From $89 per vehicle: a private, one-way ride from Port of Miami to Negril Tree House Resort 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.
Disembarkation at Port of Miami is easier with a driver already outside the terminal. The greeting at the curb is part of the price, the Meet & Greet at the terminal adds $40, and the vehicle is yours alone from the port to the destination, luggage included.
Negril Tree House Resort is the endpoint of this private, door-to-door transfer from PortMiami — one group per vehicle, running straight from your ship to the resort’s entrance with no shared stops along the way. The route leaves the cruise terminals and follows US-1 into the Coral Gables region, where the resort sits among the fountain-lined boulevards and Mediterranean-revival streets that give this part of Miami its calm, unhurried feel. Your driver knows the terminals and the roads between them, so the handoff from ship to resort door stays simple.
The region around the resort rewards anyone who lingers. Coral Gables carries a quiet elegance of its own, with Miracle Mile and the Biltmore Hotel close at hand and the Venetian Pool a short distance away. Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden sits nearby as well, so a rest day after the cruise has ample to fill it without a long drive. If you add extra days, the museums, gardens, and historic streets of the Gables are all within easy reach of where you are staying.
On arrival, the vehicle pulls up to the entrance and your bags come to the curb beside you — carried lobby to curb rather than left for you to wrestle. Because the ride is booked ahead at a flat per-vehicle rate, nothing about the price shifts on the day, and the car is reserved for your party alone from the port to the door. Groups larger than five move up to a private van sized to hold everyone and their cruise luggage together.
Book the ride before you dock and the arrival takes care of itself. Your driver tracks your ship’s actual arrival and meets your group at the terminal on Dodge Island, organized by message as you clear the luggage hall. There is no ticket line and no scramble for a car — the vehicle is already there, staged at the correct terminal once you tell us your cruise line.
From the terminal the driver follows US-1 straight to Negril Tree House Resort, with no stops between the ship and the door. Plan on roughly 27 to 31 minutes terminal to door, depending on traffic and the hour, with your luggage riding secured in the vehicle the whole way. Typical tolls and fuel are already inside the fare, and the included wait window absorbs customs and the luggage hall so a slow disembarkation never costs you the car within that time.
Negril Tree House Resort in Coral Gables is 11.3 miles from the Port of Miami by road, about 33 minutes without heavy traffic via the Dolphin Expressway (SR 836) and SR 953. The fare is per vehicle: $89 for the Black SUV, $140 for the Van and $200 for the Van XL. Pickup is at your cruise terminal curb at PortMiami.
| Road distance | 11.3 miles |
|---|---|
| Black SUV, 1-5 | $89 |
| Drive time | 33 minutes |
| Van, 6-9 | $140 |
| Main roads | Dolphin Expressway (SR 836), SR 953 |
| Van XL, 10-14 | $200 |
| Back from Negril Tree House Resort | $89 / $140 / $200 |
Going back works the same way. The driver meets you at the main entrance of the resort and takes you to your cruise terminal at PortMiami, 11.3 miles away, in about 33 minutes with light traffic. Fares for the return from Negril Tree House Resort are $89 (Black SUV), $140 (Van) and $200 (Van XL). The booking box below opens with the two points swapped. Book the return
Negril Tree House Resort is 11.3 miles by road from the Port of Miami. In light traffic the drive takes about 33 minutes via the Dolphin Expressway (SR 836) and SR 953; rush hour can add time, but it is a fixed fare, no traffic or surge charges: $89 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, Negril Tree House Resort is 11.3 miles away, about 33 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 Negril Tree House Resort starts as soon as the bags are loaded and takes about 33 minutes.
In the Black SUV ($89 to Negril Tree House Resort) passengers plus big suitcases can add up to 10, so five people with five cases fit. The Van ($140) carries 9 passengers and 9 big cases, the Van XL ($200) 14 and 14, and everyone keeps a carry-on.
On sailing day the ride from Negril Tree House Resort to your terminal is $89 for the Black SUV, $140 for the Van and $200 for the Van XL. The 11.3 miles take about 33 minutes in light traffic, so leave early enough for boarding.
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I didn’t want to gamble on a ride the morning I disembarked, so I arranged a private car from the terminal to Negril Tree House Resort.
Mi esposo y yo terminamos un crucero buenísimo y lo rematamos con un auto privado esperando en la terminal para llevarnos a Negril Tree House Resort — sin líos en el puerto. Lo último que quieres tras una semana en el mar es un viaje que falle, y este fue confiable y puntual.
Our whole group booked one van straight from the terminal to Negril Tree House Resort, and it worked out great. We were dropped straight at the door of Negril Tree House Resort, not across the street.
Our family of four came off the ship at PortMiami and the driver loaded every cruise bag for the ride to Negril Tree House Resort. It was a private car for our party alone — no side pickups — so much nicer than piling in with strangers.
We booked one van for the whole group from the terminal to Negril Tree House Resort so nobody got left behind. There was a courtesy waiting window from the agreed time, so we never had to rush off the ship. We were dropped straight at the door of Negril Tree House Resort, not down the block.