Friday, June 6, 2025

Why are ship shuttles to and from the airport now more expensive than taxis

 I had a shock yesterday when I learned the Cunard airport transfer to and from the ship in Miami was 70usd each way per person. A cab or uber runs 40usd plus tip for the car. So it’s much cheaper especially if there is more than 1 passenger.  Recently I found that in Fort Lauderdale again it was 45 cdn and the taxi with a 5 usd tip was 25 usd for a taxi. There were 3 of us so we gave him 30usd.  Please do your homework as before ship shuttles were a better more convenient deal than taxis.  Ask your travel agent for the cost of the shuttle and then use a taxi fare calculator online and compare. I always add a 10% buffer in case of tolls/delays on taxis.  I don’t use uber in the USA in these ports as when ships are in there is always surge pricing. 

Hope this helps 

Marcia

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