From $380 per vehicle: a private, one-way ride from Port of Miami to Tip Top Isles Waterfront Resort Marina 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.
Tip Top Isles Waterfront Resort Marina makes its home in Fort Myers Beach, a Gulf-coast town spread along Estero Island. The island runs about seven miles, edged the whole way by shallow, easy Gulf water, so the setting around the marina is calm coastal Florida rather than big-city bustle. As a waterfront resort marina, it puts you on the water from the moment you arrive, with your ride from the ship ending right at the address you offer us.
Step out and the pier district at Times Square is the natural first stop, the walkable heart of Fort Myers Beach where the shops and the pier gather close together near the sand. Many travelers who land here spend their first hours drifting between Estero Island’s beach, Times Square, and the pier before settling in. The pace is unhurried, and everything sits within the same slim stretch of island.
Just next door, Lovers Key keeps its beaches wild and quiet, a contrast to the busier pier region, and Lovers Key State Park along with Matanzas Pass offer you more shoreline and backwater to discover nearby. Come for the marina itself or for a few slow days on the Gulf, and the region around Tip Top Isles Waterfront Resort Marina keeps beach, pier, and protected water within easy reach. Tell us the exact address and your ship, and the ride is timed to drop you here when your group clears the terminal.
The trip from the Port of Miami cruise terminal to Tip Top Isles Waterfront Resort Marina covers about 155 miles, and the chauffeur runs it as one direct leg by way of I-595. Plan on roughly 160 to 172 minutes depending on the hour. Your driver stages the vehicle at your ship’s own terminal on Dodge Island, loads every bag at the curb, and stays organized with you by message as you come off the ship.
Once the bags are in, they stay in. The car is reserved for your party alone, door to door, so there is no second stop and no other passengers. The port’s mornings can be crowded, so the pickup is timed to your actual disembarkation, with the I-595 traffic already figured into the plan and 60 minutes of courtesy wait built in. From the terminal curb it is a single ride straight to the marina.
From the Port of Miami, plan on about 2 hours 41 minutes and 155.2 miles to reach Tip Top Isles Waterfront Resort Marina in Fort Myers Beach via I-595. Prices are per vehicle, not per seat: $380 for the Black SUV, $500 for the Van, $610 for the Van XL. Pickup is at your cruise terminal curb at PortMiami.
| Road distance | 155.2 miles |
|---|---|
| Black SUV, 1-5 | $380 |
| Drive time | 2 hours 41 minutes |
| Van, 6-9 | $500 |
| Main roads | I-595 |
| Van XL, 10-14 | $610 |
| Back from Tip Top Isles Waterfront Resort Marina | $380 / $500 / $610 |
The return covers the same 155.2 miles: pickup at the main entrance of the resort, drop-off at your cruise terminal at PortMiami after about 2 hours 41 minutes. From Tip Top Isles Waterfront Resort Marina the Black SUV costs $380, the Van $500 and the Van XL $610. Open the booking box with the points swapped and choose the date and time. Book the return
Plan on about 2 hours 41 minutes for the 155.2 miles from the Port of Miami to Tip Top Isles Waterfront Resort Marina via I-595 when the roads are clear. Peak hours can stretch the trip; it is a fixed fare per vehicle, no traffic or surge charges: $380 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 155.2 miles to Tip Top Isles Waterfront Resort Marina.
Outside the cruise terminal, at the curb. Driver, car and plate arrive by message ahead of the pickup, so you know who to look for; the drive to Tip Top Isles Waterfront Resort Marina starts as soon as the bags are loaded and takes about 2 hours 41 minutes.
The Black SUV holds up to 5 passengers, with passengers plus big suitcases up to 10; on this route it costs $380. Six to nine travelers with their cases take the Van ($500), ten to fourteen the Van XL ($610). All three go door to door to Tip Top Isles Waterfront Resort Marina.
Yes. The return from Tip Top Isles Waterfront Resort Marina to the Port of Miami costs $380 in the Black SUV, $500 in the Van and $610 in the Van XL. Allow about 2 hours 41 minutes for the drive, plus a margin, before your boarding time; the return section above has the booking link.
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Éramos ocho bajando en PortMiami, y un traslado privado a Tip Top Isles Waterfront Resort Marina fue la jugada inteligente. Había espacio de sobra para todo el grupo y la pila entera de valijas en una sola van hasta Tip Top Isles Waterfront Resort Marina. El auto estaba limpio, fresco y cómodo, con lugar para todo.
Waiting at the curb the moment we walked out, and a smooth ride over to Tip Top Isles Waterfront Resort Marina. The ride from the terminal to Tip Top Isles Waterfront Resort Marina was easy the whole way, and we could just watch the city go by.
My wife and I had a great sailing and followed it with a private car ready at the curb to take us to Tip Top Isles Waterfront Resort Marina — not one worry at the terminal. For a reliable way to get from the ship to Tip Top Isles Waterfront Resort Marina, it was money well spent.
For an easy morning off the ship, my husband and I had a private driver meet us at the cruise terminal to run us over to Tip Top Isles Waterfront Resort Marina. It was a private car for our party alone — no side pickups — exactly right for the morning.
As a solo cruiser I pre-booked a private transfer from the terminal to Tip Top Isles Waterfront Resort Marina for the morning I got off, and it took all the guesswork out of it. Honestly the smoothest part of the whole trip — ship to hotel door with zero stress. The fare was set up front, the same number I was quoted.