USA
If you are booking in the USA you are guaranteed only automatics in the car rental fleets. Over in the States automatic transmissions are the norm and subsequently the automatics found in the European fleets were originally intended for Americans.
When traveling to the states these days you have to fill in the ESTA security application online well before going to the airport. Se the US homeland security website for further details on ESTA.
Distances in the states can be deceptive so please take a local sightsee to get used to the roads and driving on the right hand side of the road.
One ways with Alamo and some other providers are free within but not combining California and Florida. This is ideal to have the traditional road trip in two of America’s most visited and attraction littered states.
There is a mood of optimism in the USA at the moment and with sunshine across Florida so why not book that flight and let Automatic Car Hire take care of your car rental?