From $365 per vehicle: a private, one-way ride from Port of Miami to Sanctuary B&B in a chauffeured SUV or van.
The prices are flat and quoted per vehicle for the whole one-way ride: no meter, no surge, nothing added at the curb.
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 want it. Bags in, and the car heads out of the port.
Sanctuary B&B is a bed and breakfast at Fort Myers Beach, on Florida’s Gulf coast. After days at sea, it trades the scale of a large cruise-port hotel for something smaller and more personal — a handful of rooms and a pace that slows down the moment you reach. Your chauffeur brings you straight to the door, so the first thing you deal with after the long drive is your room, not a lobby line.
The draw here is the water. The Gulf sits close enough that you can drop your bags and walk to the sand, which makes for a simple first afternoon — leave the luggage, change, and be standing at the edge of the beach within minutes of settling in. Fort Myers Beach runs on that rhythm: warm shallow water, long stretches of sand, and the kind of Gulf-coast light that makes the end of a cruise feel like the real start of a vacation.
Because it’s a bed and breakfast rather than a large hotel, arrivals stay simple. There’s no long haul from a distant parking structure and no front-desk crowd to work through — the vehicle stops at the door, your chauffeur carries the bags in, and you settle. If you’re building a few extra days into the journey, Fort Myers Beach gives you the whole coast to work with, and having your own chauffeur handle the drive down means you reach rested rather than road-weary, with the water only a short walk away.
The journey is a single door-to-door leg. Once you clear the terminal after disembarkation, your chauffeur is already staged at the curb — the wait is theirs, not yours — and loads every bag before you pull away. From PortMiami the route runs up I-75, one direct stretch of highway to Fort Myers Beach, so there are no transfers and no second vehicle to sort out along the way.
Plan on roughly 136 to 147 minutes for the drive, traffic depending. Your luggage stays with you in the vehicle the whole way, so nothing gets handled twice or left behind. It’s your vehicle and your chauffeur alone — no detours and no extra stops — so you can rest after the cruise while the driving is handled, and step out at the door of Sanctuary B&B ready to start.
Booking takes the full fare up front, paid online. There are no seat fees and no add-ons unless you request them.
Sanctuary B&B in Fort Myers Beach is 144.1 miles from the Port of Miami by road, about 2 hours 36 minutes without heavy traffic via I-595. The fare is per vehicle: $365 for the Black SUV, $475 for the Van and $580 for the Van XL. Pickup is at your cruise terminal curb at PortMiami.
| Road distance | 144.1 miles |
|---|---|
| Black SUV, 1-5 | $365 |
| Drive time | 2 hours 36 minutes |
| Van, 6-9 | $475 |
| Main roads | I-595 |
| Van XL, 10-14 | $580 |
| Back from Sanctuary B&B | $365 / $475 / $580 |
For the trip back, your driver picks you up at the main entrance of your stop and drives the 144.1 miles to your cruise terminal at PortMiami in about 2 hours 36 minutes. The return fare is $365 for the Black SUV, $475 for the Van and $580 for the Van XL. The booking box opens with Sanctuary B&B as the pickup; just add the date and time. Book the return
Plan on about 2 hours 36 minutes for the 144.1 miles from the Port of Miami to Sanctuary B&B via I-595 when the roads are clear. Peak hours can stretch the trip; it is a fixed fare per vehicle, no traffic or surge charges: $365 for the Black SUV.
Choose the moment you will be on the curb with your luggage. The driver is at your terminal at the agreed time, then covers the 144.1 miles to Sanctuary B&B.
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 Sanctuary B&B starts as soon as the bags are loaded and takes about 2 hours 36 minutes.
Count people and big suitcases together: up to 10 fit the Black SUV at $365. Larger groups going to Sanctuary B&B take the Van at $475, for 9 passengers and 9 cases, or the Van XL at $580, for 14 and 14. One carry-on each is included.
On sailing day the ride from Sanctuary B&B to your terminal is $365 for the Black SUV, $475 for the Van and $580 for the Van XL. The 144.1 miles take about 2 hours 36 minutes in light traffic, so leave early enough for boarding.
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Our whole group booked one van straight from the port to Sanctuary B&B, and it worked out great. The driver loaded all our cruise luggage so we didn’t have to juggle it all. Honestly the easiest part of the whole trip — the port end was completely handled.
My wife and I weren’t up for the chaos outside the terminal, so we reserved a private ride to Sanctuary B&B before we even sailed. For a reliable way to get from the ship to Sanctuary B&B, it was money well spent. The last thing you want after a week at sea is a ride that falls through, and this was rock solid.
Mi esposo y yo terminamos un crucero buenísimo y lo rematamos con un auto privado listo en la acera para llevarnos a Sanctuary B&B — sin líos en el puerto. Llegar a Sanctuary B&B a primera hora significó que pudimos dejar las maletas y arrancar el día.
After a week at sea I just wanted the ride handled, so a private car from the port to Sanctuary B&B was money well spent. The ride from the terminal to Sanctuary B&B was quiet and relaxed, and I could just unwind after the cruise. I went from the ship to the front desk of Sanctuary B&B with zero hassle along the way.
We weren’t about to wrangle kids and luggage looking for a ride at the port, so we booked a private van to Sanctuary B&B.