From $375 per vehicle: a private, one-way ride from Port of Miami to The Palms Hotel and Villas 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.
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.
The Palms Hotel and Villas is the endpoint of this ride and, for most travelers, the place the journey finally slows down. The name points to two kinds of stay under one roof — hotel rooms for a short landing and villa-style space for families or groups who desire more room to spread out. After days of shared decks and dining rooms, it is the address where your own door closes behind you.
What matters on arrival day is how little you have to think about. Your chauffeur brings the vehicle to the property, carries the bags to the lobby door, and steps back while you check in. There is no line to wait in and no luggage to drag across a lot — the ride ends where you are actually staying, with your group and your bags together in one place.
Because the vehicle is yours alone, the pace of the last leg is set by you rather than by a schedule of other passengers. If the plan is to settle in, unpack, and let the rest of the day open up slowly, the ride is built to hand you exactly that: a quiet, direct transfer from the ship to The Palms Hotel and Villas, with a driver who knows the port and the route and treats the drop-off as the start of your stay, not the end of a job.
The journey begins the moment you clear disembarkation. Your driver is already waiting at the cruise terminal, timed to your actual walk-off rather than a fixed clock, so the long lines and the crowd stepping off the ship at once do not cost you the ride. Weekend mornings at the port are the busiest stretch, and the pickup is planned around that, not against it.
From there it is one direct run to The Palms Hotel and Villas — no stops, no transfers, no strangers sharing the vehicle. Your bags ride with you, loaded and unloaded by the chauffeur, and the whole group stays together the whole way. Everything is arranged before you dock, so the only thing left to do on arrival day is locate your name at the curb and let the driver handle the rest to the door.
From the Port of Miami, plan on about 2 hours 31 minutes and 151.2 miles to reach The Palms Hotel and Villas via I-595. Prices are per vehicle, not per seat: $375 for the Black SUV, $485 for the Van, $595 for the Van XL. Pickup is at your cruise terminal curb at PortMiami.
| Road distance | 151.2 miles |
|---|---|
| Black SUV, 1-5 | $375 |
| Drive time | 2 hours 31 minutes |
| Van, 6-9 | $485 |
| Main roads | I-595 |
| Van XL, 10-14 | $595 |
| Back from The Palms Hotel and Villas | $375 / $485 / $595 |
The return covers the same 151.2 miles: pickup at the main entrance of the villa, drop-off at your cruise terminal at PortMiami after about 2 hours 31 minutes. From The Palms Hotel and Villas the Black SUV costs $375, the Van $485 and the Van XL $595. Open the booking box with the points swapped and choose the date and time. Book the return
The 151.2 miles from the Port of Miami to The Palms Hotel and Villas take about 2 hours 31 minutes without heavy traffic via I-595. At busy hours, allow extra time. Each vehicle has a fixed fare, no traffic or surge charges: $375 for the Black SUV, $485 for the Van and $595 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 151.2 miles to The Palms Hotel and Villas.
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 151.2 miles to The Palms Hotel and Villas.
Count people and big suitcases together: up to 10 fit the Black SUV at $375. Larger groups going to The Palms Hotel and Villas take the Van at $485, for 9 passengers and 9 cases, or the Van XL at $595, for 14 and 14. One carry-on each is included.
Yes. The return from The Palms Hotel and Villas to the Port of Miami costs $375 in the Black SUV, $485 in the Van and $595 in the Van XL. Allow about 2 hours 31 minutes for the drive, plus a margin, before your boarding time; the return section above has the booking link.
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Mejor imposible. buena suspensión, no sentimos los baches. viaje fluido desde la acera hasta el lobby. Recomendación fácil.
The eight of us came off the ship together and arranged one private van from the port to The Palms Hotel and Villas. The fare was set up front, the same number we were quoted. We’ve already saved them for our next cruise out of PortMiami.
My husband and I walked off the ship at PortMiami and a private car was waiting at the terminal curb to take us to The Palms Hotel and Villas. No lot to comb through — we just went straight from the curb into the car.
Cruising with the family, we didn’t want any disembarkation-day chaos, so a private van straight over to The Palms Hotel and Villas was perfect. The fare was fixed when we booked, no surprise on a busy disembarkation morning. The kids napped the whole way, and getting straight to The Palms Hotel and Villas without a scramble at the port was exactly what we needed. Highly recommend.
Smoothest disembarkation we’ve had — driver at the curb, bags handled, straight to the door of The Palms Hotel and Villas.