On boarding and departure were made effortless by the Virgin Voyages staff at PortMiami. They were very professional and quick. Customs was quick as well. It only took us about 30 minutes to get on the boat and probably about 10 minutes to depart when we returned back to port 6 days later. It was overall, a very good experience. Luggage was in room shortly after we got to our cabin. Only comment ...
We did the Grand Tour excursion, Everglades National Park for airboat ride. Nice tour, saw 1 alligator. We have been there before many times but it's an hour away from Port. Toured Miami and walked on south beach. Went to little Havana and had lunch. We to the Bayside market place ro walk around and shop. Overall a long day but so nice. Ship is pretty close to the port. ...
Go to Miami Beach, eat and take in the scenery, in particular by the strip where the ship goes in and out of port. Fun vibe and so many great places to eat. ...
Getting to the NCL parking garage was a disaster....lack of signs and persons directing traffic were sending vehicles in the wrong direction! Arriving 5 hours before departure, find garage completely full with no direction! ...
Embarking the ship was fine but disembarking was horrible. Long lines (even though we had time slots?) with employees just directing people to cut in wherever. ...
Miami has a lot to do and we found a great place to stay at the bricknell. There's a great Argentinian restaurant kitty corner from it. That was phenomenal. We would definitely go back. The port itself was a bit of a mess. Norwegian told everybody we were in B but the ship was actually in d. The only reason we knew is that someone posted in our Facebook group and I got an alert. Lots of other ...
We sailed MSC and they do not have their own terminal or garage so parking is wherever you can find it. No one out in the traffic areas to help assist you on where to go. Pretty much chaotic from the moment you pull into the port. The gentleman that was at the entrance of the garage was helpful on where to find spots in the garage and there was a bus that pulled up to take us to the terminal. ...
