Th3CruiseGuru Posted January 20, 2019 Report Share Posted January 20, 2019 Hello I wanted to see how everyone travels to the port with kids. I have a 3 yr old and 6 year old and will need to get a ride from the airport to the hilton and from the Hilton to the cruise port. I don’t believe an Uber is an option because they don’t have the car seat option. Any advice? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
41m33 Posted January 20, 2019 Report Share Posted January 20, 2019 Have you thought about renting a car? You can rent car seats with it and may find this cheaper than several Uber rides. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Th3CruiseGuru Posted January 20, 2019 Author Report Share Posted January 20, 2019 Yes, that is on my list. It might be the best option too. Alamo has a van with car seats for 122. Seems pretty good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
melski94 Posted January 20, 2019 Report Share Posted January 20, 2019 What port are you going to? Is this to Port Everglades? Many hotels offer a free airport shuttle and a port shuttle for about $10 per person and you don't need car seats in a hotel shuttle. Plus you have to deal with dropping you off at the port and someone has to return the rental car. You can also see if there are shuttles that would provide car seats. Assuming you are in FL, FL laws do not require a booster for your 6 year old. We purchased the BubbleBum for my youngest. It is a portable booster that is so easy to pack in a suitcase. So much easier than lugging around a booster seat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Th3CruiseGuru Posted January 20, 2019 Author Report Share Posted January 20, 2019 We are sailing out of Port Everglades . We are currently in the Hilton marina which from what I’m told doesn’t have a shuttle service. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
melski94 Posted January 20, 2019 Report Share Posted January 20, 2019 22 minutes ago, Th3CruiseGuru said: We are sailing out of Port Everglades . We are currently in the Hilton marina which from what I’m told doesn’t have a shuttle service. Are you there several days before the cruise or flying in the day before? Personally if flying in the day before, I would change my reservation to a hotel that has a shuttle service. Or do you plan on keeping the rental car the entire trip and paying for parking at the port? Just wondering how you are getting back from the port to the airport? It may be worth it to bring 1 car seat and uber. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lovetocruise2002 Posted January 20, 2019 Report Share Posted January 20, 2019 I agree with @melski94 to possibly change hotels that have a shuttle. $122 seems like a lot of spend on a ride from the airport-hotel-port. In Fort Lauderdale, everything is so close to each other. It's about a 10min ride from airport-hotel and then if you are on 17th St., it's a 5 min ride to port. Many hotels on that stretch have complimentary airport-hotel shuttles and shuttles to port the next day (for a small fee). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Th3CruiseGuru Posted January 24, 2019 Author Report Share Posted January 24, 2019 I have done a little bit of digging. One hotel the Embassy Suite has a shuttle but it was more for my family of 6 to go on their shuttle then rent a car. I am leaning towards staying at GalleryOne Double Tree and just renting a car. Next month we are going with just friends so we are going to uber everywhere. That seems like the cheapest route, but with kids I don't want to haul a car seat around. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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