From $155 per vehicle: a private, one-way ride from Port of Miami to Sands Harbor Resort and Marina 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.
On disembarkation morning the driver plans around the ship’s arrival and waits at the curb outside your terminal at PortMiami. The curbside greeting at the terminal is included; the Meet & Greet at the terminal, your driver holding a name sign, is available for $40. Luggage goes straight from the terminal into the vehicle and the ride leaves private and direct.
Sands Harbor Resort and Marina is a waterfront property in Pompano Beach, set right on the water with its own marina at the doorstep. It is the kind of place where boats come and go a few feet from where you check in, and the resort has grown up around that harbor rather than tucked behind it. For a group stepping off a cruise, it reads as a natural next stop: more water, more dock, and a room close to the sand.
Where the resort really pays off is the shoreline, which sits only steps from the entrance. Plenty of arriving guests do not wait long to utilize it — they trade the ship’s pool for real sand the same afternoon they come ashore, bags barely unpacked. Because everything is so close together, there is no long walk between the lobby, the marina, and the beach, which suits travelers who have spent a week aboard and desire the shortest possible path from the car to the water.
The surrounding stretch of coast stays low-key. Just north of Lauderdale-by-the-Sea, this is fishing-village territory, and once guests land ashore they frequently fold in the Pompano Beach Fishing Pier and the Deerfield Beach Pier, both simple to reach. The Pompano Beach Amphitheater and Quiet Waters Park are close by as well, giving a mix of open-air music and green space alongside the beach itself. Anything about the stay — rooms, the marina, on-site details — lives on the resort’s own page; getting your group to its door is the part we handle.
The ride begins the moment your group clears the terminal exit at the Port of Miami. Your chauffeur is already staged at the curb, matched to your cruise line’s terminal, and steps in to load the luggage so nothing rides in your lap. From there it is one run north to Pompano Beach — roughly 38 miles, commonly 60 to 76 minutes depending on how I-95 is moving — ending at the door of Sands Harbor Resort and Marina.
The car is yours alone for the journey, with no added stops and no strangers along for the route. Bags stay in the vehicle from curb to entrance, and the driver handles them again at the resort. If traffic runs light, you are there sooner; if it builds, the pickup still follows your ship’s actual arrival rather than a fixed slot, so no one is left waiting.
Booking takes the full fare up front, paid online. There are no seat fees and no add-ons unless you request them.
From the Port of Miami, plan on about 1 hour 1 minutes and 37.6 miles to reach Sands Harbor Resort and Marina in Pompano Beach via I-95. Prices are per vehicle, not per seat: $155 for the Black SUV, $290 for the Van, $350 for the Van XL. Pickup is at your cruise terminal curb at PortMiami.
| Road distance | 37.6 miles |
|---|---|
| Black SUV, 1-5 | $155 |
| Drop-off address | 125 N Riverside Dr, Pompano Beach |
| Drive time | 1 hour 1 minutes |
| Van, 6-9 | $290 |
| Main roads | I-95 |
| Van XL, 10-14 | $350 |
| Back from Sands Harbor Resort and Marina | $155 / $290 / $350 |
The return covers the same 37.6 miles: pickup at the main entrance of the resort (125 N Riverside Dr), drop-off at your cruise terminal at PortMiami after about 1 hour 1 minutes. From Sands Harbor Resort and Marina the Black SUV costs $155, the Van $290 and the Van XL $350. Open the booking box with the points swapped and choose the date and time. Book the return
Plan on about 1 hour 1 minutes for the 37.6 miles from the Port of Miami to Sands Harbor Resort and Marina via I-95 when the roads are clear. Peak hours can stretch the trip; it is a fixed fare per vehicle, no traffic or surge charges: $155 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 37.6 miles to Sands Harbor Resort and Marina.
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 37.6 miles to Sands Harbor Resort and Marina.
The Black SUV holds up to 5 passengers, with passengers plus big suitcases up to 10; on this route it costs $155. Six to nine travelers with their cases take the Van ($290), ten to fourteen the Van XL ($350). All three go door to door to Sands Harbor Resort and Marina.
Yes. The return from Sands Harbor Resort and Marina to the Port of Miami costs $155 in the Black SUV, $290 in the Van and $350 in the Van XL. Allow about 1 hour 1 minutes for the drive, plus a margin, before your boarding time; the return section above has the booking link.
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De crucero con la familia, no queríamos caos el día del desembarque, así que una van privada directo hasta Sands Harbor Resort and Marina nos hizo el día. El viaje de la terminal a Sands Harbor Resort and Marina fue fácil todo el camino, y pudimos relajarnos tras el crucero. Ya guardamos el contacto para nuestro próximo crucero desde PortMiami.
Clean car, easy pickup, and a driver who knew exactly where to go. Recommend. Getting off the ship on my own, I felt looked after from the terminal all the way to the door of Sands Harbor Resort and Marina.
The group of us walked off together and it was so easy to have one private van ready at the curb for the ride to Sands Harbor Resort and Marina — nobody splitting up. The driver handled the suitcases so we didn’t have to juggle it all.
The group of us walked off at once and it was so easy to have one private van waiting at the terminal for the ride to Sands Harbor Resort and Marina — everyone in one vehicle. There was a thirty-minute cushion from the agreed time, so we never had to rush through customs.
My husband and I wanted a clean handoff outside the terminal, so we reserved a private ride to Sands Harbor Resort and Marina before we even sailed. For a stress-free way to get from the ship to Sands Harbor Resort and Marina, it was money well spent.