From $600 per vehicle: a private, one-way ride from Port of Miami to Star Island Resort & Country Club in a chauffeured SUV or van.
The fare is locked per vehicle for the one-way journey, and it already covers the tolls, the fuel and the driver’s time.
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.
Star Island Resort & Country Club is a resort-and-country-club stay set in Kissimmee, the central-Florida town that spreads south of the Disney area. It sits along the Irlo Bronson Memorial Highway corridor, a stretch lined with resorts and pool-home communities where families settle in for a week close to the region’s theme parks yet a little removed from the busiest gates. Arriving after a long day on the road, you step out at the entrance with your bags carried to the curb beside you, and the pace of the journey finally slows to yours.
The setting leans on water and open Florida country. Lake Tohopekaliga — Lake Toho to locals — sits within simple reach, its shoreline known for the airboats that skim out across the marsh. The Kissimmee Lakefront gives you a walkable stretch of green and water when you want to stretch your legs, and Gatorland is close enough to fold into an afternoon. Old Town Kissimmee, with its shops and simple strolling, rounds out the list of what sits near the stay.
What you locate here is the quieter, more residential side of the parks region: golf-course fairways, screened pools, and long low horizons rather than crowds and turnstiles. It makes a comfortable base for a group that wants room to spread out between park days, with the lake, the airboats, and the small-town blocks of Kissimmee all a short drive from the door.
The ride begins right at your ship’s terminal on Dodge Island. Once you clear disembarkation, your chauffeur is already staged and waiting — the wait is theirs, not yours — and your luggage goes straight into the vehicle. From the Port of Miami the route runs up Florida’s Turnpike for the long pull north toward Kissimmee, roughly 224.9 miles door to door.
Plan on about 232 to 241 minutes terminal to door, depending on traffic and the hour you roll out. It is a full stretch of highway, so having your own vehicle changes the day: you set the departure, the stops, and the pace, and the bags stay inside the whole way. Your driver brings the group right to the entrance of Star Island Resort & Country Club and helps with the luggage at the curb.
Booking takes the full fare up front, paid online. There are no seat fees and no add-ons unless you request them.
The ride from the Port of Miami to Star Island Resort & Country Club covers 225.1 miles and takes about 3 hours 50 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 | 225.1 miles |
|---|---|
| Black SUV, 1-5 | $600 |
| Drop-off address | 5000 Ave of the Stars, Kissimmee |
| Drive time | 3 hours 50 minutes |
| Van, 6-9 | $850 |
| Main roads | Florida’s Turnpike |
| Van XL, 10-14 | $1050 |
| Back from Star Island Resort & Country Club | $600 / $850 / $1050 |
Going back works the same way. The driver meets you at the main entrance of the resort (5000 Ave of the Stars) and takes you to your cruise terminal at PortMiami, 225.1 miles away, in about 3 hours 50 minutes with light traffic. Fares for the return from Star Island Resort & Country Club are $600 (Black SUV), $850 (Van) and $1050 (Van XL). The booking box below opens with the two points swapped. Book the return
Plan on about 3 hours 50 minutes for the 225.1 miles from the Port of Miami to Star Island Resort & Country Club 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 Star Island Resort & Country Club then takes about 3 hours 50 minutes.
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 Star Island Resort & Country Club starts as soon as the bags are loaded and takes about 3 hours 50 minutes.
In the Black SUV ($600 to Star Island Resort & Country Club) passengers plus big suitcases can add up to 10, so five people with five cases fit. The Van ($850) carries 9 passengers and 9 big cases, the Van XL ($1050) 14 and 14, and everyone keeps a carry-on.
Yes. The return from Star Island Resort & Country Club to the Port of Miami costs $600 in the Black SUV, $850 in the Van and $1050 in the Van XL. Allow about 3 hours 50 minutes for the drive, plus a margin, before your boarding time; the return section above has the booking link.
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Getting a big group off the ship and over to Star Island Resort & Country Club is usually a headache, but one pre-booked private van made it effortless. There was plenty of room for the whole group and the whole pile of suitcases in one van to Star Island Resort & Country Club. Honestly the most stress-free part of the whole trip — ship to hotel door with zero stress.
Llegando a tierra sin compañía, tenía un conductor esperando en la terminal para el viaje a Star Island Resort & Country Club — sin complicaciones. Para llegar del barco a Star Island Resort & Country Club sin complicaciones, fue dinero bien gastado.
Para un desembarque fácil, mi pareja y yo hicimos que un conductor privado nos esperara en la terminal de cruceros y nos llevara a Star Island Resort & Country Club. Pasamos del barco a la recepción de Star Island Resort & Country Club sin nada de qué preocuparnos en el medio. La noche anterior recibimos un mensaje con el nombre del conductor y la placa, así que no había duda de cuál era el auto al salir.
As a solo cruiser I lined up a private transfer from the port to Star Island Resort & Country Club for the morning I got off, and it could not have been easier. Honestly the smoothest part of the whole trip — everything just fell into place at the terminal. I went from the terminal to a real bed with zero hassle along the way.
No app hassle — we walked off the ship and a clean, private car was waiting, then straight to Star Island Resort & Country Club. Would book again. For a reliable way to get from the ship to Star Island Resort & Country Club, it was absolutely worth booking.