From $260 per vehicle: a private, one-way ride from Port of Miami to Sunshine Shores Resort 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.
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.
Sunshine Shores Resort sits up in West Palm Beach, at the northern edge of the greater Miami region and a real drive from the cruise piers. It is a coastal stay set near the water, where the West Palm Beach waterfront looks out across toward Palm Beach island. If your sailing has you basing yourself away from the downtown crowds, this is the quieter, breezier end of the journey.
The location puts you within simple reach of the parts of West Palm Beach worth walking. Clematis Street and Rosemary Square are both close by, with their shops and open-air gathering spaces, and the Norton Museum of Art is nearby for an afternoon indoors. The Kravis Center brings stages and performances into the mix when you desire an evening out. Between the waterfront, the museum, and the two main districts, the area around the resort gives you plenty to do on foot once you have dropped your bags.
Arriving here after a cruise is a change of pace from the port itself. Instead of the crowds and noise of disembarkation morning, you finish the day at a waterfront resort with Palm Beach island across the water and the city’s walkable core a short hop away. Your chauffeur brings you to the door of Sunshine Shores Resort, so the first thing you handle on arrival is checking in, not finding your way through an unfamiliar city with your luggage in tow.
The ride begins the moment you clear disembarkation. Rather than searching a parking lot, you meet your reserved vehicle at your ship’s own terminal, where your chauffeur is already waiting and ready to help with every bag from the curb. From there it is one run north along I-95, with no stops between the pier and the resort, and your group has the vehicle to itself the whole way.
Plan on roughly 101 to 116 minutes from terminal to door, depending on the hour and how heavy the traffic runs. Saturday and Sunday mornings are the port’s busiest stretch, so the pickup is timed to your actual disembarkation rather than a guessed clock time, and the I-95 traffic is already built into the plan. Your luggage stays in the vehicle the entire journey, and you are dropped right at the entrance of Sunshine Shores Resort.
The ride from the Port of Miami to Sunshine Shores Resort covers 79.3 miles and takes about 1 hour 42 minutes in light traffic via I-95. Each vehicle has its own fare: Black SUV $260, Van $400, Van XL $455. Pickup is at your cruise terminal curb at PortMiami.
| Road distance | 79.3 miles |
|---|---|
| Black SUV, 1-5 | $260 |
| Drop-off address | 101 Blossom Ln, Palm Beach Shores |
| Drive time | 1 hour 42 minutes |
| Van, 6-9 | $400 |
| Main roads | I-95 |
| Van XL, 10-14 | $455 |
| Back from Sunshine Shores Resort | $260 / $400 / $455 |
The return covers the same 79.3 miles: pickup at the main entrance of the resort (101 Blossom Ln), drop-off at your cruise terminal at PortMiami after about 1 hour 42 minutes. From Sunshine Shores Resort the Black SUV costs $260, the Van $400 and the Van XL $455. Open the booking box with the points swapped and choose the date and time. Book the return
Plan on about 1 hour 42 minutes for the 79.3 miles from the Port of Miami to Sunshine Shores Resort 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: $260 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 Sunshine Shores Resort then takes about 1 hour 42 minutes.
At the curb outside your own cruise terminal (the terminals are listed below). Before the pickup you get the driver’s name, car and plate; when you are outside with your bags, message us and the car pulls up for the ride to Sunshine Shores Resort.
In the Black SUV ($260 to Sunshine Shores Resort) passengers plus big suitcases can add up to 10, so five people with five cases fit. The Van ($400) carries 9 passengers and 9 big cases, the Van XL ($455) 14 and 14, and everyone keeps a carry-on.
Yes. The return from Sunshine Shores Resort to the Port of Miami costs $260 in the Black SUV, $400 in the Van and $455 in the Van XL. Allow about 1 hour 42 minutes for the drive, plus a margin, before your boarding time; the return section above has the booking link.
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Coming ashore by myself, I had a driver already at the curb for the ride to Sunshine Shores Resort — nothing left to chance. It was a private car just for me — no one else’s stops — exactly right for the morning.
So glad we pre-booked — clean car, great driver, no scramble at the port, door to door. The ride from the terminal to Sunshine Shores Resort was calm and comfortable, and we could just unwind after the cruise.
The little ones were running on empty when we walked off, and a private van right at the terminal got everyone to Sunshine Shores Resort before anyone lost it. The child seat was ready when we got in, which was one less thing to worry about.
Easiest disembarkation we’ve had — driver at the curb, bags handled, straight to the door of Sunshine Shores Resort.
The group of us walked off at once and it was a relief to have one private van waiting at the terminal for the ride to Sunshine Shores Resort — nobody splitting up. Booking was easy, we got a solid confirmation, and everything lined up perfectly.