Ft. Lauderdale Airport Limo/Transportation Companies?

[lawyerboy5555]

We are looking for a VERY reliable transportation service to pick us up from the hotel and get us to the terminal the morning of the cruise on the Allure. Any recommendations out there? We'd need a HUGE vehicle (we don't travel lightly) - has anyone used a really good service? Last time, the service we used was just awful. Thanks in advance

[gord13]

VIP Limo. They have every type of vehicle.

info@ftlviplimo.com

[jdvmd]

We went on a very last minute cruise on the NCL over Labor Day weekend 2010. We stayed at the Holiday Inn on Stirling in Fort Lauderdale the night before as we arrived very late. We booked on the Monday before arriving in FLL on Thursday night. I mention this because we just didn't have time to arrange for SAS or another company. Just decided to take a cab to Miami.

 

The day of the cruise, we checked out of the hotel and had the Holiday Inn call us a taxi to take us to Miami. The front desk clerk said he was calling a friend, who would take us because "he is reasonable and won't take you for an arm and a leg."

 

That was the best decision we could have made! Ricky Aguero came into our lives that day!

 

Ricky is a cab driver that has startied his own transportation/shuttle business. He is also an avid cruiser. Ricky took us to Miami (said he could run the meter or just pay $60 flat). We chose the later. He also volunteered to pick us up when the Sky returned three days later and return us from Miami to the FLL airport. He is based in Fort Lauderdale.

 

We called him right when we were leaving the cabin on the Sky and he was picking us up within minutes of exiting customs. We also made arrangements with Ricky when we went on the Epic in Oct. 2010. Again, he picked us up at the Hyatt Place South (always on time) and took us to the Port of Miami. For some reason, I could not find my makeup bag so Ricky made a stop at a CVS on the way to Miami. I said any place would be fine but he made a point of going a little further out because he said the prices would be better. $50 for that trip as well as our return trip again to FLL (we always fly Southwest as we have free tickets and a companion pass). We also include a nice tip.

 

We used him again last December for our group of six leaving on the Crown Princess out of Ft. Lauderdale. He is just a genuine kind of guy, originally from New Jersey. He's funny and will share stories about his other customers. I wonder what he has said about me -- I am known for my personalized crusing business cards so he will probably say something about that. I have his blessing to give out his cell number on Cruise Critic. Just let him know that you got his name and number from Linda (from Paducah, KY). If you would like his contact information, you can email me at lindavanhoose at ymail dot com.