MCO · SFB · Port Canaveral
Off the ship, bags collected, then north to St. Augustine, whether the day ends at your own front door or at a hotel for a few more nights of holiday.
Disembarkation day
Disembarkation day runs on the ship's schedule, not yours. You leave when your group is called, collect the luggage and clear arrival formalities, and only then does the rest of the day begin. By the time the whole party stands outside with its suitcases, few people want to start a two-hour drive themselves. A private transfer north takes that decision away. Public estimates put St.
Augustine about 125 miles from the port and around 1 h 57 min of pure driving, long enough to matter and short enough to feel easy with a break in the middle. Some travelers are heading home to the First Coast; others booked a few nights in the historic district, close to the Castillo de San Marcos, to stretch the holiday. Either way, the chauffeur is called in only once everyone is off the ship, and the car goes straight to the address you gave.
Northbound
These figures are a public point-to-point estimate between the port and St. Augustine; the operator does not publish its own for this route. The clock starts only once your party is in the car.
Disembarkation, luggage collection, the optional stop and traffic all come on top. Give anyone expecting you in St. Augustine a window, not a minute.
Ship to St. Augustine
Book the port pickup before you leave home: ship, return date, head count, luggage and the St. Augustine address. Rides into the port must be prearranged and prepaid, so this step happens at home.
The vehicle is called into the pickup zone only when the last traveler is off with every bag; until then, port security may wave off a car waiting at the curb.
Phone or send a WhatsApp message to the chauffeur. From the confirmed pickup time, 30 minutes of waiting cost nothing.
Take the single stop you requested, up to half an hour, then carry on to the house, hotel or inn you listed.
Choose with the return load in mind, including anything picked up on board or ashore, not just what you packed a week ago.
Full Size SUVChevrolet Suburban or similar
A Chevrolet Suburban or similar, with room for six travelers and six large cases on the ride up to St. Augustine.
After the ship
The car enters the pickup zone once your whole group has its luggage, so nobody is hurried down the gangway.
Ask at booking and the fare covers one halt of no more than 30 minutes; food or shopping there is on you.
Drop-off is whatever address you enter, from a house in St. Johns County to a hotel in the historic district.
You see the all-inclusive rate for the itinerary before paying, and a slow road later does not raise it.
Assistance with booked trips is available at any hour, in Spanish or English.
A Port Canaveral pickup can be reserved with as little as two hours' notice, though settling it before you sail is simpler.
Two kinds of traveler take this road. One lives on the First Coast and simply wants to get home with the luggage and without driving. The other has turned St. Augustine into a second chapter of the trip, with a hotel booked for a few nights after the cruise. The transfer works the same for both; what changes is the drop-off detail. For a house, the street address is enough. For a hotel or inn, add its name, and ask the hotel ahead of time when rooms are ready, since arriving before check-in can leave you minding suitcases in a lobby.
The hour the ship ties up says little about when you can leave. Getting off happens on the cruise line's schedule, then come the bags and arrival formalities, and only after that should the chauffeur be summoned. Pick a pickup time with generous room, knowing the 30 free minutes start at the confirmed hour and that waiting beyond them depends on availability. Once you are rolling, the public estimate is roughly 1 h 57 min of road time, plus the stop. If family in St. Augustine is planning dinner around your arrival, choose a reservation time with slack built in.
A week away can add a bag or two, so count again before you book the return. Declare strollers, wheelchairs and oversized items before confirmation, because capacity depends on seats and bag size together. Car seats (two at most) and boosters (two at most) ride free on every service; tell the desk each child's age, weight give or take and the kind of seat needed, and the accompanying adult checks each restraint before the car leaves the port. Every child, infants included, counts as a passenger. Service animals ride as the law requires, while a pet needs approval in advance and a carrier.
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Every route below is a private transfer, booked and paid online before the day.
Disembarkation-day pickup to Orlando International, about 45 miles west.
Planned around your flight, with 30 minutes of waiting at the port and the call made once every bag is off.
Pickup at an Orlando home, hotel or rental, about 54 miles to the cruise terminals.
Downtown, Dr. Phillips, Lake Nona or Winter Park: half an hour of free waiting at the door, and a pickup set from your boarding window.
After the cruise, back to an Orlando home or hotel, about 54 miles inland.
No flight to chase: the car is called in once everyone has their bags, and a free half hour of port waiting applies.
One party per vehicle from Orlando International to the port, up to 12 seats.
No shared stops: a Sprinter for twelve with twelve bags, or an SUV for six, leaving MCO when your group is ready.
Chauffeured Escalade, satin-black Suburban or Sprinter from Orlando to your ship.
No stretch limousine: a Cadillac or a leather-cabin Suburban for honeymoons, anniversaries and milestone sailings.
Sedan or SUV from Orlando International to the cruise port for one to three.
Met inside MCO with your flight tracked, about 46 miles east on SR 528, with a receipt for business travelers.
Resort-hotel pickup after the parks, about 70 miles to the cruise terminals.
Pickup set by the boarding window, half an hour of waiting at the resort entrance, and space for strollers.
After the cruise, 60–70 miles inland to your Walt Disney World resort hotel.
Called in once your party clears the terminal, 30 minutes of port waiting, and a lunch stop if check-in is later.
Disembarkation-day pickup to Orlando International, about 45 miles west.
Planned around your flight, with 30 minutes of waiting at the port and the call made once every bag is off.
Pickup at an Orlando home, hotel or rental, about 54 miles to the cruise terminals.
Downtown, Dr. Phillips, Lake Nona or Winter Park: half an hour of free waiting at the door, and a pickup set from your boarding window.
After the cruise, back to an Orlando home or hotel, about 54 miles inland.
No flight to chase: the car is called in once everyone has their bags, and a free half hour of port waiting applies.
One party per vehicle from Orlando International to the port, up to 12 seats.
No shared stops: a Sprinter for twelve with twelve bags, or an SUV for six, leaving MCO when your group is ready.
Chauffeured Escalade, satin-black Suburban or Sprinter from Orlando to your ship.
No stretch limousine: a Cadillac or a leather-cabin Suburban for honeymoons, anniversaries and milestone sailings.
Sedan or SUV from Orlando International to the cruise port for one to three.
Met inside MCO with your flight tracked, about 46 miles east on SR 528, with a receipt for business travelers.
Resort-hotel pickup after the parks, about 70 miles to the cruise terminals.
Pickup set by the boarding window, half an hour of waiting at the resort entrance, and space for strollers.
After the cruise, 60–70 miles inland to your Walt Disney World resort hotel.
Called in once your party clears the terminal, 30 minutes of port waiting, and a lunch stop if check-in is later.
Why private
The cruise starts at the gangway. The 46 miles between a runway and that gangway are the part worth handing to someone else.
Port Canaveral restricts terminal access to prearranged, permitted commercial transport. This service holds permits at the port, at MCO and at Orlando Sanford, so nothing gets negotiated at a gate.
A shared shuttle waits for other flights and stops at other ships. A private transfer leaves when your group is ready and drives to one terminal: yours.
Formal nights and a week of swimwear add up. You choose the vehicle at booking against your headcount and suitcases — up to twelve travelers and twelve bags in the Sprinter.
Up to two car seats and two boosters come free. Ask for them in the booking form.
The booking form shows an all-inclusive rate for your itinerary before you confirm — no meter running east of the airport.
Forgot the swimsuits? Every transfer includes one stop of up to 30 minutes on the way, requested at booking.
FAQs
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Book before you sail, name the St. Augustine drop-off and the stop you want, and walk off the ship with the last leg already settled.
Contact
Reservations go through the online form, which shows the all-inclusive rate before you pay. For anything it doesn't cover, reach the booking desk directly.
Enter your flight, ship and headcount; the all-inclusive total appears before you confirm.
Go to formSend your sailing date and party size — or an unusual bag count, or a group split across two vehicles — and we'll reply with options.
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