From $600 per vehicle: a private, one-way ride from Port of Miami to The Palms at Poinciana: Private Tropical Resort in a chauffeured SUV or van.
Pricing is by vehicle, not by seat: a solo traveler and a full car pay the same flat one-way rate.
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.
The Palms at Poinciana is a private tropical resort set among the gated, pool-home communities that shape this corner of Central Florida. It is less a single hotel tower than a vacation-home retreat, the kind of place where your group settles into its own space with room to spread out. For cruise travelers, it makes a calm base — green, quiet, and built for stays that run longer than a single night.
The resort sits in Poinciana, part of the vacation-home belt that spreads across the flatlands within reach of Orlando’s theme parks. This is golf-and-lakes country: manicured fairways, gated resort entrances, and the low lake hills that offer the region its shape. The pace here runs slower than the coast or the city, which is commonly the whole idea after a week at sea — somewhere to decompress, unpack properly, and let the trip wind down without the crowds pressing in.
On arrival you find a setting geared toward unhurried stays rather than a quick overnight stop. Expect the ease of a resort address — space for the family, a pool-side rhythm to the days, and the outdoors close at hand for anyone who wants a round of golf or a lake to walk beside. It is a long way from PortMiami, so most travelers treat the ride as part of the vacation, arriving rested rather than rushed.
Once your ship clears and you step off, your chauffeur is already staged at your terminal, watching for your group rather than making you hunt for the car. Bags go straight from the curb into the vehicle and stay there for the whole run — no reloading, no second stops. From the port it is a genuine road trip north, so the vehicle is yours alone: your own climate, your own quiet, and a break only when your party asks for one.
Plan on roughly 242 to 252 minutes behind the wheel, offer or take depending on the hour you roll out and how the highways are moving. Disembarkation mornings back up fast at the terminal exits, but the wait is the driver’s to absorb, not yours — you ride from the pier to the resort entrance in one clean stretch.
The Palms at Poinciana: Private Tropical Resort is 228.2 miles from the Port of Miami by road, about 3 hours 54 minutes without heavy traffic via Florida’s Turnpike and SR 60. The fare is per vehicle: $600 for the Black SUV, $850 for the Van and $1050 for the Van XL. Pickup is at your cruise terminal curb at PortMiami.
| Road distance | 228.2 miles |
|---|---|
| Black SUV, 1-5 | $600 |
| Drive time | 3 hours 54 minutes |
| Van, 6-9 | $850 |
| Main roads | Florida’s Turnpike, SR 60 |
| Van XL, 10-14 | $1050 |
| Back from The Palms at Poinciana: Private Tropical Resort | $600 / $850 / $1050 |
Going back works the same way. The driver meets you at the main entrance of the resort and takes you to your cruise terminal at PortMiami, 228.2 miles away, in about 3 hours 54 minutes with light traffic. Fares for the return from The Palms at Poinciana: Private Tropical Resort 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 54 minutes for the 228.2 miles from the Port of Miami to The Palms at Poinciana: Private Tropical Resort 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.
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 228.2 miles to The Palms at Poinciana: Private Tropical Resort.
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 The Palms at Poinciana: Private Tropical Resort.
Count people and big suitcases together: up to 10 fit the Black SUV at $600. Larger groups going to The Palms at Poinciana: Private Tropical 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.
Yes. The return from The Palms at Poinciana: Private Tropical Resort 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 54 minutes for the drive, plus a margin, before your boarding time; the return section above has the booking link.
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Our family of four came off the ship at PortMiami and the driver had room for all the suitcases for the ride to The Palms at Poinciana: Private Tropical Resort. The car seat was ready when we got in, which was one less thing to worry about.
The two of us arranged a private transfer for disembarkation morning so we wouldn’t deal with the port crowds getting over to The Palms at Poinciana: Private Tropical Resort.
The two of us set up a private transfer for after the cruise so we wouldn’t worry about the timing getting over to The Palms at Poinciana: Private Tropical Resort. An easy, relaxed handoff for the two of us — off the ship and into The Palms at Poinciana: Private Tropical Resort with nothing left to sort out.
Private, punctual, and I didn’t have to think about a thing between the ship and The Palms at Poinciana: Private Tropical Resort.
Un grupo de nosotros bajamos del barco juntos y reservamos una van privada del puerto a The Palms at Poinciana: Private Tropical Resort. Había un cartel con nuestro nombre en la salida, así que ubicamos al conductor al instante. El conductor nos dejó en la entrada de The Palms at Poinciana: Private Tropical Resort, y no a media cuadra.