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Can you take me to or from the cruise port?

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Yes, in both directions, and they are not the same job. Going out, the ship leaves without you and the terminal has a cutoff, so the car is planned backwards from the cutoff rather than forwards from your hotel. Coming off, several thousand people disembark into one road at once, and the difference between a good morning and a bad one is whether a named car is waiting at an agreed point or you are joining a queue with your luggage.

PortMiami and Port Everglades are the two that matter here, and the Fort Lauderdale airport in particular is the gateway to the second: a flight in and a ship out on the same day is a tight window, and it is the kind of connection a captain who knows the port keeps from becoming a scramble.

Tell the desk the ship and the sailing or arrival time when you book, not just an address. Ports assign terminals, terminals move, and the right drop-off point is the one for your ship on your date.

Luggage is the other half of it. A cruise party travels with more of it than an airport party, so say how many cases when you book and the right class of car is the one that turns up. An Executive Sedan holds 2; a Luxury SUV holds 5; an Executive Sprinter holds 12.

Reserve a car

A captain booked ahead, a price agreed before the car moves, and a concierge desk that answers.

Call the concierge

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