From $600 per vehicle: a private, one-way ride from Port of Miami to Stay Plus Inn in a chauffeured SUV or van.
One number per vehicle covers the full trip one way. Select by how many people ride and how many bags come along.
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 desire it. Bags in, and the car heads out of the port.
Stay Plus Inn gives cruise travelers a place to settle once the port is behind them, set in Haines City, a Central Florida community well inland from the coast. After days at sea, the appeal is simple: a room waiting at the end of one direct ride, with none of the terminal crowds trailing you to the door. Our routing treats Stay Plus Inn as a Haines City address, so the trip is planned straight to it rather than to a general region.
Haines City sits in the heart of Central Florida, a region shaped by lakes, groves, and simple road connections to the wider region. Wherever within the city your inn sits, the service reaches it — every address in Haines City is covered, door to door. That matters at the end of a long cruise, when the last thing you desire is a transfer that drops you near your lodging but not quite at it. The chauffeur brings you to the entrance of Stay Plus Inn itself.
On arrival, the pace is yours to set. Your group rides alone in the vehicle, so there are no extra stops and no other parties to wait on before you reach the inn. Bags are handled at both ends, loaded at the terminal curb and carried again when you pull up at Stay Plus Inn. After the long leg inland from the port, stepping out at the entrance — luggage in hand, the drive already settled — is the quiet, ordinary finish a cruise day should have.
From the moment you clear the terminal, this is one continuous leg. The chauffeur is staged at your ship’s terminal before you finish disembarking, meets your group at the curb, and loads the luggage there. From Dodge Island the route runs onto Florida’s Turnpike and heads inland toward Haines City, a single direct run of roughly 222.5 miles with no stop and no transfer along the way.
Plan for somewhere around 230 to 241 minutes terminal to door, depending on how the roads move that morning. Disembarkation mornings back up speedy at the port exits, but that wait belongs to the driver, not to you — the vehicle is already there when you walk out. Your group has the whole car to itself for the ride, so you select the departure and the pace the rest of the way to Stay Plus Inn.
From the Port of Miami, plan on about 3 hours 50 minutes and 222.7 miles to reach Stay Plus Inn in Haines City via Florida’s Turnpike and SR 60. Prices are per vehicle, not per seat: $600 for the Black SUV, $850 for the Van, $1050 for the Van XL. Pickup is at your cruise terminal curb at PortMiami.
| Road distance | 222.7 miles |
|---|---|
| Black SUV, 1-5 | $600 |
| Drop-off address | 33224 US-27, Haines City |
| Drive time | 3 hours 50 minutes |
| Van, 6-9 | $850 |
| Main roads | Florida’s Turnpike, SR 60 |
| Van XL, 10-14 | $1050 |
| Back from Stay Plus Inn | $600 / $850 / $1050 |
Going back works the same way. The driver meets you at the main entrance of the inn (33224 US-27) and takes you to your cruise terminal at PortMiami, 222.7 miles away, in about 3 hours 50 minutes with light traffic. Fares for the return from Stay Plus Inn 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 222.7 miles from the Port of Miami to Stay Plus Inn via Florida’s Turnpike and SR 60 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.
Set the pickup for when you expect to clear the cruise terminal, allowing for customs and the luggage hall. From the terminal, Stay Plus Inn is 222.7 miles away, about 3 hours 50 minutes in light traffic.
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 222.7 miles to Stay Plus Inn.
In the Black SUV ($600 to Stay Plus Inn) 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.
On sailing day the ride from Stay Plus Inn to your terminal is $600 for the Black SUV, $850 for the Van and $1050 for the Van XL. The 222.7 miles take about 3 hours 50 minutes in light traffic, so leave early enough for boarding.
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The two of us set up a private transfer for disembarkation morning so we wouldn’t worry about the timing getting over to Stay Plus Inn. Honestly the easiest part of the whole trip — ship to hotel door with zero stress. We knew the plan before the ship even docked, so there was nothing to worry about at the terminal. No stress at all.
A few friends and I came off the ship together and booked one private van from the port to Stay Plus Inn. There was a thirty-minute cushion from the agreed time, so we never had to rush off the ship.
My wife and I came down the gangway at PortMiami and a private car was right there for us to take us to Stay Plus Inn. We knew the plan before the ship even docked, so there was no guessing at the port. There was a name sign at the terminal doors, so we spotted the driver immediately.
Éramos seis bajando en PortMiami, y un traslado privado a Stay Plus Inn fue la jugada inteligente. Teníamos los datos del conductor con anticipación, así que no quedaba de qué preocuparse en la terminal.
Me quitó toda la preocupación de la mañana del desembarque — justo lo que necesitábamos. Para llegar del barco a Stay Plus Inn sin estrés, fue dinero bien gastado.