A private transfer to or from Port of Miami and Ocean Ridge rides in a black SUV or Mercedes-Benz Sprinter van at a flat rate from $250 per vehicle, running north from the cruise terminal along I-95 with a bilingual driver. Your group is met curbside as you step off the ship, luggage loaded, and dropped door-to-door — one booking, one fixed fare, no rideshare surge.
Every fare below is flat and per vehicle for the whole group, locked when you book — choose the size that matches your party and cruise luggage.
The simplest way to reach Ocean Ridge is a private car booked ahead, not a scramble for a ride once the gangway opens. You reserve by WhatsApp or on the website, pick your vehicle, and the rest is handled. A black SUV suits couples and small families up to five; a private Sprinter van fits six to nine, and a larger van covers ten to fourteen — each with plenty of room for cruise luggage. On disembarkation day the driver waits curbside at your terminal and holds a name sign if you request one in advance. On embarkation day the same private vehicle collects your group and delivers you to the ship. There is no shared seat and no pooled route: the car is yours alone, door to door, whether you travel to or from Port of Miami and Ocean Ridge.
Cruise port transportation is private ground transfer between a cruise terminal and where you actually need to be — a home, a hotel area, or the airport. PortMiami is one of South Florida’s main cruise hubs, sending thousands of passengers ashore on turnaround mornings, and getting a family with suitcases out of that crush takes planning. Our service is point-to-point and private: a reserved SUV or Sprinter van, a bilingual driver who knows the terminal layout, and a fixed fare set at booking. It differs from grabbing whatever car is nearby because the vehicle is confirmed to your name, sized to your group, and timed to your ship. For arriving cruisers it is the ride from the ship to Ocean Ridge; for departing cruisers it is the ride to the terminal in time to board. Either way, one reservation covers the whole trip.
A vehicle reserved for your group alone is the core of this service — you never share the ride, and no stranger’s stop stretches your trip. The fare is flat and locked at booking, so peak demand and heavy terminal traffic never change what you pay. Your driver is bilingual, speaking English plus Spanish or Portuguese, and helps load and unload every cruise bag rather than leaving you at the curb. Booking runs straight through WhatsApp, so you reach a real person to confirm a name sign, a pet carrier, or a change of time. The whole setup is built around cruise passengers: tight boarding windows, families with luggage, and the rush of a full ship clearing at once. You get a coordinated, sized-to-fit ride instead of a curbside guess when everyone else is hunting for the same car.
The trip from the cruise terminal to Ocean Ridge is a straight interstate run up Florida’s east coast, heading north out of PortMiami. Outside the morning and evening rush, traffic flows freely and the ride is smooth from terminal to town. When several ships disembark together, or when you travel during peak hours, the roads fill and the drive stretches longer, so your driver leaves with a built-in buffer and plenty of margin for your schedule. On disembarkation mornings the terminal approaches are busiest right as the ships clear all at once; the driver plans the departure around that surge so your group still reaches Ocean Ridge without a rushed, last-minute connection. Because everything is coordinated to your ship rather than a rigid clock, you are not standing on a curb wondering when a car will show — the timing is arranged before you ever step off.
Embarkation day is the reverse trip — getting your group to the ship on time. Your driver collects you from your Ocean Ridge address, or from the Miami side, and delivers you to the correct PortMiami terminal with room to spare before boarding closes. The pickup time is set around your assigned check-in window, not a generic guess, and the driver helps unload every suitcase right at the terminal doors. The same private SUV or Sprinter van that would carry you home carries you out, so the sizing and the fixed fare are identical in both directions. If your plans include a flight in first, we arrange the airport leg as part of the same reservation. Book ahead and you arrive relaxed, luggage handled, with time to clear the terminal and board without a sprint.
Ocean Ridge is a quiet barrier-island town on the Atlantic in Palm Beach County, the kind of low-key coastal community cruisers pick for calm rather than crowds. The character is residential and unhurried: oceanfront streets, protected dune and mangrove stretches, and easy access to the beach and the Intracoastal side of the island. It is a place for slow mornings by the water rather than nightlife, which is exactly why many arriving passengers head straight there after a busy sailing. You can learn about the town on the Town of Ocean Ridge website, and details on local services are listed by the town’s police department page. Your driver takes you door-to-door to your address, so you skip the guesswork of finding a quiet residential street with luggage in tow.
Visitors usually base themselves along the barrier-island coast around Ocean Ridge or in the nearby Boynton Beach oceanfront area, where quiet residential blocks sit close to the Atlantic. These stretches suit cruisers who want beach access and calm over a busy resort scene. Your driver drops you at any address you provide.
The draw is the coast: Atlantic beaches, protected dune and mangrove nature areas, and the calm Intracoastal side of the island. It is a spot for swimming, walking the shoreline, and unwinding rather than crowded attractions. The relaxed, residential feel is the reason many post-cruise travelers choose it for a quiet few days.
The flat fare covers the whole ride and the parts that usually surprise travelers later. Tolls, SunPass, and fuel are all built into the price, so nothing is added on the road. Every trip includes onboard WiFi through a mobile hotspot, a bilingual driver, and hands-on help loading and unloading your cruise bags. Courtesy waiting is part of the deal: thirty minutes at the cruise terminal from the agreed pickup time, and fifteen minutes for hotel pickups; beyond that window, extra waiting is billed in thirty-minute blocks. The driver also tracks your ship and re-times the pickup at no cost when you dock late, and your driver, vehicle, and plate details are texted the day before with pickup instructions. The service runs 24/7, year-round, from an operator with more than five years on these routes.
The rate excludes food and drink, driver gratuity, parking costs, and unscheduled stops. A gratuity is optional and always appreciated but never required. On long-distance routes a short comfort stop can be arranged in advance; a brief extra stop may carry a small fee confirmed beforehand. Everything on the price list is per vehicle, not per person.
The first child seat is free for a child under five, and each additional seat carries a small fee confirmed at booking, so tell us your child count in advance. Small pets are welcome with advance notice on WhatsApp when carried in a pet carrier. Arranging both before your trip lets the driver prepare the right vehicle.
Match the vehicle to your party and your luggage — every option is private and reserved for your group only.
Payment runs through Venmo, Zelle, or a secure payment link sent by WhatsApp or the website; card and payment-link charges carry a 4% bank fee. Full cash payment at pickup is not accepted. A round trip is simply double the one-way fare. A pickup that starts at PortMiami or elsewhere on the Miami side confirms with a 50% deposit, and the remaining 50% goes to the driver on trip day, where cash is fine. Because Ocean Ridge sits up in Palm Beach County, a trip that starts there — a pickup in the reverse direction — is prepaid in full when you book. Once your deposit or prepayment lands, the reservation is locked at the quoted fare, and the driver’s details arrive by text the day before. Nothing shifts with traffic or demand after that.
Yes — we connect Miami International Airport (MIA) to the PortMiami cruise terminals as part of the same private service. Fly in, meet your driver, and ride straight to your ship in a reserved SUV or Sprinter van; after your sailing, the driver runs the terminal-to-MIA leg the same way. It is one of the most common cruise combinations, and pairing the airport and port legs on a single booking keeps the fixed fare and the sizing consistent. Pickups are handled at MIA and PortMiami, and we drop off to Ocean Ridge, other cities, or an airport as your itinerary needs. Because the driver tracks flights as well as ships, a delayed arrival simply re-times your pickup rather than costing you a missed connection. Give us your flight and sailing details and the whole day is coordinated in advance.
Daytime hours run 7:00 AM to 9:00 PM with no surcharge. Trips that fall outside that window carry a small after-hours charge, applied per booking:
Nothing changes on your end. Your driver tracks your ship’s arrival and disembark timing and re-times the pickup at no extra cost when you dock late. You do not re-book or pay a change fee — the driver simply adjusts and is waiting curbside when you actually clear the terminal.
Book at least 24 hours before pickup so the vehicle and driver are confirmed. Under-24-hour requests are still reviewed by hand, but availability isn’t guaranteed. A booked pickup time can be moved with 24 or more hours’ notice, subject to availability. Cancel 24-plus hours ahead for a full refund; inside 24 hours the booking is non-refundable.
Yes — disembarkation day is exactly what this route is built for. Your driver meets your group curbside as you exit the terminal, helps with the luggage, and drives you straight to Ocean Ridge. Reserve in advance with your ship name and arrival date so the pickup is timed to when you actually walk off.
The rate includes one checked bag plus one carry-on per passenger, and there is room for cruise luggage in every vehicle. If your group has extra or oversized bags, message us on WhatsApp before the trip and we confirm the space or size you up to a larger van. Nothing is left behind.
The fare is per vehicle, never per person. Your whole group — up to five in the SUV, up to fourteen in the van — travels for the single flat price shown in the prices list above. A round trip is double the one-way, and a small after-hours surcharge applies outside daytime hours.
A private shuttle to Ocean Ridge means our private Sprinter van reserved just for your group — never a shared or pooled ride. The cost is the flat per-vehicle rate listed above, not a per-seat fare, so everyone travels together for one price. A round trip is simply double the one-way fare.
A more coordinated, premium service — flat fare, named driver, cruise-terminal pickup — at a significantly lower total cost than Uber Black or Lyft Lux.
| Feature | Us | Uber | Lyft |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Flat rate locked at booking | Surges 1.5×–4× at peak | Surges 1.5×–4× at peak |
| Vehicle | Black SUV reserved for your group | Driver’s own car | Driver’s own car |
| Cruise terminal meet-and-greet | Driver waits at the terminal with your name | Curbside only after you book | Curbside only after you book |
| Ship arrival tracking | Yes — free re-timing if your ship docks late | No — you re-book if delayed | No — you re-book if delayed |
One booking, one coordinated pickup, significantly lower cost than an Uber Black or Lyft Lux surge.
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Reserve your private ride to or from the cruise terminal in a couple of messages. Send us your ship name, sailing date, group size, and Ocean Ridge address, and we confirm the vehicle, the flat fare, and your pickup time. Book at least 24 hours ahead for the smoothest turnaround, and your driver’s name, vehicle, and plate arrive by text the day before. Message us on WhatsApp to lock it in today.
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Haz tu reserva con al menos 24 horas de anticipación; para días festivos y fines de semana concurridos, asegura tu lugar con tiempo para garantizar la disponibilidad.
Sí, aceptamos reservas de todo el mundo. Gestionamos pagos internacionales y mantenemos informados a los viajeros del extranjero a través de WhatsApp y correo electrónico.
No. Requerimos reservas anticipadas. Por favor, reserva con al menos 24 horas de anticipación; la disponibilidad el mismo día no está garantizada.
Claro. Para asegurar tu reserva, solicitamos un anticipo del 50 % en reservas y lo demas puedes pagar el dia del viaje.
No. Para asegurar tu vehículo, debes enviar un depósito del 50 % a través de nuestro enlace de pago o por Zelle. El saldo restante se paga en efectivo cuando llegue el conductor.
Operamos SUVs XL para grupos pequeños, vans de 12 y 14 pasajeros, además de autobuses de tamaño completo con capacidad para 40 a 54 personas para eventos grandes.
Por supuesto: nuestro equipo cubre bodas, conferencias corporativas, eventos VIP y otras ocasiones especiales. Contáctanos para recibir un precio personalizado.
Algunos de nuestros vehículos cuentan con Wi-Fi y puertos USB. Infórmanos con anticipación si esto es esencial y reservaremos un vehículo que se ajuste a tus necesidades.
Operamos únicamente traslados privados. Tu vehículo estará dedicado exclusivamente a ti y a tus acompañantes, sin compartir asientos con otros pasajeros.
El día antes de tu viaje, te enviaremos un mensaje de texto con el nombre de tu conductor, la marca del vehículo y la placa, además de instrucciones detalladas para la recogida en la acera.
No te preocupes: te enviaremos un mensaje de texto. Si no recibimos respuesta rápidamente, el conductor esperará allí, a menos que se considere una ausencia después de cierto tiempo sin respuesta.
Rara vez ocurre, ya que ya incluimos dos horas de espera gratuitas. Si aún estás dentro después de ese tiempo, el viaje puede marcarse como “no presentado”. Puedes solicitar tiempo de espera adicional: $30 USD por cada bloque extra de 30 minutos, pagaderos en efectivo al conductor.
Por supuesto: nuestros conductores te ayudarán con tu equipaje.
La franquicia estándar es de una maleta grande más un equipaje de mano por persona. ¿Planeas viajar con artículos más voluminosos o piezas adicionales (por ejemplo, más maletas, equipo musical, ayudas de movilidad o cochecitos)? Contáctanos con anticipación para poder acomodarte; puede haber un cargo adicional.
Sí—se permiten mascotas pequeñas, pero deben permanecer en un transportín seguro. Por favor, avísanos con anticipación.
Incluimos un asiento infantil gratuito para niños menores de cinco años. Si necesitas un asiento adicional, solicítalo con anticipación; cuesta $15 USD.
No se permite comer durante el viaje. El único consumo permitido es agua en botellas selladas.
Claro. Proporciona un aviso con al menos 24 horas de anticipación y, siempre que haya disponibilidad, ajustaremos la hora de tu recogida.
Lo que ves es lo que pagas—sin cargos ocultos. La propina para el conductor es opcional y siempre se agradece.
Vuelos nacionales: el conductor espera hasta 60 minutos después de la llegada.
Vuelos internacionales: 120 minutos de espera de cortesía.
Recogidas en hoteles: período de gracia de 15 minutos.
Recogidas en el puerto: el conductor espera hasta 60 minutos después de la hora acordada.
En la mayoría de los casos no hay problema, ya que incluimos un tiempo de espera de cortesía según el tipo de servicio. Para vuelos nacionales, el conductor espera hasta 60 minutos después de la llegada. Para vuelos internacionales, incluimos hasta 120 minutos de espera. En recogidas en hoteles, contamos con un período de gracia de 15 minutos, y en recogidas en el puerto, el conductor espera hasta 60 minutos después de la hora acordada.
Si el pasajero aún no está listo después de ese tiempo, el servicio puede marcarse como no-show. Si necesitas más tiempo, puedes solicitar espera adicional por $30 USD por cada bloque extra de 30 minutos, pagados en efectivo al conductor.
Las cancelaciones realizadas con más de 24 horas de anticipación a la hora programada del servicio serán elegibles para un reembolso completo de la totalidad del importe abonado. Lamentablemente, aquellas cancelaciones o modificaciones solicitadas con menos de 24 horas de antelación no serán objeto de reembolso ni devolución alguna.
First time using a private ride out of PortMiami. Simple, direct, zero stress. Cold water waiting in the car. Took a real weight off our shoulders.
Quedamos muy conformes.
El día del desembarque había muchísima gente en el puerto. Llegamos antes de lo que esperábamos
Clear communication from start to finish. They answered messages within minutes. Worth every dollar. Trip took about 25 minutes.
O porto estava lotado no dia do desembarque. O motorista conhecia o caminho de cor. Super recomendado para sair do porto.