Disembarking Pier 26 and Embarking Pier 02

[med02]

We are taking a Holland America cruise on Nieuw Amsterdam and will be returning to Port Everglades at Pier 26. (I believe that is the pier). The same morning we are embarking on the Sky Princess at Pier 02. Can we easily walk between the two piers or will there be some hurdles we need to go through? We've cruised several times out of Port Everglades but only with Princess so we've not paid much attention to the other ships/piers. Any advice would be appreciated. Thanks!

[capriccio]

The terminals are at opposite ends of Port Everglades and it is not a very walkable port given the ever present truck traffic (it is a large cargo port).  See the map on the official website:  www.porteverglades.net or at https://assets.simpleviewinc.com/simpleview/image/upload/v1/clients/porteverglades/Port_Map_Update_Feb_5_2019_c3513794-cec5-467a-899d-9242d64c9c90.pdf. 

 

A taxi will charge the minimum $10 fare and it is recommended to tip well since they lose their place in the taxi pickup lane.

[Corby114]

Terminal 2 and Terminal 26 are at the opposite ends of Port Everglades. Grab a taxi, explain your situation and provide a decent tip and you shouldn’t have a problem for the short ten minute ride. 

[med02]

Just remembered this post and even though it is a couple of years later thought I should update on this. We did stand in the taxi line and after telling the drivers where we wanted to go we were passed over by several of them. Fairly soon one of the deputies directing traffic saw what was happening and stopped the taxi driving refusing us and made him take our luggage and us to the next pier. Needless to say, the driver was not happy and it made for a very uncomfortable ride!

[rkacruiser]

6 hours ago, med02 said:

Just remembered this post and even though it is a couple of years later thought I should update on this. We did stand in the taxi line and after telling the drivers where we wanted to go we were passed over by several of them. Fairly soon one of the deputies directing traffic saw what was happening and stopped the taxi driving refusing us and made him take our luggage and us to the next pier. Needless to say, the driver was not happy and it made for a very uncomfortable ride!

 

I don't think the taxi drivers are allowed to do what they tried to do.  Of course, in such a situation, I'd never think to record the taxi driver's information to make a formal complaint.  (Too much stress at that time!)  But, it ought to be done.  And, I would not be too willing to provide a tip once he got me where I was going.  

 

I ran into a similar situation at the airport in Amsterdam.  My traveling companion and I had, what the taxi drivers thought, were too much to stuff into their cars.  Either an officer or the taxi line director saw what was happening and a driver was ordered to get the luggage and us into his Prius.  He was unhappy as well.  I paid what I needed to pay and not an Euro more.