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.
In actuality in Miami - a standard small cab on meter will cost about $40 to 45 USD and then tip. If you get a van it's 50USD per person. I was ripped off by a Van Cab in Miami in December as he picked me up from the airport hotel and then half way thru told me he was stopping for more passengers and yet still charged me the $50USD. It added 45 minutes to the drive. Be careful in Miami and only take metered cabs.
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.
Well another shock but in a good way. RCCL is only charging me $40 CDN each way from EWR - Newark airport to Liberty cruise port for their shuttle. Supposedly it's a 15 to 20 minute ride from the airport. I also booked my flights thru them as they were cheaper than Air Canada direct. A taxi costs about $75 plus tip Canadian to get from the airport to the ship. One piece of good news.
So... Miami take a metered cab and not a van. In Fort Lauderdale take a taxi. In Newark take the ship's shuttle. I also found Princess shuttle was about $45 Canadian from Laguardia to their New Jersey port.
Hope this helps
Marcia
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