Transportation in Fort Laauderdale

[jblbcl]

Hello,

I use a manual wheelchair. I need transportation from a downtown hotel to Port Everglades. The last time we were in Fort Lauderdale, we booked a handicap cab a day ahead of time. The cab arrived 2 hours late after many phone calls assuring us they were on the way. The hotel told us this was typical for the Fort Lauderdale cab company. Do you have any suggestions for a reliable company to use?

Thanks for your help.

[ZellaLamb]

The cabs at the airport include wheelchair access ones. Of course, you can't guarantee that you will get one but they are there. We arrived one night and there was one guy in front of us in the line. A wheelchair van came up and he took it. We asked him to wait for the next taxi and he said "no, I was here first.". The next one came along in 15 minutes.

[xxoocruiser]

Hello,

I use a manual wheelchair. I need transportation from a downtown hotel to Port Everglades. The last time we were in Fort Lauderdale, we booked a handicap cab a day ahead of time. The cab arrived 2 hours late after many phone calls assuring us they were on the way. The hotel told us this was typical for the Fort Lauderdale cab company. Do you have any suggestions for a reliable company to use?

Thanks for your help.

 

 

Fort Lauderdale / Port Everglades is an extremely busy port and also a popular port for those traveling with a wheelchair or mobility scooter. Additionally there are generally several ships in port at the same time. As a result this places a high demand for Accessible Taxis which there is a limited supply.

 

Unless you can find a private accessible transport company, which will most likely cost considerable more than a taxi than suggest the following.

 

• Reserve with one or more taxi companies and take the one that shows up first.
  

or

• Book the cab for an earlier time so that if it does show up 2 hours late as the last time that you are in actuality still on time. For example if you want to be at the port by 11:00 AM than book for 9:00 AM - 9:30 AM. However this method would require you to be ready at 9:00 AM in the event it actually shows up on time.
  

[Lsimon]

Does anyone know of a limo or shuttle company that has wheelchair accessible vans?

 

This does not relate to a cruise, but I'm accompanying my brother back to Florida next week. He became disabled last summer and has been in Colorado since then. He can transfer into a regular car but it is much easier if he uses a wheelchair van. He uses a fixed frame manual chair.

 

He knows there are wheelchair accessible cabs but is worried about the cost of a cab as it is metered and not fixed rate and he thinks the cab fare back up to Boca Raton (about 30 miles from FLL) will be very expensive. Before becoming disabled he would take a hired car for around $60.

 

This will be a challenging trip for him as it will be a long day and the first time flying since he became disabled as well.

[Splinter]

SuperShuttle serves Ft. Lauderdale, and they have wheelchair accessible shuttles. I would check with them. We have had good service from them at other ports/airports.

[DonnasMom&Dad]

Hello,

I use a manual wheelchair. I need transportation from a downtown hotel to Port Everglades. The last time we were in Fort Lauderdale, we booked a handicap cab a day ahead of time. The cab arrived 2 hours late after many phone calls assuring us they were on the way. The hotel told us this was typical for the Fort Lauderdale cab company. Do you have any suggestions for a reliable company to use?

Thanks for your help.

 

Try this web-site :rolleyes:

 

https://www.google.com/#q=wheelchair+transportation+fort+lauderdale :D

 

Cato :)

 

 

Completed Cruises !

 

Pre-cruise Days - The Big Red Boat, 1993 ??

 

1st cruise - Coral Princess, 19 November 2008, 10 day Panama Canal, FLL to ACA

2nd cruise - Coral Princess, 15 May 2009, 3 day Repositioning, Los Angeles to Vancouver.

3rd cruise - Sapphire Princess, 25 November 2009? 7 day Mexican Riviera.

4th cruise - Golden Princes, 12 June 2010, 7 day Alaska. (Golden Anniversary Cruise)

5th Cruise - Island Princess, 04 October 2010, Vancouver - Los Angeles, Repositioning

6th cruise - Sapphire Princess, 05 January 2011, 10 day Mexican Riviera. LA to LA.

7th cruise - Golden Princess, 11 May 2011, 3 day, LA to Vancouver, Repositioning

8th cruise - Sapphire Princess, 14 May 2011, 1 day, Vancouver to Seattle, Repositioning

9th cruise - Coral Princess 19 May 2011 2 day, San Francisco to Vancouver, Repositioning

10th & 11th cruises - Coral Princess 02 July to 16 July 2011, round trip Vancouver - Whittier Alaska, B2B

12th & 13th cruises - Sapphire Princess, x2, Cabins, 18 Sep. 2011, 1 day, Seattle to Vancouver, Repositioning

14th & 15th cruises - Golden Princess, x2, Cabins, 24 Sep. 2011, 1 day, Seattle to Vancouver, Repositioning.

16th cruise - Oasis of the Seas, 26 Nov. 2011, 7 day, Western Caribbean, Ft. Lauderdale, Ret.

17th & 18th cruises - Crown Princess B2B, 03 - 10 Dec & 10 - 17 Dec 2011, 14 Days, South & western Caribbean

19th cruise - Grand Princess, 31 Mar. - 07 April 2012, 7 Days, Eastern Caribbean, FLL - FLL

20th cruise - Island Princess, 06-16 June 2012, 10 day cruisetour Vancouver - Wittier

21th cruise - Emerald Princess, 16 day, 10 - 26 Sep. 2012, TA, Copenhagen - New York

22nd cruise - Carnival Ecstasy 10 - 14 January, 2013, 4 Day Bahamas, Port Canaveral Ret.

23rd cruise - Sapphire Princess 30 March - 06 April, 2013, 7 Day Coastal LA - LA

24th cruise - Coral Princess, 19 May - 22 May, 2013, 3 Day Repositioning Cruise, LA - Vancouver

25th cruise - Royal Princess 16 June - 05 July, 2013, 19 Day Inaugural cruise, Southampton - Venice.

26th cruise - Emerald Princess, 06 - 16 October, 2013, 10 Day Canada - New England, Quebexc city to New York

 

 

Future & Hopeful Cruises !

( Already booked )

 

.27th cruise - Royal Princess, 24 November - 01 December, 2013, 7 Day,Eastern Caribbean, Fort Lauderdale Ret.

28th cruise - Caribbean Princess, 29 Mar. - 05 Apr. 2014, 7 Day, Western Caribbean, Houston Ret.

29th cruise - Crown Princess, 07 - 14 & 14 - 21 June, 2014, two x 7 da =(14) Vancouver-Whittier B2B

30th cruise - Royal Princess, 10 - 27 Sep. 2014 TA Copenhagen - New York

31th cruise - Royal Princess 19 - 29 Dec, 2014, Christmas, Fort Lauderdale Ret.

32nt cruise - Royal Princess 29 Dec - 08 Jan. 2014/2015, New Years, Fort Lauderdale. Ret.

[jblbcl]

Cato,

Thanks for the web site. There are many possibilities. Do you, or anyone else, have any experience with any of the companies listed? Good or bad?

Thanks,

Betty

[Mouse's Shadow]

I've only had to do this once. My son is a wheelchair user and we called Yellow Cab about an hour before we needed them and had no trouble. But we have another cruise booked and so I'm interested in any responses you might get.

[kitty9]

We've stayed at both the Hilton and Sheraton hotels near the cruise port and went outside to the parking valet and he called for an accessible taxi. Three times the taxi arrived in less than 10 minutes. The other time, the vehicle was there in 5 minutes.

[englishgal]

we are having a transfer with the cruise line (Celebrity). They are putting us up in the Hilton in Fort Lauderdale. All part of the cruise package.

 

You could always ask your cruise line which taxi firm that they use, I am sure that they would help you

[kitty9]

we are having a transfer with the cruise line (Celebrity). They are putting us up in the Hilton in Fort Lauderdale. All part of the cruise package.

 

You could always ask your cruise line which taxi firm that they use, I am sure that they would help you

 

You need to make sure Celebrity's transfer is accessible. The only transfer we've seen with Celebrity is a large bus that's not accessible.

[Wheeling TravelingMom]

We used Yellowcab as well in FLL last March and had no problems. I did call and make the reservation and followed up with the day before.

[CRUISEWITHH]

We will be getting off the ship in Fort Lauderdale and want to know if there is someone who helps travelers get a taxi or if we will have to call when we disembark and WAIT for an accessible one to come?

 

Do they usually have a few accessible waiting at the port?

 

 

Helen

[cruisead]

When you leave the cruise terminal, go directly to the taxi area, across the roadway from the terminal. There will be several taxi "callers" that will summon the accessible van taxis. We've not had to wait more than 5 minutes. Sometimes the local sheriffs who work the terminal have called the van for us.

[CRUISEWITHH]

Thanks Tracie

 

That is exactly what I wanted to know.

 

Helen

[CRUISEWITHH]

Thanks to all who responded.

 

Just want everyone to know that this was the easiest disembarkment that we have had in a long time.

 

After we got our bags we simply walked out to the taxi area and there were a long line of taxi-vans that were able to transport us scooter and all to the airport. Driver was very patient and helpful.