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We like Maloney’s also. Close to the Hampton Inn/Home2 where we try to stay. The wings were pretty good last time. Dave

Avis and Budget on Miami Road seems to be a hot mess to me. In Dec 2023 on Azamara Onward drop off and shuttle to ship was a little long but acceptable. On return we waited 70 min for shuttle pickup.Still wasnt there so took a taxi to the location. Asked about the taxi being refunded. No go. Car was shown as full on rental agreement but actually had 3/4 of a tank. Not really a big deal but but had to go back in and then try to put 3/4 of a tank in the car. Should have just taken lyft/taxi to the airport. Would have saved tons of time(shuttle,counter line and gas) and been only a few dollars more. The google maps reviews and others have a lot of bad reviews. You may have a different/wonderful experience.

I always look at the dates. Have found valuable information from many(10) years ago especially in the ports categories.

We usually rent from National at 608 N Nebraska Ave. This is a cobranded location with Alamo and Enterprise I believe. No shuttle to/from port that I know of. The other closest are Avis at Embassy Suites on S Florida Ave, Hertz at Marriott on S Florida also. Enterprise also has a location at 1001 W Kennedy. Dont know about any shuttles with these. Just watch opening and closing times esp(Sat/Sun) with these locations. They arent 24hr like some airport locations. Tampa Airport 20 min away from port is also a possibility. Other posters may have more information.

Used Avis 2520 Miami Road this past cruise. Drop off and shuttle was fine Dec. 12. Pickup yesterday Dec 22 from Azamara Onward didnt go well. Phone recordings said shuttles are every 20-30 min. After an hour and ten min with no shuttle. Had to taxi over to Counter. Informed counter of no pick up and no offer of discount/cab fare. Car only had 3/4 of tank of fuel so had to go back in to inform and screw around while filling up to get the 3/4 tank. Uber/Taxi to FLL to pick up from National would have been a much faster,easier, and a bit cheaper choice.

Like JohninDC said the hotels should be opening up soon. Check every day or twice a day. The Hilton portfolio of Hotels usually show an outrageous price the first few days after opening. Then they have gone down to a more reasonable price. Nov or so the busy season starts so the hotels and prices fill up/rise pretty fast. We usually rent from National at 608 N Nebraska Ave. This is a cobranded location with Alamo and Enterprise I believe. No shuttle to/from port that I know of. We usually stay at The Hampton Inn/ Home2Suites at 1155 E Kennedy. It is less than a 10 min walk to the National location I mentioned. They have a free cruise shuttle that will drop you off and pick up. You just have to call them for pick up from the ship. I can give you the number if needed. We have walked to terminal 6 and 3, and used shuttle from 2. There is also a Publix grocery,CVS drugstore, restaurants and free Teco Trolley close by. The other closest are Avis at Embassy Suites on S Florida Ave, Hertz at Marriott on S Florida also. Enterprise also has a location at 1001 W Kennedy. Dont know about any shuttles with these. Just watch opening and closing times esp(Sat/Sun) with these locations. They arent 24hr like some airport locations. Like JohninDC also said the Tampa Airport 20 min away from port is also a possibility. Dave

Thanks for the reply.

Did you notice lockers at the Macho for this excursion? Thanks

Brightline has bought some property(clearlake drive) in Cocoa. This may be where the station will go. Its still about 8 miles to Port Canaveral. A Port Canaveral spur will not happen. Too costly to cross the Banana and Indian Rivers for the demand.

Ive had two port fees refunded on Celebrity since the restart. The last being the Falkland Islands on Infinity sailing Jan 28 2023. Have had close to 10 refunds through out the years.

https://landingpadba.com/tickets-and-tours/airport-transfer/ Have done quite a few airport transfers around the world and they have been the most impressive. Used them for the trip from EZE to Hilton and then Hilton to the cruise port. Great communication before the trip, detailed instructions, and a good price. This may not happen for you but they asked for our Whatsapp number and gave us the drivers number. This helped since our luggage couldnt be unloaded for 45 min or so because of lightning on the tarmac. Connected to Airport WiFi and made contact with our driver. There is some nice reading/info that is updated regularly about Buenos Aires on the site also.

Yep This may be your best bet. 5-10 min walk to Terminal 6. 10-20 to Terminals 3&2.The Teco Trolley is free and may save you some walking if you are leaving from 3 or 2. http://www.tecolinestreetcar.org We stayed at the Hampton Inn before the cruise last week. A block away from Publix and the easy walk to Terminal 6 Dave