fchoppa Posted March 10, 2010 #1 Share Posted March 10, 2010 I am not sure what to do. My family myself, DH, 3 kids and 1 grandma have a flight home from Fort Lauderdale leaving at 3:30. We are arriving at the port of Miami at 8am. Should we have a car service pick us up at the port and go straight to the FLL airport, or should we rent a car and drive there so we could stop and do something little on the way. I am so confused. On one hand I feel waiting at the airport till 3:30 will be to long especially with the kids. Then on the other hand I feel the time will be to short to rent a car. Any ideas or suggestions? Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jillyfish Posted March 10, 2010 #2 Share Posted March 10, 2010 Rent a car!!! Let the kids run around on the beach, have a nice lunch, then head to the airport. By then, maybe the kids will be ready for a snooze on the plane, rather than being sick of sitting around already!!! :) Good luck with which ever way you decide!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
megr1125 Posted March 10, 2010 #3 Share Posted March 10, 2010 you can't check your luggage at the airport until around 4 hours before the flight...(you could see if your cruise line/airline offers any sort of baggage check in...) i would rent the car and have a little fun....at least you will have a place for your stuff.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Langley Cruisers Posted March 11, 2010 #4 Share Posted March 11, 2010 Be sure to check into any potential drop charges for returning a car to a different city. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohninDC Posted March 11, 2010 #5 Share Posted March 11, 2010 Avis, Hertz and Enterprise have downtown Miami locations close to POM. Good luck!:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sunandsnow Posted March 11, 2010 #6 Share Posted March 11, 2010 We reserved a van thru Hertz (downtown Miami location). The van was $73. Cheaper than hiring a car. They will pick you up at the port and take you to their rental location. There was not an extra fee for Fort Lauderdale drop off. I would rent - you can stop and sightsee and your luggage is taken care of. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trolltoes Posted March 11, 2010 #7 Share Posted March 11, 2010 Often the cruise lines offer an excursion that combines the transfer to the airport with some sort of sightseeing activity. I have done these before and they're a great way to kill time, have a secure place to put your things, and eek a bit more out of that last vacation day! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ontariotrekker Posted March 11, 2010 #8 Share Posted March 11, 2010 We took an Everglades excursion from the ship.. it was great, got us off the ship ahead of most of the rush and they dropped us off at the airport. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fchoppa Posted March 12, 2010 Author #9 Share Posted March 12, 2010 Thanks everyone for the advice. We ended up renting a van from Hertz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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