Wine - port of Miami

[sippican]

Quick question - is the port parking convenient enough to make an easy trip back to the car to restock?

It was very simple in San Juan to disembark and acquire another two bottles and carry them on.

Is this a possible in Miami?

[John F]

I hope so. I wonder if you can do this in Ft. Lauderdale?? Thanks for any input. :)

[Keith1010]

In Miami, about a mile from the port is a CVS which has a selection of wine.

 

About three miles from the port is a Publix Grocery Store which has a much larger selection of wine.

 

Keith

[sippican]

I am driving to the port, so can have the extras in the car already, just want to know if it would be a hassle to walk back to the car from the ship to get them. Easy to do in some ports.

[Keith1010]

Now I got it.

 

If you park at the port it will be so very easy to walk to the car and back.

 

Keith

[snowskier]

Parking provided by the Port of Miami is right across from the ship. Easy walk and if you don't feel like walking they have a shuttle that goes around the loop.

 

Took me less than 5 minutes to walk to my car when I disembarked last week.

[Out to sea!]

Yes, you just walk across the street from the terminal to the car park, grab your wine, and reboard.

[QTPieRye]

Yes, you just walk across the street from the terminal to the car park, grab your wine, and reboard.

 

Wow... I can't believe I've never thought of that!

[CruzLover80]

So you go through checkpoint and then head back out? What do you do with the bags? This I need to know... I'm leaving next week and this is a new one for me.

 

The port parking and check in are literally right next to each other.

[snowskier]

So you go through checkpoint and then head back out? What do you do with the bags? This I need to know... I'm leaving next week and this is a new one for me.

 

The port parking and check in are literally right next to each other.

 

Put your bags in your cabin -- if you have to wait until 1:30 to go back to your car the wine will still be there. Even better the lines to get on the ship will be non-existent.

[CruzLover80]

Put your bags in your cabin -- if you have to wait until 1:30 to go back to your car the wine will still be there. Even better the lines to get on the ship will be non-existent.

 

You just may be a genius!! LOL. I think I'm way to lazy for all that, but it's an excellent idea.

[eltigre]

I must be slow today.. Not sure the purpose here????

[sippican]

I must be slow today.. Not sure the purpose here????

 

Ist trip on = 2 bottles of wine

2nd trip + 2 more bottles = 4 bottles of wine

etc.

(You can continue to add soda and water also if desired).

 

Worked well in San Juan.

 

Thanks to everyone for the info. :)

[eltigre]

Ist trip on = 2 bottles of wine

2nd trip + 2 more bottles = 4 bottles of wine

etc.

(You can continue to add soda and water also if desired).

 

Worked well in San Juan.

 

Thanks to everyone for the info. :)

 

 

 

Really??? You've already got your S&S card binged yourself on board & binged yourself off at the same port prior to sailing.

They know you've boarded with your carryon once already but they will let you re board with no more checking or questions?

 

Heck I could start a courier service at the port!! Call in your order & it'll be ready for you in the lot:D

Edited November 16, 2013 by eltigre

[Out to sea!]

So you go through checkpoint and then head back out? What do you do with the bags? This I need to know... I'm leaving next week and this is a new one for me.

 

The port parking and check in are literally right next to each other.

 

If you're staying in the same cabin on a B2B, you just leave your bags in the cabin.

[CruzLover80]

Really??? You've already got your S&S card binged yourself on board & binged yourself off at the same port prior to sailing.

They know you've boarded with your carryon once already but they will let you re board with no more checking or questions?

 

Heck I could start a courier service at the port!! Call in your order & it'll be ready for you in the lot:D

 

The only people who know you have wine in your bag the first time would be checkpoint. Once you get beyond that, your never asked again. Again, I'm way to lazy for it, LOL.

[triplet traveler]

How did you get bottles back on board from San Juan?

[Colorado Kat]

Interesting concept. If you go by yourself, it is only one more bottle of wine.

[martinchem]

Seems like a lot of work to me.

[sippican]

How did you get bottles back on board from San Juan?

 

We just checked in, ate lunch, went to the cabin, unloaded and disembarked, We walked to CVS, bought more soda and wine, put them in our backpacks and went back to the ship. We placed the bags on the screen belt, through the scanner, picked them back up, and walked onboard. No questions. They really have no way of knowing if you brought anything onboard during your initial check-in, nor did they seem to care.

In San Juan, there is hard alcohol available right in the terminal. We saw many purchasing bottles, placing them in bags after being screened, then walking right on.

[eandj]

Success depends on the particular cruise line and their enforcement of rules. And that varies per port too.