JanKP

@_tacocat_ They told us they were waiting for customs agents or whoever clears the ship to disembark. No emergency. Which led us to believe that the larger ships/bigger companies were given precedence. We missed our flight and spent the rest of the day on standby as all the later flights were sold out/oversold. So next time I won't chance it and will book a flight after noon / 1 pm earliest

I would not risk it. We arrived in Miami at 5 am and no one could leave until almost 10 am as there were not enough customs agents or whoever to process the passengers.We were in line waiting to get off the boat form 730 am til 10ish when they finally let us go. Or, other cruise ships also disembarking had more clout and we were made to wait.

We also went to Rhythm on Rainbow beach this week. $5 taxi ride one way, per person, but you could walk as well ( about 20 minutes). Great food, drinks, very clean bathrooms. Super nice staff. Nice clean sand. Long stretch of beach to walk if desired. Rented 2 chairs 1 umbrella $40 I went in the water: clean and clear. Some shells and a little drop off in places but then easy to stand in the water.