott Sabal Palms Resort.
The Black SUV holds up to 5 passengers, with passengers plus big suitcases up to 10; on this route it costs $600. Six to nine travelers with their cases take the Van ($850), ten to fourteen the Van XL ($1050). All three go door to door to Marriott Sabal Palms Resort.
We do. The driver picks you up at Marriott Sabal Palms Resort and takes you to your cruise terminal for $600 (Black SUV), $850 (Van) or $1050 (Van XL). Plan on about 3 hours 43 minutes for the 227.7 miles, more at rush hour.
Every policy in full: FAQ
No hassle. Helpful with bags. Quick pickup.
Viajando com a família, reservamos uma van privativa para nos esperar no terminal de cruzeiros e levar todos até Marriott Sabal Palms Resort. O motorista nos deixou direto em frente a Marriott Sabal Palms Resort, e não do outro lado da rua. Chegar a Marriott Sabal Palms Resort sem desvios significou que pudemos fazer o check-in e enfim tomar um banho depois da semana no mar.
Con los niños, reservar un auto privado del puerto a Marriott Sabal Palms Resort significó cero estrés la mañana del desembarque. La tarifa estaba cerrada al reservar, exactamente lo acordado.
Mi esposa y yo tuvimos una travesía genial y lo rematamos con un auto privado esperando en la terminal para llevarnos a Marriott Sabal Palms Resort — sin líos en el puerto. El conductor metió toda la pila de equipaje para que no tuviéramos que hacer fuerza.
There were nine of us stepping off at PortMiami, and one private transfer to Marriott Sabal Palms Resort was the smart move. Getting to Marriott Sabal Palms Resort first thing meant we could settle in without waiting around. For a stress-free way to get from the ship to Marriott Sabal Palms Resort, it was money well spent.