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The Port Everglades lot is larger than the airport's lot (which is a disgrace!) and not nearly as busy. It will definitely be more quiet on a weekday than a winter weekend - we picked up our daughter's family on a midweek day last winter and there were never more than a dozen cars in the lot while we waited about 1/2 hour for them to disembark.

The cell phone waiting lot at FLL has at least 50 or 60 parking spaces and I've never seen all of them full.

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Just wondering if there is any advice about how to get there after we dock in Miami. We are meeting a relative in ft lauderdale in the evening and would love to go back to sawgrass again although is there anywhere for us to store our post cruise luggage??

 

 

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I am trying to understand your scenario.

Do you have an evening flight home the same day that you disembark the ship in Miami?

Are you saying you want to go from the Port of Miami to Ft Lauderdale to meet your relative, go to Sawgrass Mall and then back to MIA all in the same day?

If so, renting a car is pretty much your only reasonably priced option.

Thanks-I agree I-95 is a nightmare! We have stayed 3 times at Embassy on 17th St-just looking for something different-thought Deerfield might be fun-since it is closer to beach. Love me some Embassy Suites. Our cruise leaves on Sunday-would probably do A-1A to port-early-stay off interstate.

I would disagree and say that A1A from Deerfield Beach to Port Everglades would be the nightmare. There is nothing but slow going, stoplights and tall buildings. With no traffic you're looking at over an hour drive to Port Everglades while I-95 on a Sunday morning would be clear sailing.

Will I be able to take the Miami Trolley from the Intercontinental to Mary Brickel Village and back? If so how far is the trolley stop from the Intercontinental?

http://www.miamigov.com/trolley/

The cheapest in our area for airfare outside of Des Moines is Kansas City, about 3 hours away. Those flights are $1300 to $1500 round trip into Miami or Fort Lauderdale. Parking at the airport is about $14 a day to park right by the terminal and goes down from there the farther out you get. We could get someone to drive us if we wanted, but we parked there in February 2016 on our last cruise and it was right around $100, but we split it with a couple that went with us. I wonder how much money my kids have in their piggy bank? :confused: Kidding....

Hi...I normally just lurk here and have never registered to post until now. I work for Enterprise Car Rentals, so I just "cruise" this board to see what is being said about Enterprise. When I read most of this thread and Lido Deck's reply to you, I was surprised you didn't really read and comprehend it. It was a very creative and brilliant plan that solved all your problems and would save you thousands of dollars. You need to go back and read his post carefully.

What he was trying to tell you is both Enterprise and Alamo (Enterprise owns Alamo) are charging $4.95 per day right now until May 31st for up to a large car with unlimited mileage if you pick it up in Florida and drop it outside the State of Florida. Lido quoted you the cost for a week, but if you picked up the car after your cruise in Miami at a neighborhood location on May 20, as he suggested and dropped it in Nashville within 24 hours, your entire cost for the rental would be $7.89 with all fees and taxes. No, that is not a typo, $7.89 total. Well...that is including a 5% discount you would get if you joined our Enterprises Plus program. A large car (Nissan Altima) is big enough for your family and your luggage. That was for the return after your cruise.

What Lido suggested to get down to South Florida was for you to drive your vehicle to Nashville (about 650 miles), spend the night at a Nashville hotel that offers free parking, leave your car and fly to Ft Lauderdale the next day. He said you could fly from BNA to FLL for $72 per person, but I just checked and the price for that flight on May 13th dropped to $57 per person. The only remaining decisions are whether you would stay in Ft Lauderdale or Miami, whether you would rent another car at FLL and drop it at MIA the next day and then ride our free shuttle to PortMiami or whether you would take a shuttle, Uber, whatever.

You need to unclutter your mind from 7 pages of noise and read Lido Deck's post.