Martyn & Ros Posted January 27, 2019 Report Share Posted January 27, 2019 Hi everyone. We have never been on a cruise before but are regular visitors to Florida. Instead of doing the Parks this year, we have booked onto Symphony of the Seas for a 5 day cruise to Nassau and cococay. Our return flight is from Orlando at 1530 so could really do with getting a hire car and on the road as soon as possible on disembarkation day. We have read lots of threads where people have struggled to get a hire car in a timely manner and were wondering if it would be best to head to a different hire car location than the one closest to the port to avoid the queues? We were going to get an uber from the port to the hire car company and costs don't seem to be an issue, just time. Rightly or wrongly, we bought 'the key' to hopefully speed up the disembarkation process. Your thoughts and any tips would be greatly appreciated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyfsu21 Posted January 27, 2019 Report Share Posted January 27, 2019 From Port of Miami to Orlando International is a solid 3.5/4hr. If you get off early 7-8am you will be ok. PS: Symphony does a 5 day sailing? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martyn & Ros Posted January 27, 2019 Author Report Share Posted January 27, 2019 Symphony from port miami departing 28th may for 5 days. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monctonguy Posted January 28, 2019 Report Share Posted January 28, 2019 I did that last cruise...but I took an Uber to the airport and picked up a car there(was way cheaper for some reason with a one way rental) If you can get off the ship by 9am..its ok....just got to hope it all goes smoothly...not sure I would take the chance but Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AshleyDillo Posted January 29, 2019 Report Share Posted January 29, 2019 If you are going to rent a car from Miami to Orlando, look for the rental car companies that have a free shuttle from the Port of Miami to the airport. I rented from National/Enterprise when I was on Symphony. Walked off the ship at 645am and was at the airport rental car terminal by 710am. Most of the big name car rental agencies use the same shuttle. Just need proof of the reservation to board the shuttle. If you can get a later flight out of Orlando without any fee to change I would do that just to give yourself some extra time. One traffic jam at any point on the route between Miami and Orlando and you could miss your flight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martyn & Ros Posted January 31, 2019 Author Report Share Posted January 31, 2019 Thanks for the info Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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