From $600 per vehicle: a private, one-way ride from Port of Miami to Windham Vacation Resorts 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.
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.
Windham Vacation Resorts sits along International Drive, the main tourist artery running through Orlando. This is the corridor where attractions, outlet malls, and the convention center line up end to end, so a great deal of what brings people to the area is already within reach of where you are staying. After days on the water, arriving somewhere this central means the rest of your trip opens up without another long drive.
The neighborhood around the resort is built for visitors. Universal Orlando Resort and ICON Park are both close by, and the Orange County Convention Center and SeaWorld Orlando are also nearby on International Drive. Between the theme parks, the shopping, and the dining that fills the strip, you can spend an whole stay without straying far from the front door. The location does the work of stitching your days together, which matters when you have arrived off a ship and desire to settle in rapidly.
What you locate on arrival is a base that keeps you in the middle of everything Orlando’s tourist district offers. The stretch of International Drive here is one of the busiest and most walkable parts of the city for travelers, and the resort’s spot on it means the outlets, the parks, and the convention center are all part of the same neighborhood rather than separate destinations across town. It is a straightforward, well-placed home for a group that has just finished a cruise and wants the next chapter to feel simple.
The trip begins at your ship’s own terminal on Dodge Island. Rather than heading into a parking lot, you are met right at the curb, with the chauffeur coordinated by message as your group clears the hall. The bags go straight into the vehicle, and from there it is a single direct leg to International Drive by way of Florida’s Turnpike. The vehicle is yours alone for the run, so the pace and the stops are set by your group.
Covering roughly 228.6 miles, the drive normally runs 228 to 239 minutes depending on the day. Weekend mornings are the port’s busiest stretch, with thousands of passengers leaving the ships at once, so the pickup is timed to your actual disembarkation and the turnpike traffic is already built into the plan. Fuel, typical tolls, and luggage assist ride inside the fare, and the driver handles the loading at both ends so you can step out at the resort and be done.
The ride from the Port of Miami to Windham Vacation Resorts covers 228.8 miles and takes about 3 hours 48 minutes in light traffic via Florida’s Turnpike. Each vehicle has its own fare: Black SUV $600, Van $850, Van XL $1050. Pickup is at your cruise terminal curb at PortMiami.
| Road distance | 228.8 miles |
|---|---|
| Black SUV, 1-5 | $600 |
| Drive time | 3 hours 48 minutes |
| Van, 6-9 | $850 |
| Main roads | Florida’s Turnpike |
| Van XL, 10-14 | $1050 |
| Back from Windham Vacation Resorts | $600 / $850 / $1050 |
The return covers the same 228.8 miles: pickup at the main entrance of the resort, drop-off at your cruise terminal at PortMiami after about 3 hours 48 minutes. From Windham Vacation Resorts the Black SUV costs $600, the Van $850 and the Van XL $1050. Open the booking box with the points swapped and choose the date and time. Book the return
Plan on about 3 hours 48 minutes for the 228.8 miles from the Port of Miami to Windham Vacation Resorts via Florida’s Turnpike 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.
Set the pickup for when you expect to clear the cruise terminal, allowing for customs and the luggage hall. From the terminal, Windham Vacation Resorts is 228.8 miles away, about 3 hours 48 minutes in light traffic.
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 Windham Vacation Resorts.
In the Black SUV ($600 to Windham Vacation Resorts) passengers plus big suitcases can add up to 10, so five people with five cases fit. The Van ($850) carries 9 passengers and 9 big cases, the Van XL ($1050) 14 and 14, and everyone keeps a carry-on.
Yes. The return from Windham Vacation Resorts 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 48 minutes for the drive, plus a margin, before your boarding time; the return section above has the booking link.
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Cruising with the family, we didn’t want any disembarkation-day chaos, so a private van straight over to Windham Vacation Resorts made the day. Getting to Windham Vacation Resorts with no detours meant we could drop the bags and start the day. Honestly the easiest part of the whole trip — the port end was completely handled.
The perfect end to the cruise — private, on time, and easy. The driver took care of every bag so we didn’t have to lift a thing.
We got off the ship with the little ones and a mountain of luggage, and a private van there at the terminal made the run to Windham Vacation Resorts painless. We went from the ship to the front desk of Windham Vacation Resorts with no stress at all. No app to fight with — we just stepped out and the car was ready.
Stepping off the ship on my own, the last thing I wanted was to drag my bags around looking for a ride at the port, so I had a private car lined up for the run to Windham Vacation Resorts. The fare was set up front, no surprise on a busy disembarkation morning.
The eight of us came off the ship together and booked one private van from the cruise terminal to Windham Vacation Resorts. For a stress-free way to get from the ship to Windham Vacation Resorts, it was money well spent.