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Hate sitting at airport and know that staying overnight is an option but then you have the hassle of to/from hotel etc. Any advice for minimizing the agony? 

We are not dead set up on dining on the water so we will look these 3 up assuming they are fairly close to luggage lounge:) thanks much!! This should make our departing day MUCH better

Ok great, so I will tell taxi to take us to that address in Miami Beach:):) Is anyone familiar with a good place to eat by the water nearby? How much time should we allow for a 5:30 pm domestic flight home on a Sunday?

Excited that we will finally be able to spend some time in Miami Beach!

235 Ninth Street is the address. We will disembark ship at 8 am but don't head to the airport till 3pm. Is this a safe place to walk around after we drop off our luggage with enough to to keep us busy for a few hours? Thanks:)

We will have carry on suitcases. Any ideas where to hang out for 6 hrs or so that won't be terribly crowded on a Sunday? Don't want to ride a HOHO bus. Haven't been very successful finding day rates at hotels. Thanks:)

I totally agree that there is nothing like independent land travel. Some of our best trips in the past we have flown to a large city in Europe and stayed in that city a week or so, then rented a car and driven to small towns and stayed in inexpensive gites, inns, etc. I also like cruising (on Oceania) for the simplicity and relaxation which you will never find on independent land trips unless you just plop yourselves down at a resort. Both are nice and if you are fortunate you can do both at some time(s) in your life:)

Ok just googled day use and found some options..so we have good choices thank you all!!!

HOHO sounds great! If I have time I will check into day passes. I had no luck finding hotels that offer them by their checking websites. I suppose it takes a phone call or email directly to the hotel.

Awesome, thanks I had no idea!!!

Thank you!!

Great suggestions!!

We will look into the Marriott option, however we are not members so that may not be workable. Is there a great relaxing restaurant where we can enjoy a long lunch within walking distance to the Luggage Lounge, perhaps with a view or great people watching that anyone can recommend? 

O doesn't offer the HOHO option on this cruise unfortunately.

Thanks, all!!

This is great info!! Thanks all!!!

Thank you the Latin American Cafe sounds like a go!

 Is the CVS close by??

Oh sorry!! Miami is the port!

Is there a quiet place to enjoy that won't be too hectic? We will have manageable luggage. A place we can perhaps park with it and take turns walking around..?? I can't find much on day passes and we won't have that much time anyway since we will need to head to tha airport around 2. Also not sure we would want to leave our luggage somewhere unless it is convenient really secure.

Thanks for any suggestions!

Im wondering the same. Hope you get some replies:)

Perfect! Thank you both!!

Is there a restaurant very near the port? Our flight arrives Miami@9am. Wondering if we can take an uber from the airport the port and find a decent breakfast place and grab a few bottles of wine before boarding the ship. Or will this require 2 taxis, one for breakfast and provisions, and then another to the port. Thank you!!

Aw now don't give us southerners a bad rap. When traveling internationally or on a cruise such as this one, I hesitate to say we're from South Carolina because of preconceived notions like this!  We would have been happy to share a table with you! If you didn't hold it over us for being southern that is 

This is just the type info and perspectives I was looking for. I'm marking this thread to refer to before our next cruise:) 

As side note, I did call another TA who probably does more volume than the one our booking is with, and bottom line she could offer us $200. It is past the time frame that we can transfer the booking (according to her) which is a good reason to maintain control of the booking until we do our research (thanks Ken the CC).

Pinotlover, I get your points as well, gotta find that good fit.

You would think by this our fourth Oceania sailing we would've figured it out by now.

My agent has offered NOTHING!

Thanks for that explanation. I guess I assumed that if they are a Connoisseur club member, they would offer something as an incentive to use them again which I thought that was what the CC Club is for. I definitely need to shop for another agent. I guess I could argue the point with her, but I don't want to sound like I'm begging lol. But this is for sure our last booking with her. 

I wish the agent onboard had just booked the cruise and let me tell O later who to transfer the booking to after I shopped around.

Lesson learned.

Such as include tips, etc? We booked a future cruise onboard Insignia back in August. Oceania rep told me that they would send our agent the booking and the agent would add perks. Agent now says there are no perks on this cruise. Obviously I choose the wrong agent although she is a preferred agent. Its irritating because I would have shopped around had I known perks were not offered. 

Thank you for the info!!

Wonderful!! Thank you!!

Is there much to do within walking didtance?