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Travel Forum / Travel Types / Cruises / November 2007Rental cars at Port of Miami??
I usually use Avis, but when I called to make a reservation was told they don't support the port, or provide a shuttle to another location!! What rental companies either have a source at the Port, or provide a shuttle to another location? Thanks! None that I am aware of. You will probably have to drop at Miami Airport and take a taxi. We face the same dilemma in April. >I usually use Avis, but when I called to make a reservation was told they >don't support the port, or provide a shuttle to another location!! [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > > Thanks! It may not matter, but we're arriving via cruise ship in Miami, and need a car for a couple of days. Presumably there are rental sites that aren't as far from the port as the airport. What's the best choice? > None that I am aware of. You will probably have to drop at Miami > Airport and take a taxi. We face the same dilemma in April. [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] >> >> Thanks! We posed this question a few weeks ago and had no luck with any of the answers. We called all the companies to see if any supported transportation from the pier to the car. We could not find any that would work. Hertz had something but the cost was extremely high.. However, we did find a fix. We are renting a mid-sized car for $53 @ day Avis has a rental location 1 1/2 miles from the pier in downtown Miami. The Avis location is: Downtown Miami - M6I 99 Southeast 2nd Street (at Southeast 1st Avenue) Miami FL 33131 U S A (1) 305-379-1317 When our ship gets in we will get a cab to the location. The only problem we can forsee is the cab driver being unhappy with such a short ride and small fare and then having to get back on line again back at the pier. If you book with Avis, select the above location. We called the Avis locatin and they confirmed they are 1 1/2 miles away. We hope this helps. G&V Port Saint Lucie Florida farrell at att dot net -------------------------------------------------- >I usually use Avis, but when I called to make a reservation was told they >don't support the port, or provide a shuttle to another location!! [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > > Thanks! > We posed this question a few weeks ago and had no luck with any of the > answers. [quoted text clipped - 20 lines] > Port Saint Lucie Florida > farrell at att dot net According to the official Miami Port website http://www.co.miami-dade.fl.us/portofmiami/directions_parking.asp there are 8 rental firms that have free shuttle service to and from the Port to their off site locations. * Dollar Rent-A-Car * Thrifty Car Rental * Enterprise Rent-A-Car * Global Rent-A-Car * Hertz Corp * Vanguard Car Rental * Alamo Rent a Car * National Rent a Car The message <JdCdnYvrFOU0iqjanZ2dnUVZ_veinZ2d@comcast.com> from "G&V" <somewhere@intheworld.com> contains these words: > We posed this question a few weeks ago and had no luck with any of the > answers. [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > cost was > extremely high.. I think in practise they all do from the airport. I have used Alamo and they even list the Port of Miami on their website for booking.. even if it is in fact the same as the airport:) Miami, Port Of Miami Port Of Miami Airport Rental Plaza 3355 Nw 22 Street Road Miami, FL 33142 United States They purely run a shuttle to and from the port, no hassle. So I have no idea why they say they don't and certainly I have seen the other rental agencies doing the same.  SignaturePam > The message <JdCdnYvrFOU0iqjanZ2dnUVZ_vein...@comcast.com> > from "G&V" <somewh...@intheworld.com> contains these words: [quoted text clipped - 23 lines] > -- > Pam I like ALamo but they also said that they do not do the port and then said we could not pick up and drop there for a FT Lauderdale flight. and rent in return, SO it was just as easy to go with hertz as my SO has a big corporate discount better then the TA one. SO it seems easy enough to just use them... It use to be soooo easy with Avis! Like you, we have used Avis in the past. It could not be more convenient, but like all good things, they must come to an end. We found ourselves in the same situation later this month and the best I could come up with was Dollar car rental. Their prices were competitive and they list a MIA cruise terminal as one of their pick-up locations. I called Dollar before I booked and they said that the location is off site from the pier but they do have a free shuttle. We will see what happens when we get there and how easy the shuttle is to find. Worse case scenario, is we just hop in a cab and go to the Dollar location, it is only about 2 miles from the pier. Good luck.... >I usually use Avis, but when I called to make a reservation was told they >don't support the port, or provide a shuttle to another location!! [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > > Thanks! On 11/9/2007 6:37 PM Henry plucked Senior Frog's Magic Twanger and said: > I usually use Avis, but when I called to make a reservation was told > they don't support the port, or provide a shuttle to another location!! [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > > Thanks! It appears that the consensus of posters in this thread don't have a definite answer. Calling your Travel Agent can answer which rental agents have a presence at Miami's cruise port. Signature________ To email me, Edit "blog" from my email address. Brian M. Kochera "Some mistakes are too much fun to only make once!" View My Web Page: http://home.earthlink.net/~brian1951 |
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