car seats rental cars around the port

[bartleby112]

So we normally drive to all our vacations.  But this time we are hoping to fly to Miami so we aren't spending 3 days in a car.  I'm not sure I want to pack 2 huge car seats and a booster seat onto the plane.  So the plan is  this......

 

Fly to Miami,  take a shuttle from airport to hotel (probably a bus, so no car seats anyway)

Shuttle from hotel to port (same as above)

Get off the ship, rent a car and hang out for a few days in florida.  So we would like to rent a car close to the port of Miami and then go visiting.  Have any of the families on this board rented cars in florida and gotten 2 car seats?  Were they terrible?  Did you have to call in advance?  i've looked online and haven't noticed anything about them.  Also what was the approx cost?

[Itchy&Scratchy]

if you just take a moment to look through this board, you will find a ton of threads about car seats and transportation. In short - it's best not to rent seats, because you don't know their history - they could be expired, improperly cleaned, could have been in an accident and never replaced, they may not fit your child, etc.

 

A lot will depend on your children's ages, sizes and maturity. What are your kids' stats?

 

You can't use a booster on the plane anyway, but you can bring a no-back booster and store it under the seat or in the overhead compartment.

Edited February 19, 2019 by Itchy&Scratchy

[angie7911922]

We've done it. Yes, the car seats were fairly expensive, like $75 each, but it was well worth it to not have to bring ours with! We had to call the car rental place to book the car seats.