Getting to Port Everglades without a car?

Hate to drive to the port? Has anyone used Yankee Trails Cruise Express.

Cruise Connection Bus which I use all the time does not run on Tuesday, Wednesday or Thursday.

Where you are coming from is an important piece of info.

Probably best to post on the Florida Departure board, as there are many local experts there, plus this really has nothing to do with HAL.

Live in Fllorida. Taking a Cruise in Jan. on the Amsterdam. Hopeing to find a good way to get to the Port without renting a car.

Live in Fllorida. Taking a Cruise in Jan. on the Amsterdam. Hopeing to find a good way to get to the Port without renting a car.

Might help if you told us where in Florida. For example, Pensacola is 651 miles from Fort Lauderdale. Sort of doubt that you will get transport from there to Fort Lauderdale.

DON

Might help if you told us where in Florida. For example, Pensacola is 651 miles from Fort Lauderdale. Sort of doubt that you will get transport from there to Fort Lauderdale.

 

DON

Depends - for the first leg: from Pensacola flying makes sense; from Jacksonville Amtrak might work, from Miami I believe Tri-rail is the term -- then a taxi for the last bit. Of course, if you lived next to the port, you could consider skateboard, bicycle or shoes.

Live in Fllorida. Taking a Cruise in Jan. on the Amsterdam. Hopeing to find a good way to get to the Port without renting a car.

I believe there's only 1 January cruise from FTL on the Amsterdam. For a World Cruise I would be thinking something special in transportation. I'm pretty sure HAL will help with your luggage.

Roy

Live in Fllorida. Taking a Cruise in Jan. on the Amsterdam. Hopeing to find a good way to get to the Port without renting a car.

Can't help getting you from Point A to FLL, if you don't tell us where Point A is...

Can't help getting you from Point A to FLL, if you don't tell us where Point A is...

I love posters who must assume that the rest of us are mind readers. I also love the fact that the rest of us including me waste time responding to their posts.

DON

Live in Leesburg Fl. Sorry not to good at this!!!

Live in Leesburg Fl. Sorry not to good at this!!!

o.k. Where is Leesburg, Florida? It sounds like it is in the middle of the state? Where is the closest city and how far away is it?

I broke down and looked it up on Wikipedia. For heavens' sake, you are in the Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford area, which is not far from FLL. So what is the big deal about renting a car and driving to FLL? Or flying? Or taking a bus? Or hiring driver? You have so many options.

o.k. Where is Leesburg, Florida? It sounds like it is in the middle of the state? Where is the closest city and how far away is it?

Leesburg is a city. About 80 miles from Tampa.

Hate to drive to the port? Has anyone used Yankee Trails Cruise Express.

Cruise Connection Bus which I use all the time does not run on Tuesday, Wednesday or Thursday.

I broke down and looked it up on Wikipedia. For heavens' sake, you are in the Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford area, which is not far from FLL. So what is the big deal about renting a car and driving to FLL? Or flying? Or taking a bus? Or hiring driver? You have so many options.

Why the attitude? OP is asking if anyone has used Yankee Trails Cruise Express. That's a perfectly reasonable question IMO.

You could take the Greyhound Bus to Fort Lauderdale (about 4 hours) and then get a taxi to the port (about 15 minutes).

Live in Fllorida. Taking a Cruise in Jan. on the Amsterdam. Hopeing to find a good way to get to the Port without renting a car.

Where in Florida? Tampa? Boca? Hard to help if we don't know frrom whewre you are riding

Take the bus you say you like and trust and go a day or two eaerly. Spend a few days in FLL>before you bo ard.

Where in Florida? Tampa? Boca? Hard to help if we don't know frrom whewre you are riding

Answered in post #9.

I believe there's only 1 January cruise from FTL on the Amsterdam. For a World Cruise I would be thinking something special in transportation. I'm pretty sure HAL will help with your luggage.

Like Sail said, just take your regular Cruise Connection bus on Monday Jan 2nd and spend two nights in FLL.

Why the attitude? OP is asking if anyone has used Yankee Trails Cruise Express. That's a perfectly reasonable question IMO.

You're right and I apologize to the OP. But when I found out how close he/she was to FLL, I really had to wonder why the dilemma.

Leesbvurg. Hire a car and driver . For pete's sake, it seems you are g onoing aworld cruise . No big deal getting from central Florida to FLL.

Answered in post #9.

I was typing my ptt agt gthe time #9 was posted : :D

Yes I am going on a world cruise, not my first cruise.

Going to the port for many years by car, bus and by air.

Just would like to know if anyone had used Yankee Trails guess not...

OP - tell more about Yankee Trails. Do they operate statewide? I had never heard of them. Took Cruise Connection once, but never again. It took 6 hours to get there from the Tampa area, and eight hours returning. We just drive to FLL now if it is no more than 10 days.

Yes I am going on a world cruise, not my first cruise.

Going to the port for many years by car, bus and by air.

Just would like to know if anyone had used Yankee Trails guess not...

I'll suggest you post on the Northeast Departures board. It doesn't look like anybody here has used them but I think they primarily serve New York and Bayonne. You may still want to contact them but it looks like they are a "direct to ship" outfit and going with them the day before would probably not work. I suspect only they can tell you that.

Roy

I broke down and looked it up on Wikipedia. For heavens' sake, you are in the Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford area, which is not far from FLL. So what is the big deal about renting a car and driving to FLL? Or flying? Or taking a bus? Or hiring driver? You have so many options.

Tampa Girl Leesburg is over 200 miles from Ft. Lauderdale & is NOT close to Ft. Lauderdale! :(

Leesburg is about 30 miles SE of Ocala..There may not be any buses which run from that area which actually is in farm country.. I know because our kids live up there & it takes us more than 4 hrs. to make the drive with one pit stop.. We actually are closer to Ft. Lauderdale & I drive everywhere but I'm not looking forward to having to rent a van for our trip either.. I95 is much busier than any main roads in Ft. Myers or Tampa..Cruise Connx bus does not run on the days we are leaving either..

I'm not even sure the poster could take any bus from there.. In addition the big deal could be that the poster is unsure of herself driving those distances or may not even drive...She would have to take the turnpike & then I 95..that drive alone would be more than 4 hours for her..

Hiring a driver would probably also be quite expensive.. The OP asked if anyone had ever used another Car service (Yankee trails) & obviously no one on this board has used it..

OP May I suggest you check around with some of your Friends or ask a a local Senior Citizens clubs.. Ask if anyone has used the service you are talking about.. The only suggestion we have would be to go take Greyhound from Ocala or go on the weekend & lay over in Ft. Lauderdale..