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Old 05-21-2021, 07:51 AM
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You are correct in your assessment of the services offered by this company. We stopped using the Village Van prior to the pandemic when we spent more time getting to and from the airport than we spent in the air flying. They also need to organize the trips by location in The Villages so riders are not in the van for hours while people are dropped off or picked up.
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Old 05-21-2021, 07:54 AM
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The only problem we have had coming from MCO to TV. is with all the expansion down south, we are usually the last off the van.
But it's a nice tour!
Should be two different van - one for below 466A other above
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Old 05-21-2021, 08:05 AM
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I have used The Villages Airport Van for over thirty round trips with no problems what so ever. I highly recommend them.
That may be because you live in last stop Fenny. From Bonneybrook, I am the first to be picked up and then we go for a joy ride throughout The Villages. Even stopped at the Microhotel off 301 by the Turnpike. Almost an hour to finally get on the Turnpike. No more!!! I’ll use the bus for their punctuality.
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Old 05-21-2021, 08:06 AM
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We use private transportation only. $40 each way per person. No wait. No hassle.
What transportation is this?
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who do you use
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Old 05-21-2021, 08:13 AM
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Annnnnddd, I read on here all the time about golf carts going to fast and we're retired, so what's the rush? I don't mind waiting.
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Old 05-21-2021, 08:36 AM
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Try Groome, used them a few weeks ago to the airport but have no comment on pick ups. $33. I had one bad driver with the airport van but that was a few years ago. Waiting unfortunately is at their discretion even tho it can be so long. Many private drivers in TV that are fairly reasonable
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Old 05-21-2021, 08:49 AM
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When you tell Village Van what flight you are catching, they tell you we'll pick you up about x o'clock. A few days before your flight, they change it to much earlier. So instead of a 7 AM pick up, it's now like 5:30 AM and you tour The Villages picking up many other passengers before getting on the turnpike with a full van.
On one trip our driver went through two red lights on the way back from the airport. When I called him out on the danger, his reply was "I've been driving a lot longer than you!"
We don't use them any more, "loyalty points" or not.
We get a friend to drop us off at the Workman Shuttle Terminal in LSL instead. Nice comfortable ride. I'm surprised The Villages Operating Company sold this profitable shuttle business.

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Old 05-21-2021, 08:57 AM
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Sorry to hear about your last experience getting back from MCO. If you'd like to consider an alternate shared ride shuttle with home service and a fixed schedule, Groome Transportation now operates in The Villages and is $33 each way. We'll also send you a link to track your vehicle prior to pickup. Have a great day!
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this is the ad i found for villages airport van. It does not advertise pickup every thirty minutes to be fair.

village airport van - airport shuttle/transportation for the villages
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Old 05-21-2021, 10:19 AM
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We have used them many times and have never had any problems.
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Old 05-21-2021, 10:33 AM
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They're shots (not vaccines).
They're experimental and the experiment is not over.
I'm not getting them (ever). About 90 million people agree (USA).
And, I'm not wearing the damn mask.
Majority doesn't rule here. My body, my choice. Get over it.


I can see YOU and I do NOT agree on a LOT of things. BUT........

The Ad I posted is the first one to come up in my Browser search. I have no dog in this fight. The Villages Van stopped being terrific, in my opinion, when they sold the business to someone else, who screwed it up.
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Old 05-21-2021, 10:36 AM
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Took villages airport van (yellow vans) ONCE, and only then because someone else had booked it. It took almost 3 hours from Orlando, we were all over the place from the boonies in Leesburg to Spuce Creek and I was the only one that lived in The Villages. I did tell the driver it would be my ONLY ride.
I have used Workman for 10 years and they are great! One pickup, one drop off - no ‘scenic’ tours.
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Old 05-21-2021, 10:44 AM
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Strange how no one mentioned GROOME. The best of them all. Clean vehicles with courteous drivers.
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My scariest van experience was that the driver had an oxygen tank on the seat next to him with a cord plugged to his nose. So I had to hope that he didn't die, wreck and kill me. I felt bad about his medical condition. But it VERY uncomfortable. The other problem, as pointed out, is that they wait and stack as many people into a van as possible. It's more economical for the company. I understand that. But customers should come before profits.
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