Revjim69 Posted February 9, 2019 #1 Share Posted February 9, 2019 Our ship disembarks at Port Everglades early in the morning - our return flight departs out of MIA at 12:23PM. We are a family of 4 - would our best bet be to request an early disembarkation and then take Uber or Lyft to MIA airport? I am assuming we should try to be at MIA by around 9:30AM and it looks like it takes approximately 45 minutes to get from Port Everglades to MIA. Thanks in advance for any words of wisdom you can offer! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohninDC Posted February 9, 2019 #2 Share Posted February 9, 2019 Welcome to the boards! 😎 For 4 plus bags you will need UberXL or a van/SUV taxi. Fare for either will be about $75+ Unless it is an international flight you only need to arrive about 2 hours prior to departure. Have a great cruise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cheeseclan Posted February 10, 2019 #3 Share Posted February 10, 2019 We just disembarked from the Crown at PE this past Tuesday. We collected our bags and went thru the global entry line. Once outside we used Lyft and we were picked up in 5 minutes. Left at 9:30 and arrived at MIA at 10:30 since we hit traffic. I would allow time to get thru customs if not global entry and also an hour to get to MIA. The driver said it has been nuts lately. We used Lyft this time since they had a discount for new account members. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Revjim69 Posted February 10, 2019 Author #4 Share Posted February 10, 2019 Good tip on Lyft, which we have never used before (always used Uber). We will have four carry-on bags and we have gotten by with standard Uber in the past, but it is good to know there is a UberXL option in case we are tight on space. Maybe we don't need to be at MIA a full three hours prior to our flight since we are traveling domestic. Thanks all for your advice! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alise007 Posted February 12, 2019 #5 Share Posted February 12, 2019 On 2/9/2019 at 11:24 PM, cheeseclan said: We just disembarked from the Crown at PE this past Tuesday. We collected our bags and went thru the global entry line. Once outside we used Lyft and we were picked up in 5 minutes. Left at 9:30 and arrived at MIA at 10:30 since we hit traffic. I would allow time to get thru customs if not global entry and also an hour to get to MIA. The driver said it has been nuts lately. We used Lyft this time since they had a discount for new account members. How much was the lyft cost?? I am trying to compare cruises and if I am paying more in transportation vs less it may make more sense for me to fly into a cheaper aiport or sail from a cheaper port etc... I was looking at cruises from FL originally then found a good deal out of Galveston but the cheapest shuttle service is running me $240 before tip! I would rather pay more for the cruise then the ride to and from the ship!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cheeseclan Posted February 12, 2019 #6 Share Posted February 12, 2019 With Lyft and the $5 discount and tip it averaged about $41 a leg from MIA to FL hotel and from ship back to MIA. It was about $6 from hotel to pier with tip and discount. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Midwest Sunseeker Posted February 12, 2019 #7 Share Posted February 12, 2019 6 minutes ago, cheeseclan said: With Lyft and the $5 discount and tip it averaged about $41 a leg from MIA to FL hotel and from ship back to MIA. It was about $6 from hotel to pier with tip and discount. How did you get the discounts? Is in automatic or did you enter a code? Thank you for your information. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cheeseclan Posted February 12, 2019 #8 Share Posted February 12, 2019 I entered a code. I looked online and found a current code for new Lyft users. Put in phone and worked great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohninDC Posted February 12, 2019 #9 Share Posted February 12, 2019 You can use my codes: Lyft JOHN774664 UBER. johnb13999ue Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alise007 Posted February 13, 2019 #10 Share Posted February 13, 2019 Thanks! I’ll look into the best option! But that’s a big savings from the Houston to Galveston haul Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Midwest Sunseeker Posted February 14, 2019 #11 Share Posted February 14, 2019 On 2/12/2019 at 4:41 PM, cheeseclan said: I entered a code. I looked online and found a current code for new Lyft users. Put in phone and worked great. Thank you! I will try it soon. Happy Cruising to all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carolina Girl 99 Posted February 18, 2019 #12 Share Posted February 18, 2019 On 2/12/2019 at 5:19 PM, JohninDC said: You can use my codes: Lyft JOHN774664 UBER. johnb13999ue John- what is the discount when using one of the codes? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohninDC Posted February 18, 2019 #13 Share Posted February 18, 2019 8 hours ago, Carolina Girl 99 said: John- what is the discount when using one of the codes? I think you get $10, but there's a time limit (2 weeks?) to use it so do not sign up until you are ready to ride either local or on vacation (I'm have used both in Charleston to avoid parking issues). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cheeseclan Posted February 19, 2019 #14 Share Posted February 19, 2019 It is actually $5 for you and $5 for the person giving you the code. If you are new to Lyft get the $5 off of 4 rides, better deal if doing multiple trips like we did. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Floridadude Posted February 25, 2019 #15 Share Posted February 25, 2019 I used this company when going from Port Everglades to MIA. Before I moved to Florida. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alise007 Posted February 25, 2019 #16 Share Posted February 25, 2019 Great thanks!! I’ll keep all of this in mind when we finally get to cruise again. Ended up changing plans bc we couldn’t get a 4 person cabin for the $$ we wanted to spend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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