From $395 per vehicle: a private, one-way ride from Port of Miami to Waliday Inn 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.
Disembarkation at Port of Miami is easier with a driver already outside the terminal. The greeting at the curb is part of the price, the Meet & Greet at the terminal adds $40, and the vehicle is yours alone from the port to the destination, luggage included.
Waliday Inn sits in Cape Coral, a southwest-Florida city that water more or less designed. Hundreds of navigable canal miles run through the place, so the streets around your stay are threaded with waterways rather than just roads. Arriving here after a cruise means trading the density of a port for something quieter and more open, where the canals set the rhythm and the pace eases the moment you clear the terminal and settle into the drive.
The region right around Waliday Inn keeps the good things close. Four Freedoms Park is a simple reach from the stay, and short bridges carry you over to Fort Myers and out toward the islands when you desire a change of scene. Because Cape Coral spreads out along its canals, most of what you will desire — a walk by the water, a bridge crossing, a quiet park — sits within a relaxing distance of the door rather than buried across a sprawling metro.
There is more neighboring when you have time to fill. Sun Splash Waterpark gives families an obvious afternoon, and Fourmile Cove Ecological Preserve offers a slower, greener counterpoint a short way from the stay. Whatever the day holds, the drop-off puts you at the door of Waliday Inn and the streets immediately around it — not a distant lot, not a shared curb. You step out where you are actually staying, luggage handled, and the rest of Cape Coral is yours to work out from there at your own speed.
The journey is one direct leg from the terminal to the door. Your chauffeur is staged before you clear the arrivals hall, so the wait belongs to the driver, not to you. Bags are loaded at the terminal curb — where your ship actually docks, not a parking lot — and from there it is a straight run along I-595 toward Cape Coral. The luggage stays in the vehicle the whole way, and the pickup is planned around your sailing rather than whatever happens to be available that morning.
Plan on roughly 162.7 miles between Port of Miami and Waliday Inn, and somewhere between 167 and 176 minutes depending on the hour. Disembarkation mornings back up speedy at the terminal exits, but with the driver already in place you move as soon as your group is out. One vehicle, one chauffeur, your group only — the fare is fixed at booking and the route runs on your schedule.
From the Port of Miami, plan on about 2 hours 49 minutes and 162.9 miles to reach Waliday Inn in Cape Coral via I-595. Prices are per vehicle, not per seat: $395 for the Black SUV, $520 for the Van, $635 for the Van XL. Pickup is at your cruise terminal curb at PortMiami.
| Road distance | 162.9 miles |
|---|---|
| Black SUV, 1-5 | $395 |
| Drive time | 2 hours 49 minutes |
| Van, 6-9 | $520 |
| Main roads | I-595 |
| Van XL, 10-14 | $635 |
| Back from Waliday Inn | $395 / $520 / $635 |
For the trip back, your driver picks you up at the main entrance of the inn and drives the 162.9 miles to your cruise terminal at PortMiami in about 2 hours 49 minutes. The return fare is $395 for the Black SUV, $520 for the Van and $635 for the Van XL. The booking box opens with Waliday Inn as the pickup; just add the date and time. Book the return
Plan on about 2 hours 49 minutes for the 162.9 miles from the Port of Miami to Waliday Inn 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: $395 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 Waliday Inn then takes about 2 hours 49 minutes.
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 Waliday Inn starts as soon as the bags are loaded and takes about 2 hours 49 minutes.
The Black SUV holds up to 5 passengers, with passengers plus big suitcases up to 10; on this route it costs $395. Six to nine travelers with their cases take the Van ($520), ten to fourteen the Van XL ($635). All three go door to door to Waliday Inn.
Yes. The return from Waliday Inn to the Port of Miami costs $395 in the Black SUV, $520 in the Van and $635 in the Van XL. Allow about 2 hours 49 minutes for the drive, plus a margin, before your boarding time; the return section above has the booking link.
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Para um desembarque sem estresse, meu marido e eu combinamos de um motorista privativo nos receber no terminal de cruzeiros e nos levar até Waliday Inn. Uma passagem fácil e simples para nós dois — do navio até Waliday Inn sem nada para resolver. O carro estava limpo, fresco e confortável, com lugar para tudo.
The perfect end to the cruise — handled from the curb to the lobby. Getting to Waliday Inn with no detours meant we could drop the bags and start the day.
Traveling with the kids, we arranged a private van to meet us at the cruise terminal and take everyone over to Waliday Inn. The fare was fixed when we booked, nothing added at the curb. No scramble at the port — we just went straight from the curb into the car.
Los dos dejamos listo un traslado privado para después del crucero y así no preocuparnos por los tiempos camino a Waliday Inn.
Our family of six came off the ship at PortMiami and the driver loaded every cruise bag for the ride to Waliday Inn. The night before, we got a message with the driver’s name and plate number, so there was no wondering which car was the right one on the way out. No app to fight with — we just stepped out and the car was ready.