From $600 per vehicle: a private, one-way ride from Port of Miami to Star Island 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.
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.
Star Island Resort sits in Kissimmee, out along the US-192 corridor that most Orlando-bound travelers know as Irlo Bronson Memorial Highway. This stretch has long anchored the lodging trade for the theme parks, with vacation homes, the carnival strip at Old Town, and gator attractions all a short drive from Disney. If you are pairing a cruise with park days, this is the part of the map you point the car toward once the ship is behind you.
The area around the resort gives you ample to fill the days that are not spent in a park queue. Old Town Kissimmee keeps its retro-fair energy close at hand, while Lake Tohopekaliga opens up the water and wildlife side of central Florida. Gatorland is another Kissimmee draw within reach, and the wider US-192 run is lined with the shops, diners, and family stops that create this corridor its own kind of destination rather than just a place to sleep.
We handle the transportation piece and leave the lodging details to the people who own them. For anything about rooms, parking, resort fees, or check-in timing, the property’s official page is the reliable source, since those specifics change and you should have them straight from Star Island Resort. What we can promise is a clean, direct handoff: you come off the ship at the Port of Miami, your group and your bags go into one reserved vehicle, and the next time you step out you are at the resort door. From the pier this is a genuine road trip, and that is exactly the kind of run where having your own car pays off.
Your driver is staged at your ship’s terminal on Dodge Island before you clear the exit hall, so the wait belongs to us, not to you. Once your group is out, everyone and every bag loads into the one vehicle reserved for your party, and the car pulls away with no pooling and no extra stops you did not ask for. From the port it runs on Florida’s Turnpike in a single, unbroken stretch that ends at the resort door.
Plan on roughly 228 to 238 minutes from the terminal curb to Star Island Resort, moving with traffic anywhere from light to heavy. Your luggage stays in the vehicle the whole way, so there is no shuffling between cars or curbs. It is a long haul at about 223.7 miles, and that distance is exactly where a private ride earns its keep, with room to stretch out, your own climate control, and a driver who has run this corridor before.
The ride from the Port of Miami to Star Island Resort 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 | $600 / $850 / $1050 |
For the trip back, your driver picks you up at the main entrance of the resort (5000 Ave of the Stars) and drives the 225.1 miles to your cruise terminal at PortMiami in about 3 hours 50 minutes. The return fare is $600 for the Black SUV, $850 for the Van and $1050 for the Van XL. The booking box opens with Star Island Resort as the pickup; just add the date and time. Book the return
The 225.1 miles from the Port of Miami to Star Island Resort take about 3 hours 50 minutes without heavy traffic via Florida’s Turnpike. At busy hours, allow extra time. Each vehicle has a fixed fare, no traffic or surge charges: $600 for the Black SUV, $850 for the Van and $1050 for the Van XL.
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 225.1 miles to Star Island Resort.
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 225.1 miles to Star Island Resort.
Count people and big suitcases together: up to 10 fit the Black SUV at $600. Larger groups going to Star Island Resort take the Van at $850, for 9 passengers and 9 cases, or the Van XL at $1050, for 14 and 14. One carry-on each is included.
On sailing day the ride from Star Island Resort to your terminal is $600 for the Black SUV, $850 for the Van and $1050 for the Van XL. The 225.1 miles take about 3 hours 50 minutes in light traffic, so leave early enough for boarding.
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Nuestra familia de cuatro bajó del barco en PortMiami y el conductor ayudó con toda la pila de equipaje para el viaje a Star Island Resort. Para llegar del barco a Star Island Resort de forma confiable, valió cada minuto.
The painless way to get from the ship to Star Island Resort. Would book again in a heartbeat. There was a board with my name on it at the curb, so I didn’t have to look around.
Llegó puntual. Nada que reprochar, absolutamente nada!
My husband and I wanted a clean handoff outside the terminal, so we booked a private ride to Star Island Resort before we even sailed. Honestly the smoothest part of the whole trip — everything just fell into place at the terminal.
The two of us cruised from PortMiami and having a private car waiting curbside for the ride over to Star Island Resort made the morning easy. Honestly the easiest part of the whole trip — the port end was completely handled.