UBER to the Disney Dream

[lovetotraveltx]

Have an alamo car one way from The Polynesian to Cape Canaveral, however, thinking of canceling and just calling UBER. We are just 2 adults. Is UBER easy to just request morning of the cruise? Is it about $60? If you've done it, would you do it again? Thank you!

 

[JimMIA]

According to RideGuru, it's about $65 for UberX -- but if you have a LOT of luggage, X might not work. Two people with normal luggage should be fine.

For availability, you might try the UZURV app. You enter your pickup point, time, location, and destination and they publish it to a lot of Uber drivers. Drivers will express interest, and then you will be able to look at their profiles to learn about them and see what kind of vehicle they drive. If one has a tiny car and another has an SUV, you can select the SUV for the same price. That way there are no surprises for either the driver or riders.

There's a small fee ($3, I think). The ride is done through the regular Uber app, so you pay normally with your credit card, are fully covered by Uber's $1 million insurance policy and your driver is an approved, background-checked driver.

If you decide to use UZURV, do the ride request the day before you need to go to Port Canaveral.

 

[Alesia]

Keep in mind that they're going to make the drive back without pay, so you might have a hard time getting someone who is willing to do it.

 

[joelkfla]

There's also an issue of permitting. Despite Florida's law that governmental entities are not allowed to restrict TNC drivers' access, I recently contacted the Port for clarification and they responded that a permit must be purchased "to operate" at the Port -- a rather ambiguous statement. So I personally will not risk accepting requests for the Port.

I don't know what other rider's experience has been; I haven't seen anyone post about it. So I would agree that, in this case, prearranging through Userz would be a good idea.

 

[JimMIA]

Keep in mind that they're going to make the drive back without pay, so you might have a hard time getting someone who is willing to do it.

Right. That's actually the main reason I suggested UZURV. When you use UZURV, you have the ability to specify an "incentive" through the app -- or a better idea: make an agreement with the selected driver for a nice cash tip to compensate them for the likelihood of driving back empty.

 

[JimMIA]

There's also an issue of permitting. Despite Florida's law that governmental entities are not allowed to restrict TNC drivers' access, I recently contacted the Port for clarification and they responded that a permit must be purchased "to operate" at the Port -- a rather ambiguous statement. So I personally will not risk accepting requests for the Port.

Joel, you should try to get some clarification about that requirement and report it to Uber. It sounds like it would be clearly illegal under Florida law.

 

[joelkfla]

Joel, you should try to get some clarification about that requirement and report it to Uber. It sounds like it would be clearly illegal under Florida law.

Well, that's why I emailed the Port, because of the confusion. The answer came from somebody with an impressive title; it didn't sound like he was inviting follow up. I'm not too keen on very long rides anyway, and I'm not ready to get hit with a fine and then count on Uber to reimburse it -- or not.

The few times I've tried to be helpful and proactively report an issue to Uber, all I got was the usual canned reply.

 

[JimMIA]

Well, that's why I emailed the Port, because of the confusion. The answer came from somebody with an impressive title; it didn't sound like he was inviting follow up. I'm not too keen on very long rides anyway, and I'm not ready to get hit with a fine and then count on Uber to reimburse it -- or not.

Can you PM it to me? I have another avenue to pursue.

The few times I've tried to be helpful and proactively report an issue to Uber, all I got was the usual canned reply.

Yep, got it! Resolved!

 

[ghtx]

I did something similar last year - I took an Uber from Tampa to Orlando. It was about an hour and about $100, plus I left a $20 tip. When I hailed the Uber, I contacted the driver to make sure she was willing to drive all the way to Orlando. It worked out great and I'm glad I didn't bother with a car rental (I always find car rentals to be a big hassle).