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Old 10-15-2024, 09:38 AM
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Originally Posted by Arctic Fox View Post
We have been using Cruise Express (formerly Yankee Trails) to get to and from Fort Lauderdale for at least a decade, often one-way for Transatlantic cruises.

We have been very happy with the service and have recommended them frequently on this forum.

The price has gone up regularly, but the recent leap is obscene. In March 2023 we paid $100 for two people to go one way. Today they quoted me $240 for the same trip.

The return fare is $140 per person, which is reasonable, but to charge almost that for one-way is daylight robbery.

We used the Brightline train from MCO and was very pleased with the service. Used a limo to Orlando Airport at reasonable cost and then picked up the train right at the airport.

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