The fleet

The sensible cruise-day workhorse

For a couple with two suitcases and a pair of carry-ons, this is the right call and we will say so even when a pricier car is available. A quiet, air-conditioned sedan with a trunk that swallows full-size cruise luggage, driven by someone who knows exactly which terminal lane your ship uses. Most MIA-to-port transfers on this site happen in a Business sedan, and most should.

One vehicle for the whole cabin group

The default choice for families sailing out of Miami. Six seats and a cargo bay that takes six full-size bags plus the soft stuff means a family of four with a week of cruise luggage rides together with room to spare. On Carnival and MSC family sailings this is the vehicle we recommend nine times out of ten, and it costs far less than splitting the group across two sedans.

Begin the celebration at the hotel door

If the cruise marks an anniversary, a honeymoon, or a suite-class sailing, the ride to the ship can match it. An S-Class range sedan with a professionally quiet chauffeur turns the twenty minutes to the terminal into the opening act of the trip. Popular with Virgin Voyages guests heading to Terminal V and with anyone boarding a ship in a suite with priority embarkation.

Group space, first-class finish

Everything the Business SUV carries, wrapped in an Escalade-range cabin: leather captain seating, privacy glass, and presence at the hotel curb. The pick for multigenerational groups who want to arrive comfortable and unhurried, or for a group of friends opening a celebration cruise the way they mean to continue it.

The big-group problem, solved

Fourteen passengers, fourteen full-size bags, one booking. Extended families on MSC World-class ships, wedding parties, and reunion groups use the Sprinter to move everyone from FLL or a hotel block to the terminal together, for less per person than any combination of ride-hails. High roof, easy step-in for grandparents, and one driver coordinating one pickup instead of four apps guessing.

For sailaways that start on land

Some groups want the party to begin before the gangway. A stretch limousine or party bus takes up to ten guests to the terminal with music, lighting and room to toast the trip ahead, and yes, the luggage still fits. Booked most often for birthday sailings, bachelorette cruises, and that one uncle who insists, correctly, that you only board an Icon-class ship once.